Aug. 3, 2009

"Hello! Ah I was so happy to get the emails this morning...and soooo happy to get the package on Sat!!! The funny thing was, I knew it was coming so I assumed probably on Sat. Well Sat morning we left for the day. Around 2 o'clock we started heading to Woodstock ME...which means we would pass the apartment. I was excited cuz we took a quick stop so I could see if the package was there. Well...there was nothing in the apartment so we went to Woodstock and didn't plan on getting home until 9 that night. Well we got home and still nothing. I was kinda bummed cuz I didn't get even get any mail either. Well we were getting ready for bed when the Young's (the people we live above) daughter (who is visiting here from Missiouri with her husband and kids) knocked on our door with my package!! She said it had come earlier that day, they just had forgotten to bring it up. Ah I was stoked!! I loved all the pictures and the letters!! The ties were great!! and the goodies...well I had been fasting from noon on Sat so I wouldn't be done until noon the next day. Well, we had 2 meal appointments yesterday...and I was STUFFED TO THE RAFTERS. So when I got home late last night, I couldn't fit anything else in the gut. But this morning I tried the cake balls, the peanut butter brownines, and the Amish bread....SO GOOD!!! I ate a lot of the Amish bread for breakfast! So thank you so much!! It was a great package!
So this week has been great. We have our new comp. His name is Elder Pugmire. At first I was nervous. We picked him up and he was really quiet. He actually is very quiet, but once you get to know him he's really funny. He just does random things that make me laugh. he actually looks a lot like Caleb Hansen (Ronnie's best friend since Kindergarten), and some of the things he does reminds me of him. He's from Washington State, up in the Northwest part of WA. He's an awesome missionary! When Elder Duval leaves in 2 weeks, Elder Pugmire will be the new District Leader. Its been fun being in a trio, I'm sure it looks pretty intimidating! It takes longer to get ready in the morning but we're having fun.
The baptism was awesome! Amy was just so prepared and ready to be a member of the church. She has just soaked up everything that she has learned, like a gospel sponge. Its been a lot of fun teaching her. It was a good service.
The rest of the week hasn't been too bad. We've done a lot of tracting but it's been fun with 3. I had my first gun pulled on me Sat night, but I wasn't scared at all for whatever reason. We walked up this one driveway and when we got to the house, the dog just lost it and this guy came our with a 9mm pistol, cocked it so there was a bullet in the chamber and just stood there in some Charley's Angel pose with the gun in the air. Scared me at first then I just started talking to him and he slowly put the gun back in his pocket, listened for a min, then told us to leave. It was wicked intense!!"

Okay, so having a gun pulled out on your son is not exactly what a mother wants to hear, but oh how I thanked my Heavenly Father for keeping them all safe. I have heard the stories of guns being pulled out on missionaries (Ronnie's dad included), but they have been in areas where crime rates are high. Norway ME didn't seem like that kind of place, but I guess you never know!
I'm glad to know all is well with getting his new companion. Sounds like it will be a great experience. I know he has grown to love those he teaches and it sounds like Amy is a wonderful lady. Glad he liked the goodies in the package!!