On Monday I fell
two times on ICE! Ha ha! One time I fell underneath the car. Sister Quinn is a
PRO at never falling and this morning she fell for her second time this week,
so officially it is super slippery right here, right now! It is because it
keeps on snowing and then raining and freezing on the snow! But it keeps us
alert!
Driving conditions got so bad that Hermana
Quinn (who learned to drive in Texas where it is warm), called the mission
office and asked for permission for me to drive until the streets cleared! So I
got to drive for 3 days and I LOVED IT!
We have really handled some very slick snow.
Hermana Quinn is doing really well as the driver. She keeps on suggesting that
I drive again, but I think it is best for her to gain the experience of driving
in SNOW!
We were told one day not to use our cars
until the roads were cleared. This is rather tricky since we live in the
wilderness and the roads never get plowed! So, just as long as it is mostly safe to drive, we do. Then,
knowing we would be home for the full lunch hour, we went SLEDDING!... because
Sister Quinn and Sister Ridge have never gone before. It was interesting to see
what sledding clothes I could find!?! Brother Falstrom might be the greatest 70
year old member I know. He made us a sledding path on the huge slope he has in
his yard. He just jumped on the sled on his stomach and made his way down. He
is the healthiest person I know.
At the beginning of February, it SNOWED!! A
LOT!! A Whole Lot!! And one day it was very slippery! I fell a dozen times! Ha ha…
but falling isn’t too bad. Car sliding is BAD though. We live on top of this
HUGE mountain and when we were driving up on Wednesday we started sliding back
down the hill and began to turn towards the cliff. I WAS SO SCARED! Luckily the
car drifted into a snow bank and Brother Fallstrom saved the day. He was
clearing the driveway when it all went down. He got in the car and we pushed
and directed it all the way down the hill for a half hour. It is amazing all
the things I can do in a skirt!!
The Lord moves in Miraculous Ways. It is
interesting how He answers prayers! Almost every day I pray that people will be
put in our path that the Lord needs us to talk to. Yesterday we got REAR-ENDED
in the SNOW. I knew it was coming with all this snow. BEST THING EVER THOUGH!
It did no damage to the car, and when we got out we started talking to the
woman. She moved to Spokane just two days before and she is a less active
member. She hasn’t been to church for years. While Sister Quinn called the
mission office to report the wreck, I got to talk to her. We had the best
conversation. She had actually just been given a Book of Mormon two weeks ago
by a friend and had been having feelings that she needed to go to church. Then
she said, “The Lord has really been directing me lately! Then He literally had
me run into the missionaries. I know
He loves me and He wants me back. I’ve turned away from Him for a while, but I
am done with that.”
It is strange, half the people we talk to
end up being less actives, which is logistically not possible, but I know the
Lord has us cross paths with them. Miracles!!
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