The South is so awesome! There is so much here that I know I want to take back with me when I come home. Like how everyone here is family (and for some that is pretty true, like streets are sometimes just extended family all living right next door to each other, or trailers in the back) but even some of the nonmembers treat us like we are their family and tell us that when we come back, we always have a place to stay with them. Nonmembers thank us all the time for being out here serving. Even if they reject us, at least they thank us for being missionaries! It's so cool!
People here will also talk your ear off and you can barely know them but walk in and have an hour long conversation of the most random things, it is a skill the South has. We had a funny experience this week where we were meeting with this family and we were all talking and we had been there for awhile so we as missionaries were looking for a way to tie-in and transition to the Gospel but literally nothing was happening. Knowing that my companion was also struggling, I said, "Well, speaking of baths and body wash, we have a gospel message we would like to share will y'all today..." Hey if the South can transition from God to their next door neighbors dog, I can do it too!
I have gotten a lot more comfortable and definitely feeling prayers being answered as I am becoming happier and happier being a missionary. Even when we got rejected HARD this past week, I got in the car and just died laughing because it was so funny. Blessings are for real! I am always worried that the following week wont be able to top this one and yet every week it does. I love being in Toxey! I would be happy being here for awhile!
The weather here is also pretty crazy, it can change by the hour. It rains sometimes just randomly (not like a sprinkle but a downpour) and then in 40 minutes it is sunny with no clouds in the sky. I love it, it keeps things interesting. A couple days ago there was a pretty big storm, we saw huge dark clouds forming and the trees started bending and the wind picked up, and pieces of our roof flew off and rain started coming down fast, so we had to stay inside. It was so cool to watch; having the power out and the lights not working made it even better!
Earl signed his own "Declaration of Independence" with the church 15 step program and even though he is feeling pretty sick from quitting, he tells us he made a promise to God and he is not going to break it! We are all really excited for him and I feel very confident he will be able to finally enter the waters of baptism after two years of being taught by the missionaries.
I love y'all, as always I am very thankful for the e-mails and prayers! They help me so much! Pray for Earl!
Sister Baker
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