Hiiii.
Family: I'm really rushed today, so I'm really sorry for no personal little notsies. BUT trek sounded awesome and all of you looked so cute in your little pioneer clothes. Best looking pioneers this world has ever seen, no doubt. I hope all of you know how much I love you.
Quotes of the week:
1.) "Is that a raccoon?" "Yes, her name is Sanora." -Us and Mike Sister Grant and I were struttin' our stuff around the streets of Sharon, PA the other day trying to find someone to teach. In the distance, we could see a man walking towards us with something on his shoulder. At first we thought it was a huge bird...then we thought it was a cat....then it turned out to be a raccoon which was an excellent conversation starter. Mike had long, curly hair and was wearing a nasty tank top. The fact that he was wearing a tank top was actually really unfortunate because Sanora was scratching all over his body (Why wasn't he wearing more clothing to prevent this from happening? Because Mike is a crazy man). Anyways, after talking to him for a few minutes we found out that Mike has not one, not two, but three raccoons. We also found out that he didn't want to hear a message about Jesus Christ (I was pretty sad. I wanted to teach him so badly.) BUT there is a happy ending to this story: Mike allowed us to take a picture with him and I will forever treasure my picture with Mike and Sanora.
2.) "I like how you have cheetah print shoes. Do you like to live on the wild side?" "Ha...ha...no." -Me and Robert We met Robert at the park the other day. We were trying to start casual conversation with him, and the all of a sudden he was like "You two don't remember me, do you?" We were like "Uhhh...of course we do..." I had never in my life seen this man. Then he started telling us about how he still lives with his mom and that he gets annoyed with her. That's fascinating, Robert. Our conversation ended with this quote. It was pretty awkward. ANNNNND this was a really boring story but I was awful at writing in my journal this week, so sorry. I'll do better next week.
3.) "Hey, you can't leave without a kiss!" -Denny Do you remember last week how I talked about Denny giving us a kiss on the cheek? Well, guess what? We saw him again this week in the parking lot. We were like "Hi, Denny! Have a good day!" Then he said this quote. I was perfectly fine without a kiss, so I literally sped walked to our car and got in the drivers seat. Not tah-day, Denny. Guess who couldn't speed walk to the car and get in? Sister Grant. She had to back me because she's co-driver. Haha, I left her out there alone with Denny. Poor thing got another kiss. I told her it builds character, and she just glared. I would say that she'll thank me later, but she probably won't. That man is creepy deeky.
4.) Me: "Would you rather live in the Youngstown Stake for the rest of your life, or have a stump leg?" STL's and Sister Grant in unison:"Stump leg." Me: "Okay... Would you rather have to live in the Youngstown Stake for the rest of your life, or have TWO stump legs?" STL's and Sister Grant in unison: "Two stump legs." Me: "Yeah, same." The other day we went on exchanges with the STL's and we all got to sleep in the same room. This quote was said in the dark at around midnight. Do we all love being missionaries in the Youngstown Stake? Yes x1000. Will we ever live here after our missions? Never ever. BUT if we're being honest, we would fit in pretty good around these parts if we had two stump legs. The body parts missing on people here is really concerning.
5.) "Remember who you are and what God expects you to become.” —President Thomas S. Monson This week I've been reflecting on everything that I've learned since being on a mission. A lot of times instead of thinking on all of the positive changes that I've made since being a missionary, I tend to think of all the things I could do better. We were teaching someone the other day and the lady said "Heavenly Father doesn't expect perfection." I wish that I was the perfect missionary; that would be awesome. However, I know that Heavenly Father is proud of my efforts. I know that He's proud of each of us when we're striving to become like Him.
I love all of you a ton. Have the best week.
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