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HELLO FAMILIA :))

 

This week has been pretty rad.

Its been a bit slow but then we had some pretty cool miracles.

 

Sister Pfleger is going through some funky medical problems for a long time and they have really started to get worse this week so we had 2 or 3 days that we couldn't go anywhere!

and also it has been SO stormy and rainy and humid this week. Like wow. Buckets and buckets of rain. and lightning and claps of thunder that shake our house. Thats crazy business.

Moral of the Story: I watched Finding Faith in Christ and 17 Miracles for the first time ever and I approve of both of them! They are really good. hahah

 

the dynamic duo

BUT the Alexandria Elders had a baptism on Saturday! Baptisms are a very big deal in Louisiana because they don't happen very often. at. all.

And the statistics of investigators being baptized after attending a baptism are quite high.

So you put these two things together along with me not knowing anyone in the area, going on the third day of being stuck inside, and a phone full of contacts... it makes a good time.

On Friday I spent 3 hours calling every single contact in our mission phone(that wasn't a member)!!

 

This phone covers both Pineville and Alexandria and hasn't been cleared out, we firgured, in probably 3 or more years. So this is every person, investigator or random street contact or anyone with a number given to the Sisters in the last 3 years.

and I called all of them while Sister Pfleger was sick.

and it took 3 hours.

We figured I called over 100 people.

I left over 30 messages, deleted 20 or more disconnected, had several wrong numbers, had several with no voicemail available.. etc

But I actually talked to a couple of them!

Had some interesting conversations and a few kind but uninterested people.

but out of 100, 6 were committed to coming! And they sounded excited about it!

So even though we couldn't get out and work we still tried to get some new investigators through just a simple invitation.

 

Saturday roles around and we are getting ready for the baptism, people are showing up.

Jonathan Jones was getting baptized and he is a 14 year old getting baptized because his friend is a member and invited him to start coming to church.

Jonathan and his family show up, some ward members, the Alec and Pineville Elders, the Bishop and his counselors......

Then finally one less active family comes in that we invited and they bring a friend that had come to church before!

And thats all!

And that was SO cool that they came.

Even though no one from the phone came we tried.

And this is literally missionary work.

Talking to everyone you can, getting commitments, being disappointed, but then being surprised and getting a blessing straight from Heavenly Father.

 

Another cool experience.

We are now BFFs with a local LDS celeb.

Little known fact, Sister Neil F. Marriott is from Alexandria, Louisiana! and her mom still lives here!

Whenever she comes and visits her mom, she comes to church and sometimes gives a devotional. We got both yesterday!

 

As missionaries we stand outside and greet everyone that comes into the chapel. Well it was just a casual Sunday and we knew that Sister Marriott was going to come to church but ya know she's famous and we probably wouldn't get to talk to her.

So we're greeting and we're both talking to someone and a couple comes in and tries to slip past us but without thinking I caught them and introduced myself to the sister with a hug. Not even thinking about it and not recognizing them. Then after when I'm going in for the hug she says, "oh hi!" and I'm thinking... I recognize that voice.....

IT WAS SISTER MARRIOTT.

so we hugged. and it was great.

And then she went and talked to the bishop & wife and then had to come sit down and came and sat down by us! on purpose!!! and we had a conversation before church started!!

Then she had to leave after sacrament but then she was speaking at a devotional that night for the youth, that we were specially invited to by bishops wife to help serve refreshments.

So then we talked more and had a good time and got a pic.

And her mom still lives in Alec and is not a member and has had a really bad experience with missionaries so she hasn't let missionaries come in a long time and Sister Marriott is very delicate and particular about the situation so she hasn't wanted missionaries to go over.

But. Guess what two missionaries get to start meeting with Sister Neil F. Marriott's mom.

So blessed yall.

 

Our hero Neil

anyways.

I love yall so so much.

Share the gospel.

Invite yo friends.

Love life and see good days.

LOVE yall

Sister Sades