Thigh On A Mountain Top

I'm not sure what to write about this week. After a while the days and weeks just seem to kinda blur together. I've noticed that if I miss even one night of writing in my journal (which some nights I'm so tired I just go to bed instead of writing :/) by the next day I have to look in my planner to remember what it is that happened the day before.

Probably my favorite lesson that we taught this week was with Bennett and Verna (Don't tell the other investigators, but those two are always my favorite. :)) Such a big love in my heart for those two wonderful people! We taught lesson 3 about the gospel of Jesus Christ, and afterwards I invited them to be baptized again. They both said that they're not quite ready- Bennett has more questions and Verna wants to hear the rest of the lessons first, but Bennett said that there is a "strong likelihood" that they will decide to be baptized. Bennett told us that he absolutely loved church! He sat next to Brother Penaloza in Prisethood, and brother Penaloza showed Bennett how you could download different LDS materials onto his ipad, and Bennett told us that ever since then he has been "like a kid in a candy store." He's been downloading gospel principles, the other standard works, etc... He even told us that he knows our missionary schedule now, and also that "I found out that I'm an investigator!" We congratulated him and told him that not only that, but because he came to church, he is a progressing investigator! This was after last Sunday, when someone approached us and said, "Oh, is this one of your investigators?" and Bennett said "No, I'm just visiting." We all laughed about that. Bennett and Verna didn't come to church yesterday, even though they said they would be there :/ Sister Turley says that we might have to spank them. That's not against the white handbook, is it? :)

Bennett and Verna are planning on coming to Darlene's baptism this next week though! Darlene is excited as can be, and we are too!

Shannon came to church for the first time yesterday, even though he only stayed for the first hour. I think he started to feel a little bit of anxiety and had to leave. Sandra told us that she was coming but didn't show up. Oh Sandra. I'm not sure what more we need to do to help her. :/

In the middle of ward council I looked down at the agenda and saw that the opening hymn was "Thigh on a Mountain Top" and it took all I had not to bust up laughing, for whatever reason the immature side of me thought that was so funny.

Transfers are next week. Why are transfers so stressful?

I love you all!!!! I'm looking forward to hearing from you! Letters are still much appreciated :)

Love, Sister Slade