Hola Familia!
This week was
great! We feel like we are all helping get the work moving here in
Hendersonville! We were able to talk to more people and get a few new
investigators so hopefully they will lead to something!
So we had a
couple of wild experiences this week of just random things that were all
awesome! I have noticed that while we have been trying to be more obedient we
are all more in tune with the spirit and able to be guided to do the little
things that end up being awesome.
One day we
were just knocking doors and we pulled up in this trailer park, and Elder Kamoe
said "should I park here" and not thinking much about it i said
"Yeah it probably doesnt matter, just stay in this spot." right as we
got out of the car, a HUGE mexican guy called us over and we thought he was mad
or something. He told us to come in and then we met his 17 year old son Josue
(who was also HUGE) had been taught by the missionaries before but it had
been over a year. So we found that he was super prepared to hear from us and we
taught him the whole restoration. At the end of the lesson his dad said that if
we hadn't parked right there then he wouldn't have seen us and it wouldn't have
worked out. So that was pretty cool.
A few days
later we were going to try to visit Josue again but then Elder Kamoe thought we
should go visit this less-active micronesian named Brian. We got there and he
was not home and Elder Dillon asked his little brother if he would be
interested in learning from us, and he was and Elder Kamoe asked if we could teach
him outside. As we taught him, their next door neighbor walked up ask asked who
we were. We explained who we are and he was super interested to learn more from
us. We went over to his house and taught him the restoration as well. If we had
not been outside he wouldn't have seen us.
On Tuesday we
were knocking doors and it was so crazy. One guy almost closed his door on
Elder Kamoe's nose. We met a CRAZY Russian lady who probably had botox because
she never stopped smiling but she could not have been less interested in
anything we had to say to her. One guy who smelled like a smoke shop opened the
door in literally ONLY a big tshirt and socks on, luckily we didnt see
anything! Next we stopped at the spanish lady who we gave a blessing to after
she had her baby, and in the middle of the closing prayer she just pulls her
shirt down and starts breast feeding her new baby in front of all of us.
(Apparently this is common for hispanics) That was just a crazy day!
So yesterday
morning we woke up and we could not find our keys anywhere! So we missed branch
council meeting and we were almost late to sacrament meeting but we looked for
over an hour to find our keys. Finally we kneeled down and said a prayer and
within 10 minutes Elder Kamoe found them in one of our binders.... cause that
is exactly where they belong huh? Well we all had our testimony of prayer
strengthened through that, so it was a good experience.
Last night we
went to the Harnage's for dinner like we do every Sunday. We finally got them
to agree on a date for their son to be baptized on April 6th. We were super
excited about that. They asked Elder Dillon to do it.
Random
things: It is super interesting what some people wear to church here, it is not
uncommon at all for people to show up in everyday clothes. That even includes
some of the active members. Its just very different! There is a boy in the
branch named Ethan and he is in 8th grade, and apparently he can run a 10.9 in
the 100m. He is black obviously!
So this next
Sunday is Coley's Birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I will try to send you a little
something but it will probably be late.. hope that is okay!
I am still
loving my time here in North Carolina! I hope everyone is doing well at home
and is enjoying life right now! I promise that everything happens for a reason
and that we have a loving Heavenly Father who is watching out for us all the
time! I love you all so much, have a great week!
Love,
Elder Sisk
Answers to
Questions:
Yeah i heard
about the new Pope from Argentina, it will be interesting when i get there,
maybe harder? I'm not sure.
Yeah we eat
more at home to save money, I just make random things. Its been fine. Usually
Mac n' Cheese, Ramen, Orange Rolls, or Cereal. But its great.
