July 23, 2012
Hey Y'all! (Just so you know, I don't actually talk like that... yet...)
How
are all of you doing?! How was trek? I miss all of you so much! I'm
sorry that I wasn't able to talk to you longer last week. One of the
elders was getting a little anxious to get on the plane. I think I could
have had at least two more minutes. It was great hearing all of your
voices, though! Did Rachel get my message? :) I don't think I was really
supposed to call from the Atlanta airport, but I really wanted to wish
her a happy birthday. ha ha I think I got some funny looks from the
people around me at the phone when I started singing. I would have
started out with a whisper and ended singing with a loud Southern accent
somewhat like she did, but I didn't know if that would be a reverent
thing that a missionary representing the church should do...
Oh,
and did you get the letter that was in the package with Spencer's
shirt? I hope it didn't get thrown away. That would be sad.
Well,
I heard that someone called you to tell you that I made it to my
mission safely. I don't know if they told you where I am serving,
though. I am in St. Mary's Georgia. Which means that my companions from
the MTC and I are in the same state. However, they are at the top and I
am at the bottom. My new companion's name is Sister Gilbert. She is
fantastic!! We have so much fun together! She is from Richmond, Utah and
she has been out here for five months now. She is so nice to me! The
first morning she made me a shake for breakfast, and the blender
accidentally exploded. She is great at teaching and she has a really
good relationship with all of our investigators, which makes it easier
for me when we go over there because then we become friends immediately.
Okay, so I came into this area and found out that there 4 baptisms, 6
including the elders, coming up this weekend! Holy cow! Two of them
might need to be postponed until later, though. There are two ladies who
want to get baptized this weekend, but they haven't come to church yet,
and that is kind of important.
I have seen so many gators here!
Okay, so they aren't really gators or at least the kind you are
thinking. They are investiGATORS. ha ha ha Sister Gilbert is so brave,
she will go up and talk to everybody! I am such a chicken. I'm going to
make it a goal this week to go up to someone and just start talking to
them. I don't know why I am so nervous.
We taught a lesson the
other day to a mother and her daughter. It started off really well, but
then the two of them started arguing. The Spirit left the room. It was
awful. Eventually we were able to get everyone to calm down and we
shared a message, but we left still feeling terrible. I never realized
how much contention really offends the Spirit. When we got back into the
car, we said a prayer and we were able to feel the Spirit come back
immediately. Even though it was really an unpleasant experience, it was
interesting to feel how the Spirit can enter and leave so quickly.
The
mosquitos absolutely love me here! Especially my ankles. One of our
investigators saw how bitten my legs were and she searched her house
looking for anti-itch cream for me and then gave me some insect
repellent that she made from a couple different oils. I haven't tried it
yet because it is just in some tupperware, but it smells good. :)
A
catholic woman fed us dinner last night. Apparently she has been
feeding the missionaries every Sunday for the past ten years! Crazy,
huh? It was really good. I'm looking forward to next week.
We
are planning on going fishing with one of our investigators next Monday.
I don't know what we are going to do with the fish we catch, because
apparently Sister Gilbert doesn't like sea food either. I'm sure the
elders would love them.
I can't remember if I told you, but my
companion, Sister Sanders, and I totally bonded over Kid History. We
quoted it for about 20 minutes. Sister Markowitz had never even heard of
it, and I think she kind of got sick of us. I will send you a picture
of us doing "Want to have a party at my house?" and there is a picture
of the three of us smelling the cream soda tree. It really does smell
like cream soda! And a picture I drew of me getting eaten by mosquitos.
And just some other random pictures.
Sorry my letter is kind of all over the place, I was kind of just writing my thoughts as they came.
I love you all!!! I hope you all have a blessed week!
Love, Sister/Daughter Scott
p.s. my address is
230 Lighthouse Reach
St. Mary's, GA 32063
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