Hello! First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY (yesterday) TO MY FAVORITE DAD AND FAVORITE LITTLE SISTER. I love both of you so much! Second off, thank you Mom for the awesome birthday package. I love you so much. Third off, I don't have that much time to email, so sorry in advance for a lame email.
1.) "What are you doing this fine Ohio, November afternoon?" This other day, we went tracting and it was FRIGID. Okay, it wasn't frigid, but it was like 40 degrees and I was so super cold. We knocked on a door and this lady named Donna was like "Do you want to come in and get warm?" and we were like "Um, that's the best idea ever! Yes!" and then we taught her the Restoration. We walked outta that house with a new investigator, and I was feeling pretty dang awesome (perfect timing for some humbling). Then we knocked on the next door... This man said this quote in such a defensive tone. We didn't really know how to respond because it wasn't a defensive comment, but his tone was the tone of a meanie weenie, so we just responded as if he wasn't being defensive and we were like, "We're the missionaries..." Then he interrupted us and he was like "Oh, missionaries for what?" BUT this was also said in a defensive tone and then we were like "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints..." and then he interrupted AGAIN and was like "That's all I needed to know." and then he slammed the door. Normally, I would be kind of sad, but I just didn't even know how to respond to any of what had just happened, so Sister Golden and I just laughed. Man, I can't tell if I'm going to miss experiences like that...? Probably.
2.) "I brought out this wax to put in the fire to make it smell good." -Charles This week for our lesson, we sat around a fire that Charles had created. We were like "Okay, lets start a lesson, yeah?" and then he stood up and was like "Wait one sec" and he picked up those wax things that people put in those wax melter machine thingys...ya feel? Anyways, he was like "These will make the fire smell good!" So he threw the wax in the fire and it melted in like 2.5 seconds. I literally couldn't hold in my laugh. I laughed at this man's face. No holding back. Sister Golden laughed too, but she is more mature then me, so she was better at hiding it. Then we began reading a chapter from the Book of Mormon and halfway during the chapter, I started thinking about the wax and I started laughing again. I don't think Charles noticed, but I just couldn't control myself. Charles really spices up my life. I love him.
I JUST REMEMBERED SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT THE WAX: Charles told us that they make those cube wax things so that when you hold hands with someone, you can put it between your hands and it melts with your love and also it makes your hands smell good. THEN he told us that he puts one of them in his pillow at night so he smell it throughout his sleep. Oh my heavens, such a funny nugget.
3.) "I would listen, but it's cold outside..." This week we went on exchanges and I had a goal to teach the Restoration at every door we knock on. WELL, guess what? We totally did that. We taught the Restoration so many times. They would open there doors and then Sister Davis and I would just start teaching and testifying. The annoying thing is that we would be in the midst of teaching and people would say this quote. I wanted to to be like "Hey, we can teach this in 3 minutes so just listen, K?" but instead we just pretended like we didn't hear them and kept teaching and testifying. Did we get completely through the Restoration ever time? Heavens no. Somebody slammed the door on us when I was reciting the first vision, BUT we did find like 4 new investigators. Awe yeah. That's what I'm talking about. Up top!
4.) “Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord; then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.” -Gordon B. Hinckley Guys, I just love praying. I love it so much. There's been times this past week when we would be sitting in the car ready to go finding, and I just felt so tired. I didn't want to go. I said so many silent prayers this week just being like "Heavenly Father, I don't want to go finding. Please help me." and then guess what? He helped me. It's like He doesn't even care that I'm being a wanny panny, He still helps me. I couldn't do anything without Him.
I love all of you so much. Have a splendid week. :)
Love,
Sister Reddish
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