SISTER MELISSA RICHARDSON WEEKLY LETTER
JANUARY 20, 2014
Brownies, brownies, brownies. I'm so sick of brownies. EVERYONE feeds us brownies. But life is good, especially if brownies are my only complaint!
The 2nd counselor of our bishopric told me
this week that he put in a request for me to stay until the end of my
mission..mostly because i play piano. But I'm sure he was joking.
Although I wouldn't mind staying here that long!
We had 2 investigators at church this week! Both of
them are older teenage girls that we've been teaching on facebook!
Hooray success!
At church yesterday we had a
"linger longer" where everyone stayed and chatted and we had food! I
usually try to visit mostly with the deaf people since the pool of
people that they can talk to is limited. So I have one joke...only one.
It's the only one I can remember. And kids really like it. So I
decided to try it with the deaf boy, Ty who is 11. BIG MISTAKE! I
realized halfway through the joke that this was going to make no sense
to him. The joke is how do you get pikachu onto a bus? And the answer
is "Poke-him-on"...like Pok'emon. It's a hearing/english joke. Woops.
I felt bad because he was really confused. Oh well! Ty is one of my
favorites. He is one that is obsessed with Michael Jackson. He was
showing me yesterday on someone's iPad all of the places that Michael
Jackson has lived. And then showed me where he is from (Guatemala) and
his brother (Thailand). He's a smart kid! Seth, his older brother, got
called to be a ward missionary! We are excited to work with him! He has
an incredible testimony and will be leaving on his mission in less than
a year. He recently got accepted into Gallaudet University, which is
the prestigious deaf university in D.C.
Last night, we were eating dinner at a ward member's
home and I kept eating more of these green beans...they were so good.
And I didn't know why, b/c they were the normal not-so-good canned
ones. But then I found out they had been soaked in and cooked with
bacon grease. That explains it.
We did some service for a ward member in cleaning
their house. It's so sad to see poverty. And was also one of those
breath through your mouth and try not to get sick kind of tasks. Lots
of prayers are said in our minds!
We had a GREAT relief society activity this week and
had so many sisters! Our ward is doing so great at reactivating less
actives right now! It is great to see our missionary efforts succeeding
as we visit less-actives and they come, and then the ward immediately
jumps in and fellowships them.
We are struggling a bit in finding more people to
teach and in setting up appointments with investigators that they will
actually show up to. But the work goes on! The good news is that Sister
Sullivan is feeling lots better! Hooray!
We ate dinner this week with this older couple that
has a house right on the beach..I'm pretty sure this house is worth a
couple million dollars. It has an elevator, 3.5 floors, a bajillion TVs
(including TWO at the end of their bed), lots of patios with a view of
the beach, a private pier and walkway to the beach, a swimming pool, a
laundry chute, lots and lots of bedrooms, offices....so so big. It was
pretty cool to get a tour of their house. And mind-blowing. They have
the best view and the moon was full that night. Pretty incredible.
We met with a deaf homeless man this week that a
member knows. He was cool, but hard to understand. He's from Michigan
so his "accent" is a little different and he has some different signs.
Who knew I've only become fluent in Florida sign.
I'm running out of puzzles to do at night time. So
I've just started asking members for their puzzles. I do them all in a
few days then give them back. Don't worry, it's not consuming my life
and missionary work. I only do them after we are done for the day...so
like 9:45-10:30. But they make my brain so happy and are a good
relaxation for me.
It's going to be a warm week again this week! The
sun continues to shine in St. Augustine! And God loves us all, no matter
what! The only way to peace and happiness is through following His will
for your life. Follow Him and show your love by keeping His
commandments!
Love you all! Go out and make a difference for somebody today!
Sister Richardson
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