Amish, computers, and transfers
Last
Monday we went to Loganton with Sister N to go visit the
Amish. As we were approaching one of the schools where the kids were
playing outside she said that we were going to go into the school. All
of us in the car were really hesitant to stop because Amish people
don't like to be looked at as though they were a caged animal at the
zoo, which is something that I respect. It turned out that sister N
knew the school teacher so she let us right in! We got to sit in the
back and watch her teach. It was like how it is on Little House on the
Prairie with all kids in a giant room. It was honestly a little freaky
how well behaved they were haha. Anyways, at the end the whole class
got up and started singing. It was the funniest / coolest thing ever.
If you get a chance to YouTube Amish singing I would totally recommend
it; the belt it out at the top of their lungs and you can't really
understand what they are saying. After they sang we got up and in
return sang Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree and I am a Child of
God. That was also funny because they looked at us like we were
foreign creatures. We also got to go into their woodworking store, a
giant nursery full of every type of plant imaginable, and a few
others. It's cool to see how aloof from the world they are even though
technology and "english" people are all around them.
Last week when we had a party burning up our miles we met a less
active couple, the R's, who live a little farther out. We were
able to set up an appointment with them, so we brought Brother
Z n along because he is the only one in the branch who had met
them before. The lesson went so well! They have been going through a
really hard time for about eight years, and we just down in the dumps.
We were able to help them understand that we, and the church are here
to help them, they just have to open up. It was cool for them start to
understand that, and I'm excited to go back over this upcoming week.
We have been teaching Sister D from the ward how to use her computer
so she can be self sufficient enough to do family history work. We
started with the extreme basics like what the three buttons on the
upper right hand of the screen were (i.e. the minimize, full screen,
and close buttons), along with how you can have multiple tabs on the
Internet and how to add or delete them. I really am lucky to have
grown up with technology, because it comes so naturally to me. She was
so baffled and kept asking us how we knew so much information about
technology. I just laughed to myself, and told her that I took a
computer class to make her not feel dumb for not knowing such simple
things. I really enjoy teaching her how to use the computer. It's fun
to see her get excited about using technology; I guess that's the
nerdy computer side of me coming out!
This past week was Cinco de Mayo, and you would naturally think that
people here would have no idea what it was because there is not a
single Mexican food place, or even a Mexican for about a fifty mile
radius. Boy oh boy was I wrong! All the college students were out that
night bar hopping and the streets were so crowded with drunk twenty
year olds. It was the weirdest thing for me to see, I didn't know that
many people existed in this city! Needless to say that was not a very
effective night on our part.
Sadly we weren't able to meet with R this past week, and the
twins are doing great. They have their baptismal interview this
upcoming week!
Transfers came, and Sister Durfee got the boot. She'll be off to Erie,
and Sister Thompson will come here to take her place. It's weird to
think I'll be the one who knows the area best after only being here
six weeks, but I guess the perk of being in a small branch is that you
get to know everyone really fast.
Sister Morrison
Amish. As we were approaching one of the schools where the kids were
playing outside she said that we were going to go into the school. All
of us in the car were really hesitant to stop because Amish people
don't like to be looked at as though they were a caged animal at the
zoo, which is something that I respect. It turned out that sister N
knew the school teacher so she let us right in! We got to sit in the
back and watch her teach. It was like how it is on Little House on the
Prairie with all kids in a giant room. It was honestly a little freaky
how well behaved they were haha. Anyways, at the end the whole class
got up and started singing. It was the funniest / coolest thing ever.
If you get a chance to YouTube Amish singing I would totally recommend
it; the belt it out at the top of their lungs and you can't really
understand what they are saying. After they sang we got up and in
return sang Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree and I am a Child of
God. That was also funny because they looked at us like we were
foreign creatures. We also got to go into their woodworking store, a
giant nursery full of every type of plant imaginable, and a few
others. It's cool to see how aloof from the world they are even though
technology and "english" people are all around them.
Last week when we had a party burning up our miles we met a less
active couple, the R's, who live a little farther out. We were
able to set up an appointment with them, so we brought Brother
Z n along because he is the only one in the branch who had met
them before. The lesson went so well! They have been going through a
really hard time for about eight years, and we just down in the dumps.
We were able to help them understand that we, and the church are here
to help them, they just have to open up. It was cool for them start to
understand that, and I'm excited to go back over this upcoming week.
We have been teaching Sister D from the ward how to use her computer
so she can be self sufficient enough to do family history work. We
started with the extreme basics like what the three buttons on the
upper right hand of the screen were (i.e. the minimize, full screen,
and close buttons), along with how you can have multiple tabs on the
Internet and how to add or delete them. I really am lucky to have
grown up with technology, because it comes so naturally to me. She was
so baffled and kept asking us how we knew so much information about
technology. I just laughed to myself, and told her that I took a
computer class to make her not feel dumb for not knowing such simple
things. I really enjoy teaching her how to use the computer. It's fun
to see her get excited about using technology; I guess that's the
nerdy computer side of me coming out!
This past week was Cinco de Mayo, and you would naturally think that
people here would have no idea what it was because there is not a
single Mexican food place, or even a Mexican for about a fifty mile
radius. Boy oh boy was I wrong! All the college students were out that
night bar hopping and the streets were so crowded with drunk twenty
year olds. It was the weirdest thing for me to see, I didn't know that
many people existed in this city! Needless to say that was not a very
effective night on our part.
Sadly we weren't able to meet with R this past week, and the
twins are doing great. They have their baptismal interview this
upcoming week!
Transfers came, and Sister Durfee got the boot. She'll be off to Erie,
and Sister Thompson will come here to take her place. It's weird to
think I'll be the one who knows the area best after only being here
six weeks, but I guess the perk of being in a small branch is that you
get to know everyone really fast.
Sister Morrison
Fields of dandelions are everywhere!
We had a funeral for Elder Hyer who goes home this week.
:)
This old man at the historical society cracks me up.
He uses a magnifying glass to look at the computer.
Skype with the family!!!
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