Car Wrecks and Raps

So first things first! Got in a car wreck. WOO HOO!! Mission life!! Anyway, it wasn't anything too serious, just kind of jarring. All of us Newark sisters were coming back from doing service in Sodus and lots of people had called us and our phones were blowing up, so we were trying to answer everyone back like chickens with our heads cut off. Also, Sister Packard, who was driving, was going in the wrong direction. We pulled over to figure out how to get back to Newark, and once we got ourselves situated Sister Packard tried making a U turn, but did not look. Lo and behold there was a car! Both front sides of our cars got hit and we all kind of went flying, but we had our seatbelts on! Literally the first thing I did as soon as it happened was laugh, because OF COURSE we would get in a wreck, on top of everything. But hey, we gave the lady we hit a pass along card. It could have been a lot worse, but of course the Lord had a hand in our safety! 

 

Pictures of the wreck:

Me and the car!

Sister Packard (the driver) and the car 

 

Other less exciting things but equally thrilling things that happened this week. I went on exchanges with the STL of the zone, Sister Larson, in Macedon, a town right beside Palmyra. That was tons of fun because I got to spend the night in the White House, as we sisters call it, it's just basically where the sisters around the Palmyra area live and it's pretty fancy because it's super close to the sites, you could walk there from the White House. Also, it's a house and not an apartment! Here are some pictures of that! 

Me in the White House!

 

In front of the cut out Enthusiam, which you can't see very well, we are enthusiastic at least.

 

 

Exchanges went really well with Sister Larson. I've recently felt more motivated to really talk with everyone that we approach, so I had a goal of doing that as we were out. As I was backing Sister Larson out of a parking lot a man pulled up with a young son. We were far enough away that it was pretty awkward to walk up to him, but I did it anyway and it was still awkward. But once the awkward passed he turned out to be an awesome guy named Rob who we got a follow up appointment with. I'll be checking up with Sister Larson about how that is going! Anyway, here is another picture of our exchange. 

 In front of a Moroni painting

 Also, our apartment can get kind of cold, and so one evening all of us sisters huddled under a table where some of the heat was coming from and just stayed there. Here is a picture of that! We all look pretty creepy, especially Sister Hallows, the one in the middle. 

 

The sites have still been pretty slow, but a cool tour came in. It was a group of YSA girls from Cincinatti who decided to take a trip up on the spur of the moment to the Restoration sites. One of the girls was named Emily and she had just gone back home early from serving a mission. She came out around the same time Sister Moberly and I had, and had only been out three months. She was working to go back, but I am so glad I had the chance to meet her, because she was an example to me of true patience. Here is a picture of that group! 

We were unable to see Juan or Chelsea because Juan was in New York City and Chelsea was sick, but we do have plans to see them again soon and I am very excited about that! 

 

One last thing I'd love to show you. In the car with the Newark South sisters on the way back from he sites we were bored and decided we should all rap. Here is my rendition of the mission through rap. I'm sorry you can't see my face, but enjoy my voice! 

Alright, I love you all! Know that you are all in my thoughts, and the Lord is always watching over you. Have a great week! 

Hermana Abreu