But SACRED BEEF we got so
much CANDY!!!!! We seriously had mountains of sugar after Christmas! The
sad thing is though, is that now it is almost all gone... i don't
really know where it went... I am going to blame it on Sister Hale.
New
Years was good though, however, I was a little surprised. Normally
you'd think that everyone would be out and about doing fun things and
getting drunk on New Years Eve... but we went out contacting that night,
and there was not a soul on the streets! Maybe it was too cold, but it
was really lame.
The rest of the week was
really great though. So here's a great story for you guys haha. A member
named Brother LaConte from my old ward in Morristown came down for an
evening to go contacting with us. (Don't worry, its not creepy, he likes
to go around to a bunch of different companionships and spend evenings
with them....) So we went to a couple of people, and got some good
lessons and potential investigators. But then Sister Hale felt prompted
to go down this one street, so we did, and we started knocking. Most of
the people weren't interested, but when we knocked on this one house,
the lady opened the door and immediately was like "Oh come in, come in!"
We were like... "uhhh what...?" She ushered us in the house though and
there were two other ladies in her living room. They both seemed really
nice, and then the first lady went into the other room to take a phone
call, so we introduced ourselves, and then when the lady came back, we
found out that we had happened upon a Buddhist meeting!!! When we
introduced ourselves as being from the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, she was kind of awkward, but they were all so nice,
and invited us to sit in on it for a while! We sat and talked and
learned about Buddhism for an hour! It was such a blessing to have
Brother LaConte with us though, because before he became a member, he
was really into the Buddhist philosophy and everything. It was one of
the coolest meetings I have ever had though, because while they were all
talking about what they believed, the spirit was SO SO STRONG when it
was true and went along with what we believe. But when they started
talking about chanting in front of scrolls, and how God isn't a Heavenly
Being and other false doctrines, the spirit left. It was so amazing how
district of a difference it was, when the Spirit would come and go and
come and go. The Spirit testifies of all truth! However, Satan is really
tricky, and even half truths or straight up false truths can not be
confirmed by the Spirit.
We also met some
Hindu people this week, which was really cool to be able to talk to
them. It is so nerve-racking for me to talk to all these different kinds
of people though! They bring up so many different concerns and needs
and ideas that I don't know how to address! But that is why we have the
Gift of the Holy Ghost. That is why we have to open our mouths and have
faith that the Lord will fill them with the words we should say... And
that is exactly why I pray for humility every day haha, because I don't
think that I am too good at doing that yet... :/
Lets
see, what else happened this week. We taught a couple of homeless
people! They are so funny, and Sister Hale almost got kissed by one! It
was a guy that they had taught a lot before, and when she shook his
hand, he started pulling her in and leaning in closer and closer! We
think that he might have been drunk though, because it was New Years
Day, and he was acting weird as it is haha. It was still hilarious
though.
It is also really sad to see and talk
to all the homeless people here though. They have such hard lives that I
don't understand, and it is hard to relate to them sometimes. But I
know that as a representative of Jesus Christ, He will bless me with His
love if I seek it. He loves these people. He loves them even if they
smell bad or look scary or have missing teeth, or dig through trash, or
get abused, or aren't nice. He loves them all, and He wants to heal them
physically and spiritually. I pray that as I go among them, He will
work through me to bless their lives and allow them to feel loved and
comforted.
Sorry this is sounding like a journal entry... I am so thankful that I am coming to love this people so much. :)
Alright,
here is another funny story. So our poor car is getting so beat up and
run down. I mean it is still really nice, but it badly needs a tune up. A
couple days ago, the tire light came on on the dashboard, and I was
like "oh, we need to put air in our tire." So we pulled into a gas
station to use the air pump. But we didn't have a tire gauge, so I was
like "oh, we will just have to guess which tire needs air and how much
to put in..." We started filling up the tire that we guessed was the one
that needed air. I was just pumpin away, puttin air into our tire, when
this truck driver came over and asked if we needed any help. I told him
that we didn't have a tire gauge, but then he smartly pointed out that
there is one ON the air pump. So I handed him the nozzle, and he checked
the tire, and he was like "OH MY GOSH!!!! YOU HAVE 70 POUNDS OF AIR IN
THIS TIRE!!!! YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE IT EXPLODE!!!" And I was like,
"What? How much is supposed to be in there?" and he said that it was
supposed to only have 32 pounds of air.... so he QUICKLY started letting
all the air out. After wards, we thanked him for saving our lives, and
asked him about religion, gave him a card and drove away... and the tire
light was still on... so we didn't even get the right tire... -_- Sorry
Grandpa Serra... I know you did your best to teach me how to take care
of my car, but I didn't represent you very well haha.
Well,
I think I have told you enough nonsense for the week. I love you all so
much!!!! I know I say that every week, but i really really do! I tell
Heavenly Father every week how much I love you, and always pray for all
of you! Thank you all so much for supporting me! Stay stellar!!! And
don't take any wooden nickles!
Love Sister Baine 
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