We got our transfer email and both Sister Anderson and I will be staying where we are :) This week I feel like I've really gotten to know the area better. We spend a lot of time in Fishhawk, which is a really nice group of neighborhoods right near where we live. I also learned that there is country in Lithia! We went and knocked on doors on some country roads where the houses are farther apart and there are beautiful green fields and even cows! Who knew? We have been meeting some very nice people, though most people aren't interested in learning more about our church.
So the beach party was on Monday! It
was pretty fun. We just got to hang out and eat and spend time on the
beach. I love the ocean and the sand was so soft and the water was so
warm! Don't worry, I didn't swim...just dipped my toes in once :) Some
of the sisters in our zone got us "ugly Hawaiian shirts" so we could
all match.
On Tuesday, we biked to Fishhawk
for the day and ate dinner at Fishhawk Pizza. It was really good! Then
on Thursday, I did weekly planning for the first time! It was actually
pretty fun, though it seems to be dreaded by every other missionary.
We
have had some good experiences this week with following the Spirit on
where to go. One time, we had about 10 minutes before dinner and were
going to head to a road that was on our way home. As I was about to
pull out, I looked across the street and felt like we should knock on
doors there. The last door we knocked on was a young father with a
little boy who said he wanted to find a church, but had been waiting
until his kids were older. We told him there is a great children's
ministry at our church and he seemed pretty interested in coming to
check it out. Yay!
It has been raining more.
One time, it was crazy. It was pouring ridiculously hard, the wind was
pretty strong, and my umbrella turned inside out. We ended up taking
refuge on somebody's porch and just hoped they wouldn't come in or out.
Yesterday,
I got to meet a lot of the members of our congregation and they are
awesome! There are a couple families who have really been sharing what
they know with their friends. Our ward mission leader Brother B is
awesome, too. We had a great meeting with him where he gave us some
great ideas. He then came with us and his wife to a lesson for a recent
convert to the church, P. She is from Peru and doesn't speak much
English, so Brother B was able to translate. Her children and her
mother were there as well. Her mother actually said she really likes
the change that she has seen in her daughter and wants to check out the
church when she goes back to Peru!
Anyway,
that's about it for this week. Hope all is going well with all of you!
I would love to hear about what's going on in all of your lives!
-- Sister Porter
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Pictures:
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First picture: Sister Meagher, me and Sister Anderson :)
Second
picture: I don't actually know the 2 sisters on the left, but there is
Sister Meagher, me, Sister Olson, Sister Lance, and Sister Anderson.
Third picture: Sister Anderson and I on the beach :)
Fourth picture: me by the water :)
More Beach Pictures:
1: Feet :) See my lovely foot tan?
2. selfie on the beach :)
3. beautiful beach scenery
4. us with Sister Cusick, the mission president's wife :)
Sorry...even more pictures:
1. the sisters in my zone: me, Sister Anderson, Sister Durrant, Sister Macfarlane, Sister Lance and Sister Harper.
2. us at Fishhawk Pizza :)
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