Company for Lunch

 Thursday the Hermana's had company for lunch....

it was the 2nd ward Sisters (English speaking).

They brought some food with them.....

The 2nd ward sisters fixed minute rice in the microwave.

I don't know how it turned out since I left for work....

But the house didn't smell like it almost burned down...

so that was a good thing.

Part of the Family

I walked in from work one afternoon and this is what I found.

The Sisters are now "a part of the family."

They had placed a picture of themselves on our family "picture wall."

They said, "We thought about taking the picture of Melissa down 

and putting our picture right there, but we decided against it." 

Another day they were practicing a song for a district missionary meeting.

Sister M (who said she was not a singer) was going to sing a SOLO!

I bet it was the best part of the meeting!
(All of my daughters are great singers, you know!)

Holiday Message

The Sisters are dressed in red, white, and blue today

in honor of Memorial Day.

They said to tell you they will email tomorrow

because the library is closed today.

Mail and More

 

The Sisters had a lot of outgoing mail one day last week.

They usually just clip it to our mailbox, but this particular

day, I told them I would drop it off at the post office

on the way to work because I was afraid

the wind and storm might blow the

letters away.

 

I got tickled at the back of one of the envelopes.

You can tell these Sisters are thinking like missionaries.

This is the back of the envelope....There was only one problem with it.

It was written in pencil.

I told Sister M that if she detailed Gods Plan of Happiness again,

 she might use ink.... so someone couldn't erase or modify it

before it reached its intended recipient.

 

The sisters bought matching skirts on P day...
so they were twins again today.

I told them pretty soon people were going to start asking

if missionaries were required to match all the time!



Oh well, they said.....it doesn't matter!
I predict these Sisters will be friends for the rest of their lives.

Exchanges Today

 

This morning, before I got up, the Sisters switched on me

and I didn't even know it.

As I was getting ready to leave for work I went to

their room to tell them something....and this is what I found!

A NEW Sister

 

It is a Sister M EXCHANGE for the day!

The new sister is ALSO Sister M.....but she came from South Dakota.

She came out at the same time as Sister M (from Arizona),

Sister M (from SD) has been in two areas already.

The reason Sister O is laying on the floor is because

when I said, "Let me get my camera so I can blog this,"

she was distressed because she didn't look beautiful enough.

I told her, "That's okay...just put your head down."

So she did.

After I took the picture she said, "Wait, I just need mascara..."

so she jumped up and put on some mascara

and came back 2 seconds later and posed for a picture.

Now they are both beautiful.
 

The missionaries use the little white cups to teach principles of the gospel.
When I walked in, they were hard at work practicing
the lessons they teach to investigators.

Then, right before I left we had another lesson on severe weather.

Luckily, we were safe from severe storms today.

This evening they told me they made 11 contacts today.

They said they also did service with 8 other missionaries.

While doing the service they watched the storm out the window....

When it rains in sheets as it did today, we say we are having
a "gully washer."

I will have to tell them that term tomorrow so they

will be in-the-know about Texas.

It was another good day.
Tomorrow the Sister Ms will switch back to their normal areas.

Weather Report

 

Sisters on the way out the door this morning at 10:45 a.m.



 

     The weather was not too severe here night before last, even though there was bad weather all around us. We had lots of lightning and did get 2" of rain, but thankfully no hail and no tornado. When the Sisters first came to our house I told them that Texas weather was nothing to mess with. I explained that if they were ever here and it looked green or dark (you can see it coming) that they should not be out and about....that if they were outside, they should get to a house or come home. I explained that an inside bathroom was the best place to be (no one around here has basements). I even showed them a short video clip that someone had taken nearby last year when it hailed. They were shocked that the hail could be so violent.

       So, the other night when it stormed outside, they were safe and sound in the house. They had gotten a text telling them to go home and they followed the rules right away. In fact, they said they were knocking on doors right before they got the text from the mission home and a few of the people told them the weather was bad and they should go home. I thought that was funny.

     We have weathered lots of hail and tornadoes here. I assured the Sisters that as long as they were following the rules that the Lord would protect them because they were doing His work. It always amazes me because even in the most horrible tornadoes the people who are sheltering in the bathrooms are almost always untouched.

     I should have posted something on the blog saying they were safe. I will keep that in mind the next time....and there is always a next time in Texas!

Another Test

 

Which of these feet belong to your missionary?

 

 







Which of these hands belong to your missionary?

 

Did you guess correctly?

These are TWIN missionaries.

They said, "We came this way!"

I asked them, "Really?"

They said, "Yes!"

Sister M brought her blouse with her

and Sister O bought her blouse while she was on the mission...

but before she came to live with us.

How funny!

(I hadn't even noticed they were dressed alike!)

 



They said they had another good day.

They did service for most of the day.

Sister O is complaining about being "too white."

I told her it will get hot soon enough and she will get a great tan.

Texas is sunnier and hotter than she realizes....

But she will learn....

much to her chagrin.

I love having Sisters in the house

and I love the gospel plan of happiness!

End of Day....

 The Sisters had a day full of activity today.

They go to scripture study with Bishop Moala and the
other missionaries in the area on Monday mornings (P Day).
On Monday's they prepare for the week by washing their clothes
and doing their shopping. They go to the library to read their email.

Sometimes they play volleyball with the other missionaries,
or go somewhere semi-exciting on the bus.
Then it is back to another full week of

 missionary work by 6:30 p.m.

 

They are back home between 9-9:30 p.m.

Tonight, when they got home, they sat down and ate

the yummy dessert that my daughter-in-law,

Amanda, made for our dinner last night.

(She always leaves extra for the Sisters.) 

While they ate,

they told me a little about the contacts they made tonight.

They taught some lessons and did some service

by washing a lady's window.

Then they retired to their room.

Missionaries are all over the world spreading the gospel

just like this every day. By small and simple things

are great things brought to pass.

"We're Practically Sisters!"

 

The Sisters came home very excited last night....

Partly because they were going to get to see a General Authority

this morning at a meeting, and partly because they wanted

to show us something really cool. They made an intricate

(although rough) Family Tree on the back of a  l-o-n-g receipt.

It shows how they are related.

They are excited to tell their parents all about it.

They continue to work hard and seem very happy.

Behind the Scenes Missionary Work

 

Hard at work.....