Hey Family!
Ah man..what a great week. (:
We've been seeing so many miracles in
the Eldersburg ward!
We found a Less Active family to teach,
yesterday! The Vargas. They're amazing.
They're from Arizona...they met in high
school, so they've been together for 15
years, and they're only 29! Cute, huh?
We asked them if we could "Practice" the
lessons with them. They were so excited
for us to practice on them! What they don't
know is "Practicing" means "converting" ;)
They'll be coming back in no time! Once
they feel the spirit and are reminded of the
covenants they've made, they'll be back (:
We're so excited!
So, obviously the 4th of July was this week.
I've always loved 4th of July...I am truly
thankful for the sacrifices both men and
women have made to earn and keep our
country free! Even though we're facing
some pretty difficult political things these
days, we're still in the Land of the Free,
Because of the Brave! In the library I'm in
right now, they have posters up of Veterans
who have fought in the Vietnam war...I'm
overwhelmed with gratitude! I really believe
that these veterans have special blessings
for the sacrifices they've made!
Alright..funny story..
It was the 4th, and we had biked to Dunkin
Donuts for dinner #gobigorgohome #missionlife
When a member called us and asked if we had
any plans for dinner.. awkwardly we explained
our Dunkin situation...haha. She then said
"Oh, well, gear up for round 2, cause you're
coming to my house for a cook out! I'll be there
in 5." Scarfing down our muffins, we locked our
bikes up in the woods. Yes, we locked them to a
fallen down tree...how effective was this? Not sure..
but they were there when we returned.
Well, after the cookout, Sister Dickson gave us
a ride back to our bikes. She helped us
unsnare (<--not even a word) them from the trees..
she will be blessed. When I discovered that there
were ants coming in and out of Sister Stolworthy's
bike handles. UMMMMM. HUH? I popped open the
end, shined my nifty and handy bike lock light in
there... I saw 1 ant...then I saw a million.
THEY WERE BUILDING A COLONY IN HER BIKE.
IN HER BIKE. Um, excuse me ants...this is no bed
and breakfast! Get out! After a nicely choreographed
panic dance, we decided we must press on. The next
step was getting both of our bikes in the back of the
Surburban. Uhhhm...awkward..
after much trial and tribulation we finally were able
to fit both of them in. *wipes sweat off of brow*.
We finally reached our destination..aka the Elder's
apartment to pick up the car. Ants were still crawling
everywhere, trying to build a home for they're rather
large family. We decided our best weapon of destruction
would be to put a piece of tape strategically on the end
of the handles...to lessen their oxygen intake (suffocate
them). We did so. To this day, we are still not too sure
what happened to our tiny, but amazingly strong friends.
We plan to check on Wednesday. Here's to amazing
members who help us annihilate a colony of ants.
Sister Stolworthy and I are having a BLAST.
There hasn't been a day in the past 2 weeks that we
haven't had a laughing fit. We're the only sisters in our
district, and we don't think the Elders really know what
to do with us..hahaha.
Today, though..we're all going to Inner Harbor!
This will be like my 6th time. It's always so much fun!
Don't worry mom...we'll be fine ;)
You all have a great week now, ya hear!
LOVE, Sister Brinkerhoff!
Peace and Blessings!
(Baltimore county is really getting to me....)
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