This
Tuesday, we had a great lesson with Tom again about the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. He seems conflicted on baptism, saying he wants to be baptized
within the next 30 days, but also not wanting to agree to a date. It was
a really spiritual lesson, though, and he seems to be progressing well.
In other news regarding people we're teaching, Michael did something
for us this week. We were over teaching about keeping the Sabbath Day
holy, and near the end he just looked at us and said, "You guys need a
haircut." We said we knew, but wanted to find somewhere cheap. To our
delight, he told us that he cut hair and would do it for free. Now, I've
received a number of free haircuts on my mission, and always gotten
exactly what I wanted, so I wasn't worried at all. In retrospect, I
should have, knowing Michael. He pulled out his kit and Elder Martins
wanted to go first and said he wanted it short on the sides and a little
longer on the top. Well, he got what he asked for, but not what he
wanted. Apparantly his and Michael's ideas of what short is are
different. So he wasn't super happy with his haircut, but I thought I
could get around by that by specifying exactly what I wanted. So, I
asked for a 2 on the sides with a fade up to an 8 on top, leaving me
with a solid inch left on top. However, you have to take off your
glasses when getting your hair cut, so I couldn't see what he was coming
at my head with. As soon as I felt him start cutting, my only thought
was, "Oh that's not an 8." But the damage was done, and now I have
something around a 2-3 on top and even shorter on the sides. At least
hair grows back, right? Aside from that, they only news is that Sandra,
the wife of one of our people we're teaching, got emergency surgery this
week, so if you could keep her in y'alls prayers that would be great.
In
just fun news, we had our branch Christmas party this week. Our branch
president's wife roped me into playing clarinet for a game of guessing
Christmas songs, which was fun. Sorry, no videos of that. They only had
me play a couple of notes at a time. But I did also provide some
background music. We were supposed to wear our pajamas, and so we did.
Some other missionaries happened to have some, and so we borrowed them. I
went with a full candy cane theme, carrying a big one and had pockets
full of little one's to hand out. That was a big hit with the kids, and
some of the adults. But it ws overall just a ton of fun.
The
craziest part of the week is the weather. We got hit by winter storm
Diego here, which didn't do a whole lot. Well, in the northern part of
the state, they're absolutely covered in snow. Down here in the Southern
Kingdom, we got rain. A lot of it. 3 days straight and counting, with
temperatures in the mid to high 30's. Being outside isn't the most fun
right now, but at least it's not been pouring. The biggest downsides
are not having umbrellas, and our now brutally short haircuts which
don't hold heat in very well. But the worst is over, and we can stay
inside all day if we want. We have an elder's activity this afternoon
where 3 elders are going to do the Andy's Challenge. This is at a
restaurant called Highway 55, and you have to eat a 55 ounce burger, a
64 ounce drink, and a basket of french fries in a half hour. If you do
it, it's free. If not, it's $30.
I wisely opted out. If you're interested, I can tell you the results
later. But that's all for now, see y'all! (Pictures will come later.)
Haircut
Wow they seem determined to make sure that I don't recognize anyone when
I come home, a boundary change right before I leave and another before I
get home. And don't tell Tom, but Winter Storm Diego just became rain
by the time it hit us. We're too far south and too close to the beach
for much snow here. However, our backyard did flood rather impressively.
It's been in the high 30's and raining for three days straight now,
which makes being outside a lot of fun, especially with it being 95%
humidity or more at the same time. The moisture just cuts straight
through your coats, there's not a whole lot you can do about it. But out
of all the crazy weather, hurricane #2 (Florence) was definitely the
most exciting. I don't know if I mentioned it, but when I was flying in
we tried to go to Atlanta at the same time that Hurricane Irma was
hitting. So, I've had Hurricanes Irma, Florence, and Michael all in one
mission. And Winter Storm Diego. These should be how I name my kids.
That's names for two boys and two girls, not 10 girls though. Sorry.
Guess I can't do that unless we get a whole bunch more crazy weather.
And I don't think you want that too much.
Best socks I've ever seen
Reindeer we put together
Us all dressed up
And finally, Santa in his restored state. Yes, this used to be super creepy Santa
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