Cross of Faith

Well I wanns sadly say this was a pitiful and sad week, Sis Haviland, Sis Stevenson and slowly me, got sick so we didn't do much, but this upcoming week will be great and we've been invited to do this service of the Polar Express, starting tomorrow and Thanksgiving is coming up. ;)
But this week we couldn't do many things because we've been home so the Sister's could rest and I might be getting sick, I have a lump in my throat and it is starting to feel scratchy.  We felt bad that we didn't get much done, but we'll do our best to make up for it.
We went to Walmart to get medicine for the Sister's, before we went home to rest, and in the door way there was 2 guys selling crosses, Trevor and Kenneth.  They asked if we would buy a cross and we sorta talked to them and it became a lesson and a conversation about Jesus and God and how much they did for us. Kenneth was just out of Jail for selling drugs, mainly meth, and now he is in this program for people to turn their lives around and he doesn't look like he ever did the stuff (mom insert - I am assuming stuff = drugs) and how God is really helping him out.  We gave them each a copy of the Book of Mormon and a third guy, George, came and wanted a copy too, so we gave him one and did 3 prayers in front of Walmart, in return they gave each of us a Cross.  Mine says "I can do all things in Christ" It was something that I needed to hear and read forever!

The first Frost - she didn't expect it to get that cold in Mississippi/Louisiana

 Silly Sisters

The Bastrop, LA group

More drawing from Sis Cole

Beautiful Colors

Funny Joke

Yep, she's in Duck Dynasty territory!

Dogs, Bee and Trees

"Ugh, It's hard remembering what I have told ya, that is why I am grateful I have a day journal so when I am home I can just go through it and tell you the stories behind it.

Anyways, this week has been really CRAZY, since this one sister came back into the church...she was gone for a while to avoid some drama and now that she is back the drama is coming up again. It is hard for us, we don't really want to get involved, I but I have a feeling we will and I am no good at coping with these things. :(  We did get a distraction when we saw a cowboy riding a horse IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!!! He stopped and gave us a tip of his hat and rode off on his horse.  I teased Sis Haviland cause she said after being in LA, she wants to marry a cowboy...I told her to go after him and she played along saying "wait my love, come back!!" lol  Fun times

Did I share about the video the sister did to me?  I accidentally fell asleep and I slept through weekly planning, which is a long process, about 4 hrs.  I fell asleep cause we had a very hard working day and the sister's didn't bother waking me up.  I could've sworn I was half asleep and even tho I was in a deep sleep I could hear every thing they were talking about.  Then I would go into a deep sleep and my mind would wake up and hear more things.  During my sleep the sister's videoed me saying that this video will prove that I snore in my sleep...kill me is all I can say!!  I snore so loud but the Sister say when they tap I am quiet.  Then when I woke up, I walked to them and said "I know what you did" they freak out thinking I caught them video taping me, but I didn't I only heard them doing planning with out me and I couldn't fully wake up and join them.  So weird.

Have you figured out what you are going to send me since the other postcard series is over?  I really miss getting lots of mail (mom insert - guess I need to send more mail). Well time is getting short, I love you, bye

Sometime it is hard for me to get good answers out of Teighlor, so I asked her if she was glad that she made the choice to go on a mission...here is her response "Yes, I am very happy I went on a mission :) I been learning and seeing things and sometimes my life's questions are answered and stuff."

 Sis Cole and Johnson...dog that lives at the building...the Sisters have adopted it as much as they can.

Sis Haviland and Sis Stevenson being silly (as Teighlor says)

Sis Haviland posing for a drawing on her appointment book that Teighlor did...see photo below

Awesome shot of a Raccoon by Sis Haviland

They were Bathroom attacked again :)

Planner cover Sis Cole did for Sis Haviland

Another planner cover

The bee caught in the flower

The Southerner's love Jesus and know him.

Runt puppy from one of the investigators

November and their Tree is up, they are proud :)

This is Foxy (name via Sis Cole), neighborhood stray, kids have told the Sisters that she was hit in an accident but not too bad, Sis Cole wants to cry when she sees her out in the cold.  Say she reminds her of a Fox.

White Vans, Rumors and Ice Cream

We have been going through some drama and trouble lately...there is a rumor of a white van driving around Bastrop and "stealing kids"...supposedly the van is picking up kids if they are alone outside and selling them to use the money to provide for their ow family...I guess they also claim to be selling Kirby Vacuum's...so because of that story, many people with little children refuse to listen to us or they say "I'm sorry I can't help you" or something like that because they think we are working for them.  So that is one trial we have right now...then on Wednesday it was time to the the President in West Monroe, but we had a flat tire at the church and the Sisters left their wallets in the church and I was super low on money.  The church was locked and we did not have keys, it was lunch time and raining...the Sisters, Elders and I were in a huge pickle.  Lucky for us the AP were there to help us and drove us to Taco Bell for lunch. Elder Bendell paid for us sisters which sorta made me cry because it was nice and I felt bad.

So here is something funny, last Tuesday Sister Stevenson and I were laughing like crazy and Sister Stevenson said something very funny, I was in the middle of eathing Ice Cream and it blew out of my nose!!!  Ugh..and it was Cookies 'n Cream, and I had a cookie up my nose and it was freezing with the ice cream, it was awful, but Sis Stevenson laughed even more as my nose burned in pain.

By Wednesday, me and the Sisters became very excited because it was Shadoe's baptism interview...and she happily passed it. :D  We were all so exited and she was so excited to be baptized and soon waiting for a full faithful year to be sealed to her husband and kids. :)

Later in the day we did our first Bible Study where we were at least able to teach Liz and Leslie more about the Scriputres.  We read where Nephi and his brother's were commanded to get the Plates.  Liz is doing well and officially is done smoking, she said she wants to smoke but hasn't...we just hope she won't give in to the temptation.

I received an email from the Deans that we won the cleaning inspection...yay us!! :)  

This is the "Golden Mop" award

Do you remember me telling you about Johnson?  The dog? Well the Deans were over inspecting our house at the time and they had a truck, Johnson's owner has a truck too...he jumped in the Deans truck thinking his Master was leaving.  Thankfully the owner saw him and was able to get him out before the Deans left.

I received the Halloween package AND THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE IT AND SO DID THE SISTERS!!

Shadoe had her Baptism on the 26th of Oct and today, the 28th, is Sis Haviland's b-day...we carved pumpkins to celebrate her birthday.

I miss you guys so much and still waiting for your mail and emails on Monday (mom insert - I send her a letter every week, plus an email and postcards, trust me, she is getting mail, ha ha)...but my mind is still set on Jesus Christ and bringing those to the the Gospel. Keep up the wonderful support and love.  

Not quite sure what is going here, but she looks happy, lol

Sis Haviland, Sis Cole & Sis Stevenson...oh and a couple of Elders

Random pictures in Bastrop, LA

The sad sights of Bastrop...someone feed that horse!

A creepy house on a "rich" street.

Is this what they call a Redneck fire pit?

We came across an Emu farm.

Our bathroom was attacked by visiting Sisters, ha ha

A scary but beautiful abandoned home...

...the lighting there was perfect for my recreation of the 1st vision ;)

Yes, Short St. for Sis Stevenson, ha ha

...and I found my street.

This is the Sister bad attempt at giving me an Afro, lol

Yep, I broke my bed, I sleep on a air mattress and it broke, 

so for 3 days I was on the floor until I could get a new one.

Sis Uptigrove took us to a Chinese Restaurant...Yummy.

"All the answers you need are right there in front of you"

Couldn't be more perfect.

My first Baptism....Shadoe!  She is excited to be sealed to her family in a year.

This is Liz, another investigator on track to be baptized.

Me and Mona Lisa

Mission Pumpkin Carving Fun

Yes, we are throwing Pumpkin guts...