Wow, this has been the most eventful week of my mission! So much happened, ah! Let me try to explain it all.
Well the biggest part of this week was obviously Thanksgiving, which was amazing. Sister Tucker really wanted to do service, but we couldn't find any all week and were wondering what we were going to do all the way up until the day before Thanksgiving. We finally get directed to a restaurant called Patty's place which serves a free Thanksgiving meal to lonely or homeless people. We go over there in the morning and ask if we can help, and they were happy to have us! We spent the morning serving meals and talking to people all in Canadaiuga and it was great.
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| Us talking to people at Pattys! |
The snow melted pretty fast, but we got to spend a good amount of time trudging through it. We spent one evening before it melted at the grove, and oh my goodness, it is so pretty in the snow. Ah, I can't wait for it to snow more, and I know I'll be super cold, but I'd rather it be cold with snow then cold for no reason. Also, serving at the Smith Farm that day I met Hermana Aybar who was serving alongside us, and is from the Dominican Republic! That was super awesome, and she is so sweet, her accent is pretty thick, and I didn't know how much I missed hearing Spanish accents until I heard one.
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| All the Spanish Hermanas! |
We spent Thanksgiving dinner (really lunch) with a family named the Martins. Fun fact! Their family was in the show A Baby Story seventeen years ago when they were pregnant with their now senior in high school, and I thought it was so funny because I have so many memories of watching that show as a kid. The family is super funny and ah, they were perfect for the first holiday away, and I was very well fed!
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| The Martin family! |
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| The cute turkeys they made us! |
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| Being silly with their dogs! |
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| Us at a less active's. |
We spent the rest of Thanksgiving visiting less actives and singing to them. We had planned on singing at the hospital, but that fell through. Luckily though we visited a woman in the hospital and we were able to sing to her, and it was such a sweet tender moment.
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Singing to sister Shiverton at the hospital!
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Highlight of the week though, dressing up in mascot costumes for service. There was a service for the kids in the area, and they needed volunteers, and we thought cool neat, we can set up and stuff. That is not what they had in mind though. It's taking place at a hotel, and they take us into this hotel room full of costumes, let us choose one, and say we're going out advertising for the activity. So we put on our mascot costumes, hop in the back of a delivery truck, and drive to Walmart. So yeah, I walked around Walmart dressed as Olaf. We walk around other places like Denny's too. All of us missionaries are blind and stumbling into each other, but it was by far the most funny and interesting
thing I have done on the mission so far.
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| Heads on. |
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| Heads off. |
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| In the back of a delivery truck. |
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| Walking around in Walmart (sister Tucker had to hold her face to see) |
Today we went to the temple and it was amazing! I don't think I've said, but we're only allowed to go every six months, or with a recent convert. None of the sisters in our apartment had used their six month visit yet, so we thought why not? It was so nice to be able to go when I hadn't been in a while. I know it will be another six months before I can go again, but I'm glad I went today. It is so pretty inside the Palmyra temple, with stain glass everywhere.
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| Me at the temple! |
So yeah, it's been an eventful week, and even more happened but I don't have time to write it all! Know that I love you all though and you are always in my prayers! And of course, you can't read an email from a missionary without hearing about Light the World! The video is out now, so go and watch it and share it with all your friends, and more importantly participate in it! I would challenge each family who reads this to hold a family counsel, and plan each week out to how you are going to apply the initiative! For those far from family or without one, look at the schedule and set up a system for yourself! I know so many blessings will come from using this beautiful initiative, whether a member or not, and bring a special spirit of the true meaning of Christmas into your
home!
I love you all! Have a great week!
Hermana Abreu
(Click below to see the video)
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