As for this week:
Monday after email we went to Downtown Asheville which I was excited about because it is suppose to be pretty crazy. It was fun! It kind of reminded me of Seattle area just not as nice. There were lots of stores we walked around town and looked around. There were lots of hippies and it was quite the adventure. I got an Asheville shirt and a vintage deck of captain america cards. It was fun to see what everyone is talking about the crazy town of Asheville. There were lots of shirts saying "Keep Asheville Weird." We saw a huge singing place called the Orange Peel which is suppose to be big? After that we had dinner at a members house, the Workman's who are an older couple and recently turned in their mission papers. We had a pretty good dinner except... Some Cordon Game Hen? I don't know that was a fancy way they called it but basically half of a hen cooked and if you know me with my meat.. I can't handle that. I about died when I saw that. We each had our own half to take apart and eat. I had to like grab a wing and try and break it. Man it was quite the dinner. I survived though. FHE was fun, we just talked about prophets and it was like a group discussion. Fun day.
Tuesday we had another Zone Meeting. It was fun to see our whole zone and I met with my stake president again. He's awesome. As our zone activity we played basketball and I was playing with a girl that didn't really know how to guard, no other sisters wanted to play and the point guard kept passing to me at the bottom of the hoop and I would score haha. We played bump too and I am never good at free throws but I was doing good and made it to the last 2 twice. It was a lot of fun. We met with an Investigator Paul, he is the nicest guy and he introduced us to his nephew Thain. Nice guy. We talked about the BOM and Paul has just started reading it which is huge because he never has before and has been meeting with the missionaries for like 2 years. He asks lots of questions and Sis. Paxton always knows how to answer it so I am nervous what will happen when she leaves haha. We had dinner at the Anderson's, 4 little boys and they are the nicest family! I love there family. We went to meet with a Less Active, who we have never met, and it was the last TWO hours of the day. SOO long and she loved to talk.
Wednesday: Met with some less actives Rex and Adam, I think I have talked about them before, sorry it's hard to remember who I have told you about and who I haven't. They are doing good, met with Kathy and Kiel, Investigators. We watched the David A. Bednar talk from this conference and it was just what they needed because I think they were feeling a little overwhelmed with us. Anyway things are going great with them. We had dinner at a members, the Racers. Sweet older couple and they are soo nice. Met with Lisa and Leah, Leah is a Recent Convert and Lisa is her mom who is investigating. It was an awesome lesson and Lisa I am hoping will get baptized. She has some concerns with her boyfriend but I am hoping.
Thursday: Met with Frank, and Cosette. I think I have talked about them, both Less Actives and are AWESOME people. I love them. Fratilappnk brought us Eclairs to our lesson which were super good. We had great lessons with both of them, talked about different things than what we had planned but were very spirit lead. Great lessons. Dinner with Lori, my very first appointment when I got to Asheville. She is hilarious! But for dinner I had Tilapia, FISH. I do not like fish. Because like the chicken thing I can't eat food when I know it is an animal. That probably makes no sense but I just don't like it. I ate it and survived but did not enjoy it. Met a new investigator, Nicole. Cutest little son and they seem like a great family! I am excited for the future with them!
Friday: Met with good old Bobby Cox. He calls me Tater after potatoes from Idaho. It is pretty funny. He LOVES to talk. I just laugh because he goes on and on and on about stories and we hardly get a lesson in. He is great though. Met Larry Owenby. He invented the M & M machines where you put a quarter in and get something? He is a crack up and lovessss sister Paxton. He is very kind and it was fun meeting him. He reads the BOM and loves Mormons but doesn't come to church so not much can be done there. He is funny. Met with Ramiro and Wiliam, great people as always! Met with Ken Penley, a Recent Convert who was investigating for TEN YEARS. Crazy. But he is awesome and I love meeting with him because he just teaches me basically. He has great ways of putting things.
Saturday: Out of our 3 appointments today TWO cancelled :( It was still a good day. We got to see a baptism of one of the people Sister Paxton taught in her last area. It was cool to be able to see a baptism and really get a feel for how it will be when I get to that point with someone we're teaching. It was cool. We had dinner at the Ettieres. Brother Ettiere is probably the funniest guy I have ever met. He says the best things and I love eating at their house. It was great. Then the most disappointing part of my week :( JEFF. We met with him and he moved so we drove to his new address and it was up a curvy mountain and I swear it took 20 minutes! We made it and we didn't have time to go back to the church so we met with him in the car... HAHA. So he was going through some pretty crazy hard stuff in his life and so he was emotional. I thought it was this great spiritual lesson. After he leaves Sis. Paxton, and Ison are like man! and I was wondering what they meant. Apparently he was high and was under the influence so he probably wouldn't remember anything. He is still an investigator but not progressing anymore. It was sad.
Sunday: Church was good! Nothing crazy happened this week, I wish something like singing in front of everyone happened but it didn't. We had 6 investigators at church: Kathy, Kiel, Lisa, Lisa (leah's mom), Pat, and Joe Gomes. It was a successful day at church. Had cinnamon rolls for lunch :), We met with an investigator, had dinner at the nelsons, one of my favorite families! They are awesome. and it was a pretty good day!
These last 2 weeks because it was Sis. Paxton's birthday and she is leaving we have had so many dinner meals, treats, and lunch! I am dying with all the food! It is good, but I am going to be huge after all of this! It was a great week and met with lots of people.
Missions are hard. Way harder than people let on or tell you but I know that it will all be worth it and teaching people about the gospel is the best thing I can be doing right now.
Well I miss you all so much and hope you are all doing well!
Love,
Sister Farmer
The Biltmore Estate is behind me, sorry it is so close to me :)
Pictures of the gorgeous trees (Pictures can not take it as well as it is to see in person)
Downtown Asheville
Downtown Asheville
Also this is a little soap shop and it is by the honor system! He just has it open and you leave the money in there for him! I can't believe the south are that trusting haha.
Second picture! Aparently I didn't realize Caleb Johnson, most recent winner of American Idol, lives in Asheville! We were at a car shop and met this husband and wife, I saw this poster and asked about it. Turns out the husband went to Hollywood with Calebs dad and they are neighbors! I was shocked of course haha. Also one of the members in our ward has swimming with his brothers, and Calebs dad is the life guard! It was a funny fact to learn.
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