Last Monday: THE RUINS. We heard of this place to go visit and me and Sister Judd and our comps wanted to go there last monday and when we passed it by our district leaders they wanted to come too, so we turned it into a district activity, the first I've had in my mission because this is the first time I've had somewhere to go haha. It was THE COOLEST. Google it!! ( I will also send pictures). So first, I got to just spend a few hours with JESSICA. Oops, Sister Judd haha. DREAM. We all rode out there in trikes, and okay, The Ruins is just this magical place out in the middle of these rice fields. SO COOL. And they were playing this oldies music throughout the grounds, "The Very Thought of You", "Wonderful World", etc. I was in heaven. Pictures will explain it best so I'll just make sure I send those.
We have been having problems with our land lord and he was supposed to come pick up our water bill.. never did.. and our water was shut off for a day. We were brushing our teeth from our water bottles. Couldn't wash dishes, etc. Just gross. So we told the couples and they got frustrated and said we would just move. So we had to pack alllllll of our things, even food, and get ready to move in the morning. The owner flipped and hurried and took care of the bill and got the water back. And we got another call saying we wouldn't move after all. So we unpacked.. allllllll of our stuff again hahaha. KAPOY. Also, we would've moved in with Sister Judd.... so dang it haha. Okay gid! It would've cost a ton in travel, their area is pretty far from ours.
Jessica Dayo was baptized on Satuday :) yayayayayayayayayayayayayaay sooooooo awesome :) It was a really great baptism service and she is super strong, totally going to serve a mission next year. Just the best.
So fast sunday, right? We start our fast saturday after lunch and go out to work like normal. That morning was the baptism and brother wycoco made a ton of good food and I let myself eat a lot more than normal because i'd be fasting, right? Kay so we go out to work and we stopped by this one investigator family because they told us it was their grandkids birthday and they "had a little something prepared". They've been telling us for like 2 weeks not so we couldn't not go, and they are seriously so poor, so we didn't expect much prepared for the birthday. We had planned to just drop by and say hi, sing them a hymn and go. We thought wrong. We go and there is a TON of people, they're all gathering int he biggest hut at the back of their lot and they have been cooking and preparing this feast like all day. And we are the guests of honor. So now there is no way that we can say "no thanks, we aren't eating right now." so I look at my companion and she just shrugs and we had to eat a butload of spaghetti and bihon and this stuff made from flour and eggs and sugar and all this fruit salad. plus cake. KILL ME. So we ended up just extending our fast to dinner the next day. What we do for our investigators haha. Also I pulled out my camera to take a picture of the birthday kid so I could print a copy and give it to them, the mom sees my camera and gets sooooo excited and next thing I know we're doing a family photoshoot and she is soooo hopeful that I will print them pictures. They only have crappy phones to take pictures and no way to print them. So now I have a ton of pictures to print hahaha but its okay, I was called to serve right? not just called to preach.
A crazy guy showed up at church on Sunday, like realllyyyyyy crazy, he stayed for all three hours and during gospel principles they gave time for testimonies and he gets up and says that he wants to come to church every week and serve the mormons, then he systematically goes around to all the old men and brings them up to the front so they will bear their testimony. No one has any idea who he is. He also sat next to our old man investigator all through sacrament meeting, just volunteered himself as a fellowshipper haha. Whatta champ. No idea where he came from, he couldn't really clearly answer our questions. No idea if he'll show up again next week or if he just made his appearance and is done. SO funny though. I wished so bad that Sera or someone was there because no one else thought it was funny like me. I also always think that during testimony meeting, SO FUNNY but only I think so. This week this olldddddd guy gets up and is shouting his testimony and says "HE WAS MURDERED. THE PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH WAS MURDERED." Oh our poor investigators hahaha.
Edralyn had her interview yesterday, she did awesome and will be baptized this saturday :) soooooo happy.
Never enough time! I wish so often that i could just phone at the end of the day and tell you all everything! I will literally just force you all to read my journals when I get home. You know me, I can't stand not having you all know every detail of everything that happens to me hahahaha. Also, yeah mom about the package, I would LOVE more zip fizz, I still have rations from Christmas but I'll be out pretty soon. And just do another leather journal similar to what you sent before, that was perfect. I can't think of anything else to send right now...? I'll think this week and let you know! But just the sooner you get it off the better, I'm getting low on pages in this journal. Oh actually, can you guys do a fhe thing or something and put in handwritten notes from everyone? A letter is like crack for a missionary. Clayton wins the best of the best prize, I LOVE the little notes he sends! Thanks clay! *point* Okay, Im gonna get those pictures off! LOVEYOUALLSOMUCHIHAVETHEBESTFA
XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO Sister Manwaring
With my district
The ruins!
Enjoying our sugar cane juice:)
On top of the ruins
baptisisms!
With my districtThe ruins!Enjoying our sugar cane juice:)On top of the ruinsbaptisisms!
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