a little accident...

HEY!!

Sista Dunford here.

Wow!! Another week already? Wait woah I've been out for one month already!?! What the heck!

Haha well. I had a great week!! Aside from this little incident... I

have a story. (Mom don't panic) So my companion and I got in a car accident on Saturday. Yeah. No bueno!!!

Well let me explain. So my companion was driving and we had just

picked up some books from a less active member to go donate to this book place. Well we were just happily driving and my companion looked out the window for a split second and said Sister Dunford look it's Urban Outfitters!! And I looked over and didn't even have time to look forward before I heard the loudest sound evaaaa. BANG. Yikes. Ouch. Next thing I know there is a man swearing up a storm in front of us. My companion started crying and I was just sitting there all confused. There was this cute 13 year old boy that came to rescue us. Haha he was so nice. He was like "ARE YOU GUYS OKAY!?" We both looked at each other and we were like uhhhhh. So confused. Well my companion got out and was crying and then I tried to get out but the door wouldn't open. So I climbed out somehow. Long story short.. There were a ton of police out there and people and craziness. They were like asking us questions and we were like ahhh oh no!! This isn't our car, and we are missionaries, and we don't know what to do!! But we got it all figured out and we are safe and sound and nobody was hurt. Just a few bruises and sore muscles.

WELL. let me tell you somethin. As of Monday, within the last 5 days there had been 3 accidents in the whole mission and the last 3 weeks there had been 8 accidents. Now that is not normal!!! So president is having the whole mission do a "car fast" so today and yesterday nobody is allowed to use their car. President Morgan wants us to realize how lucky we are to have our cars and how careful we need to be!! I can't believe how much of a blessing it is to have a car. Now that we don't have a car and won't have a car for the next week, I realize how lucky we are in this mission. We really are so lucky. We have iPads, phones, cars, nice apartments and so many other little blessings. We are blessed. So. Yes. Everyone WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS!!! And be so thankful :)

Well today's email is gonna be a little random but I will say some

highlights of the week!! 

So me and my companion have been meeting with a couple named Maria and Rick. They have two kids that are members. (Their kids are married) They can see the blessings that their kids have had in their lives from the gospel. Rick is catholic and has a lot of faith. It's really cool when people from other faiths start to read the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is so powerful!!! Rick is finding for himself that the bom is the word of god. It's SO COOL. I love the Book of Mormon.

Here's a little story-  well yesterday my companion and I had to walk to the church to sync our area books and update them and we needed wifi. Well it was dinner time and we were tired and hungry and thirsty. And it was so hot outside. Well it took a long time to get to the church and when we had finally got there we realized that we didn't have our keys to the church because the key was hooked to our car keys and our car keys were with our car at the tow place... So we walked alllll this way only to find out that we were locked out. Ha. So we sat there. Bummed out. Well then I decided to say a prayer that somebody would magically come and have a key to the church. Literally 3 minutes after my prayer a member came to pick up a book that they had left at the church. WHAA YES I was so happy!!!!! Tender mercies tender mercies. They are always happening. I was SO thankful. Heavenly Father was watching out for us. He knew we didn't have our keys. And he knew that that member needed their book. So boom. Yes. Awesome. 

I love Heavenly Father!

I only wish I could share all my little experiences here on my mission but that would take a year.. Haha! But I am loving it out here!!! It's SO amazing being a missionary. I love wearing my name tag and I love when people stare at me. It's too good. I hope everyone has an amazing week!!!

My fave chapter from the week- 3rd Nephi 17.

Feast on that one you guys. I had a great feast the other day. It was good.

LOVE YOU ALL.

LOVE,

Sista Dunford