Well
hey there friends! First things first... Transfer doctrine came this
week and I am INFACT getting transferred AGAIN beeecccaaauuussseee
President called me to be a Sister Training Leader (STL. Like a Zone
Leader for sisters) on Saturday. So I'm getting transferred to the New
Smyrna Beach Ward tomorrow
which is neighboring this ward and also touching the Daytona Beach Ward
boundaries. So I'll have served in three areas that are touching. Haha
I'm going to be with Sister Simpson who is SO COOL! Holy cow. I'm
pumped. But I'm also freaking out a lil but it's fine.
Second big news of the week: W GOT BAPTIZED! Holy. It was a good week.
So here's how my week went. It was pretty cray.
Monday was
pretty normal. I emailed Y'all, we did the P-Day thangg and then had a
lesson with W. For the summer there are SIX little girls living at
their house (not to mention the six adults) all under the age of 10.
Those kids are all obsessed with the missionaries and it's the cutest
thing. When we knocked on the door one of the little ones ran to the
door, but couldn't get it open. She yelled "IT'S THE SISTERS! I LOVE
THEM. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM?! SOMEBODY OPEN THE DOOR
AND LET THEM IN!" My heart melted and when we finally got in we were
attacked by a thousand hugs. Holy cow. I love these kids. After our
lesson with Will we went to FHE with the Glase family. We played Book of
Mormon pictionary and had KFC. Can life get better? I submit that it
cannot.
Tuesday
we did some finding and taught our pal R. He is the cutest old
man and when I first went to his house I thought I had left the country
because it is in the jungle. Then we went to see one of our
investigators whose mom was a little less than thrilled to see us. ☹️
Then we decided we needed to get ice cream to make us feel better. We
went to this little hole in the wall called Three Sisters Ice Cream.
It's where all the local old people go to gossip. We became friends with
a few of the "sisters" that own it. Then we left with our ice cream.
Sister Larsen was holding two GIANT ice cream cones and was trying to
back me... THEN this random GARBAGE MAN showed up and jumped off the
back of his truck and was like "I'LL DO IT!" So Sister Larsen hopped in
the car and the garbage man backed me out of my parking spot.
And that's how I got a garbage man to back me on my mission.
After
we made a mess with our ice cream (it melts faster here in Florida) we
taught an awesome lady in the ward named Sister Watson. Then we taught
W and talked about the restoration and he has such a strong testimony
of it it was so awesome. Then we had dinner with the Loughmillers who
are INFACT the coolest family. Then we went to addiction recovery which
is my favorite thing ever.
Wednesday
we spent some time with our friends down at Trinity United Methodist
Church working in the food pantry. We visited the S's who are my
favorite. We had a good lesson with W and we went to Book of Mormon
class.
Thursday
we had district meeting. I had a Safe Guards thought. We had lunch with
sister Riancho and we did lots of dishes with her. We taught W and
then we taught M who is a recent convert.
Friday
we did some weekly planning. Then we were headed to a ward dinner and
the heavens opened and there was a TORRENTIAL DOWN POUR. But don't
worry. We made it to the church wet and safe. That was a fun time. We
had a lesson with W after the party.
SATURDAY
WAS THE BEST DAY. holy. We went to the DeLand 1 Elder's baptism for a
guy named W, then we went to our baptism for W!!!!! It was SO
GREAT! He had to get dunked twice and then he came up out of the water
and was like "Amen!" Haha Sister Larsen spoke and did a swell job.
W's sister that's not a member asked if she could say a few words and
HOLY GUACAMOLE she had us all in tears. It was beautiful. Then we
socialized with the peps that came and headed over to their house for a
surprise party for W. Puerto Ricans know how to party and they
treated us like we were just part of the family. It was one of the most
fun moments I've had on my mission just knowing I had helped this family
come a little closer to God and then to celebrate it with them. They
made me feel so loved and my heart is full.
Saturday night
we were waiting for transfer doctrine and we got a call from the
Leesburg sisters telling us that one of them was going to come here with
Sister Larsen. So I knew I was leaving, but I didn't know where or why I
was leaving because I have only been here one transfer. BUT THEN we got
a call from a random number and I was like "Hi this is Sister Reid and
Sister Larsen!" And then the voice on the other end said "Hi Sister
Reid! This is President Clark!" And I was like "Hi President" and then
he asked me if I would be a Sister Training Leader and I told him yes
and at about that time I went into shock and don't remember the rest of
the conversation. Hahaha later the Zone Leaders called and told me I'm
going to New Smyrna with Sister Simpson. I'm beyond excited and a little
overwhelmed, but mostly excited. Holy cow.
Sunday
was fun. W got the Holy Ghost. Whattttt?! Elder Gentry gave all of
us missionaries selfie sticks in our favorite colors. I have a selfie
stick now. We had dinner with the Ward's and they are my most favorite
family. We also visited the L's.
Today
we are going bowling with some other missionaries and we have FHE with
Michelle's family tonight, and I move to Port Orange in the morning.
Should be a partayy.
Well, I hope y'all have a splendid week!
Out of context quotes:
We don't have to be friends... That's the cool part of a mission.
I swear this isn't a gang sign... It's just a shadow puppet... It's a dog...ruff
I do my hair everyday... I don't just wake up and think "ehhh... Not today."
Part of me hopes the baby is ugly
I love y'all more than I love Lake Helen... And that's a lot.
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