1.) I love the ward (they're probably tired of me, though)
2.) I love Sister Tolman--she's a great missionary and is like the first person ever who seems to really appreciate that I have a lot of thought behind the things I say (most of the time). She is also much more people friendly than I am, which makes me feel like a terrible person 'cause going around hugging everybody is something that is not part of my nature, but it's definitely a great addition to the effectiveness of our companionship. You win some, you lose some...but mostly win. She's wonderful.
3.) I love the people that we're teaching, although I do get tired of constantly thinking about how to solve their problems.
4.) We just met a handful of really cool new/potential investigators, who would be a pleasure to teach.
B and R (pronounced R) are my favorite new people. We met R on Tuesday. We talked for awhile outside, and then she let us in so we could tell her about where she came from and why she's here. Her husband B came home. His spiritual side is very "personal" to him, so she/we didn't expect him to join us. But he couldn't stay away--he tried, it was kinda funny.
They both served in the military--he for 30 years. He explained to us that when you're assigned to learn Arabic on a 20 hour flight, and then dumped into a war-zone with 350 infantryman whose lives you're responsible for, there is only one God, and it doesn't matter how you make it back to him.
He talked about the terrible things he had to do, and a little about guilt that plagues him every day. We talked about how the Atonement can and does relieve feelings of guilt. He's having a hard time believing us. And that's understandable--we are young gals, who know nothing of the world--but if we know anything, it's that the power of the Atonement is real.
We had to run at the end of the lesson 'cause we were cuttin' it really close with curfew, but he really wanted a Book of Mormon. She followed us out to the car so he could get one. We're excited for him and R, who also has a great interest in such things.
In other news, J is still doing well. The A family invited him to dinner with us. We had to leave after a short lesson, but they had him over for another 1 1/2 hours. He asked about home-teaching, so he is now going home teaching with Brother A. He asked him to prepare a 2-3 minute thought about faith. I wonder if he realized how much of a preacher J still is, and that he'll never be able to stop there.
There was also a great tornado adventure yesterday. I've never seen winds quite like it. I'm not quite sure if the tornado ever actually formed, but the sirens were going off, and some tree branches fell. Huzzah for being cut off from the news. On that note, sometimes people ask us why we're not allowed to read the newspaper as missionaries. I dunno about everybody else, but we're far to busy too! It's purdy fantastic stuff we get to do. and time sure does fly. Friday will be 6 months since I went into the MTC O_o
And I remembered picture stuff.
A surprising successful selfie after District meeting: Elder Brown, Elder Zeyer, Elder Rasmussen, and Sister Me.
Here's our district: Me, Sister Tolman, Elder Rasmussen, Elder Brown, Sister Fullmer, Sister Astle, Elder Zeyer, and Elder Esplin
Elder Rasmussen, Elder Brown, Sister Me, Sister Tolman, Sister Fullmer, Sister Astle, Elder Zeyer, and Elder Esplin
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