Hola mi amigos y familia! (This is about all of the Spanish
I know)
I made it to Arkansas! I've known about my mission call to
Bentonville Arkansas for the last 5 months, and now I'm here! It's hard to
believe. I am serving in the central park ward which is right in the middle of
Bentonville. We live 10 minutes from the mission home. My companion and trainer
is Sister Mueller. She has been on her mission for 15 months, so I will most
likely be her last companion. She is amazing! The area that I'm in is also one
of the few biking areas in the mission, so that's exciting. I actually like
biking, just not in a skirt and not when it's 90 degrees out with 80% humidity.
On Thursday, right after meeting my companion and dropping
off my bags, we went to my first lessons. We taught a single young mother who
has so many questions and just wants something solid in her life. Her name is
Jennifer. We're super excited about her, because she absorbs everything we have
to tell her. She's a super sweet lady. She offered to feed us the next time we
come to teach.
We've also taught a Muslim woman English several times. It
was surprisingly fun. We cam't actually teach her the gospel because of some
law from her country, but I love offering what service I can.
And then there is Jerry. He is 76 years old, and has been
taught for the last 15 months. He hasn't accepted baptism yet, but he comes to
church every Sunday and pays tithing and basically is the closest you can be to
"a mormon" without actually being one. He is the sweetest old man. He
is basically my mission grandpa. He takes the Sisters out to lunch every Friday
and makes sure we have plenty of ice cream in our freezer.
It's amazing how much I love the people we've taught, and
I've only known them for 5 days! The Lord really does amazing things through
his love. If you want to have an interesting study, read Moroni 7: 45-47 and
define each of the qualities of Charity.
God is good!
~Sister Slade
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