Oh my sweet mother! It was so good to hear your voice yesterday! Well, let's get started on everything!
So, as you know, me and my trainer sister buxton openeded a new area called Augusta, Maine (we cover the east side of the river in augusta, so the cities are windsor and chelsea!) The people here are so different. They have mighty fine beards, no teeth, talk with a redneck england accent and are very poor. The members are SO STRONG though and the bishop is FIRED up about missionary work. Like seriously, he's on the prophet status of missionary work. There are a ton of single sisters, everyones older, and half the ward doesnt come because they are too obese or other health problems, so im wanting to take some time to visit each one at least once.
But back to people being weird. So the area is super beautiful. Like breath taking, and hilly. So upon driving in a neighborhood, we see a man holding a rope at the top of a hill where his house was. Would anyone like to guess what the rope was attached to?! Anyone... anyone?? Yep. A LAWN MOWER. hahaha he lows his hill with a motor lawn mower by attaching it to a rope and throwing it down the huge hill!!! PEOPLE ARE NUTTS! Im embracing it.
My trainer, sister Buxton is awesome. She's an animal lover for sure, and we are one with the frogs quite a lot (since i live in the woods by the Kennebec river) oh and theres a homeless man who's made quite the sanctuary in the woods in our yard so we're going to write our testimonies in a BOM and leave it on his hammock today.Wish us luck. We get along so great cause "im sure weird and your chill" according to sister b. It's great.
I wont lie, it's hard to love tracting. But thanks to someone's email today, i was reminded to forget myself and go to work (thanks bro hinckley!) so forget myself i will. I was so sick this week that literally, all i wanted was to be cuddled up to you mom, and just lie there for days. I also took a 3 hour nap during lunch, when i never ever take naps. so that should put into perspective how sicky i was. But alas im ALMOST cough and nausea and vomit free! Whoopie. (which reminds me ill be sending home some wicked whoopies here shortly. you wont be disappointed)
and now, for some spiritual thoughts. Everyone, the church and gospel is just so dang awesome. Every member a missionary, and i challenge you (whoever is reading this RIGHT NOW) to start praying for opportunities and declaring you are a Christian! Go get those people who have been on your mind, because they need to be saved too!
Mom, boys, kenna, everyone, i truly love you all and thank you all for your support. Mom my prayers are with you and Dallan especially, he's on my mind alot and its hard knowing his condition right now but the Lord's giving me strength.
With all my whole and set apart heart love.
Sister Cloward
ps the picture of me and the cat, we were commanded to preach to all creatures, gotta make sure i get them cats covered! EVERYONE here has a minimun of 6 cats. im dying. Sister b lets them inside our BRAND new apartment sometimes. whatever floats her boat.
the food im holding, behold the "fluffer nutter" coming in a package to you shortly
love you!
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