I first off want to say how much I love y'all! I hope that
you had a Merry Christmas, and were able to see your loved ones; but most
importantly, you spent that Christmas Sabbath reflecting on the things that Christ
brings into our lives. There are many different ways that we can show love and
appreciation to Him, and one of them is by spending time giving service to one
another.
This week was quite eventful! I had my first southern meal, which
is called Chicken Bog, and is actually pretty good! Most of the time when
people make it, it is full of chicken bones and you have to take them out, but
the Hudacko family were very kind, and didn't make Sister Fox and I do that.
Our next meal with them is supposed to be something called Chicken Dump I
think... I can't wait!! I love the South so much!
One of the cool things about the South is the fact that most
families live so close together; like you walk down one road and pretty much
everyone has the last name of Vereen, Bellemy, or Stalvey. So we got this referral
named Ronya, and we have been teaching her. We have also have been asked to
knock on the doors around their homes, so we did and we found her cousin Marva.
We went back and were able to teach her the Restoration. When we were asking
her if she could come to church we mentioned that she could carpool with Ronya
and then we found out that they actually HATE EACH OTHER! It was kind of funny
because we had been going back and forth between the two houses for a couple of
days! But Marva still wants to take lessons which is really cool! PLEASE PRAY
for them that they will make it to church this Sunday. We are really trying to
help them both make it!
We also found out yesterday that pretty much everyone that
is in the ward are somehow related to each other. They are all related to a
Stalvey, which is really funny, and hard to follow sometimes! We try using last
names but almost everyone is family so we have to include first names so we can
keep track of who is who!
We also had tons of people at church this Sunday. Not as
many as there would be in Utah, but pretty big compared to what we usually
have. We even had to open the back section to fit everyone, which we never do!
Another cool experience that we had this week was on
Thursday! We had planned on doing a service project, but the lady never showed
up. We ended up leaving and changed into our proselyting clothes. As we were
about to go knocking, we got a call from a member in the ward saying he had a
lady he wanted us to teach the plan of Salvation to. We jumped at the chance
because that NEVER happens (our ward struggles with missionary work). We drove
about 20 minutes to get to this weird message-detox place, and Brother Selph
paid for us to get our feet detoxed. As
the member was walking away, he leaned in to Sister Fox and I and said "Oh
how I love MAKING people hear the lessons. Have fun!" It was so funny! So
we had 30 minutes to teach her and she couldn't leave or run, because she was
getting her feet detoxed too! How funny!!
I also heard in Utah that there was about 10 feet of snow! I
just want y'all to know that here it was 80 degrees and people were tanning on
Christmas Eve! It was so weird to see!
Sister Fox and I also found out that people in the south
make Pig Head Cheese which is where you soak a pig's head in water and then
make cheese out of it! I also got a picture of it. We weren't able to try it
but I heard it was a delicacy, so I might be able to try it before I go home.
I hope y'all have an amazing New Year’s Weekend and BE SAFE!
Know that this is the time to set goals and fulfill them. When we accomplish
goals we get better, and that is what the purpose of this life is. It is to
grow and to follow Christ as best that you can. He set the greatest example and
I encourage y'all to take every step you can to follow him; like saying your
prayers every day, serving others, loving people who wrong you, going to the temple,
going to church, and spreading the gospel! Missionaries cannot do it alone but
with the members help we can accomplish miracles!
I love y'all.
If you want to send letters or emails I love to get them so
feel free!
Love,
Sister Lewis
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