Don't Let the Rain Stop You

This week has been one of interesting moments. Wednesday we had our day of service. We drove out to Hammond to do a service project at the Hammond home, which is a place were they help rebuild homes for people who can't afford to do it themselves, but they have to help with at least 60 hrs of the work that goes in. The sisters were de-nailing wood because they reuse what they can. It was actually a lot of fun. We then drove to Amite to meet up with the other half of our zone to have lunch and then help clean up the sides of the streets for Amite city. It was really interesting to hear how they were afraid that we wouldn't show up because of the rain like a lot of the other groups that had offered to help that day. It was awesome to show them that you can not only count on the missionaries but you can also count on the members of the church to be there to help.

 

Also this week we had our rain experience. Ya, 10 miles of biking and a lot of it was in the rain is not very fun but is something that you got to do from time to time.

 

With all that it has been a good week. I think it is a week were, looking back, I have seen myself grow more because I haven't complained and I have just pressed on.

 

I love the ward here! They are such awesome people. One of the families that actually gave us a referral asked if one of us is having a birthday this month. We told them that I will, but because the transfer meeting is on my birthday I am not sure if I will still be in the area or not, so they said that the day before they wanted to have us over for dinner. Also they are so willing to help us out. We have had a lot of people tell us if you are in the area and need something drop by, or I would like to go out with you guys. It is nice to see that they want to help us with the work, and also that we can share the tools that we have to help them in being more missionary minded.

 

Love yall so much,.

 

Sister Brady

 

Picture Time:

So the first picture I call rain, sweat, humidity, and a bike helmet. This was the day that we thought we would be smart and bike because we are getting close to our monthly mile limit. Well it rained on us not once but twice. The first time wasn't that bad but the second one was to the point were we couldn't see anything. Luckily we were by a member's home and she was nice enough to let us get out of the rain and eat chocolate while we dried off.  The moral of the story don't wear a white skirt on a bike. 

 

The second picture is what it looked like during the first time we got rained on.

 

The third picture is to show you just how big the insects here are. This is a spider at a members home. I don't have a picture of it but we had a cockroach in our apartment the size of an adult big toe, and the wasp/bee things here are like the ones at home on steroids.

 

The last one is just how pretty it is here. There isn't a lot of buildings and such in the skyline, it is mainly trees and sky.  

Week 2

This week I have come to notice that the ward will give you more work to do and be more willing to feed you if you  are willing to work hard and show them that they can trust you. I say thins because that is what Sister Tiller and I have been doing, and I can see that the ward does trust us and because of that we are getting really close to the mission goal of number of lessons you teach in a week. Also that getting recipes here won't be very likely because a lot of times they don't even know what they put into it because they have the basics down that they don't even have to think about it, so if I don't come home with many recipes don't be too disappointed because I may have the basics down enough to not need one (well at least that is what I hope will happen) I was able to go to the temple this last week. The mission president has the rule that we can go when our ward goes, and so we got a ride with the 2nd counselor in the bishopric and his wife. They are awesome and were a lot of fun to talk to and get to know because she is in primary so she doesn't get to talk with us in Relief Society . It was really good to go, also there was a family in our ward going through to receive their endowments so that they could be sealed the next day. It was really special. I was able to receive an answer to a question that I have had for a while but didn't really want to think about. I didn't get the answer until we left, and were talking about things that we noticed  and stuff that happened before the member of the bishopric and his wife were married. It was actually really cool because she served in the Temple Square mission and went to Utah State, she studied family and consumer development. A lot of what she said that had gone on I could relate to. Well I wish yall the best of wishes this week and hope all is and goes well
 
Sister Brady

Field Week 1

So...a lot can happen between President telling a new missionary were they are serving and were he says they are going in transfer meeting. I am proof of that. I was going to be in Alexandria but now I am in the wonderful area of Covington. I love it here and I love Louisiana so far. I can stand the humidity pretty well, and I love how green it is. My apartment is surrounded by trees and a stream. Because we have water near by we also have frogs that we fall asleep to. My companions name is Sister Tiller, she's from Salt Lake, and is awesome sauce.
 

On my first day here we had a dinner appointment and we had stuffed peppers. I knew that the meat wasn't hamburger or sausage so I decided I better not ask. At that same appointment I had chicken liver, which was alright, but I say that because it was wrapped in bacon. I can say now that I have tried some interesting stuff while being here only a week.

 

I have taught the first lesson twice in the field so far. Once in a members home, we were teaching a coworker of the brothers, and on the door step of a single guy who really wants to get married. We don't know how those two will end up playing out.

 

I suggest that you feed the missionaries well and often because it helps not only them but you as well. The ward that I am in has a goal to have the missionaries (there are three companionship) in their homes to eat and teach a lesson. I would highly suggest that you try it also.

 

Look for ways to serve, love, and teach those around you. Remember who you are and who you represent being a member of this church.

Sister Brady. 

PS These are pic of some of the things that I have found......to explain the stairs one, they are steep enough that I go up and down slowly AND I have to have the light on when I do. Dad I thought you would like the Tabasco one.