Area: Littlerock Spanish Branch
Companion: Hermana White
This week has been really interesting and strange. I love the mission life!
I
guess to start out, one of the biggest things that has happened during
this week is that I am now the designated driver in our companionship. This Thursday,
Hermana White and I went to the gas station to fill up our car. All of
the gas stations here are always super full, so it was a struggle to
find a parking spot. I was outside the car directing Hermana White as
she backed out and she started to get super close to the car right
behind us. I tried to signal for her to stop, but I guess she could not
see me. Long story short, we got into a small accident. Nothing really
happened to either car, but mission rules say that you aren't allowed to
drive mission vehicles if you have gotten into a preventable accident.
So, I am now the driver. I feel so bad because I am a really bad one. I
am 100 percent positive that we are more likely to get into an accident
with me at the wheel than Hermana White. Oh, well!
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| The "massive" damage done in our accident |
The
weather here is going crazy. Some days it is super sunny and really
hot. Other days, it rains super hard and is really cold. I thought that I
was serving in the desert! I guess that they need all the rain that
they can get here. The roads are not really designed for water drainage,
so when it rains, the roads turn into giant lakes and rivers. It is a
struggle (especially since I am the driver now).
Yesterday,
I was really struggling. Everything that I did seemed to be really
embarrassing. As an example, we went to a member's house to pick up some
food. As we were getting ready to leave, we were giving all of the
hermanas hugs. When I was hugging the last hermana, I don't really know
what happened, I guess I didn't turn my head or something, but her nose
ended up in my mouth. I didn't know what to say, so we just laughed and
left the house. I think that I laughed about that for 20 minutes.
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| A typical road in Littlerock |
Also,
we were driving down a long dirt road in Littlerock. We were leaving
the area when we saw a man walking to his car. He was old and we thought
that he would be super cute, so we decided to stop and talk to him. He
ended up being super strange. We were talking about the Restoration and
he kept interrupting us and telling stories about his life. Then he
stopped us and started telling us about an experience that he had. I
will paraphrase it as following:
Jesus came to
me and took me by the arm. Then he took me down to Hell. When I got
there, I saw an angel. He tried to give me some food, by I know that
they don't have any food in Hell (not even salsa). That was when I knew
that he was a dirty angel. Then I saw all of the people there. They were
crying and screaming and they were NAKED! There was a man and he had a
long stick and he was hitting them with it. And my cousins were there. I
went to Hell that day.
All during that
conversation, Hermana White and I had to keep a straight face. Hermana
White had tears coming down from her face and I was sitting there
saying, "Oh, really!" and "Wow". We were dying, but he would not let us
leave. We talked to that man for about 30 minutes and he kept saying
things like that. In the end, we invited him to visit church and told
him to read the Book of Mormon. He told us that we needed to accept
Jesus in our life. Just normal everyday in Littlerock. What a strange
town!
Strange things happen in mission life,
but I think it is so fun. I love all of the people that we get to meet
and all of the things that we get to do. I also love the spirit that I
feel all the time. I know that the church is true and that we can all
find true happiness through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love being a
missionary. I am so glad that I can share the message of the Gospel with
individuals and families everyday!
I love all of you back home. I hope that you are all doing okay and that things are going well for you. Keep up your good work!
Hermana Blau
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