Oh man, what a funny week. I have 10 minutes to get this all down as we are on super limited time to write this P-day, so apologies if it isn't mind-boggling awesome. Not that these usually are... hahaha.
Two people in this area make me laugh so hard... one would be Jaszzameen, one of our investigators who comes to church regularly, and Sister McCord, an elderly woman who's less active in the ward because "they tore up my license" and she'll never be over it.
In one of our lessons with Jaszzameen this week, she was so full of great quotes. I'm sorry if these don't translate well but they must be recorded in history. During the opening prayer, she misinterpreted "we're grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, and--" as the end and said, "amen!" before getting up and leaving the room. The rest of us looked soo confused as we looked up and she was gone hahaha. We invited her to a Relief Society dessert party and she mentioned bringing vanilla ice cream... in case you were wondering, "If you like chocolate, you out!" And while talking about the Nephites and Lamanites in the Book of Mormon, Sister Dixon said that Jaszzameen's daughter Danielle would be like a "Jaszzameenite" -- so when we went back to help her with something, she said Danielle was fired and we could be her new daughters... "Does that make us Jaszzameenites?" She was an absolute hoot.
Sister McCord calls us a lot. We think she forgets when we visit because she's always upset that we haven't visited her like... the day after haha. She even called the zone leaders about it. When asking Sister Dixon about whether she plays basketball, Sister McCord said, "I did! I was an outfielder." An outfielder in basketball. I'd say that's a pretty impressive feat! In church, while people are speaking she leans over to me and loudly says, "he needs a haircut!" Not to mention her blazingly loud beeping ringtone and her achingly slow efforts of retrieving the phone... during sacrament. Bless.
I have come to love this area so so sooo much. The members here are awesome -- from Sister McCord to the Ruggieri's, and everyone in between. The people here are awesome -- from Jaszameen to Dayra, and even those we've yet to talk to! We recently doorknocked a highly rich area (I kid you not when I said we doorknocked Hogwarts -- there was a spiral staircase column thing and an overarching thing in the driveway... also greenhouses and a Hagrid's Hut in the backyard) and even loved those who are less interested in learning more right now. People are absolutely fascinating and I love having the opportunity of serving two missions in one!
Speaking of, transfer calls are this Friday! I'll figure out if I have my visa (less likely than you may think according to my Mission President) and if I'll be staying or leaving the area. One thing's for certain -- Williamston Ward is a rockin' ward. Love the people here!
I hope you all have a wonderful week! Do something awesome.
Muito amor,
Sister Kaegi
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Just a girl following my feet. I'm Sister Kaegi, a twenty-something advertising student who considers a lot of places 'home'. Currently I reside in São Paulo, Brazil where I am serving an 18 month mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Learn more about my faith here.