It's crazy how fast time flies! I feel like Sister Sheffield just
got here...but it's already been a whole transfer! Our 6 weeks together
are over and it looks like my time in Port St. Lucie might be coming to
an end too. Last week I mentioned that I felt like I was leaving...well,
last night we got the phone call and they told me to pack my bags
because I'm getting transferred! Definitely mixed emotions about that.
I'm actually really sad to be leaving the area, especially the ward. I
love all the people here. Sis Sheffield and I got along really well,
too, so it will be sad to leave her also. Like I said, there is a
chance that I might stay in the same apartment and just transfer over
to the other side of Port St. Lucie, but I don't really think that's
going to happen. It's exciting to think about all the places where I
could end up going! I think I might be going to Boynton Beach or to one
of the YSA wards down in Miami. But I guess we'll find out soon enough
:)
I also have mixed feelings about leaving because even though last week I was sure I
was done here, some things happened the past few days that really made
me feel like I might be staying. One major reason was that we got a
referral in our area from a member who basically only gave us the
referral because she knew that I was here. I kind of have a connection
to this member's family and so she felt like I needed to be the one to
go and visit her referral. After that happened, I though, well...maybe I WILL be staying here! Maybe I was sent to Port St. Lucie to teach this person!
But it looks like I am needed elsewhere. We're still going to go and try
contact the referral today while I'm here. Luckily God knows exactly
what he's doing and so I know that however things work out, it's how
they were supposed to happen!
So next time you hear from me...I'll be somewhere else in the lovely state of Florida!
Some
exciting news from this last week was that Brian, my first convert, got
married on Saturday! Yay! He married a woman from the ward and they had
a big wedding & reception at the church. (his son is the one that
got baptized a couple weeks ago). It was really fun! I love weddings. It
was also really awesome because I got to play the piano as they were
walking down the aisle and back out again! It was me along with Sis
Sheffield on violin and another violinist in the ward. Super cool. I've
never played at a wedding before but I obviously loved it. After the
reception, they turned on some dance music at the end and it was SUPER
hard for me not to just start breaking it down. I know that probably
sounds ridiculous...but seriously, it was really hard not to dance.
Later that evening we went and had a second wedding-of-sorts. The elders
were teaching this couple that wanted to get baptized, but they were
living together without being married so they needed to get married
first. Anyways, they came to the church and got married by the bishop
and afterwards we went to their house and had a little mini-reception
with them. We also re-enacted the wedding (since they didn't really have
a real ceremony) in their backyard with the whole walking in, carrying
flowers, exchanging rings, etc. I even got to be the maid of honor.
YESSS! It's my first time ever being a part of a wedding party. haha.
Yup. It was a great day.
Other random happenings this
week...yesterday we were knocking on doors and some little girl left her
house and started following us. We tried to get her to go back home but
instead she started going down the street and knocking on all her
neighbors' doors and ringing their doorbells. Not to mention the fact
that she left her front door open so all three of her dogs were running
loose down the street as well. Such is the life of a missionary. It was
probably one of the most random and funniest things that have happened
to me so far.
Welll.......bon voyage!
xoxoxo
sis dougal
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