Hey everyone,
This was a very full and interesting week, and we met with a ton of different people. First Rick, this single Christian guy who loves having these long discussions with me and Sister Baldridge. He accepts everything we tell him and he's pretty funny. When we were talking about marriage/family, he asks us how many kids we want, then turns to me and says, "I'm not hearing a number, Petersen!!" I don't know why he skips the "sister" part when saying my name, haha. We also FINALLY had a lesson with the family from Sierra Leone. Alpha (the dad) said yes to a conditional baptism, and his sister seemed interested as well.
We did a lot of service this week. We helped an investigator of the elders' pack up, she's moving to CA, Orange County area. The next day she fed us lunch, authentic Mexican food! She made homemade enchilada sauce and everything! The spiciness was at a level that I could handle, but my nose started running because of it. However, Sis. B was having a hard time with it- my poor Utah companion.... haha. Anyways, this investigator, Lorena, told us how much the missionaries and the Church have blessed her life, and how her little kids want to be missionaries some day. She told us that what we do really matters, even if we are discouraged and feel like we're not doing anything. That was a big turning point for me.
So is the Book of Mormon musical in San Diego right now? Or did it come there right before coming to Columbus? Anyways, we had an interesting discussion with some members in our ward that saw it. The wife and oldest daughter thought it was entertaining and enjoyed it, though obviously very "out-there" and included some false doctrine. The husband though was offended by it, and said how it was NOT okay to poke fun at Christ and mock him and Joseph Smith. I left the dinner appointment realizing that Satan uses tactics for the sake of entertainment and other subtle ways to deceive us and think that some things are okay, even though they are totally not.
We did exchanges in Mt. Vernon, the northeastern part of the mission, and an hour away. I worked with Sister Chapman on Friday, who is from western Australia! She's hilarious. We'd be lost, then she'd figure it out and say, "By jolly, she's got it!!" It was a pretty fun exchange, and the next day we did service at a farm, after having breakfast at a member's house. The drive out there was SO BEAUTIFUL (pictures included!) and so green. Coolest part is that when we were driving closer to the farm, we got passed by an AMISH BUGGY!!! Heck yes! I also saw a barn full of old-fashioned buggies that they use (I included a pic of that as well, but it's a little hard to see).
Linda is still on-date for baptism on the 7th. However, she needs to quit smoking by the end of this week and she's having a hard time. We're reallyyy hoping and praying she makes it through, there are other uncertainties in her life that she's really stressed and anxious about.
We've been low on miles this week because we had to drive so far for exchanges. However, that just means we're walking more! I'm thoroughly enjoying the exercise, and we definitely get to talk to more people! We even joined in on a corn-hole game (I think that's what it's called) some guys were playing on the sidewalk.
For Memorial Day, we attended the ward picnic and had a great time with the members. I'm really liking this ward more and more. Right when we arrived, Sister Davis, our awesome Relief Society president, stopped me and said, "I know something about you, Sister Petersen! Apparently you know my niece, Janel??" She's Janel's aunt!!!! I was so excited, like, "SHE'S ONE OF MY ROOMMATES!" For our P-day, we just decided to swap our proselyting hours, and instead of going out in the evening, we worked in the morning and mid-day, fitting the picnic in the middle of it. But yeah, all the libraries were closed, so that's why we're emailing today.
So excited for Taylor's graduation! And Hayley's promotion! So crazy.
Love you all,
Sister Petersen
Pictures:
#1: Building in Westerville
#2: Me making pretzel dough
#3: Us with the Mt. Vernon sisters before we drove back to W-ville
#4: Uptown Westerville
#5: Drive to the farm near Danville
#6: Amish Buggy Carport
#7, 8, 9: Scenic Ohio!
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