Hello family and friends!!!!!!!!!!
This week had a lot of uphills and I really feel and see many pieces of the puzzle coming together! This area has been a ton of fun and I was sooo excited to find out that I was going to still be serving in the Butler Ward. I love this ward. I think this one is my absolute favorites- just so many people here that are so loving and kind and are all willing to connect with and help one another. It truly is such a great ward!😄 We were able to connect with Alan who helps us in lessons and comes out with us. He is a great friend and he has made it a blast to be in Butler. He actually lights himself on fire and does a lot of cool things with fire. He's taught me a few cool tricks so I have some exciting things to show you all when I come home!😉 Get ready!!! Anyways instead of usual volleyball on Tuesday night we went to help Alan out. He was picking up a bean bag and needed a couple of hands to grab it. I thought alright, no problem. Well, we pull up and it's this FAT, TALL bean bag sack. It was so big that the only way we were going to get his thing mobile was if we held on to it on the top of the car as we drove it back to his place! Hahaha You should've seen the size of that bean bag compared to the size of our small car! Hahaha After we dropped it off at his place we went to the Fikes home for dinner. We around a campfire and it was a blast.
We had a ton of people that we got to see that we haven't been able to hook up with in a while. We stopped by James' house and we went over for the first time with him the Word of Wisdom. When we first met him he told us he would never give up his smokes. We told him it was his choice and we continued to meet with him. Well after further meeting with him we talked to him more about commandments and obedience. He told us that he knew he had to give up smoking. He told us he's tried to quit several times and we kept reaffirming him that not only could he overcome this but that he would be blessed for doing so. As we taught about the Word of Wisdom, there were things in the lesson he told us he wouldn't give up but as we continued to teach and discuss it, he was willing to give those things up too. We read about the Anti Nephi Lehis and how they buried their weapons of war (which symbolized their rebellion). It was a good lesson. That same day we saw JD and Amy. I was so happy to see them. We felt prompted by the spirit to tell them that they need not only call us when they are experiencing storms in their lives. When we call upon God only in the storms, it's more out of a fear of the storm rather than faith that He can calm the storm. We shared the prince of peace video with them and they loved it. It really struck Amy when she heard the music and saw the name Jesus Christ appear. We told them that He can calm the storms in their lives if they will turn to Him and ask in faith. We left them with a talk to read from Conference it was "My peace I leave with you" by Henry B. Eyring.
I forgot to mention everyone here is staying in Butler except Sister Kelley. We got a fresh, brand new Sister from the same place Sis. Kelley is from- Shelly, Idaho. They don't know each other though. The new Sister's name is Sister Fielding. It's great to see new missionaries that have a desire and zeal for missionary work! She's super cool and seems to be doing well.
We also ate dinner at the Hendrix this week. This family is way cool and they are like my family (just like so many others in PA!). I bought their 15 year old daughter a birthday gift because he birthday was that day. I got her a Jack Skelington poster (she loves that movie). She loved it and told us it matched her hat.
This week we also had a whole day dedicated to service and it was LOOOOOONG!!!!!! We helped out at the lighthouse and packed a ton of apples and biscuits. They needed our help a ton because they had a minimal amount of help. I'm glad we were able to help them out and honestly that's how it always is when we help out- they desperately need volunteers. After packing apples and biscuits for 5 hours, we went to Katie's Kitchen and did service. I got to talking to the janitors at St. Marks/ Katie's Kitchen and they were telling me about past missionaries that served there and the ones they remembered. I knew pretty much all of them and have met them. They were telling us how cool and laid back they were and how much they talked with them. After we helped serve the people and washed all the dishes, we had a picnic dinner and called it a night. That was a long day of service but it felt good!
When we got home that night and I realized that I left the phone in the Sisters' car (sigh). The next morning, after studies, we walk to get our phone out of their car but they were already on team ups (sigh). Sometimes you just have to laugh at your own stupidity. So we decided to walk to the Grahams. I was thinking Anthony wouldn't be up 'cause he doesn't sleep well. We were just going to check on Sister Graham because she fell the other night and was having muscle aches and pains. When we ge there we see Anthony...😳 He told us it was the first time in long time he actually fell asleep last night and got good rest. We asked Sister Graham if she would like a blessing. She told us yes and the blessing that was given was powerful. I'm grateful for the Holy Ghost who can help us to know what Heavenly Father wants her to hear and what we need to tell her. As the blessing was finished, I could see the puzzle pieces fitting all together- not being able to catch the Sisters in the morning, Anthony getting a good sleep so he was awake to see and hear the powerful blessing and Sister Graham being humble and willing to accept a blessing. Anthony hasn't witnessed any blessings because his father isn't a member. We made plans to revisit them on Easter Sunday,which we did!!!! God's puzzle pieces may seem small to others but they was absolutely perfect fitting and inspiring to me! 👍🏻☺️ God is the master architect of all and knows each of us. He helps orchestrate these kinds of instances so we can grow closer to Him. These kinds of things are amazing and I love seeing them in action! It is a testimony to me that there is a loving, kind Heavenly Father.
Easter Sunday was great. The Fuller's had us and Joe over for dinner that was awesome!!!!!!!!! Kevin, the individual we've worked with, taught the lesson in Elder's Quorum and it was sooooo well done. I loved it!!!!!!! We saw the Grahams and visited the Laroses this week. This area is just doing great! I love it here in Pennsylvania!!!!! Love you. Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️
Elder Cahoon the Baboon
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