March 7, 2016
Hey Family,
Looks like all y'all had a great, busy week. We were able to
get a lot down this past week, it felt really well.
We got to go with the other Sister to Sharkheads (it's a
shop on the beach). It's a really big store and go to wonder around for a
little bit and get a few things, then we went to the church and played some
volleyball. So funny thing, one of the Elders in the Biloxi ward, Elder Andrew
Tranior, he went to Westlake and is from Eagle Mtn. Dad failed him in Driver's
Ed because he was speeding during the test, haha! Then we got to have dinner at
Sister Ladniers and then got to go to the Thomas's to see how they are doing.
Tuesday was a really good day. We went and stopped by Steve
and Debbie real quick to drop off a bible that Debbie wanted and also to invite
them to the ward Luau. They were okay with seeing us and we got to talk with
them for a little bit. But Sister Poulson and I have decided to take a break
with them. We know that Debbie wants to learn more but Steve is in the way and
we don't want the situation to get any worse. So just keep Debbie in your
prayers. After we got to go try Blake. Blake is the guy that Sister Burgess and
I tracted into. It has been hard trying to catch him but he was outside when we
pulled up. So we got to talk with him about the Restoration and he had really
good questions. Just pray that his heart will be soften. Then we got to see the
Haley's. They are doing pretty good. They are always happy when we come over to
see them. They are basically my mission grandparents. I love them so much.
Wednesday we had a great District meeting. We talked about
Alma 7 and Preach My Gospel. Then we all went out to eat at Mugshots. Really
good burger place. Also they have a Mugshot Challenge so 2 of the Elders decide
that it would be a good idea to try it. So they basically have to eat 3 burgers
stacked on top of each other with a lot of fries and they have to eat it in 12
minutes. They did a pretty good job but
they weren't able to finish it, so they had to pay $20 and they got a belly
ache. Then when we got back to the apartment, Sister Poulson went and lay down
because she wasn't feeling good. Then we went to Church to have correlation. We
had a really good talk with one another, and Elder Schleip ( he did the
Mugshot) was totally zoned out during the meeting, so he had a food coma,
ha-ha!
We got to see Tonia and Brittney this week and we got to
take Sister Cardon with us. So their preacher told them not to read from the
Book of Mormon but they read it any way. We were so happy to hear that. So we
talked with them about the Restoration and right at the beginning, Tonia,
started to cry. So we waited in peace for a little bit then asked her what she
was thinking. She told us that she has done a lot in her life that she wasn't
proud of, but we talked to her a little bit about the Atonement and how our
Heavenly Father still loves us when we do things wrong and that Jesus Christ
knows what we are going through because he went through it. As we continued on,
they were asking really good questions and were saying why they don't know why
people say we don't worship Jesus because we talk about Jesus (It's on our name
tag). You could just feel the spirit so strong and it felt really good. Then we
got to go out with the Chesley's for dinner. We went out to Newks. I always
love being with the Chesley's, they are great. As we were having dinner, Sister
Chesley told me that I reminded her of her sister. So that is pretty cool.
Also the Melines took us out this week for dinner and we
were joking of how there is no parade this time, As we were eating, we talked
about the Luau and how the dessert auctions get intense and Brother Meline was
saying that he would help us out getting a dessert. Saturday morning we had
Bishop's Storehouse and that always goes great. Then we went and tried a couple
people, but they were home or they were asleep. So as we were walking back to
the apartment, we decided to stop by Carla Cannon's (it has been a while since
we have seen her). So when we knocked on the door she was home and we got to
talk with her. We got to share with her "God is the Gardner" and also
about the 2000 stripling warriors. It went very good and hopefully we can see
her more often. So we got home and got already for the Luau. So Ashley Thomas
picked us up and we headed over. As we walked in, the youth put fun luau hats
on us and also leis. It was a lot of fun
getting to see all that they had set up with all the desserts on the table. As
I was looking at the desserts, Bro. Meline came up to me to figure out which
one I liked. So we decided on one and he told me that I needed to bid for it.
So we got our food and it was really good. Then they started the dessert auction.
As they got about half way through they brought out whip cream pies to pie
people. So Bobbi got the first pie and decided to pie Elder Schliep, then
Sister Water's pied Elder Crouch. It was pretty dang funny. Then the Elders
went over to Bishop Williams and was able to get the next pie, and they decided
to pie Sister Poulson and I. I was a little upset but I just accepted it. So we
got up there and had to put our faces really close together. So they pied us
and I got most of the pie and it was all over the place (at least it didn't get
on my clothes). Then we got to pie someone, so we decided to pie Bishop for
helping them out. It was a lot of fun. But the smell of it was making me really
nausea. Then they continued on with the dessert auction and of course the cake
I wanted was the last one. So as they started off, I would look over to Brother
Meline to see what we wanted to do and he would just tell me keep going. So the
auction was going and it was down to me and a Sister in the ward. And as the
prices were getting higher, people were starting to freak out that I was
bidding a lot. The Elders were right next to me and they were freaking out so
much, it was pretty funny. Brother Wright was the auctioneer and he was kind of
freaking out too. I'm pretty sure people were bidding just so I didn't have to
pay. And during the whole time, I was keeping a straight face and would just
check with the Meline's. Finally I won the cake for $125. I then go up to the
Meline's to figure out to pay for half, but they said it was okay and that it
was on then. They are so amazing and they do so much for us. It was a lot of
fun to end the night off. Also none of our people we invited showed up which
kind of stunk.
Sunday was Fast and testimony meeting. I always love
testimony meeting, it's always great to hear other's testimonies of the Gospel.
One of the sister's in the ward was telling us that her father in really ill
and is just waiting to return to our Heavenly Father. It was really sad and it
just made me really miss everyone. The whole theme was The Plan of Salvation.
It was a really spiritual testimony meeting. Then in gospel principles, we got
to talk about the Millennium. It was a really good discussion. Then in Relief
Society we talked about our trails and enduring them. It was a great day. Then
we got to have dinner at the Cardon's and I always love hanging out with them.
We had a really good dinner and our lesson was great. We talked with them about
the Gospel and the Atonement. Everything we had talked about just tied with
each other. Then after, the Elders came over so that we can talk about the
Missionary experience that we want to have for the youth. We planning to have
them get mission calls and then they get to go to the MTC then they get to go
out into the mission field. It is going to be a lot of work but it will be
worth it to show the youth a little bit of mission life. So we are pretty
excited about it. It will happen the last 2 weeks of March. So we had a pretty
good week and are excited to see the work that is happening. The Vision of the
South is starting.
I love and miss y'all so much!!! Hope you have a great
week!!
Sister McKenna O'Connor
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