Where.To.BEGIN.
FIRST off....well this week we had a bunch of meetings and exchanges so I was in my own area..........like never. So THAT sucked...but other than that things were swell.
So for MLC's this month one of the trainings they want us to give was being more consecrated to the work....so President came in and acted like he had just gotten this letter from the first Presidency about the influx of missionaries and having to cut everyones missions down by 6 months starting Jan 1st. I didn't buy it for ONE second considering he is the WORST liar of all time (which is a good thing..........aka cant keep a secret EVER we know things like waaaay too far in advance haha LOVE IT) ANYWAY Elders were like freaking out, he let it go for like 1 minute and then started laughing. Cover blown.
ANYWAY fast forward 2 days when we are all doing our Zone Trainings, he sent out a VOICEMAIL for us to use which was way better because you couldn't see his face. SO my Zone Leaders decide to spice it up bought like those tear drops that make you cry?? Made me play it when we're doing our "Housekeeping" items at the beginning of the meeting while they rubbed their eyes with the stuff...hilar since Elder Lee's started like burning his eyes?? and Elder Page is just like so over-loaded on tears people are like whoa what the. Emotional. --- OK WHOLE ROOM GOES UP IN ARMS. Sisters are like bawling, some Elders are crying??? And the ZL's made me swear I would not give up "da jig" until they said. OMG painful. I had to put up my folder to not laugh because I was like UM WHAT THIS IS SO MEAN.
So- disaster strikes when 2 of the other zones SENT out the voicemail the night before the training to really freak people out....missionaries started texting EVERYONE members started telling their parents back home....got out in Utah...parents are calling the mission office like cray? SALT LAKE IS CALLING!?!?!
Priceless. TOTALLY worth it...we had the most intense training on "get up and go to work" because people were FEELIN IT!
Except the token Elder when we told them it was joke who had only been out like 6 months was CRUSHED that he still had to serve 2 years.
I realized how AWESOME my ward in Lawrence truly was...aka we don't go to Ward Council or anything in this Ward because we really do have a bomb WML so he represents us pretty good. But i'm telling the missionaries how we used to go to Ward Council every week and then PEC every week too in Lawrence.....and they're like "oh, you mean the Elders went?"
No we did.
WAIT like WE went to PREISTHOOD executive meeting...like every week....and somehow I didn't realize how FULLY awesome that was until NOW!?!?! I mean like...def the only females....like ever....because its the Preisthood....like when is my ordination lets get this rolling.....sign me up for Deacons quorum.... whaa???
WHAT am I saying my mind is going like a million miles a minute because ALL I want to do is 1- sleep and 2- go outside and ICE SKATE on the roads. Legit yesterday and today has been so cold that everything is PURE ICE like no snow. Just ice skating rinks everywhere. IT. IS. SO. FUN. I die. It's so bizarre but love it.
Helped our Less Active Christy clean out her apartment (she moved so sad) and um wow............well she is a chain smoker so everytime we leave people think we are breaking the W.O.W. because its SO strong in there. But she also is like.........not the cleanest....aka not clean at all. So just STUFF everywhere....like shoved in corners ....like imagine Kendel "cleaning" her room where she just wads stuff up and tucks it in corners?? Yeah like that except adult version. So I just start throwing stuff away I just have to TELL her why she doesn't need it and she's fine. "No Christy....you don't need this cut out Babies-R-Us magazine because 1-you don't have a baby and 2- its from 2007..."
UNTIL.....pull out random rock out of a mug randomly shoved in her cupboard...
"ok throwing this out---"
"NO! that's a keepsake."
"but its a ... rock?"
"Yeah....but its special"................................................-turns around hides in coffee can think I didn't see it-........
Yeah love her.
So many classic moments this week...so little time.
I'll end with a few weeks ago right before transfers this lady in the ward NO one had met before called me while on exchanges and invited us to her husbands "concert" at the Church where they had invited a bunch of non-members they wanted us to meet we're like UM YES!?!? What is the concert? "oh it's just like hymn arrangements my husband has done on the piano"
Sold. Me and all the missionaries will be there!
Show up, Elders are there waiting outside the door just like stunned look on their face. Elder Holbrook is DYING so confused.
Peek in.....SO.MANY. COLORFUL. STAGE LIGHTS.
Random digital cameras set up everywhere on tri-pods recording these masterpieces.
(elders) "We've been waiting for like 12 minutes for the song to end to walk in......but it...never ends"
So we just walk in. Awkwardly pick from the 20 empty chairs.....there are like 12 people there....I counted......
"Well...thank you all so much for coming out to DATE NIGHT...."
...............................................................-silence-.........................................
Like slow motion Elders turn around with the most shocked look.
OK SORRRRRY just hold out till this song ends.....
(concert guy) "I wasn't expecting so much time left so I'm just going to improv now on my keyboard...."
cue 23 minute song that somehow includes synthesizer alien landing sounds?? ALL people there are maybe over the age of 95.....except this man and his wife...they're like 50.
HAS THE PICTURE BEEN PAINTED!?!?! I am like crying laughing trying to hold it in because I'm looking at all of these missionaries who are SO uncomfortable wanting to die...but we're sitting right in front of the all the weird digital cameras on tripods recording this concerto that I can't get up and leave.....it's Elder Holbrooks companions last night on the mish EVER......thought this would be a good last huzzah proselyting opportunity......
FINALLY ends...lady gets up to give closing prayer......CRYING over how beautiful this master pianist has just expressed his testimony through song.........................................................................
Non-members didn't.even.show.
OMG ended last transfer off with a bang.
LOVE YOU ALL!
Love,
Sister Murray
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