Hello Everyone.
Okay so this morning there was this adult seminary class that we took a 70 year old investigator to. haha!!! Her name is Helga and she's from Germany and she's amazing. Her son joined the Church a really long time ago and she's been pretty anti until just recently. We're pretty sure its her time!! I LOVE MAUMELLE!!!!!! THERE'S ACTUALLY PEOPLE TO TEACH!!!!!! There's also Larry and Louise. They're prolly in their late 50's and they have a kid that joined the Church a long time ago too, so now they have a granson serving a mission who is best friends with my Zone Leader. So this grandson emailed my ZL and told him to find his grandparents, and Sis Zarbock tracted into them before my ZL could find them! Talk about divine guideance eh? haha.. So they're interesting. Larry is pretty much athiest, but we're working with him on that one, and Louise is pretty open to it. She sees the good the gospel has done for her grandson who's on a mission. They came to the cottage meeting we had on Sunday, which is an hour and a half long testimony meeting at the President's house. They both loved it. Larry was impressed at the devotion everyone who bore their testimony had. He said that you could go to the Yankee stadium and still not find a single soul as devoted to that team than we are to our religion. It was a good experience. There's also a baptism this weekend on Saturday!!! Her name is Robin, and she's been being taught for quite some time. Lucky me, I get here just after she's committed to an actual date. haha! But since I've really had nothing to do with teaching her, I'm not really counting it as one of mine. She's 21, and has the most adorable 18 month old son, Jordell. haha. She's black and totally has the ghetto accent. haha!! It's awesome. I love that Maumelle has cultural diversity. I think there's more black people here than white. It's awesome.
Sis Bluemel, the Temple Square sister that was with us for a week has left too. She was wonderful, and I have a new appreciation for what those Sisters do. I'm quite impressed by them. So now it's just back to me and Sis Zarbock. But we get along great and its awesome.
Also. I'm excited for Elder Nelson coming to good ol Forest Heights ward this Sunday. Shake his hand for me eh? Also good luck to Ian in the whole choir thing. Who knew... Ian... a choir boy...
I had crawfish again... haha... On Saturday there was this community kite flying thing, so as missionaries, you go where the people go, and there ended up being this ginormous family reunion type thing based around a HUGE crawfish boil. They had 2 truck fulls of the things. haha!! So we went to go check out what was going on and we totally got invited in. haha! They fed us A LOT too. They were total strangers totally inviting us to eat their food!!! That was my first Southern Hospitality experience. I was pleased, and the crawfish were better this time.
Also... We went over to a millionaire members home for dinner on Sunday... They fed us well... And they lived in a huge mansion house... and we drank out of these crystal "goblets" that were $175 EACH!!!! Sis Zarbock and I were terrified of touching them, so we asked for straws and got them. haha. We drank out of these goblets with a straw. how ironically awesome...
I really dont have time for much else, but I just wanted to let you all know, that its all good here, and I'm definitely getting use out of my bike... On top of running a mile and a half each day... *no jokes... we're actually running every morning around lake valencia.. two laps.. blech!!* But yes. I'm in the process of losing what i gained in Cabot. WOOT!!!
Love you all!!! Miss you!!! The Church is TRUE!!!!!
