May 28th 2012 Memorial Day

The weather has been very hott. But what really gets you is the humidity. I have been told to be content with being wet and sticky all summer up until September/October. We have continued to be very busy. We have three new investigators as of last week, which is super exciting. We've lucked out because these three new investigators were all referrals from other missionaries. All were very receptive and said that we could come back and begin teaching them. Deb, who is one of our new investigators was found by the elders in st. Peters. They were volunteering at a thrift store when she found them. She had purchased a piece of furniture and asked them if they wouldn't mind coming with her to load and unload it from her car. They declined driving with her but told her they would come by later that day to unload it for her. When we met with her she told us about this experience about how the elders had come to her rescue. That she didn't think they would actually stop by to help. This made such an amazing impression upon her, and because of it had led her to look more into what we believe. Sherry is one of our other new investigators that we have been blessed to start teaching. She had previously met with sister missionaries but for some reason they had stopped coming and teaching her. She was born Baptist, Raised Catholic and is now kind of in lingo as far as what she believes(half catholic, half Baptist, kind of a cactus. :) Name that song?). She was really receptive when we first met and even her friend carol who was visiting at the time seemed somewhat interested. I can't wait to teach them later this week. For memorial day we went down to sun tan beach, Its a large acreage that our land lords' family owns. It used to be open for public swimming but too many people had drowned so they had to close it. We hit golf balls into the lake. I think i could take up golf when i come home. We also had fun driving around their riding mowers. And then the ward had a picnic down at blanchette park at noon that we had to hurry back . But that night we had dinner/fhe at sis. Larsens home and they took us out to Hibachi Grill which is this really nice Chinese buffet. And i tried mussels for the first time and then we all tried frog legs. The mussel wasn't bad, but i didn't enjoy the frog leg. I think it was because as i was eating it i kept imagining a live frog in my mind, that, and i could see tendon after i took a bite. Sister Randall had been out for all most two weeks now and is adjusting well to mission life. This week i have Leadership training so she'll be serving in Frontenac on Thursday with sister Crandall. I think that could make introductions a little interesting. :) Something i have understood, but have really come to know for myself is how valuable preparation time is in the morning. When I'm a couple minutes late to my personal study that throws the rest of my day off. It is so important to read and study from our scriptures everyday. That is how i prepare myself for those people god places in our path. And if I'm not prepared, i might pass them by, or god might not place them in path. I know this church is true and that it God is at the head of it. sister salmon