Hey one, hey all!
How was y'alls week?
We had a pretty good week. We breathed tracting this week haha. So there's
a ton of fun stories that we have now. So now when I get back I'll have even
more "Oh, when I was on myyy misssion......" stories hahaha.
On Monday night we went tracting. The first house we went to knock on had
the best security system set up that I've ever seen. It was this huge log cabin
type looking house and it looked kinda creepy from the road to begin with. So we
walk up the front steps and I got and knock on the door and then I instantly
freeze in my tracks because right on the middle of the door is this GINORMOUS
spider like the size of my hand just chillin in it's web. It was TERRIFYING.
Hahaha needless to say we didn't knock that door....we don't even think anyone
lived in that house anyway. Anddd we were getting weird vibes so we just moved
onto the next house.
And the NEXT house was also interesting! Ha it was this super cute, well
put together house, the trim on the house was perfect, the lawn was well
trimmed, their hedges were also perfect, their mailbox was a mini version of
their house, basically it just looked like a super nice house! So we're like
awe! The people here are probably so nice! Ha....wrong. We get to the door and
this cute little old man walks out. And he walks right onto the porch and closes
the front door behind him (that's not a good sign usually...so we're like
'uhmm') and then his face starts turning red and he looks at us square in the
eye and says "I don't know how to say this politely but GO. AWAY. And NEVER set
foot on my property AGAIN." And we're like ooooh okay! Have a great day sir! God
Bless You! And then left as soon as our legs would carry us. In all my days of
tracting that was a first! Hahah usually people just slam the door in your face!
But hey, there's a first for everything!
OH! Also, we found an inactive member of the church while we were tracting
too! It was neat! Haha we asked if he knew about the church and he said yes and
we asked him what he knew about it and he's like "well actually I'm a member"
haha and we're like OH NEAT! Haha. So we're gonna stop by again and see if he's
willing to come back to church...he didn't have a lot of time to talk to us that
night. But it was neat to find someone who's a lost member! What are the
chances, eh? (I'm still Canadian....see? hehe)
ALSO. Real quick! On our way back to our car that night, this little kid
was riding his bike and then he stopped and started talking to us. His parents
were a ways away and they were probably really nervous about the situation. But
this kid was just like "What are your names?" And I was like "I'm Sister Blumel"
and he was like "oh, that's a beautiful name" and Sister Park said her name and
he's like "ah I went to a park a year ago!" It was cute. And then he was just
talking our ears off and his parents were calling him to come back hahah.
Honestly though, that was a huge tender mercy of like the last transfer and
everything because this little kid reminded me of Ben SO MUCH. It warmed my
heart. I needed that. I miss Ben and his sweetheart-ness...that's not a
word..but you get what I mean haha :) So that was a huge blessing for me.
<3
Wednesday was full of tracting as well. Except for this day it was raining.
HA. So that was fun. It was actually kind of a blessing because if it wasn't for
the rain cooling us off, we would have been in the sun sweating buckets. So I
would much prefer being wet because of the rain than wet because of sweat. Haha.
But it was funny seeing people's reactions to us that day....you know just 2
girls walking in the rain, SOAKED, wanting to share messages about Jesus. Ha.
That was a day full of rejection..but it still felt successful. And then one of
the last doors we knocked on turned out to be the house of this older southern
lady, named Melbina. SHE is THE sweetest lady ever. She took one look at us and
was like awe you poor things, come inside will ya? And she invited us right in
out of the rain and we shared our testimonies about Christ and it was amazing.
She just recently lost her husband and so for right now she doesn't want to make
any life changing decisions because she doesn't feel like she's in the right
place. BUT, she did say we could come back and see her and share our love of
Christ :) So right now maybe isn't the time...but one day for sure. Melbina was
a huge tender mercy that day. And we were definitely led to her house. It was
amazing. I love seeing how the Lord has His hand in things.
We also had interviews with the President on Wednesday. Those went well. I
just love President and Sister James <3
We also got to experience the edge of a hurricane on Friday!!! Haha we went
out tracting and it was a beautiful sunny day. There was like a few clouds in
the sky and then once we got done tracting this one trailer park, all of a
sudden these huge dark clouds filled the sky and when we were driving to our
next tracting place rain started coming down like crazy! And it was super windy
and there was lightening and thunder and at one point, I looked in the drivers
side mirror and I literally couldn't see anything behind me...ha that was sorta
terrifying. So we pulled into a little neighborhood and we're like Heavenly
Father if you want us to tract, let us know. Or if you want us to go home...let
us know that too. So we waited for a couple minutes and the rain got EVEN harder
so we're like oookayyy we're going home. And the drive home was slightly
terrifying as well! There would be lightening and then thunder like
simultaneously. It was crazy. And the roads were SO full of water. But we made
it home safe and sound and the storm got even worse haha more lightening and
more thunder and rain and yeah. It was actually kinda neat to experience. AND we
lived to tell the tale so now it's just awesome ;) hahaha. But yeah! Pros of
living right next to the coast right? Hehe.
Anywho. I think that's all I got for you this week. Ha. Elder Dube from the
Seventy is coming to the mission this week! On Thursday and Friday. So you'll
get to hear about that next week! Yay! It'll be good. I'm excited. AND on Friday
the meeting is in.......FAYETTEVILLE! So I'm super excited to go back. I miss
Fayettenam so much. So a huge blessing right there I'm telling ya. But you'll
get to hear ALL about that next week! Yay!
I hope you all have a great week! Remember, the church is true! Everyday
this week I got to testify of the Book of Mormon (whether the people wanted to
hear it, listened, or not!) and it was amazing. That book has changed my life
and it will change yours too. You just have to let it :)
I love y'all so much! Take care and be safe! Remember to smile! And GOOD
LUCK with the move!!!! I'll be there in spirit :)
MUCH LOVE,
Sister Blumel
xoxoxo <3
Tracting selfie!
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And the creepy spider house.
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Anddd that's another sky picture. On Wednesday morning. Before it started
pouring buckets
haha. But see, NC sky did it again! #beautiful!
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Oh yeah. After tracting in the rain, the dye in my sock must have
bled because when I took my socks off that night, my feet were BLACK. It was SO
weird haahah. They're not black anymore though. LOL.
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Soaked after being in the rain for like 2 seconds on hurricane
friday!
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Hahaha sooo much rain! Crazy! |
And that was the sunrise here this morning :) The North Carolina sky is
always beautiful. I love it.
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