Gus the Rooster is Upstairs

Monday was crazy, everything got pushed down, moved around and switched. We didn't even have time to get groceries. While discussing this, Sister Kafoa and I decided to just have faith and see if we could get by. Let's just say, creativity was at it's finest this week with our breakfast and lunch menus. It was kind of fun though. 

Lanay is still doing really well. 

I almost don't remember what happened this week. It is all a blur. We were busy almost every single day. We had a lot of lessons, which was a blessing, and got a lot accomplished this week. 

Thursday we had Zone Conference and, as usual, it was just what I needed. There were a lot of things about being simple and bold in our teaching. Basically just taking our teaching up a notch. We began implementing it immediately and the whole zone has already seen results. It's been really amazing. 

We had exchanges after Zone Conference, I got to go to Coal Mountain with one of my old STL's and Sister Kafoa stayed in Sugar Hill. They had a really neat experience. We had planned on them going to go see some less actives, some of which we haven't met yet. Well, in their search they couldn't find the house number that was written down. Mind you, this was in a trailer park so their house numbers are all switched around, backward and messed up. They were about to go back to the car when they thought to knock on a door and see if they knew who this family was. They knocked, a lady saw them in the freezing cold and let them in. Upon discussion they found out that Sister Childs had taught and baptized her uncle in one of her old areas! Totally not coincidence. So the next day Sister Kafoa and I went their and implemented our new teaching skills and got her on date for March 7th! Don't know for sure if she'll be prepared, but at least it's got her thinking about baptism. 

Then on Saturday we did a church tour with a part member family. It went really well and the husband, who is the nonmember, is praying about being baptized on March 14th. He was like, "I'm fine with gettin' baptized... But will that mean I'm a Mormon?".... Yes. Yes it does. Hahah. Such is life.

oh and on Monday, the part member came to the fhe and it was really successful! But after we got home we realized we left our phone there so we went upstairs to ask if we could use the Prichard's phone to contact the Wernli's. We get up there and they want us to look at Sister Prichard's birthday present. We couldn't see it, then suddenly I look down and inside their dogs cage is a rooster. A real live rooster. He bought her a rooster for her birthday. Well, this week they went to Disney World with their family and we had to feed it and lay down newspaper. Needless to say, I'm never going to own a rooster, especially one in a dog cage. 

Life is Great. 

Love you all,

Sister Smith