Week 61 (6/2/14)

I thought last week couldn't get any crazier... I was totally wrong!!!

But I'll tell you about my new comp first! Sister Gustafson! I love

her soooooooo much already! Surprise! I'm in a zebra companionship!

Which means we do Spanish and English work! She's an Hermana! Haha

that sounds so weird...,but I'm pretty excited! Hopefully she'll be my

last comp! She's my 12th! Crazyness...

I GOT TO SEE ERNIE ON TUESDAY! We drive right on his road when going

from Sebring to Tampa! I was freaking out cuz I wanted to see him

sooooooo bad. I dunno if you all even get how much I love this man....

But that's okay :) you'll probably get it when I get home :)

I jumped out of the car and I heard him yell "I gotta go bye!" (To

someone on the phone) and he yelled- "are you kidding me!?" He jumped

up and couldn't even get the locks open haha he was SO excited! He

said he thought he was hallucinating. Haha it was the best surprise. I

just gave him a bug hug and we talked for a while.

I love him and Ashley so much!

I'm so proud of Karl graduating! Gosh. The fam...I have the best

family in the whole entire world! I know it! I miss them so much! I

can't believe I'm in my 11th transfer! It's unreal. Especially seeing

my comp go home next week! There's no way this is real!

Here's the crazyness...

Basically, my comp got proposed to, by a girl. But, it's not what you

think. The family believes everything we've taught them! They were so

prepared! they know the bible like the back of their hand. They

mentioned polygamy, we didn't think Would be a problem once we

explained and everything. But last Monday the WIFE of one of our

investigators asked my comp if she'd marry her HUSBAND. What!? It was

at our huge BBQ on Monday so they were just talking and she asked her.

So we had no idea! Uh..... She told her she'd get back to her on

that...

2 days later we were at the church with them for mutual. We didn't

really see, but she pulls my comp aside and pulls out a RING asking

her again if she'd marry into their family! Oh, I did forget this

part. Since they really believe the bible they think we should still

be practicing polygamy since it was a commandment from god. They think

that our church caved when the government stepped in.

Anyways.... So they were dead serious. They love my comp so much that

they want her to marry into their family.

Never thought you'd hear that one right?

So my comp needed to explain to them, without them knowing that we everything.

 He said he'd be willing to wait till she was off her mission and

everything. The whole family was cool with it! They really believe the

bible. It's crazy.

So the plan was for me and my other comp to play outside with the kids

while my other comp talked to them. Of course, it's PORING rain after

45minutes of planning this all out.... Like hurricane bad. It was

actually kind of crazy. We walked maybe 15 feet and were SOAKED, we

needed towels.

Anyways. So we get in their and we don't even know what to do. Because

it needed to be brought up today, she needed to give them her answer.

We had a short lesson on tithing that they agreed to and everything.

Then heavenly Father just ended up working it all out. I helped in the

kitchen with dinner and I basically just stayed I their with my comp

while they were talking. So they STILL have no idea that we know.

Heavenly Father is the best :)

That was so scattered holy cow. I'm not sure if that even made sense!

The whole thing has been like a dream. Usually people have the

opposite problem I with polygamy... But this is just kinda crazy

actually.

When people ask what happened we just say- polygamy... And that

usually does it. But.... They don't even have any idea hahahahahahaha

We are still keeping in touch. We love them so much. They are going to

move out to Utah and join the f-LDS church or whatever one it is.

They believe EVERYTHING. Except for that. It's pretty sad :(

But hey! We move on!

We got 8 member referrals this week! In 2 days! The members here

actually get it! It's amazing! Ah! I love it so much! :D

Anyways. The work is true.

The church is true.

Sorry I can't really think of anything super crazy that happened this

week besides the big one. Everything here is just so normal! All the

miracles and everything it's awesome. :) normal meaning, being a

missionary is normal now :) and it has been for a while...haha

Love, Sister Calder :)

Proudly Serving Florida

The duck I caught…Yes. It's wild. 

Introducing Companion #12

I love her already! :)

Sister Gustafson