An hermana told us there was a Panda Express here a while ago, so went to go check it out. Turned out to be a Panda Garden, which is really different, big disappointment.
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| FYI: Panda Garden is not the same as Panda Express. |
Remember G that we had to refer to the elders not very long after we found him because he just lives with two other guys so we can't go into his house? Well, we still get to teach him at English class of Tuesdays, so we get to keep up with how he's doing and help in another way. Anyway, he works outside of Little Rock so he hasn't been able to come to church the past couple of weeks. But, he came yesterday and that made us all really happy! And then during sacrament meeting, HE GOT UP AND BORE HIS TESTIMONY! I wanted to cry, it made me so happy! Unfortunately, he goes back to Mexico in a couple of weeks, so we're not sure if he'll be baptized here or there. But we're pretty sure that he'll be baptized, so I'm so excited for him!
We had an emergency drill this week for just in case a tornado happens. Hermana Thornton and I were at Marta and Miguel's house, two investigators who need a lot of help. She needs a new knee and he got into a big car accident in September and just had knee surgery. We were helping them clean their house and we got the text that the drill was happening right then. We have to leave from whatever we're doing right them and get to a specified place. So, being bike week, we RODE OUR BIKES FOR LIKE 25 MINUTES TO THE BARRIENTOS'S HOUSE. (They're our emergency contact.) The wind was blowing so hard that it felt like we were riding through pudding! When we finally got there, they weren't home, so we just sat in their driveway taking pictures and watching church videos that we've downloaded onto our ipads. We ended up sitting there for like, an hour and a half and it was so cold! Then Hermana Barrientos pulled up and invited us inside. Wouldn't you know it, as soon as we got inside, we got another text saying that the drill was over and we could go back to doing what we were doing before. Ahhh! That was kind of sad when that happened. We were really cold, but oh well.
Also we taught two new investigators this week, Rosie and her son Jose. I really like them a lot and they both seem pretty interested in learning. I think the biggest problem is that she works on Sundays, like all day. So I'm sad about that. We're hoping to have a FHE tonight with them a member family.
Our district is doing a #lighttheworld challenge where we give out at least 10 pass along cards and show the video to at least 5 people every day. I love this! There are so many miracles that are coming from it. I love being a missionary during the holidays! We were able to get into the home of a less active that usually doesn't ever let us in just because we asked if we could share a Christmas video. Yesterday, another one of our investigators said she was busy with family over and couldn't talk to us. But then we asked if we could share a Christmas video with them and she said yes! So we went in and talked to them and came out with a return appointment for her and an appointment for Saturday with her family members! I love it!
We found out the other day that Hermana Bowen told Elder Clark (district leader), who told us, that Maumelle (where she lives) does a Christmas parade and she got a trailer and is going to do a #lighttheworld float and she wants us to be in it. So that's what we're doing on Saturday. We're going to be passing out pass along cards with candy canes on them.
I love you so much and I love being a missionary. I hope you have a great week!
Love, Arianna
