one should never go looking for a media referral in the rain.....

or why I hate carrollas

Hey all,

this week was a mite bit more exciting than last week and I have some good news as well.  

Tuesday: we went out a knocking and appointment setting up.  we were able to get into contact with several people that asked us to come back after the holidays and were able to set up several appointments.  

Wednesday: we had district meeting and got a media referral ..... now on to the explanation of the title.  we went to contact said media referral and first went to the address listed in the text and found out that the address did not exist... yay.   so then we called the phone number supplied on the text and found out that the address was entered wrong in the referral system.  so we type in the correct address and the GPS takes us clear out into the boonies.... we decide, during a complete lapse of judgement, to go and try to find it.  so after the road turns from tar and chip to gravel we were a little bit nervous but nothing too bad then we hit dirt... and rain and dirt don't mix... we drove for about a quarter of a mile and realized that we had passed the house that we neded to go to... so we attempt to turn around. I say attempt because as soon as we tried to reverse.... (in the toyota carrolla that is our temporary car) we get stuck rim deep in the mud.............................      so after a half an hour of pushing and improvising and groaning and straining we took the walk of shame back to the referrals house to ask for a little pull.... (and the day started out so well.....) we were able to deliver the bible (it's always a bible) and the Book of Mormon. they were glued to their phone the entire time.... now I know how you felt with me...... they said to call at the beginning of the week and set up a time.  and then they didn't answer. then we went and began to knock a couple of houses on another road closer to the city...

Thursday we had a lesson with one of the people that we set up with on tuesday on the sabbath day.  it went really well and we were able to commit her to come to church.  then it was more of the same.  

friday we went out and id some knocking before going out to Ravenswood to teach a woman named Lisa.  it was a good lesson and we were able to connect really well.

today: I found out that Ethan and Amber got baptized! 

see y'all next week. 

Elder strunk