Embuscade

Hey now!

We've been teaching a really great investigator family called the owoeyes, they've been amazing. The mom, sanrita, told us that she wants us to think of them like family. I love them, I'm really hoping that they'll come to find that the church is true. They're going through a tough time in their life though (as well as all our other investigators, it seems). I really wish that others could see that Jesus Christ is the best way to ease burdens, not an added burden.  

The other night we were trying to decide where to tract or who to visit when we saw a big moving truck and a house full of family. We walked up and asked if they needed help. They said no, but we could sing a Christmas carol to the children (this request may be the consequence of wearing Santa hats, but I can't be sure). So they hollered in the house to get the children to come out. Two came out. Then four. Five, six, seven. More and more until we had a staggering crowd of 15 kids, aged 3-16. Amidst the requests for rudolf the red nosed reindeer, frosty the snowman, and deck the halls, we hushed them up with Away in A Manger. After we finished our tune they clapped and all of us started bringing in the stuff from the moving truck (they were more open to us helping after that scene). We found out that it wasn't one family but an extended family who all happened to visit that night. The moms name was Michelle. The chance of them becoming investigators is slim but not impossible. If anything, it was an interesting experience.

We also met an interesting couple in their 60s called the robinsons. They just moved in from Utah but aren't Mormon. They were so welcoming, they invited us in our home, introduced us to their friends (by our first names, that was weird), gave us slices of pie, and even gave us a tour of their home. I was honestly a bit unsettled by their friendliness, but I enjoyed it(: hopefully they'll like to know more about the church as well (my mantra for this week).

Do good, feel good, God is good,

-Sister Jane Petty