Alright family...this was a pretty big week...
You ready?
exist. BUT, we didn't have her Apartment number, so we knocked
this building out. We came across some pretty interesting people...
We knocked on this one door, this younger guy, probably a little
older than me, answers, and a wind of weed smoke comes puffing
out (second hand high, anyone? haha) We ask if 'so and so' lives
there, and explain that she's a member from our congregation, he
gives this little laugh that only high people do..or surfers..but mostly
high people, and says "naw...pretty sure there's no one here that
belongs to a congregation.." After we walked away I had to have a
little giggle fit. It really hit my funny bone, hard! haha.
Anyway, back on track with the whole miracle thing... The last stinkin'
door in the building... We knock. No answer. We knock again. We wait.
A man, named Jude, answers. We ask him if he knew 'so and so', he
didn't. He almost closed the door, then says, "Wait..what church are
you from?" "Oh, we're from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints" He knows about the Mormons! He says, "Oh...my wife and I
are looking for a church. Could you come back some time and tell us
more about the church?" After standing there with my jaw on the
ground, I reply "uuhh...yeah! Yes we can!" We set up an appointment
for Monday. Which leads us to the second part of the miracle. We
saw him yesterday night. He asked a bunch of questions...about
plural marriage, if we're family oriented, if we're a multi-cultural church,
so many things....everything that he wanted, we have! It ended with him
saying, "Well...I am very interested. My wife is not Christian, but she wants
to be. But she needs something that she can agree with, first. Do you
think she will agree with this?" Again...I had to pick my jaw up off the
ground..but I replied "Yeah, Jude. I know she will agree with this church".
WHAT THE HECK?!
We left feeling so peaceful. We called the Elders to tell them, they
were so excited for us. My District Leader, Elder Howells, responded
by saying, "This is why we do what we do! This is His work!" Which
gave me the best feeling, ever. From head to toe.
THIS IS HIS WORK. THIS IS HIS CHURCH!
I know it, without a doubt! I am forever grateful that I have had the
opportunity to serve a mission..to see these miracles! I am thankful
for the Atonement, without it, I would not be here today!
Now a funny...
On Sundays, we have Ward Council at 9:00, but church starts at 1:00.
So, we have 3 hours between. Which means, we study and eat lunch.
So, we have 3 hours between. Which means, we study and eat lunch.
Well. Sister Haupt, me, Elder Howells, and Elder Mason, put our
lunches in the kitchen fridge..obviously, so they would stay cool.
After studying for 2 hours, we all migrate to the kitchen..only to find
that our lunches, except for Elder Howells', were gone. Sister Haupt
and I had lunchables, Elder Mason had pizza, and Elder Howell's had
Subway....WHY WOULD YOU STEAL LUNCHABLES AND PIZZA OVER
SUBWAY?! Like, for reals? Well. As you can imagine, stealing lunch
from 3 hungry missionaries couldn't possibly end well. haha. We went
back into our study room, and watched Elder Howell's eat his sandwich.
Later, after church, we found our empty lunchable cases in a classroom
garbage can. We have a plan to find out who is in that classroom, and
have a little lesson on stealing lunches...haha. Not really ;) Not going
to lie, I was super peeved in the moment..but it's quite hilarious! haha
Well, that's about it family!
I love you all, so much!
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.
Know that you're always in mine!
<3/Sister Casidee Ann Brinkerhoff
Photo 1: My new camo sheets!
Photo 2: Andre (our car) hit 1000 miles this week! He's growing up so fast!
Photo 3: Sister Haupt and I
Photo 4: Our zone!
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