Hey! Happy Easter!!!! And Happy General Conference!
We had a grand old time. The food intake that day was not even funny. The oh so kind members that feed us (bless them) just think we can pound endless amounts of food and sugar. But whatever. It's not like I hate New York food.
I really LOVED the talks from conference. There was one line I seriously mega loved from Dale G. Renlund, he said: "God cares a lot more about who you are and who you are becoming than who you once were. " I was like mmm yes. Because do you ever look back and think woah hahaha what was I thinking back then!?! I just really love Heavenly Father.
Some funny moments from the weeeeek!
One man, (just a visual image,) had tattoos every where. And when I say everywhere, I mean EVERYWHERE. All over his face arms legs neck. Everywhere. Well. That doesn't stop two sister missionaries, representing Jesus Christ, from talking to him!! (Last I checked we are all children of God.) We were walking around a park and we happened to walk by him like 4 times and we decided we better talk to him because we kept seeing him!! So we walk up. (We are such cheerful 19 year olds) We asked what his name was and he responded in a rather freaky voice telling us his name was... (well I won't give his name but let's just say his name reminded me of Rasputin from Anastasia haha!!!) Then we showed him the He Lives video. When we finished we talked about it. And for a SHORT moment I thought he felt the spirit... He asked if he could meet with us again but we quickly realized he wasn't interested in meeting to learn about the gospel but more interested in meeting with US. He doesn't live in our area (PHEW!!) So we were like oh well we will have to send some other missionaries to you! And he was NOT liking that idea. We explained more and the next thing you know he had grabbed our hands and kissed them!! We resisted so awkwardly and quickly said bye have a good day!!! Haha oh my goodness you've never seen two sister missionaries walk away as fast as we did!! We were dying laughing and freaking out. So there was that contact. (Stress moment for sure)
Next crazy was what I call a hangry man. (Hungry/angry)
HAHA. This was horrifying. We are sitting on the subway and we try to talk to this man all of the sudden he smacks the wall SO HARD. And says "move! this is my office." So we move... And then at the next stop a woman walked on and he did the same thing to her. Then he started sneezing out of control like CRAZY. Sneezing so much. Everyone on the subway was like what on the earth is this mans deal.. So then the next stop, in comes a man with a cupcake and a small bag of food. He sits down just a little bit down from us. Then the next thing you know the sneezing crazy man gets up and starts to attack the man with the cupcake and food. He's like "give me your food!!" Then the poor man with the food gets real sassy and they start arguing REAL loud. Haha (meanwhile Sister Spencer and I are just chillin on the bench remaining calm.) well eventually their little fight stopped and the hangry man got off. But they left a bunch of crumbs all over the floor. That fight for the food got real intense you know?? Hanger never was happiness.
And the next crazy hilarious moment was when we found a giant cockroach (we named him Vladimere) in the bathroom. You would have thought there was a murderer in the house. All four of us sisters SCREAMING crying laughing screaming trying to get rid of this cockroach. (Hahaha family, remember how scared I am of spiders?) the tears were coming out. Horror. Pure scary. Oh my heck I hate cockroaches. We put Vladimere in the toilet and found out quickly that cockroaches SWIM!!! he would not go down. So we grabbed a ladle and scooped him right up and boom out the window. AH. (You should see me checking my bed every night for more of Vadimere's family members) I'm terrified that they are going to crawl on me in the night!!
So that's real scary.
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| funny posing |
And I'm realizing that no matter how long you've been out on your mission there will always be those weeks that just completely turn into toast. Where every lesson cancels, nobody really wants to talk to you, numbers are like straight zero's and you just feel real swell. Yeah, that was last week. But ask me if I got upset about it. (I didn't) hahaha. People have their agency and I guess they can use it the way they want. But I have MY agency and I CHOOSE to be happy.
I wish I had more cool stories to tell for this week but those will have to do!
I AM DOING GREAT. Really really happy. I still love New York City and I will move back here again.
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| sending this pic to the Ensign haha ;) |
I LOVE all of you.!
Love Sister Abba Dunford
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