Riding on the Wrong Side of the Bike

Well. This was a pretty interesting week. A perdy stressful week. Mostly because Sister Phadnis's Health issues have worsened. She found out that she is gluten and dairy intolerant a few weeks before I arrived in Kansas, and now it seems like no matter what she eats, it makes her sick and upset. So we start out on a crisp Tuesday morning where we have interviews with the President at eight, and we don't finish our bishop correlation until 7:45 and neither of us are ready because we where at the gym all since 5! We rush to look decent and I was a stressing, but I'm ready in a good ten minutes but my dear sister is having a melt down because none of her clothes fit her because of the weight she's gained. So we ended up finally arriving at the church 8:25. No big. Haha. But interviews went well. I love President Bell. Really he's just the sweetest man. He asked me what Christ like attribute I was working on, and I told him, Patience. Mostly with myself. haha! He was just like, Why are you sisters so hard on yourselves! I just don't understand it! the Lord loves you! Then he related how we all make mistakes and he had just made a huge one. The message of the missionaries going home six months early got to the church and he had a long phone call with them. So I shouldn't worry so much. After words we had a Christmas party/devotional and I sang I Stand All Amazed with Sister Phadnis. It was super spiritual! I love our mission :) But after food we played Book of Mormon charades. It was so funny! I acted out Moroni with the title of liberty and got really into it. One of the sisters recorded the very last bit of it and I tried to attach it for you but I don't know if it worked :) Anyways, it was a super day. But sister Phadnis felt so sick that we didn't go out in the evening. We also did exchanges! wooo! it was so awesome! I was with Sister Murry who's the sister training leader (sister zone leader) in our zone. She's so great and is convincing me to live in provo for a summer just for the music :) It's very enticing :) But we started by going to Janeth's house and she wasn't there. WHICH NEVER HAPPENS! I was so sad :( so we went knocking and came across some guys working on this house. We talked to them and they told us to check out the house and tell them how they were doing. Inside the house we found Jesus. Only pronounced hey sues! haha! It was a Hispanic man who called us sisters before we even introduced ourselves! He was so nice and we basically taught him the whole restoration in less than 10 minutes. He kept asking if we were like nuns and if we could have boyfriends. I didn't get that he was totally hitting on us until I shook his hand and he pulled me into an awkward man hug... it was so funny! and so apostate! oh well ;) But we gave him our number and hopefully we hear from him again!!! Then we went to visit one of Sister Murry's investigators, Carol. She's an older woman who lives by herself and is probably the cutest old lady I've ever seen. She's just so adorable :) haha! But we taught about the Plan of Salvation and she loved it so much! Because she was really close to her father and misses him so much! I felt prompted to give her one of the puzzles that Judy gave me. She was so happy and thankful when I did :) Then she said there was this Christmas video she really wanted to show us on her computer that some one from her old church sent to her. And it turned out to be a bible video! When we told her it was a video from our church she was so shocked! She kept saying, You're kidding me! and she even teared up! She was just so touched! We also visited Steffanie and had a team up with a sister from the ward. It all went to poop because there was a miscommunication on time and the sister was late and Steffanine was running out the door like a mad woman! So it was a little awkward. I felt so bad. Oh well. But over all exchanges were great and It was nice to have a break from the same person that I'm with everyday of my life, but I still missed her and was glad to have her back in my life at the end of it all :) Ok last funny story. So Saturday Sister Phadnis and I woke up not feeling so great especially sister Phadnis. But we had to bike to the church and she almost blacked out a few times. heading home we turned into our neighbor hood and I was behind sister phadnis. I made a big turn and came up right next to her on her left. She was looking behind her over her right shoulder and sat there for a good minute. I didn't say anything because I was out of breath and she turned around and started heading back to the church. Without saying anything to me! I was like, what are you doing, I'm tired! flippin say something to me! whatever. So I just followed her and prayed for understanding and patience the whole time. She finally stopped about a half mile out and I was like, did you forget something? She looked at me and almost cried! She thought she had lost me and didn't see me behind her and thought that I had died on the side of the road or something! It was so funny! and I really needed the laugh cause I was feeling a little crabby :) it was so funny! We still had to bike back but we were laughing the whole way. Heaven Father Loves us and wants us to be happy and laugh at ourselves every now and again. But we stayed in for the rest of the day because Sister Phadnis's stomach pains have gotten really bad and we don't know why. She she's trying a liquid diet and slowly introducing other foods in and seeing what feels good and what doesn't. So please pray for her health. I kind of like her ;) Anyways, I'm out of time so keep writing me please!!! I only got one letter this week and I know I should be grateful for at least one, I know that there are many friends who owe me letters and it makes me so sad to not hear from others. :( especially at Christmas time!!! I need more LOOOVE! I'm just needy ;) hahaha! anyways I hope that things are going well and that you're all having a very merry Christmas! Love Sister Herrin