Wow! What a week!
To start off, I just have to mention that 5 minutes ago some
Jehove Witness missionaries just knocked on our door. It was a very awkward
conversation. Also, to explain the subject line, I have been elected as our
district cook because I'm the only one with any cooking skill. But for district
council last week, I made pumpkin cheesecake bars, but I accidentally called
them chumpkin Peascake bars. We all laughed at that and now they won't let me
live it down.
Crazy thought for the day; I've already been on my mission
for a month. Time is a weird thing. The last month felt like an entire year at
the same time as it felt like one day.
I didn't have a ton of time to email last week, and so I
didn't get to say much about my companion or my area. The central park is in
basically the center of the mission. This area is also the smallest area, so
it's really hard to find new people to teach.
There are at least 10000000 Wal-Mart's in out small area and everyone
here works for Wal-Mart. We are frd dinner every night because the members here
are amazing. (You can stop worrying mom, I'm not starving) My companion is from
Idaho and is amazing. We've found out that were basically the same person. We
have the same sense of humor, style, and habits. We also both have a judgemental
eyebrow for those of you who know what I'm talking about. :)
Bentonville also has a ton of bugs. I'll send some pictures
so you can understand what I'm talking about. The pictures of the spiders don't
do them justice. The spiders are each about the size of a silver dollar. We
also learned that I have chiggers. If you don't know what they are, Google it.
In the picture of my foot, you can see all of my chigger bites. Yes they itch a
lot and they will for the next 2 weeks while I'm treating them.
Missionary work is changing a lot. President Strong has
permission from Salt Lake to experiment with missionaries proselyting in regular clothes. He's found that people
are 400% more willing to talk to us when were dressed in regular clothes.
They're also changing the white handbook, and there is no set schedule for the
day anymore. Also, the area book is an app now (hallelujah!). It's amazing to
be a missionary during this time.
The miracle for the week: we were on our way to a lesson
with someone when they texted us and canceled. We were headed back when we saw
a man loading something into his car. Neither of us made a conscious decision
to, but we both went over to help him. We ended up talking to him for about an
hour. It turns out that he is from out of town visiting a friend. His friend
came out to see what was taking so long and we talked to her for about 20
minutes. The end of the story is that she wants us to come back and teach her
more! It was a miracle because, like I said,
it's really hard to find new people to teach when our entire area
consists of 2 neighborhoods.
I love being a missionary. It's a privilege for me to be
here and to serve God's children. I love sharing God's love with others. I know
that this church is absolutely true. It brings me so much joy and happiness,
and I love being able to share it with my brothers and sisters here in
Arkansas.
God is good!
~Sister Slade
Pictures!
1. A black widow that Sister Mueller almost sat on
2. My diseased foot
3. The sunset in Arkansas
4.
5. Sister Mueller and I
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