Tuesday
we gave a "friend" at the library a copy of the Book of Mormon. We
tried once before but he said he didn't want it. This time we gave him a
copy that had Maddy's testimony in the front of it and he took it
without any protests! Thank you Maddy for your testimony and for being
willing to share it. I'm sure that it has touched Jeffery and helped him
to feel the spirit.
Wednesday
we had district meeting, followed by exchanges. At district meeting we
met the new senior couple who just arrived from the MTC. It is so great
to have them there and to give new insights. For exchanges I stayed in
Shallotte with Sister Ashworth and Sister Bartholomew went to Wilmington
with Sister Avondet. Miracles always happen on exchanges!!! We had a
last minute lesson with Michael and had a member come! The member,
Sister Skipper, was able to connect very well and also be very bold
about the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, and quitting smoking.
Thursday
we had a lesson with Brother Evans, a new investigator down in
Calabash. I had a very stressful morning trying to find someone to come
with us, after our member had a family emergency come up and had to
cancel on us. We ended up having Brother and Sister Cheney (our amazing
Ward Mission Leader and Ward Missionary) come with us. It was one of
those times when you could tell that it was all meant to be. They
connected with Brother Evans much better than our other member would
have been able to. We had an amazing lesson talking about prayer and how
much Heavenly Father loves us. We had a little bit of time between then
and dinner but hadn't eaten lunch yet, so we stopped at a local
creamery and had some really good ice cream for lunch. As I was eating
mine I thought about how much like Renae I am! I got a scoop of coconut
and a scoop of peanut butter and chocolate. You would have REALLY liked
them Renae!
That night we had dinner with Sister Lavin and the
Fish family. As soon as we were done we ran to the church to set up
volleyball. We had about 5 people come and some of them brought their
kids. It was a lot of fun and we decided to do kickball this next week
so that the kids could be more involved in the game.
Friday
we went to Hazel's, a non-member, and vacuumed her floors for us and
she fixed us lunch. She spoils us!!! She is in her 70's and she is from
England. She made us French Toast, sausage, bacon, and coddled eggs. SO
GOOD! After that we went to a member's home and washed her big windows.
We were a little concerned when we would look at the towel and it was
black! Then she explained to us that their fireplace had gotten soot on
everything! It was different to have the inside be dirtier than the
outside.
Saturday
was a crazy day! We started in the morning with a visit to Sister
Wright (the Gladys Knight referral) and we took a laurel, Angelique,
with us. We taught about the Plan of Salvation. She had a lot of good
questions! She keeps on saying, "I'm just here to learn, I love to
learn". She then told us that it would be really hard for her to go to
our church instead of hers because her WHOLE family goes to the Little
Prong Baptist Church. They had also told us in past visits that her
husband is an assistant pastor there. Her granddaughter, who is a
member, was in town this weekend and came to church so we got to meet
her and talk with her a little bit.
After seeing Sister Wright on Saturday
morning we went with Angelique to see Brother Neverov and we read in
Mosiah 4 about how to have more peace and happiness in our lives. After
that we had to HURRY home to Angelique's because they were throwing a
surprise party for her dad. We got to help set up and then stay for
lunch/dinner. The Apple's are a really fun family!
Sunday
we had lunch with the Leggett family. We had fried fish, friend corn
bread, coleslaw with blue cheese and apples in it, and cake and ice
cream for desert. That night we went to see Sister Coffey because it was
her birthday! She is the sweetest lady and I love getting to see her!
Yesterday for Preparation Day we took a nap and then
did our cleaning and everything. After that we went to a local market,
Holden Brother's to get some fresh fruits and veggies. It was so fun and
WAY better than Walmart! Not to mention we didn't have to deal with all
the people at Walmart. It's officially tourist season here and there
are people EVERYWHERE! It's great because there are more people to talk
to... but it's also really annoying because there are 3 times as many
cars on the road and there are so many people at church that our little
chapel doesn't have enough seats! Not enough seats and it's impossible
to be able to tell who is there and who's not. I shouldn't complain
about having so many people, but it makes it hard when you're looking
for someone in a crowd that large.
Hope y'all had an amazing weekend and a great Memorial Day.
Love Y'all!
Sister Shurtz
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