Hello friends and familia!!Did you know, March is National Peanut Month? YUP. So it's a big deal here in the town of Franklin because we are known for our Hampton Peanuts! We went to this store that is all about peanuts and they had this big table filled with a bunch of free stuff all to do with information about peanuts, recipes, and more! We took everything we could that was free... we looked like homeless people... it was great :) I LOVE PEANUTS!
We did some more service downtown and decorated all nice for St. Patrick's day! We cut out some clovers and made it all green! Then we counted Easter eggs for the upcoming Easter activity... take a guess about how many eggs... higher... higher... higher... no Justin there was not quite a million... 1,164 eggs. PHEW! It's gonna be fun filling all those up with candy!
Then we had interviews with our mission president and his wife! They are a treat to be around :) They are super stressed and busy though... they have soooo much to do! I pray for them lots :)
We did have a hard day though. Lots of empty doors and not so nice people. But you have to have those days to truly appreciate the good days. "Adam fell that men might be, and men are that they might have joy."
R (10 year old) had his baptismal interview on Saturday, and is looking to be baptized on Sunday the 26th! WAHOO he is sooo cute and excited! It's going to be great, look for pics of that next week!
I was also admiring the beauty of the earth this week. We were driving to this town called Zuni, and the beautiful back roads, trees, fields, and houses just amazed me. The sun was setting so it was a beautiful end to a wonderful day :)
[Lisa's Note: you can drive from Franklin to Zuni, Virginia, too. Just drag the little yellow man to the route for a street view and click along the road to see share that stretch of road with our favorite missionary:]
Sunday was great! I just felt such great love. A lot of our members are struggling financially, emotionally, or physically. But each of them came in with a smile on their face. The talks were all about how God is really there for each of us and as we turn to him, we can receive help. So I am sure it was a great boost for all!
Thought for the week: In our district meeting we talked about prayer - how when we say our prayers we are LITERALLY talking to God. But he's not just God, He is our Father. He wants to hear us. So I have been working on really being sincere and thinking about how I am talking to a real person when I pray. It has really changed my perspective, and I can feel the spirit more fully. One question comes to mind "Do you enjoy praying?" Think about that this week. Do you get excited to pray? You should! It's a conversion with our Heavenly Father, we should be excited to talk to and hear from him!
This week is transfer calls... let's see where The Lord would have me go next!
Love you all to pieces, and I sure hope you have a super blessed week!
Sista Poulsen
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