Dear family,
What you are about to read my or may not set of your gag reflex. Proceed reading with caution.
Ya'll will NEVER guess what I have been fed this week. I'll start easy and then let ya'll freak.
So Sis. Mekini and I were the one's out the other day so we took
the lunch appointment we had set up with Sis. Helton. She is super
hilarious and leaves little notes on every one's cars on Sunday. She usually either sluffs relief society or sunday
school for the deed...we're working on that. :) Anyways, Sis. Helton is
just a doll but we were a little nervous to go. We needed to teach the
law of chastity to her...she is 82 and has a boyfriend. Apparently
because you're older it's a free ticket. It was the most awkward thing
to explain what was and wasn't appropriate to her. We had to stop her as
she tried to explain certain situations...that's when my appetite was
lost. After that awkward 30 minutes it was time to eat. We didn't have
the choice of fly infested of not so everything was. We had canned
beans, canned chocolate cheesecake, canned jello(yes it exists), and
wait for it...SPAM. She told us it was fried. Fried means dipped in oil.
It was even harder to stomach than the warm coleslaw from my last area.
Afterwards poop Sis. Mekini threw up in the parking lot. She said. "Oh
thank goodness it came out that way instead of the bottom. It would have
been a messy time." Ha ha ha ha!!!!! She cracks me up! I love that
Samoan girl.
That was the first adventure. The next night Sis. Mekini and I
happened to be out in the evening this time. So we took the dinner
appointment. Oh man... It was with a less active family that people have
had a hard time getting in touch with so we were really excited to see
them! And they are pretty famous in Sunnyside for their BBQ...So ya I
had some high hopes! We go in and they are super friendly and just
great! We gave a small lesson on Heleman 5:12
and invited them to church. They came by the way! But that's not the
bad part...We asked after the lesson if she needed help cooking anything
else, she said no. So we waited their patiently. Luckily an active
member was also invited over so we had someone else to chat with while
they were talking. The lady, Sis. Lou asked what we were having. Sis.
Keens answered, "Wild game". Um...you're kidding? Well it would
definitely be an experience. I had to explain to Sis. Mekini what wild
game was and she went so pale. It was pretty funny! Sis. Mekini asked
what kind of animal it was and she says, "Coon". I then had to explain
what a raccoon was...I was feeling more and more nervous for this meal.
So I asked where abouts she got the coon. Oh no are you ready for this
answer? "Oh my husband brought it home this afternoon. He found it on
squashed deadon the 90." Road kill. I was expected to eat wild raccoon
that was pealed off the asphalt of the highway. Oh man was a sweating in
the chair. Sis. Mekini was even wors I think. I didn't really know how
to respond so I said, "Oh how resourceful"...Which is just an awkward
thing to say so I just added to the awkwardness of the evening. Sis. Lou
asked what else we were having and she said onions and carrots.
Sometimes life is hard. So turns out I am now able to stomach
carrots...if there is coon present. The Keens kept getting up
occassionally so Sis. Lou would stick out her purse and we'd hid the
coon in our napkins an shove it in there! Ha ha Sis. Lou wasn't about to
eat it either. As it was time to go Sis. Keens said, "Well Ya'll really
ate up that coon! Here are some left overs!" We tried to refuse saying
she should save it for her husband and kids but we left with it
anyways... The dumpster on Reed behind the Shell gas station got a
treat.
Somehow I'm still alive here in Sunnyside. We are teaching a lot of
less-actives and meeting lots of new people along the way! Ya'll need
to find boodan. It's this spicy dirty rice mixed with sausage all on a
sausage casing. You smoke it and it is the best thing ever!! That's the
best part about Sunnyside. Everything and their kid has a smoker and if
we stop and say hi to someone cooking something we always get something
good. :) Boodan. As Judy and Mac say, "Us black people love it." ha ha
so dooes this cracker! Did I tell ya'll that story? I was totally called
a cracker..It was hilarious.
I have been seeing lots of miracles in my personal life. I am
changing in ways I never wanted to. I have learned to really become a
leader and take charge of situations with boldness. Sometimes it scares
me how bold I am, especially in lessons, but when the spirit directs you
do it. These people are pretty hard hearted and they need to hear the
flat truth. When it's delivered with love it is effective. I've taken
Maryn's advice and started to study patience from P.M.G. and
coincidently Mike sent me a talk on patience from Elder Wirthlin called
"Patience, a Key to Happiness". I'm excited to share with ya'll what
I've learned next week. Hopefully I will still be alive, I never know
what I'll be fed. :) It's crazy and kinda annoying at times, but I've
started to pick up the accent. Can't wait to see how that'll fit
together with Spanish.
I love ya'll SO much! I appreciate all of the love, support, and
prayers I receive from everything. I can feel the love all the way here
in Texas! Thank you for everything! Remember to be member missionaries
and keep being wonderful examples to everyone. Be good and be safe!
Scott, stop strutting around in your speedo...ain't nobody got time for
that! :) Love ya'll!!
Love,
Hermana Florence
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