Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Crashes, Miracles and Birthdays!
Ok. I'ma just gonna jump in this here story.
It's a Tuesday. Around 5. And we had just finished visiting this member and we're wondering in the ghetto looking for disappearing house number. This really dark skin colored man is chilling in his car and we walk by and wave because we're friendly. He then says, "Hey! how old are ya'll?" we pause and look at each other and I say "20" he then says, "here come grab my number" and at first I'm like, woah, new investigator! wants to hear about the gospel! then I realized what was really happening and I blurt out, "We're missionaries!" haha! awk. ward. He gets all un comfs and says his friend might need that or something and I is getting out of his car to hide the house and I just yell at him to go to church. It was pretty funny :) We go back to our bikes and Sister Gunderson is like, Why didn't we invite him to our church?? DUH! we should go back! SO we put on our bike helmets to go back and I'm like, Sister, I don't think our friend would even talk to us with these helmets on, we look ridiculous! haha! He was still inside so we put our card on his car and left. THEN. ON THE WAY HOME. So there's a lot of loose dirt/gravel stuff that they spread everywhere to melt the ice and it's all over the side walks and makes riding a little sketchy. Sister Gunderson's in front of me and we're crossing a busy street and she takes the turn way too fast and her bike slips under the gravel and she BIFFS IT! I was a good mama and didn't even laugh! I helped her out of her bike and made sure she was ok. She had hit her head so hard on the pavement that there were rocks imbedded in the plastic of her helmet. That could've been her head! and there was a chunk of helmet missing too! So no more complaining on our side! haha! She scrapped up her leg pretty bad and was bleeding a lot so we called the Daley's and they picked us up. She's a real trooper and I helped wash off dirt and blood but she had to pick out rocks. I can't do that. So yeah! Helmets are great! :)
This weeks seriously was fantastic! I have never worked so hard!!! We blew standard out of the water and had so many miracles!
1) We went LAMP tracking (less active, member present) And met this man and his father, Josh and Jack. Josh has read the entire Book of Mormon but has never met missionaries! His dad is Pentecostal and is a little dramatic but very very nice. We have to hand them over to the Elders, but they seem so solid! :) and Then Saturday we met a family that the Elders were handing over to us and there were so many kids I don't even remember all of them! The mom's name is Shonika and the daughter's name is Jazzmariah but that's all I remember. The mom accepted baptism and she's on date for the 5th of April :) Super awesome family! but after that appointment, the sky exploded and it was raining so hard! we were on bikes so we were drenched! Plus cars kept slashing us and we had mud ALL OVER! I'll send a pic! It was the funnest bike ride ever! :) But after words we visited Steffanie and her cute family! We had the Best discussion with them about being agents and not objects and how God wants us to act before he will give us an answer and invited them to baptism as well!!! THEY SAID YES!!! So we're holding them to it and I know if they truly seek God will give them an answer! :) AWESOME!!!
Well I'm outta time but I hope you all have a great week! I'm know my Heavenly Father is watching over me and that he loves me. He loves his missionaries!!! :)
Love,
Sister Herrin
p.s. Oh yeah it's my birthday and I'm totally 21!!!! WHAT THE CRAZY??? weird. It's really just weird.
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