The cold has finally hit North Carolina. It has been bright and sunny, but bitterly cold and with a wind that really gets to you when you're in a skirt.
On Tuesday Sister Richardson and I drove to Raleigh for a meeting or two before we met our new companions. Sister Richardson is in a town very similar to Pittsboro, but will be speaking Spanish. My new companion is Sister Hunt. She is from Twin Falls, Idaho, has long, brown, curly hair, is super cute, and I LOVE HER! She and I are similar in a lot of ways.
Wednesday we had district meeting and tried to meet with Christina but with no luck. We went to mutual that night, an appropriate "dark time activity", and helped the Young Women to make a "Thankful Tree." We all wrote different things we are thankful for on leaves that we cut out of different colors of paper and stuck them on the paper tree already on the wall. It was fun and a good chance to get to know the youth a little better. I would like to start helping them find ways they can share the gospel with their friends.
Thursday we met with Michelle and taught her about baptism. She has decided to think about it and we will follow up with her tomorrow at our next lesson. She also came to church this Sunday and participated in class as well as offered to say the closing prayer. She is so sweet and Sister Hunt and I both love her a lot!
On Friday we went to have lunch at a member's home and to go visit a few members who live out by her in Moncure. It was another great experience to get to know the members and also to hopefully build some trust. After that we stopped by Brother Pants' home... remember him? The man who called and asked me on a date after I met him at the gas station? Yes, he lives in my area now and we stopped by to see him. The address he gave us apparently was his niece's home and so we were able to go inside and teach the Restoration in about 5 minutes. It was by total chance that he was there, seeing as he doesn't live there, and they aren't very interested, but thanked us for our time and we left them with some resources to contact us if they are interested in the future. As we left I asked "Brother Pants" if he remembered me and he said, "Yes Ma'am I do!" It is amazing how the timing of the Lord works. We were not planned to be anywhere near Moncure that day, but the Lord guided us to be able to meet with these members, who are usually very busy, and also to find "Brother Pants" just before he was going to leave his niece's home.
After our visits in Moncure we came back up to Pittsboro and ended up doing some tracting. Sister Hunt is amazing! She has no fear and is very comfortable with talking to people. We had many really good contacts with people that day and planted some seeds. One woman who was outside blowing her leaves off her driveway was very kind and talked with us for about 10 minutes. It is amazing how the Lord really does guide us to find people who need a little encouragement or who are looking for the unique message we have.
Saturday was the day that Brother Robinson, in Fuquay, got baptized! Little happy note :)
Yesterday we took some cookies and some invitations to the Branch's Christmas Open House to people and had a lot of really good visits. Activities are such an amazing way to invite people to the church and get them to meet people.
Today Sister Hunt and I are going on an adventure to Walmart, a 20 minute drive up the road. I'm sure there will be pictures next week... we like taking pictures. haha
Love you all so much! Have an amazing Thanksgiving! I will be well taken care of by the Branch. We are going to the Parrish's home for lunch/dinner and they are going to be making me some sweet potatoes. :) This is one happy missionary. Brother Parrish is actually from Quincy and his brother lives in Wenatchee. He also was really good friends with the Jardines and would go over to their home frequently... which is the house right next to ours... It's a small world in the church!
Love you all so much! Have an amazing Thanksgiving! I will be well taken care of by the Branch. We are going to the Parrish's home for lunch/dinner and they are going to be making me some sweet potatoes. :) This is one happy missionary. Brother Parrish is actually from Quincy and his brother lives in Wenatchee. He also was really good friends with the Jardines and would go over to their home frequently... which is the house right next to ours... It's a small world in the church!
I am so grateful for each of you and feel so blessed to be in this amazing family!
All my love,
All my love,
Sister Shurtz
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