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OH MY GOODNESS. This week was a week of miracles!!
There's too much to even talk about so we'll just start with yesterday. Haha. So first we're walking into church and we see Sis J and her husband walking in! Her husband is SO anti. Like... She doesn't want us to come over when he's home haha. But we talked to him.. And he was nice! So there's 1. Then we walk into the chapel and Bro F walks in with Sis F!!! Whhhaaattt?!?!? And THEN R (a recent convert) was there with her daughter, who we've been trying to work with ffoorreevverr, and her three boys!!! She has not want to come to church at all... And she came yesterday and is coming next week too!! It was so good! Then one of Nona's less active nephews came with his mom! Everyone just comes out of the woodworks on holidays. But then President And Sis Tilton, who are the Orlando temple president and matron that are from our ward, spoke. So then we had that amazing spiritual experience!! It was WONDERFUL!
So Sis Hurst and I were a little sad though at the beginning of the day because no one had invited us over for dinner and Nona and her family had their shindig on Saturday... But then the Strickland's AND one of the many Tilton's invited us to their dinners. I love both those families SO much! And we ate reeaaalll good. Shrimp and grits (oh my gosh it is so good!) burgers, coconut pound cake, potato salad. That was just the Strickland's. Then we went to the Tilton's and they had desserts galore and baked beans and what not. But that family is so amazing! So the head of the family are Frances and Woody. Sis. Frances is the cutest little thing... Literally little, she's shorter than I am and weighs 75 pounds soaking wet haha. She's had different surgeries and she's been trying to out on some weight, but anywho. She is just so sweet! She's like another grandma. We were talking and she said "I'm gonna cry when y'all leave! We just get too attached!" It made me feel really loved(: their family is huge so it was nice to be in that setting on a holiday. They really make you feel right at home.
But M (our investigator) was their because she's dating one of their grandsons, who's the bishops son (these relations get ridiculous haha) And we haven't seen her in a while so it was so good to be able to talk to her! She's my age and I just love her. We get along really well! But she's has some concerns that we've been trying to figure out and she finally opened up to us! So that was a miracle! Now we know how to best help her. I just want her to be able to have a happy eternal family!! Haha
So all that goodness was JUST Sunday! Saturday we found 2 new investigators and had a member present lesson! Those... Don't happen as much as they should haha.
We had trade offs this week and that was super fun! You always learn a bunch on those! I stayed here in Palatka, so I got to drive!!!!! Yyyeeesssss! It was so nice!!!! I haven't driven since before I left. (By the way I NEED my dmv records sent to me... Like asap. Could you do that? Much appreciated(: ) but the missionaries started volunteering at the Ravine Gardens, so we did service there. And for some reason.. No matter where I'm at.. I always manage to get fire ant bites... Those things are the spawn of all evil! They're tiny but they kill! And then they leave these zit like sores that you're not supposed to pop. They hurt. So I got a good few of those. Then, we're in the wilderness and I go to pick something up and I put my hand right where someone had spit!!! Where we were at no hikers go! GROSS! And then... Later... I got poop on my hands... Yep. It was splendid. I thought I should have some entertaining stuff thrown into this spiritually filled email haha.
But really, over all this week was amazing! Heavenly Father was so good to us this week! And I know it's because we were making sure we were doing everything we were supposed to. Like golden hour... I hate it, but we do it because we know rewards will come from it... And they have!!
The longer I'm here the more I love missionary work! I'm so grateful for the Savior and everything that He did for us. I LOVE the Book of Mormon. Don't know where I'd be without it. The Easter was wonderful.
I love you all!!!!!!
Love,
Sister Bradford
I found a stick bug!
A road we went tracting on.
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