Of course there have been not so fabulous things, which we'll get to later, but the fabulous far outweighs the not fabulous.
First off, now this a secret, so don't tell anyone in the MJM area. ELDER HOLLAND IS COMING TO TALK TO US THIS SATURDAY!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!
President Olson told us about it at Zone Conference on Thursday. He said there were two exciting things that would be taking place this week and coming up. The first was the announcement of the changes to the missionary schedule in order to allow for more sleep and recuperation for missionaries. The full details haven't been decided yet, but they are switching up a lot of the timing and elements during the day. I am excited to see how it works out.
Then he said that an Apostle would be making an area visit this Saturday. He explained that they would be getting a commercial bus to take us up to Clinton Saturday morning around 5:45. Then he casually says "And the Apostle will be Elder Jeffery R. Holland."
Whole room commences to fan girl squeal and jump around in their seats!
Elder Holland will be talking to us from 10-12 and taking a picture with us. We get to shake his hand and then head back to our areas. I AM SO EXCITED!!
Also in Zone Conference President Olson announced that the Clinton ward had split into the Clinton First and Clinton Second wards!
Y'all! That was their goal from when Sister F and I got there! We promised them that if they worked hard and upped their missionary work as members, that it could happen. AND IT DID!!
God is amazing! The Clinton ward was working so hard to make it possible for the ward to split so that the stake could grow and there could be a temple in Mississippi. The Clinton ward has caught the vision! MISSIONARY WORK!!!
Christan, the most amazing person ever, is planning to get baptized this Friday. There is just one hang up that she is trying real hard to get resolved. Her stupid redneck family that can't stand that she is rising above and becoming better filed bogus charges against her for something that happened like 9 months ago. She has to go to Madison county and find out what she needs to do. It is a misdemeanor "nonauthorized vehicle" from when her aunt let her use her car, and then her family said she had stolen it. That is the only charge they could find to pin her with. We are praying hardcore that she just has to pay the $500 to get the charge dropped.
She is so amazing!
I have been sick the past 3 days. Congested, coughing and sick and tired. But since I am a missionary, I keep working. Biking around and kicking butt, or getting my butt kicked. Probably both. It has been real fun.
Also, to calm anyone's fears, I am fine. So are all the other missionaries. The tornado that ripped through H-burg didn't hit us. Petal is pretty torn up, and H-burg is coping with the loss of 4 of their residents, but we are surviving. We went out yesterday to pass out "Mormon Helping Hands" flyers and survey the damage. Y'all it is crazy. These poor people! I will send pictures of where we went, which by the way, isn't even the worst of it. Look up Petal to see the full extent of the damage.
I LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH!!
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