"Are you hanging out with the hookers?"

Yoohoo, family! big summer blow out!

I am running a little low on time for emailing today, so I am not going to be able to reply individually to each of your emails, but I hope you know that I love all of you more than I can say. I would also like to say that I am feeling exceptionally witty today so the quotes should be a delight this week. ;) 

Quotes of the week: 

1.) "What have I done in my life to deserve two pretty girls shoveling my driveway?" -George Well, after a few weeks of 50 and 60 degree weather, Ohio has decided to be normal and snow in January. Sister Anderson and I decided to shovel some people's sidewalks for a service AND finding opportunity. Double whammy. George thought we were great until he found out we were missionaries. Then the conversation turned awkward because he was scared of us. Sometimes to make people see that we're normal people I try having conversations that don't include churchy things. Fun fact: I'm awful at normal people conversations now-a-days. So after asking him a few questions about the mug he was holding, he slowly made his way to the door. That's right, the only conversation topic my brain could think of was his mug. I'm a social outcast. 

2.) "Sister Reddish, we are not going to see Alice again!" -Sista A SO, Sister Anderson and I tracted into Alice about 2 months ago. We set a return appointment with her, and I was super excited. Guess what Alice did? She didn't answer the door when we came for the appointment. Well, that makes me really angry when people do that, so instead of giving them the silent treatment, I continue to go back again and again and again...and again. The last time we were there I yelled in her front yard "Come on Alice, reject us like a man!" Sister Anderson then gave me a mom lecture on how people aren't going to like the church if we're annoying and yell mean things in their front yard. So, I guess we're done with Alice. I'll miss knocking on her door on a weekly basis. 

3.) "We have bought radish's for the Reddish." -Akron South Zone Plot twist: they were sweet potatoes. When we pointed out this crucial fact, an elder said "Does it matter? They're both disgusting." So, now we have a huge bag of a vegetable (are sweet potatoes even vegetables?) that has nothing to do with my last name AND they're disgusting. Thanks, Akron South Zone.  

4.) "Are you hanging out with the hookers?" Sister Stark (member) We have an investigator named Claire, and she has her very own crocheting club. We're part of the club now. Awe yeah. We spend an hour a week at the senior citizen's center crocheting with 70-80 year old woman. I am the only one who doesn't know what I am doing, and so while they are talking about there fancy crocheting terms, I'm sitting there attempting to make a square but it's slowly turning into an ugly looking blob. They all just kind of look at me like I'm stupid, and then do pity mom compliments like "it looks like you're getting the hang of it." Psh. As if. I chose the hooker life, and the hooker life politely declined. I'll stick with the awkward life. I'm good at that. 

5.) "I have a family here on earth. They are so good to me. I want to share my life with them through all eternity."  Well, word on the street is that Joshua and Kaytlyn had a little baby this week. I already love that beautiful nugget a whole lot. Because of this, I've thought a lot about our family this week. I just love our family. We're so cool. I'm so grateful that Mom and Dad were sealed in the temple so that we can be an eternal family. It's so easy for me to testify that the gospel blesses families because one of the biggest blessings in my life is that I get to be with all of you forever, and that is only possible through the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I love this church. 

I love all of you so much. Have the best week. 

Love, 

Sister Reddish