Hola mi familia!
First week with baby number three has been a huge success! She is adjusting great and we are having tons of fun. It has been hilarious seeing her go through similar things I went through like not understanding how to give unawkward besos (cheek kisses that the latin people love to share), and not understanding 50% of lessons. Luckily though, she has not experienced any break-ins... Haha. Hermana White is from Gilbert, Arizona and she is incredible! She is a get up and go missionary, and is just ready to work. She is friendly and loving to everyone. I love her already. Plus, now I am definitely a more experienced trainer, so maybe this time I won't mess her up ; )
This week we had a cool experience as we checked up on somebody the elders had street contacted into. Her name is Maura, and after trying to contact her for about two weeks now, we finally got a hold of her! Maura and Teo, her husband, are definitely going to look good in white. ; ) As we approached her door, a man came walking up behind us. We turned around and told him we were looked for Maura and Teo. He gave us the strangest face- like we had unicorn horns or something. He walked in the house and yelled for Maura, who then came out and told us to come in and sit down. His face looked even more confused. Obviously at this point, we knew he was Teo... He walked out the room and we had an incredible lesson with Maura. We're hoping next week to be able to teach him as well. The best part of this whole Maura story happened about 6 weeks ago. SIster Jensen, Sister Sorensen (who was on a split with us), and I were walking to our car when we saw a cute mom and her two daughters playing outside. We went and talked to them, and she told us she had been looking for a church. We gave her a Book of Mormon and testified of it and then got her information. Her name was Maura. We went back the next week to check up on her, and her neighbors had told us that she had moved. The only phone number she had given us was the shared home phone, so the likelihood of finding her felt about 0%. 4 weeks later, when the elders gave us the name of potentials named Maura and Teo, I thought nothing of it. But then when Maura came walking out and invited us into her home, I knew I had seen her before. Turns out it was the same Maura we met 6 weeks ago! It is definitely evidence that she needs to hear our message at this time. We are excited to teach her and her family!
Funny story from the week: After six long weeks in Mexico, Sister White was definitely excited to be back in the United States and to have a little bit of American food. She was also super super excited to get some REAL Mexican food, not cafeteria stuff. We had a dinner appointment almost every day, but here is the kicker: we had lunch meat sandwiches for EVERY SINGLE dinner appointment. This began on Thursday (Sister White’s first day in the field), so by Monday, we were eating sandwich number 7 and 8! ... Strangest thing ever.
We have seen a lot of exciting things happen and are LOVING sharing the Book of Mormon with all our branch members. The Spirit is strong and it will only get stronger as we continue to read the word of God together.
Love you all,
Sister Dodson
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