Explanation about P-Day

 Monday is usually P-day, but today the mission

asked the missionaries to stay in the entire day

because of the ice storm we had yesterday.

 

That meant that the Sisters could not go to the library to do their email...

 

The Sisters kept themselves busy by cleaning their room, 

washing their clothes, and writing 6-7 letters each.

They are single handedly keeping the US Postal Service afloat. 

They also watched church videos on their little DVD player.

"This is my dad....this is my mom," proudly says Sister Maximum.

Wow, it is so exciting to have a child of

movie stars living in my house!

 

 They love each other, but were a little stir crazy today.

The new P-Day for this week is Wednesday....

so look for an email from them then.
 

Sister Oh! said that she got the sweetest letter in the world

today. It was from her 5 year old brother.
Tell him she LOVED the letter~~
especially the part about being the favorite sister.

Dedication

Have you watched the weatherman on TV?

Ice, sleet, snow....(again!!!)

 

 The Hermana's went to church today,

but once they arrived,

they found out that their ward had been cancelled.

After a day of working,

they came home to eat some dinner.

Soon, it was time to return to

their missionary work. 

 

 They put on their layers

 

 and a cheerful face...

 

 (and I think with a wee-little dread),

 

 

 they trudged off....

not knowing what they might find

 

 on what could turn out to be a long, cold, or dreary night.

 

 I am so proud of them.

 

 I wonder what tonight will bring ....
Will someone let them in their door
to hear the message of the restored gospel,
or will they wander in the cold?
(they do have a car, but they have to get out to knock on doors) 

 

 This may not seem like a big deal to those who live in the north,

but you have to realize that yesterday it was 84 degrees,
 sunny, and beautiful...

 

and these pretty young ladies could be home or at school

having the times of their lives. Instead, they chose

to serve as missionaries for 18 months, giving

their all to building up the Kingdom of God

in whatsoever circumstances they find themselves.

 

 Sister Oh! said:  "I will always remember this ...

 

 and when my future children complain,

I will show them these pictures."

I hope they will realize how much their mother
believed in the thing she was doing this cold, cold night...
deep in the heart of Texas.

Bad News / Good News

 Hermana Maximum and Hermana Oh! decided it would be fun

to get matching midi rings two weeks ago...... 

(This picture was taken the day they got them.)
 

The bad news is that both of their fingers turned green.

(This picture was taken today.) 

 

The good news is that they found out tonight that

neither one of them is being transferred on Tuesday.

They were giddy about that!

Missionaries / Weather / Talents / Fun

 You might have noticed that I have not posted in a bit.

I went out of town for a week, but I have returned.

I took the above picture right before I left, meaning

to post a blog...but got too busy. Sorry.

This picture was taken on a lovely, warm, springlike day.

Our weather has been changing. The Hermanas were very

hopeful that it was spring....but alas, the weather has made

many flip-flops. They are both ready for the warm weather.

They keep asking me why it turned cold again.

I explain, "Unusual is usual for Texas."

 

 I felt very welcomed and loved

when I saw this Welcome Home sign last night....

 

 Your daughters have many talents.

They stopped in to make their own dinner this afternoon.

Sister Oh! made them some homemade tortillas.

She is making this one for me. It was scrumptious!

Sister Oh! has come a long way since her burning-rice days.

Her future husband will be so glad she went on a mission.

 

Sister Maximum's talent is very unusual.

I am trying to decide how it will benefit her in the coming years.

After demonstrating this talent, we all laughed so hard we almost cried.

 

 Her talent is being able to "cry like a baby."

Really.

She sounds just like a baby~~and it is SO funny!

The Sisters are working hard,

but they seem to be having a good time while doing so.



Another P Day

 Sister Oh! was very happy about receiving her CTR ring from her mother!

 

 And Sister Maximum was very happy about receiving

a valentine's day package from her mother!

They went to the George Bush Library today.

They rode the DART train there and back.

They got very cold,

but came in all smiles after their adventure.

 

This picture was taken last week after their meeting
on their "twin" day. At some point I walked through the house

and found this....
It looked like Sister Oh! was ironing Sister Max's back.

They are getting along very well, taking care of each other.

 

 Sister Max was cold....that is why she was wearing the pink

sweatshirt. When she saw I was taking a picture she wanted

to take off her sweatshirt for a "proper" picture.

 

 

 So, here it is. 

This picture is posed...but the other one was a natural.

The purple thing is a vibrating back massager that I

left sitting on the counter the night before.

They are working hard.

They come in every night tired to the bone.

Twins!

 Sister Maximum looked in the closet.

She thought....Is that my shirt?

She looked in her drawer.....

She found her shirt.
That was Sister Oh's shirt in the closet!

 

 They discovered that they....are twins!

They already had skirts practically the same, too.
They went to their meeting this morning dressed alike.
They report that it took them an hour to get to their meeting
in Irving this morning. They left at 8:30 a.m. and didn't
arrive until 9:30.  They are home now and busy planning
for the week.

 

I asked them if they had traced the genealogy of their

family and in-laws to see if they are also related.....

as were other sisters living here in 2013.
Maybe they will do that next P-day.



Enthusiasm

The Hermanas have been very enthusiastic about meeting their goals.

On the way out the door tonight I ran after...

then ahead...of them saying, "do something."

 They pointed ahead saying,

"Title this one--Sisters Baptize Thousands!" 

  

They are a very enthusiastic companionship.

Although I doubt they, themselves will baptize anyone on their mission,

every day brings new and interesting teaching appointments.

I am sure that thousands of lives will be changed for the better

because of the message they are delivering.