Monday & Tuesday - It was just regular days, we didn't do anything special for P-Day, although Sis. Robbins has been teaching me how to play piano (a life-long dream of mine that I've been dying to do ever since I can remember). She's also teaching me how to better harmonize. We'll be singing a song for the ward next Sunday together AND we'll be harmonizing. At first I was excited and then I just nervous and didn't want to do it anymore but Sis. Robbins said I didn't have a choice - so that's going to be interesting.
Wednesday & Thursday - We had exchanges but not just any exchange. One of my companions from the MTC, Sis. Hanny, got to come down to Gent and work with me. It was so much fun! One - because we are just completely crazy together, and two - we probably had one of most intense and most memorable adrenaline rushes of my mission/life. Let me begin...
On Wednesdays we have a weekly dinner appointment with one of the members of the branch, Mary (number 1). Our recent convert, Mary (number 2) lives across the canal from Mary 1. We had an appointment with Mary 2 before we had to go to dinner at Mary 1, the elders were with us because Destiny needed to have his baptismal interview.
There is a drawbridge that connects the two and so obviously we have to cross the bridge to get to Mary 1. Well, on this particular time of crossing the bridge as soon as we step on it, the gate closes behind us and the bell starts to go off. Immediately Elder Frederico yells, "RUN! RUN NOW!" So we just start booking it across the bridge.
A few seconds into it Sis. Hanny yells, "We should go back we're not going to make it." and starts to run back. But the three of us just keep running forward so she turns around and starts to follow us - all the while we're screaming and just yelling with an extreme amount of adrenaline, "Run Run Run - keep going - HURRY - AHHHHH" It was so much fun.
Luckily we made it just in time, seconds before the bridge went up and we were all just laughing hysterically not really believing what we just did. As we walked to Mary 1, we were telling each other our different tactics/ plans that were going through our head if we had to jump if the bridge went up. That was one of my most memorable experiences thus far.
Thursday & Friday - Were just regular work days...nothing too exciting, although I got licked by 2-year-old. He caught me off guard and just grabbed my face and licked it. The funny thing is, is that that has happened to me so many times my life that it didn't really phase me too much except for the amount of slobber on the side of my face.
Saturday & Sunday - We had two of our investigators, Scarlett and Destiny got baptized and confirmed into the church!!!!!! It was so great!!!! Yesterday, Scarlett turned to me in sacrament meeting and says, "now I'm really a part of the church!" and she gave me a high-five. I'm just so proud of them! It's so great to see the change that comes through people when they want to live the gospel. There's a light that comes into their eyes - it's one of my favorite things to see - my favorite part of missionary work.
Well, that was my week...Oh and happy father's day yesterday!!!!
Make someone laugh this week. :) Love you all!
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