Man creativity is not my strong point. Forgive
the boring title for the week. But this week though definitely wasn't boring.
Cherry picking season has started by now so not only are the pickers trying to
get them, but the birds are as well. In order to combat this, the orchardists
have giant air cannons that are basically blank charges that go off
periodically in an attempt to scare off the birds. When it goes off it sounds
rather like a gunshot so throughout the day it appears as if a gun battle is
going off in the orchards. Well guess which missionary didn't realize that
until a week after they started. That’s right, this one. For a while all I
could think of was my experiences in Mexico City and the actual gun fights that
would take place throughout the night but rest assured, these air cannons don't
affect anything. Even the birds.
On Friday, we had a ward barbecue which was
rather successful. We had spent all week inviting our investigators and even
the random people we knock into. At least 50 invitations were extended in a
week. Well, Thursday night the rainstorm starts. Thunder, lightning, the whole
9 yards. Well the rain keeps going, and going, and going, all through Friday
morning. Thankfully though, the rain stopped about an hour and a half before when
the barbecue was going to start so we were still able to have it.
Unfortunately, not too many people came BUT we did have one of our
investigators come, who afterwards told us he would come to church Sunday
because now he wasn't as afraid since he knew more people now. Well, Sunday
came around and church started and he wasn't there, but 5 minutes later, there
he comes walking down the hall. It was great seeing the ward and the
missionaries come together to help out everyone.
I would also like to reassure everyone that
there are still good people in this world. On Saturday we had a zone meeting in
Wenatchee with the other missionaries in the area and went to lunch at Cafe Rio
afterwards with the Sisters and the member that was driving us. So we get in line
and then the next thing I know someone is putting a credit card in my face and
said "Use this to buy your lunch. Just hand it back when you're done"
then walks away. So we stand there shocked for a minute, regain ourselves and
then continue on in the line. A couple tacos and a few minutes later we find
ourselves at the cash register getting ready to pay when a completely different
person steps up and puts his own credit card in the hands of the cashier and
demands we use his card to pay. After explaining that someone else had already
given us their own card, he reluctantly agrees and covers 2 of the 4 meals.
After so many doors slammed in my face or people arguing about this or that, it’s
nice to see the other side of humanity for a change.
I would also like to send a shout out to all
the dads and soon to be dads everywhere. Happy Father's Day! Mine wins the cake
though sorry. No questions asked.
Now for the quote this week, there were some
pretty funny moments so you get two for the price of one. Which considering
they're both free doesn't mean much but anyways the first one comes from when
we were visiting an older member who is in a nursing home. My companion invited
him to see if he could find opportunities to share the gospel with the other
people in the home. Well, his eyes got super big and then said the following
(some words have been changed):
"Oh heck no! Visit with my neighbors?!
They're crazy! I don't want to go insane!"
Quote two comes from earlier that day actually
but we were walking down the street past a member’s house and he asked us to
come help him really quick so we did and then when we were leaving he says:
"Take care! If I have a heart attack,
I'll see you on the other side. Oh and tell my wife I love her."
Oh the problems of getting old. Can't wait.
Anyways, unless I have a heart attack, until next week!
Elder Kupferer
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