This week was a WHIRLWIND! It was a good one though!
Last Monday was our Zone activity. It was a lot of fun though a little dangerous from the missionary aspect. We played "Do You Love Your Neighbor" which for normal people would consist of slamming into one another along with various other crashes and fall. (For those of you who don't know this game its simple. Everyone sits in a chair arranged in a circle with one person in the middle. The point is to not be the one in the middle. Whoever is in the middle asks a person is they love their neighbor -hence the name- if the person replies yes the people on either side of the person have to switch seats before the person in the middle sits in one. If the person answers no they then reply with "but I love people..." and they give a different thing such as "who has ever worn hairspray" -that one is amusing to see who runs for it- anyone who fits the description has to move to another seat. The last person standing is the in middle.) Its an odd game but can become very amusing. Especially with missionaries when both Elders and Sisters are playing. The whole avoid contact rule creates some highly amusing situations.... Anyway that was Monday.
Regina got baptized! It was so amazing! We hadn't taught her a single one of the lessons before Sunday but purely by the will of God we were able to teach her everything thoroughly and help her be completely ready for the special commitment that baptism is. We met with her EVERY day for at least an hour (or a few hours... it was a lot to cover in one week). On Saturday she got baptized! It was the most powerful baptism I've ever attended on the mission and before it. The spirit was so strong I wasn't sure how the room wasn't bursting. She had a lot off friends of different beliefs there and they could all feel it. The majority of them were in tears. As a result we have begun teaching Regina's daughter Alyssa who wants to be baptized and may also begin teaching 3 more of her friends. We'll see how it goes but it is truly amazing to watch how GOD moves His work along.
Friday we had a note taped to the door from our apartment managers informing us of a 3 Day Pay or Vacate because there had been some weird issue with rent and there was a outstanding balance of $20 (pretty sure its because they notified us after the rent had been paid that they were raising it...) So anyway we called the mission office to inform the Elder in charge of housing when we informed him of the notice he calmly (very serious sounding) replied, "Have you ever lived the life of a homeless person?" When we answered no he (still serious) replied "Well in this mission you'll get all sorts of life experiences..." I busted up laughing because I knew Elder Harwood had a very unique sense of humor but poor Sister Kramer looked very concerned for the few seconds that he held back his laughter. Have I ever said how much I love being a missionary in the WA-TAC? It really is the greatest!
Tuesday I started getting sick. That's no fun. Thankfully its just a lame cold. I am super tired because of it though so I will apologize now to all who are expecting letters and don't receive one. I promise I haven't forgotten you but I really need a nap... Still love you all though!
Hope this email finds you all well!
Love,
Sister Jones
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