"Sister Raddish"

Greetings, famn damily- 

Man oh man, girls camp sounded like a success! Mom- Thank you, thank you, thank you for the package. Those Costco pretzel things are literally the best thing on this whole planet. Sister Jenkins and I complain about getting fat while happily eating them. So tasty. You are truly the best. Those girls at girls camp were so lucky to have you. Thanks for being the best mom that could ever exist. Dad- Oh my word, all of those stories were so good. I appreciated the update on Griffie. Whatta cute, queer dog. Am I right? Also, Dad, I won't be with you this Father's Day, but I want you to know that I know that I have the greatest dad on this whole planet. You're basically like my best friend, and I can't wait until we get to watch TV and eat Doritos together again. Emily- I was looking at the wedding picture Mom put in my journal, and I seriously could not get over how stunning you looked in that picture. You are so beautiful. Watch out for those boys at EFY, got it? In fact, don't talk to any of them. Not worth your time. Also, I'm happy that you survived that one awful night at girls camp. At least one good thing came out (that was a pun, unintentional) of that night, right? 

Well, folks, it has been a really good week. Bowling Green is growing on me. The people are so crazy, but I really do love all of them. This week in my journal, I wrote down my favorite quotes of the day, and I thought that I would share all 7 of my favorite quotes for this weeks email:

1.) "Raddishes are beautiful vegetables, and you have a very beautiful face. Both of those are God's creations. You really do have a beautiful face". This is a quote from one of our less active member's (Sister Noffsinger) boyfriend Barry. He said this after Sister Noffsinger told me our last name reminds her of a raddish. Barry has a tendency to be drunk ALL THE TIME, and he was indeed very drunk when he told me I was beautiful like a raddish. Thanks Barry,  I appreciate your drunk compliment. 

2.)  "No thank you, I am comfortable with my religion." I can't even tell you guys how often we hear this. Everyone here has a religion that they're comfortable with. I'm beginning to think the only thing their comfortable with is not ever going to church. They don't even know what they're missing out on. This gospel is the greatest thing ever. It makes me sad that people don't want to hear about it. 

3.) "He doesn't smile. The light around Him lets us know He's happy, or maybe even His beard slightly blowing in the wind will let us know how He's feeling". This quote is from an investigator named Chris when trying to explain what He thinks God is like. Chris is actually the other Sister's investigator (who live two doors down from us, Mom), but we went on exchanges with them on Wednesday. I have never wanted to laugh harder when he told us this description. Nice job, Chris. That sounds about 30% right. That 30% is obviously Heavenly Father's beard blows in the wind when He's happy. 

4.) "Thank you. I love you, hunny!" This quote is from Grandma Pat. I hope you guys get to meet her someday. She is seriously an angel on earth. I love her so much. 

5.) "Speaking of bowel movements..." This is a quote from Sister Jenkins. We were teaching a recent convert named Rob, and Rob told us during the lesson all about his irregular pooping schedule. Edit, edit, edit... Geesh Sarah.

6.) "I feel like I've met you before." This is a quote from a less active member, Serina. She is really awesome, but she says that she's made some bad decisions and that she doesn't think Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love her anymore. I told her that They do love her, like tons and tons, and I told her that there is nothing she could have done that would make Them ever not love her. She started crying and then looked at me a long time. She then told me she felt like she had met me before. I'm not saying, I'm just saying we might have been BFF's in the pre-earth life. I sure do love her tons. 

7.) "You wanna know how I got rid of my addiction? Soda pop." This is a quote from Rob. He said this in Sunday school when we were talking about the Word of Wisdom. This whole soda pop thing might be the reason he literally has no teeth in his mouth. Might be. 

Well, that's all I got for you today. I sure hope you guys have a great week. I pray for all of you every night, and I promise I can feel your prayers. This mission is honestly changing my life. I love reading the Book of Mormon. I love telling people about the Book of Mormon. I strive each day to become more like Jesus Christ, and I know Heavenly Father is helping me. Whatta life. What. A. Life. I love all you so, so much. 

Love,

Sister Reddish