Howdy from Woodville, TX where we are approaching summer weather very quickly!
Monday was a fairly normal preparation day. We cleaned and ran errands and such. Right as we finished our grocery shopping, we were immersed in a downpour/hailstorm. It didn't last that long, but long enough to drench us and our groceries in the parking lot. Fun adventures :) That night we had dinner w/ Bro. and Sis. M* and B* O* and family who fed us some delicious grilled chicken, homegrown corn, potato salad, rolls, and Reeses PB cookies for dessert. We also stopped by S* F*'s home, she is 17 and has lots of challenges, but has a solid head on her shoulders and we are excited to be teaching her.
Tuesday we had a lesson w/ recent convert Bro. J* J* in the morning, and we also stopped by for a visit and lesson w/ F* and D*- two fabulous sisters. Then we rode down to Beaumont w/ Sis. D* and Sis. K*. They dropped us off at Dr. Stovall's office and went to take care of some other things and then picked us up when we were finished. Dr. Stovall drew some more blood and asked me some questions and told me to just keep up the good work. Nothing new, which is fine w/ me since I haven't had an episode in a couple of months now. The D*s fed us pasta that night and the K*s joined us too. We also went up to Crosby hill to visit Bro and Sis S*.
Wednesday morning we had interviews w/ President Moldenhauer. He is a humble, inspired man and interviews w/ him are always and uplifting, spiritual experience. The Jasper elders had interviews here in Woodville too, so we all went to Subway for lunch after. They also came over after that to help us dedicate our apt. Then Sis. Bouwhuis and I hopped on our bikes and rode down to the library to spend an hour on mormon.org. We rode our bikes home and met Bro. C* B* at our apts. We drove up to Warren to visit Bro. and Sis. E* and L* W*. Bro. B* followed us in his car and visited them w/ us. It was a powerful visit, led by the Spirit, and I was grateful to feel the Holy Ghost work through us. As we drove back from the W*s we passed a couple of zebras in a field... we took pictures :) We stopped by a gas station to use the restroom and ran into Sis. D* P* there and had a good visit w/ her. We ate dinner at a little bitty country place called the BBQ-pit. It was inexpensive and delicious and a fun experience. Our appt. fell through up in Ivanhoe so we decided to go tracting. We tracted into a young man named Kevin who happens to work at Subway... we'd just talked w/ him earlier that day! He's so cool and definitely open to seeking out truth. We had a lesson w/ him on his doorstep and are excited to continue teaching him. We'll be taking him on a church tour tomorrow night. We stopped by and visited the Young Womens activity at the church for a few minutes, and then went to the nursing home for our weekly visits w/ Sis. D* M* and Sis. Y* W*.
Thursday morning we attended the ladies' class at the Agape church in Colmesneil. That's the church our friends who took us to lunch last week attend. Everyone there was so welcoming and excited to have us there, and it was a wonderful fellowshipping opportunity. After lunch we biked over to Bro. J* apt. and had a lesson w/ him, and then biked around to visit a handful of other potential investigators. In the afternoon we went back to our apt. to weekly plan.... it went well once we got past our massive giggle fits. Sis. Bouwhuis and I have so much fun together. The G*s fed us dinner that night- pork ribs, potato salad, and baked beans w/ banana nut cake for dessert. We had a spiritual lesson w/ them about acting upon the counsel and guidance we received from General Conference.
Friday we had a wonderful zone meeting down in Beaumont. We carpooled down there w/ the Fred and Silsbee elders in the Fred truck. We went to lunch at New York Pizza and Pasta which was delightful. When we got back to Woodville, we biked over to visit L* B* and then biked up to contact a referral given to us by Sis. M* O*. The referral, her old highschool teacher was very kind and gave us his phone # so we could set an appt. to come back and share a message w/ him and his family. We had dinner w/ the O*s that night and M* was excited hear that. They fed us Pizza Hut pizza and yummy salad for dinner. We had a great lesson w/ them about doing things the Lord's way. Then we went over to visit Grampy K* O* and share that same message w/ him.
Saturday morning M* came and picked us up and we went down to the church and had a church tour w/ her. She's so awesome and excited as she's preparing to serve a mission. We all had a great spiritual experience during the tour and M* has committed to inviting a whole bunch of her friends to come on a tour as well. We went over to a local bluegrass jam after that and enjoyed bbq brisket and great music. We were invited by Bro and Sis T* and C* L*. Sis. L* played in the jam and that was cool. We had several good contacts while were there so it was an effective missionary opportunity, yummy lunch, and was even topped off by some homemade strawberry ice cream. We stopped by and helped out w/ the birthday party of one of our investigators that afternoon, and then went up to dinner w/ M* family. They fed us cowboy stew for dinner w/ banana pudding from dessert. (pudding made from scratch is definitely a new favorite!) We had a really effective visit w/ them. Once again I was just so grateful for the guidance and power of the Holy Ghost
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Sunday we had church which was fantastic as usual, and a branch council meeting after that which went well. We had a really effective afternoon, visiting and setting up appts. and church tours w/ potential investigators. We had an especially awesome visit/lesson w/ J* and A* who we met here at the library a couple of weeks ago. We are SO excited about teaching them and their awesome family. The K*s had us over for dinner- french dip sandwiches, coleslaw, chips and butterscotch cookies for dessert. We showed them how to navigate mormon.org to create their own profiles. We also went over to visit and teach Sis. F* C*. It was a really great day. I've really loved this whole week. We've been working hard and having fun, and feeling the Lord's hand in this work. Being a missionary is the greatest thing ever!!! I love you all so very much!
*~Sister Pilmer~*
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