I know why you've come...

 

Hola a todos!

Another week up here in the WKM. So I have officially been in Walla Walla for over a week and that's awesome! I'm still trying to figure out which directions the streets go and where I'm at. Because my internal compass gets really really turned around here. I think we're going one way and nope, we're going the opposite direction.

But a super fun week! We had interviews with president and sister Rasmussen on Friday and that was awesome. It's always super cool to be able to talk to them and get their input on things that are going on in the work. So I really did enjoy that time spent with them. Also, we have been really struggling to find people so it was super cool to watch President Rasmussen receive revelation in the moment about what we need to do as a district to help our areas and help the work move forward here. And what the Lord told him was to focus on the members. So that is exactly what we are going to do! Because we have done nothing but tract since I got here and it hasn't been super successful haha. So I bought a lot of stuff at the store today because I am going to be making a lot of cookies in the near future lol!

Also, we had a super fun district activity where we got together at a member's house and lit a giant bonfire and told stories and had a testimony meeting. So, fun fact, my district leader is Elder Hawks which is funny because he's a Marshallese speaking missionary but they decided to give him a break and put him into english work out here so he doesn't get burnt out. But he has some hilarious stories and long story short, I now know how to whistle with the top of an acorn.

Now, about the title of this week's email! We ran into this man named Paul this week as we were tracting and I'm going to do my best to describe this encounter because it was hilarious. So we're going up to his door and there is a huge window and we see this man sitting at this giant chair by the window reading a newspaper (who even still reads those). We knock on the door and he gets up to answer. This man, Paul, answers the door and he looks to be in his early 30s straight out of the 2000s with a red sweater and baggy jeans and the rectangle glasses. And oh my goodness the pain on his face, he is in tru agony as he goes, at 0.5 speed, "I know why you've come......... I know why you're here. And I know................. you believe the message you bring to be the.......... truth. But I just can't accept it as............ the truth."

Oh my goodness it took him like 5 minutes to get that out! You're not the first person to tell us no, it's fine! But it seriously was like he was breaking up with these sister missionaries he'd never met on his doorstep being like, "It's not you, it's me. And I'm sorry."

Oh, it was hilarious!!!!! Our source of comedy for the past few days has been, "Hmmm, I wonder what Paul would do in this situation? Do you think Paul is the running type? Has Paul ever had a girlfriend?" Oh it's been sooooooo much fun. So thanks Paul, we appreciate you. 

Pero espero que todo esté bien y tenga una buena semana! Disfrute cada día!

Con todo mi amor,

Hermana Blackburn