Hello Friends and Family,
This week has been a very strange
one.... like all the rest of my days here in Brownwood! So lets start
at the beginning...
Tuesday was District Meeting! I LOVE THAT DAY! Our
district leader and his companions have been collecting tarantulas for the
past 6 weeks. Not only do they collect them, but they hold them and play with
them... as if they were pets... They brought them to district meeting --- We’re
in the CHURCH and they were holding and playing with them. Then they encouraged
all of us to hold them.... Needless to say I have a photo of all of us holding
a tarantula..... and they didn't bite.... :)
Also, we still don't have the lay-out of the land down--- so we
get lost ALL OF THE TIME! We spend a lot of time lost. We went to
"May" and Outling Town this week where we went and saw the Crafton’s.
They are members :) Great, Great people.. However, we were 40 minutes late to
the appointment because we got VERY LOST! Mind you these places aren't very
big, but we manage to get lost often!
On Friday night we also went to see another member in Coleman--
about 40 miles away. We also got lost, but turns out we really weren't lost ...
we were at the house where she used to live. She just never updated her
information.... but she was SO FUNNY!
So, a very strange fact about the world---- people that are not
LDS HATE the fact that we do food storage! Like that is one of the biggest
complaints from people we teach, and we don't even bring it up!! It's just
something they have heard and think that we don't rely on God enough by storing
food-- and we need to have faith that God will prepare a way... (Little do they
know God has prepared a way and that is by being self-sufficient). Anyway, so
Sister Miller (the member) was talking about how she has a room full of food
storage and how her sisters (not members) make fun of her having it. Sister
Miller said to her, sisters "Well, what are you going to do when you don't
have any food and all the stores are closed and you can't get any food?"
They said, "Come over here." Sister Miller replied "...
"And I will Shoot you with my saved up ammunition!"
It was so much better in person because she has a funny lisp and
what not but we busted a gut!
We also met with Chris twice this week! He is doing great!!! He
didn't come to church yesterday, but we went and talked to him! He did,
however, go to a baptism on Satuday, but his daughter was being crazy, so it
was hard to concentrate...... anyway he is golden pretty sure...
So I told Ya'll about David didn't I.... We met him at the park
about a week or 2 ago. (I can't ever remember) Well he was AWESOME! We had a
great lesson with him last week-- set up another appointment at the park this
week! Well, on our way to May we got a phone call from him saying he wanted to
meet at our church Thurday to have the second discussion! WE WERE EXTATIC!!
THAT IS A PRETTY GREAT THING! So, we went on Thursday and we knew something was
off.. So we asked him why he wanted to meet at the church and he said, "I
was very disappointed with the park because people were stalking me and taking
pictures of me..."(mind you he is acting very skittish) so we went on with
the lesson and it was very strange-- like the spirit was there, but he couldn't
pay attention to anything we were saying, and he couldn't answer questions and
what not... It was weird. When we ended, and David left, our member present
asked... “where did you find that guy? He is weird..."
*Fast f:orward to Friday* We are in a lesson with Chris- Chris
had to get up to answer the door and we get a phone call, so Sister Dunham
answers it (we don't normally do that) It was David telling us that he could
not longer meet with us and that he had pressed harassment charges!!! Then hung
up... We don't know if he pressed charges on us or on somebody else, but we
haven't heard anything yet, so we think we are okay and we told President and
he isn't worried... :) so there is that!
Next crazy story! One of the first weeks we were here we
were knocking and we knocked into a guy named Mark- He seemed very nice and
interested, but his wife was very angry that day so Mark just told us to come
back another time. so we tried a billion times.. (Not really) Then this week we
were able to talk to his wife. She was in a much better mood! And was very
kind! So I told her we would call before we came over and what not. Anyway, so
Saturday at about 8:00 we get a phone call- it was Mark! He said he wanted us
to come over so we didn't have anything better to do (we were trying formers)
so we get there and I had this strong feeling to ask if Judy (wife) was there,
but I didn't have time before we went in.. but 1 minute later, Judy come storming
in the house---!!!! TELLING US TO GET OUT OF HER HOUSE AND IF WE WANTED TO MEET--
TO MEET ON THE PORCH! (We already knew that, but I now have a testimony of
the white handboook!) So we nearly RAN onto the porch! She slams the door
and is yelling at poor Mark :( But for some reason we didn't leave.
JUDY AND MARK COME OUT AND JUDY IS CUSSING US OUT JUST SAYING
TO NOT COME OVER TO A VERY MARRIED MAN’S HOUSE! AND WHAT NOT-- THIS
WENT ON FOR 10 MIN I AM SURE... let’s just say every neighbor was watching
this fall apart, and we just kept saying we are not here to tear families apart,
but we are here to bring them together... Needless to say, I don't think she
ever found out Mark called and invited us over.... Then about 30 min
later she calls us and said Mark wanted her to call and apologize, so she
said sorry--- then cussed us out some more and we are just laughing in our
minds because this was so ridiculous..... :)
Anyway! The church is true and I love being a missionary!!!
Love y’all! Have a great week!
Our huge news.. I forgot...
This week was transfer calls week. So Saturday at 11:30 we got
our call. We assumed we would be together because it is very uncommon to get
changed during training, so we just assumed we wouldn't be moving ... Elder
Hold (AP) called and talked to Sister Dunham then asked for Sister Clark :( Sister
Amanda Clark (my current companion) is going to Abaline to switch with
Sister Maranda Clark. And Sister Maranda Clark is coming to Brownwood to be our
companion... We aren't sure what is going on and I am soooo sad to be losing
sister Amanda because we came out from the west MTC together and we have seen
each other grow soooo much!
Sister Maranda also came out with us, but she was on main campus
MTC, so we didn't meet her...
But I trust God and trust that He knows why sister Amanda is
needed in Abaline :( and why Sister Maranda is needed here!
THE CHURCH IS TRUE AND I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!
CTR Always
ETTE
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