This week was fairly good! We did lots of service work on Tuesday, cleaning and setting up for Christmas! Sister Merrill and Sister Smith both hit their 5 month marks, WHOA! They are just growing up too fast ;)
We then went to lunch at Applebees with a less active, man it was delicious! Too bad there isn't one in Utah :( I got this shrimp thing... oh man! [ Lisa Says: She will be surprised to learn that there are Applebees in Utah - Guess we know where we will go out to dinner when she gets back here! Not sure that the shrimp will be as good tho.]
Thanksgiving! I will send some pics to show you the beautiful home we ate in! The senior couple that just returned from their mission in California had us over, along with their son and his family who are in the ward; The C Family. Super great family! All the adults have gone on missions, so they understand that we needed to leave ASAP. The younger C family have 2 foreign exchange students from China, so they were there too. So all 4 of us were experiencing a Thanksgiving feast in the South for the first time! We had the normal like turkey, potatoes, some delicious sweet potatoes, gravy, and rolls. But there was this delicious butter bean (Lima bean) casserole that was amazing! And we also had some southern salted ham... man I will never go back to regular ham. Brother C, the younger, warned us not to eat it all or he would be mad... he said he had been saving up all week for this meal! Then we had some good old fashion apple and pumpkin pie. But this pie was baked home made with real pumpkin... like carved out of the orange skin real. It was very delicious! With real whipped cream too.... awe man. We were quite stuffed. We heard of some missionaries that ate at 3 different houses that day! They said they did not feel very good after. So I am glad we just had the one meal :)
Oh man! Mom you're gonna love this :) We had a bonfire at Sister D’s! It was crazy fun! I was a little scared at first, because Brother D had put gas all over it and we were gonna just throw a flair into it and watch it explode! But it actually wasn't very exciting... it didn't light immediately. But once it got big it was crazy! It was really hot, so I just stood back and threw pine cones in while everyone singed their eyebrows off and threw other things in. By the end of the evening it was just a cute little fire, so naturally we roasted mallows and made s’mores with pizza on the side, so good :)
Crazy story! So we had just finished visiting Sister H, and we were leaving when her 2 dogs escaped! AHH! So we ran out, trying to call them back. I knelt down and tried to snag one, but she slipped through my fingers. I got a nasty scrape on my ankle to prove it. But we were able to snag her, and just call the other one back. No worries :) And then... we saw a mini lobster on the road. Woah. Pictures on the way. It looks like plastic, but it was moving and everything, it was awesome! The rest of the day was a lot of biking, so we are pretty sore. Tomorrow should be fun!
Now sadly I do have to end this email with news that a recent convert of our ward died yesterday of heart failure. It was very sudden, no one expected it. We were also shocked, because we had just talked to her the night previous, and she was doing just fine. We were very close to her, being that she was a convert of only 7 months and was still receiving the follow up lessons from us. Let's just say we were a little distraught yesterday. But everyone just kept telling us that "You did your job, You found her! And now she is in the presence of God, and can teach others about what you girls taught her." Very sad, but yes we do rejoice in the knowledge that she is with our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, her 2 favorite people.
Thought for the week: We shared this scripture with a lot of people yesterday via our scripture of the day text. We though it appropriate. " Now, concerning the state of the soul between the death and the resurrection. Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life." She was truly a wonderful person, and she loved us, the ward, the church and God so much... and she still does! I am truly grateful for the knowledge of this Plan of Happiness, and I know she will be right there waiting to give us a big hug when we return!
Love you all, and have a very blessed week!
Sista Poulsen
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| The "Mini-lobster" also known as a crawfish/crayfish/crawdad. |
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| Pretty Colors |
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| Pretty Companions |
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| Fanciest Thanksgiving ever! |
