Satan, pie, and other missionary stuff
This week was about the same as
all the others. Satan has finally arrived, which I'm not too happy about. Oh
wait, I meant snow not Satan...they are basically the same, so I seem to get
them pretty confused haha. I have no shame in admitting that when I woke up and
saw even more snow on the ground the next day I had a mini panic attack. I have
no idea how to function in precipitation of any kind, and so my morning
consisted of me pacing the floor trying to figure out how to get ready for the
day. I'm pretty sure Sister Terry thinks I'm a freak, but at least I start her
day off laughing!
We got to do lots of service for
members this week. The day before it snowed the weather was sunny and 68
degrees so we happily raked some members lawn. Knowing that it was probably the
last time I could wear shorts during service for the season made it even more
enjoyable. We also helped move lumber, shingles, cement mix, and other home
improvement supplies from a members living room to garage. Bundles of shingles
weigh eighty pounds a piece, and we moved fourteen of them, so I was really
looking forward to having sore arms the next day. Sadly that didn't happen; I
guess I'm already swoll ;)
I have to put another plug in for
J because she is seriously the greatest! Last week we were talking
about Thanksgiving, and of course the conversation lead to food and desserts. I
mentioned how I love pecan pie, and Sister Terry loves apple. When we showed up
to their house this Saturday, J had prepared both a pecan and apple pie for
us! It was something so simple, that really meant a lot to the both of us.
Especially because J is allergic to apples, and went completely out of her
way to make it. Wow, she is seriously amazing!
The good news for the week is that
DD is ready for baptism! She has officially completed all the lessons, and
we went over the interview questions and she is good to go! It's always a
little amusing as missionaries to give the interview questions with people for
the first time. I think they imagine it to be full of super hard questions, but
when we ask the first question (Do you believe that God is our Eternal Father?)
you can see the panic melt off their face. It was no exception for DD haha.
Other good news is that she and Brother B are officially engaged! So now
their temple marriage will give me another good reason to come back and visit
PA in a year or so. It was pretty funny because Sister Terry and I both
secretly think Brother B was more excited to tell us than DD haha.
Sister Morrison
Picture of the entire mission from last week.
Featured Phil: Philatelic (probably my favorite statue in Punxsutawney)
Philipsburg district with the zone leaders.
Classy rural PA
The start of my dying
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