Merry Christmas!! I won't be emailing next week, because I will be skyping with my wonderful family and we aren't having a p-day because of Christmas :)
12/8/14
Today we got to go over to the Whipple's for dinner! They are one of cutest families ever, they have a young son and are just a wonderful family. We have chicken Alfredo with butter nut squash, I have never had squash like that so it was interesting but way good! We talked to them about He is the Gift and Adam shared a lot of stories from his mission in Mexico. I am lucky to be in Mississippi, he went through a lot being in Mexico and all the crime that is there. People with machete's trying to get him and his companion. Pretty crazy!
12/9/14
Today we got to teach JD again, he is the cook at Pastry Garden and we got him to stop smoking cigarettes, he is going strong of 3 weeks. We are still helping him stop smoking other stuff... haha but baby steps. That night we went over to the Britts and they made us this really good beans and meat and rice thing. The spices were really good and I don't normally like lots of veggies but they make them taste sooo good!
12/10/14
Today we met this lady that was taught by the missionaries 15 years ago, that is crazy to think my area has been open that long! We are going to come back and teach her next week because she was busy right then. That night we had a great lesson with Lamar Roberts. We taught him about the Law of Tithing and the Word of Wisdom. Bro Thor (our friend-shipper) helped out a lot. He is a seminary teacher and institute teacher so he teaches me as well when he gives comments. Lamar is progressing great. He has planned to be baptized on the 20th by Bro Thor and then confirmed the next day by me! :) We will see if it actually happens by the 20th, he didn't come to church this last week and is kind of nervous.. We had dinner with the Timothy's at Golden Corral after that and it was so different from our Golden Corral in Idaho! I tried Fried Okra and Green tomatoes and that was interesting, not bad though.
12/11/14
Today we got to teach Rickidy Keys and Margaret Maury. Margaret's lesson was so fabulous, definitely guided by the spirit. She has such a sweet spirit and always loves to see us. She is very old but still can get around very well on her own. She likes to stand and hold hands as we pray and it looks so funny, she is literally the height to my waist. She always brings me a smile. She tells us that we make her day every time and bring the spirit into her home. We are going to continue working with her, maybe set her with a baptismal date next time and invite her to church. One thing about my area is there is a lot of ghetto and there are tons of really freaky dogs. There is this one house that we always ride by that has this huge pitbull chained up to this tree. But it's chain comes right to the road, so it could bite your ankle if it wanted. For some reason it wants to eat me, not Franklin though. This last time we were riding really fast and I rode a little of the curb so it couldn't get me and it broke it's chain!! I never have ridden my bike so fast!!!!! It stopped as soon as Franklin got in the way but it just really wants to eat me! So scary!
12/12/14
Today we had Bishop Storehouse way early. It was our big Christmas order so it took awhile. It is crazy how much work and service goes into that. The church helps and blesses so many people and I am glad to be apart of it as a missionary. The rest of this day stunk, we tried so hard to find people tracting and our appointment with Lamar even cancelled and that is when we found out he was nervous. He was just tired from work but it still stunk.
12/13/14
Today was good, went on exchanges and Elder Burningham came with me. We tried to talk to so many people. For some reason no one wants to talk to us, they are all too busy. You would think with it being closer to Christmas people would want to talk to you but no! The only good thing was that we saw Morris and we scheduled an appointment to come back on Wednesday to teach him and Kia. I am super excited to teach them, they are great people! That night we had some of Momma's chili that I made! It turned out pretty good and all the Elder's loved it. I even got some leftovers for the next day, yummy!
12/14/14
Today was the primary program and it went off great! I enjoyed church a lot today! Later that afternoon we went to see a less-active named Sis Davis. She broke down crying, she told us that we came right when she needed us. She was having a real bad day she said and needed to hear a good message. We brought the spirit into that little old house she lived in and left her smiling. Franklin always wonders why I leave some lessons so happy and smiley. It's because I know I helped that persons day, I change that frown into a smile and if I can simply do that then the rest of the day was worth it.
The 20 days of Christmas is going good! This week was Day 5- today with was 11. I have gotten a new sick journal, Silly straws, Tons of hot Chocolate, Red velvet pop-tarts, this rice pack thing that keeps you warm, page protectors to put my letters in and today we got this bible trivia game cards. I am enjoying the work especially this Christmas season, really getting to reflect on my saviors birth and I am growing closer to him everyday. Do you have a relationship with Jesus Christ? Or do you simply just know he lived? Some questions to ask yourself this holiday season and reflecting on the reason for the season. I hope y'all enjoy your time with y'alls families, I know I am away from mine for this Christmas, but I have one more and then I can spend time with my own family. I can sacrifice that much if my savior gave his life for me. Enjoy this season before it goes, live everyday in Thanksgiving and remember you are a child of God. I hope y'all have a great week, prayers go out for y'all everyday. Merry Christmas! Love and Miss y'all!!
Keep on Smiling!
Love,
Elder Mason Rankin :)
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