Hello my most wonderful family!!
How is everyone?? Boys, thank you so much for the letters from each of you!! That just put a big smile on my face. I wrote you back right away so you should have a letter in the mail soon :)
Well the weather here is cooling off as well. I suspect there will still be some random days/weeks where is gets hot again. The weather is so sporadic that you really don't know what to expect. But it has been cooler and the wind has picked up as well. Today for P-Day we went shopping because Sister M doesn't have a winter coat or jacket yet...You know how I feel about shopping...but I have to admit it was kinda a little fun. It was probably fun because we were in and out in an hour haha ;) We went to the Burlington Coat factory. I got a 20.00 jacket for fall (because all I had was that massive down feather coat) It was cheap and cute so I was happy with our trip. And Sister M treated me to lunch afterwards. So it was a good day :)
Oh and we went to a super stop and shop to get groceries. It was HUGE! We tried some new fruits including a Japanese pear and a star fruit. And that was my P-Day :)
Well, let me tell you about our adventure this week... haha oh man
Ok so on thursday we had an appointment with Albert Sr. It went really well. I forgot what I had told you about the Albert jr and Albert Sr but they are 18 year old twins from Ghana. They are 7th day Adventists and they are very very knowledgeable about the Bible. They've agreed to read the Book of Mormon but they really struggle to accept the idea of continuous revelation. Anyway, we had a lesson with Albert Sr and it went really well. We shared a scripture telling him how he can come to know if what we are teaching is true. (Moroni 7:5;10-19) and then we read scriptures about how the word is like a seed and he has to give place for the seed in his heart in order for it to grow (Alma 32:21;26) and then we bore our testimonies and recommitted him to read. He said he would which was awesome.
So we left the library to go to our car (that was parked a good mile away) only to find out it was raining out as well as thundering and lightening. We speed walk/jog to our car and take cover under a parking garage for a bit. Albert dropped us off at our car and this is where our adventure really begins. We get in our car and it really starts coming down. We have to get on the freeway to drive all the way up to Sleepy Hollow at the very top of our area. The rain is POURING down. It was as if someone was dumping bucket after bucket on the windshield. We are driving 30 MPH just so we could see where we were going. Lightening is striking right above us. The clouds looked like there was a giant strobe light because the lightening was flashing every few seconds... I have never seen anything like it. It was really quite frightening and it made me realize just how small we are as humans. We truly are at the mercy of God and His power. The rain starts collecting so much that there is a solid inch of standing water on the road. We weren't going to make it on time so we called the lady and let her know due to the storm we would be 15 minutes late..... so we thought. Well, we are driving along and the rain was coming down so hard, and I was so pre-occupied with not dying that I drove right past the exit.... Which just so happened to be the last exit before the Hudson River!!! I'm pretty sure that Sister Awerkamp had done the same thing when she was serving with Sister Johnson. I remember her telling me it took a full hour detour... Sure enough, our GPS informed us that our arrival time would no longer be 8:00 but 9:00... and that was to get back to Sleepy Hollow! It would be an additional 30 mins back to Yonkers. Sister Matthews and I look at each other and I just start screaming as there is no way to turn around and nothing we can do hahah I was half kidding, but really I was rather nervous. First off, we were leaving our area and second off we were in a giant rain storm and I was a little nervous about flooding as well as getting home even latter then the GPS said we would due to road conditions. ON the bridge the lightening was literally directly above our heads. I've never seen lightening like that. After it would flash, you could see what appeared to be sparks or flame dripping off of where the lightening stuck. It was crazy. After we got off the bridge we got really lost. Really, really lost. It was so dark, and I was driving in an unfamiliar area and it was dumping rain. Oh man, Long story short, we ended up driving for a total of 2 and a half hours. It was later reported to me that we may have been out of our mission!!! I'm not really sure where we were...but we definitely missed our dinner appointment. I was so tense from driving that I had a bad head ache and my shoulders and hands felt like they were permanently clenched. haha but we made it home alright. And we got to see a spectacular show in the sky. It was an adventure. :)
This week we were tracting at night and we heard something rummaging through the garbage can. I looked to see what it was and out pops out a skunk! One look, and we were out of there! Haha it was a close call.
Also, this week in broad day light we were passing this man. His eyes were buldging out and he looked angry. I said hi to him and passed him by. Sister Matthews was a little behind me (the sidewalks are very narrow) and he grunted and then tried to punch her!! He kept walking, but it freaked us out. I think he was on some drugs or something...
Well As far as a baptism this September, we were planning on having Chanel baptized, but some issues came up. We are still meeting with her but she is not planning on getting baptized as soon as we thought. It was really hard for me and Sister M, but we both know that this goal is possible! Earlier in District meeting, I had it confirmed to me in my heart that President Morgan does indeed hold the keys for our mission. And he receives revelation for our mission. It was confirmed into my heart that the goal he has presented to our mission to have a baptism this September, is inspired of God. I know it is possible as we put forth our best efforts. At this point, I am unsure of how we will achieve it, but we know it can be done. This week we met with a new investigator Landa and her daughter. We also met with a new investigator Taneasha. And we finally got in contact with a lady Daisy that we've been trying to see for 2 months. And then there are the Alberts. So that is who we are working with right now. Keep us in your prayers.
I love you all so much!! I hope all is well!
Love, Sister Lounsbury
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