4.25.2016

4.25.2016

 

This week was so much fun! We went on exchanges with the two sets of

university sisters, so I got to serve a day on the Penn State campus.

I thought BYU's campus was big and beautiful, but it pales in

comparison to Penn State. It was so much fun being in a walk area

again and taking the bus; it was a nice break from the car. At first,

it was a little intimidating talking to really smart people my age,

but I got over that pretty quick. It was cool to be a missionary on

campus rather than a student. Finals are about to start for them so

everyone had this look of panic and stress, but I just had a big smile

on my face while I tried to get them to listen about Jesus. 

When the other exchange I stayed in Lock Haven with Sister Chuah, a

Temple Square sister from Malaysia who has served the past three

months in our mission. She had never been out of State College, so I

felt like a tour guide showing her what "real" Pennsylvania was like.

Lucky for her, we got to see a horse and buggy on the street, as well

as a few Amish kids. You would've thought we were on an African safari

spotting cool animals based on her excitement level when she saw them! 

We had a lesson with J this past week. We had planned on doing

some yard work with him, then have a lesson at the end, but when we

got there he basically had it all done. I think he felt bad though so

he let us ride his lawn mower around the yard a few times. Sister

Chuah had never driven one and it was hilarious to watch her drive it

while J was trying to chase her and tell her what to do.  I was dying

laughing! 

The lesson afterwards went pretty well, he just has a lot of baggage

and that might be a holdup, but hopefully we will be able to help him.

He wants more than anything to be closer to Christ, and we are good at

helping people do that! 

We had a lesson set up with an investigator and we arranged for a

member to come along. Sadly, they didn't answer the door which is a

missionary's worst nightmare. We apologized and suggested seeing a few

other people, and it turned into a whole morning of trying old people

in our records with Sister M! It is so great when members

don't mind coming out with you just to knock on a bunch of doors.

Those are the ones who missionaries love. There wasn't any success

from the people we tried, but it was nice to get to know Sister

M better.

Spring is finally here, and all the tress are getting green again. It

sure is beautiful out here!

 

Sister Morrison

 

Sister Moore, a former missionary came here to visit the branch.

It turns out that she trained my trainer's trainer.

Confused? Well, I don't like to use this term often but she is

basically my great-great grandma

 

Me and the university sisters while on exchanges.

 

Tulips are everywhere!

 

Not only did I get to ride the lawn mower, but I also got

to use the outhouse in the background :)

 

Me, Sister Chuah, and J