We had some really fun and really
cool experiences while we were there as well! We had dinner with a really nice
family! They are both from West Jordan and live on base down here. We had
Philly cheese steaks that were great and then we sat around and talked with
them for awhile. They made cupcakes and, being that they are really good
friends with Elder Kim, the sister told Elder Kim that she was going to throw a
cupcake at him. Elder Kim decided to
call her bluff and dared her to do it. She didn't......then. About 5 minutes
later she walked up behind him and smashed one in his face! It was so funny and
definitely a first since I've been out here! And of course Elder Kim couldn't
let that go so he, with the help of her husband, worked together to get her
back! Anyways, it turned into a huge mess but it was so much fun! We did help
them clean up!
After that we went with the husband
to visit a less active family. When we showed up he told us that it wasn't a
good time for us to visit. Elder Kim started to ask why and told him we could
give him our number for a more convenient day but then he ended up letting us
in. Long story short, he had lost his job that day because of a lady he worked
with and the rumors she had started. We were able to talk with him, read some scriptures,
and he calmed down a lot! It was a wonderful experience as we could see the
difference from when we first came to the house and when we were leaving. We left
him feeling somewhat peaceful. It was during that time that he and his wife
said they would go to church! It was awesome!
I had another really interesting
experience on Wednesday. Before district meeting I was a little
hungry (forgetting breakfast will do that) so I decided to make a sandwich. I
got everything out and ready and then I decided I wanted to put some honey on
it. I got the honey out and realized that it was too hard to squeeze out of the
bottle. No problem, a few seconds in the microwave can change that! So I put it
in for 10 seconds thinking that would be good. What I didn't know is that my
finger twitched and hit the 0 button twice. So instead of 10 seconds, it was a
minute. After I hit start, I walked away to grab something, as I came back
about 45 seconds later I realized it was still going! I was like Oh Crap! Ha-ha. I ran
over, and opened the microwave and three things happened in about a quarter of
a second. 1) I saw that the little bear (bottle), which was holding my honey,
had gained some weight. He was now huge
and bloated. 2) I had the thought, I
should close the door. And I started too but......too late! 3) The bottle exploded!!! So as I was
shutting the door the bottle exploded, spraying my face, my arms, my shirt and
tie, and the kitchen with molten honey! The explosion was so loud that Elder
Nelsen, who was reading a book on the couch in the next room........HEARD IT!
Remember, he is DEAF! Ha-ha. I stood in shock for a minute and then walked
over to the other room and told him what happened. It is rare that I see
someone laugh so hard! Ha-ha. He then said, I was wondering what that was!
So, I went and showered and proceeded to wash all of the scalding honey from my
skin and Elder Nelsen started to clean the kitchen! It took two entire rolls of
paper towels and a day and a half to finally clean everything up (the microwave
needed a full roll to itself)! I still
have a few burns that are visible! So...lesson learned! Don't put honey in the
microwave! Ha-ha
Also this week we had interviews with
our mission president! These interviews
are a time that we have one on one interview with our mission president to talk
about whatever we want. It was good to have that interview and talk about
everything we are doing!
We also helped a lady move on
Friday...from about 4 to 10! One thing that I have learned while I've been
out here is that, for the most part, families have fewer things to move then
single ladies living alone! Ha-ha. It is also fun when you move everything that
is in upstairs apartments and you have to move cabinets that weigh as much as
the moon! Oh good fun!
We also had a Stake BBQ this week
that was pretty fun! I never realized how big our stake is! It is huge! It was
cool to see everyone there! I would talk about it more but we were only there
for a few minutes because we went to a baptism that happened in the middle of
it! The baptism was for the YSA and was for a girl that the missionaries have
been teaching for a long time! Me and Elder Bradley got to know her through it
and it was great to see her baptized! She came a long way! She was an atheist
before and had a hard time excepting everything they taught but she kept going
because she wanted to learn and it ended up being a great experience! She is
awesome and she is super strong in the gospel (for a girl that was baptized on
Saturday! ha-ha).
We also had dinner last night at the
Fox family's house again. They decided
to have steak.....and a lot of it! They bought about 8 pounds of meat and told
us we had to do our best to eat it! Ha-ha it was so good! I think I had about a
pound and a half before I had to stop! That is along with a potato, a lot of
broccoli, and two corn on the cob! Oh it was a wonderful dinner!! It is nice to
have things like that!
That is my week! Hope yours was good
as well!
Elder Banner
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