Sister T. and I are doing very well; our prospective (mini) missionary, Sister S., went home on Friday, but we had many fantastic times while she was here. We were able to find two new investigators this week, and both have had member-present lessons! Yahooo! Interesting stories from the week:
1. Everyone shoots everything around here! Seriously -- everyone has a gun and uses it to shoot vermin on their property. Funny side story: Sister T. told Bishop's family when we were over for dinner that she used to sit on her porch (in Idaho) and shoot raccoons, and then sell their pelts. Well, the story worked its way through the ward and, by the time ward council came around on Sunday, it had inflated to the point where Sister T. had shot 50 raccoons in one night! Hilarious!
2. We spoke in church yesterday. No time to prepare . . . again! Thank goodness the Spirit helps us out! We talked about Christlike attributes and they made Sister T. speak last. She was nervous as all get-out, but she did awesome. I'm telling you, she came pre-trained!
3. When you get a moment, look up the news story about Zanesville and the loose wild animals from a while ago. It put Zanesville on the map. Some old eccentric guy collected tons of wild animals like Bengal tigers and bears. Unfortunately he got super depressed and killed himself, but before he did he let the animals loose. They ended up all over the town! Can you imagine knocking doors and looking around to see a Bengal tiger walking down the street? I don't think pepper spray would be too effective there, although it works really well on bears, I hear!
4. One of our new investigators is M, an older gentleman. On Wednesday night Brother B. came with us to teach him. He is super passionate about the godhead being separate personages, but he has a hard time with the Book of Mormon. So read it and pray! We did tell him that, actually. And Brother B. was an excellent teacher, sharing his experiences and testimony with a lot of power. I had forgotten to bring a paperback copy of the Book of Mormon to leave with M., but Sister T. being as amazing as she is didn't miss a beat. She gave him her quad, told him to begin reading that night, and we would return with a paperback copy soon. How awesome is she?
5. D. is our other new investigator. We found her through a nonmember referral. She allowed us to leave a blessing on her home, and then she said she wanted to come to our church. We gave her a chapel tour on Saturday and it went really well! We had a member there and the Spirit was very strong. We arranged for someone to pick her up for church on Sunday but then she didn't answer the door. Sad times! We will contact her again this week and find out what happened.
6. We had interviews with President this week and the first thing he said was that he missed seeing me in Powell! I told him I missed seeing them, too. He says with my abilities I should be getting 2-3 referrals a day. The sad bit is that I had just told him proudly that we'd gotten 3 last week . . . and we lead the zone in referrals! Looks like I've got some work/improving to do! He also talked to me a lot about being bold and fearless. It's weird how I've become less bold about certain things since coming out on the mission. And it's something I've been working on a lot! It reminds me of what Elder Zwick said when he was here: "There is no end . . . just endure." Sometimes it's at such a fast pace, though, that I can barely catch my breath!
7. President told me that B. went to scout camp! I jumped up and down and was super giddy. I hope he had a great time. Apparently he took C. along, as well. Hoorah!
The people here are wonderful and I'm loving it. Different challenges than in Powell, but that's just how it is! Sister T. and I are ready for whatever Zanesville has to throw at us . . . except perhaps Bengal tigers! Gotta run!
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