Hello family how are y'all doing? I
am pretty sure that most of you are camping and won’t get this till later but
hey its Monday and so I will send you an email any way. So how have you been
and how was camping? Did you give Brynlee and Avery my s’mores like you were
supposed to, and did Blake and Hailey get some too? I hope that you all had fun
and did not get eaten by mosquitoes! So what was the best part of the whole
trip because I want to know!! Oh and just so I can get the camping experience
when we go to the store I am buying marshmallows, gram-crackers, and chocolate
to make my own smores today white we do laundry! Yeah it wont really be
the same but at lest I won’t smell like a camp fire ;) Well life down here is
pretty good we have been seeing lots of people and we have been having loads of
fun!! And that means.... On to the stories of the week!!
Story 1 on Tuesday President Miller
and his wife came and interviewed us in our apartment. So after cleaning like
mad they came by and asked how we do things in our area. So we showed them our
area book, our white board with all the people we are teaching, and told him
how we do planning. He seemed very impressed, and he said that this is one of
the most organized areas in the zone/mission. Crazy right because when in my
life have I been able to keep things neat and organized. I mean I can be
organized but it’s usually an organized mess that only I can figure out. Then
we did individual interviews and President Miller just checked on us to see how
we were doing. He told me that he was very impressed with the area and how
sister brown was doing, so I guess that I am at least doing something right.
And then while Sister Brown was being interviewed I went and talked to Sister
Miller. And she told us that she loved our apartment and that we had very cute
taste. Some how or another we got on the subject of our monthly allowance
money. And she asked what I usually did with the money, and when I told her
that I have never run out of money, that I only buy what I need and that I
don't use all the money in my and that I did have some money that was still in
my account. When I was done she looked at me and with a smile said that I was
obviously very good with money. But that the money we are given each month is
for us to use, and not to save. She told me to spend all the money I could from
what I get each month... HOW ON EARTH AM I GOING TO DO THAT!!!! I hate to spend
money and I really only buy what I need and so what else am I going to spend my
money on!! Yes some of you are probably laughing thinking that I am the only
person in the whole mission and world that has ever had this problem. So yeah
if you can think of something that is consecrated (mission appropriate) to
spend money on please let me know because I have no idea. Yea I am crazy :)
Story 2 On Fridays we have district
meeting and then we all go to lunch. Sister Brown and I are the only sister in
our district or 3 companionship's, but we still have the same group as in the
photo I sent except for elder Anderson who got transferred and now we have
Elder Allen. So for lunch we went to this little burrito place were you have to
pay in cash, and they only speak Spanish. They have the best burritos there in
the whole world, even better than the really big ones. But as we were talking
the question was asked that if you were in a zombie apocalypses who would your
companion be, what is your weapon of choice and what is your theme song. This
turned in to a conversation of us being the last members of the church on
earth, so that our district leader would be the prophet. Our plan was to
somehow make it to salt lake and hide out in the temple and wait for either
John the beloved or the 3 Nephits to come and help us out. But I would be the relief
society president and the church finance clerk (Sister Brown told the elders
about my money spending problem). Half way through our conversation an elderly
lady came up to us and asked who the Elder in charge was. I thought that we
were going to get in trouble, but she told us that she had paid for our lunch
in memory of her mother. I was so touched by this lady she was so nice and even
though we had the money (we all know that I always have money) she was just so
kind and helped us out. That just made the day so much better for all of us. Oh
yeah and my response to the Zombie apocalypse question was as follows. My
companion would be the 10th Doctor, my weapon would be the elder Wand, and my
theme music would be the Lord of the rings Soundtrack. Best plan ever!!
Story 3 So it is safe to say that I
have invented a new way of contacting people on the street. And it just may be
the greatest way to find people ever! Ok so here it is... are you ready because
it is FANTASTIC!!!...Ok it is the SCpoll !!!! This stands for the Sister
Chatwin Poll. So what you do is you think of a question like "what is
better chocolate or Vanilla?" And you go up and ask people!!! It
breaks the ice and is super fun; yesterday we did who was better Batman or
Super Man. And the people have spoken and it is Batman! But any way we have
been able to talk to so many people that it is insane!! President Miller
committed us to talk to 10 people a day, per person. And this means give them a
card and invite them to do something, or set up a return appointment, and it
seemed really hard at first. But this week I got my 10-day 3 days in a row, and
over all we had 62 contacts!!! So if anybody uses this idea it is patented
under the name of SCpoll, and Makall when you go on your mission it will
totally work for you!! Because you will be Sister Chatwin (the
younger)!!!
Story 4 Ok so this is actually not
a new story but I have been trying to keep it from you because it is kind of
embarrassing. But it has just now become to funny share. So I apparently talk
in my sleep, and I have since I have been here in El Paso. And it is not just
talk in my sleep, no, I teach lesson in my sleep. One night sister Rose said
that I recited the entire first vision, and then bore my testimony of Joseph
Smith. Another night I was teaching the Word of Wisdom, and then the plan of
salvation. Then one night I sat straight up and was pointing at something and said,
" You know the thing about sister missionaries is..." And then laid
back down. And Sister Brown has now informed me that I have begun to pray for
our investigators including teaching. I think this makes me the most
consecrated missionary ever, because I am even being a missionary in my sleep.
I have yet to find a way to record my night lesson so if you can think of any
good ideas please let me know.
So that is how the week down here
in the west Texas town of El Paso has gone. I love you all and hope that you
have fun camping!! Be sure to send me lots of pictures, and to send lots of
stories!! I love you all very much and can’t wait to hear from you soon!!
Love Sister Chatwin
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