Serving at Ball Sate in Muncie, Indiana is seriously the best. It has been a non-stop party since I got here. It feels exactly like I'm back at college again. The time of my life. I serve in the YSA Ward and I went from a ward of 80 people to a ward of about 30 people. We go to FHE & Institute and we chill with the senior couple who run the institute right off campus and we just walk around the university all day. The senior couple sit around on the couch's all day with the front door open, and eat! It's like the place to go. The place to chill. Sister M. makes sure that anyone who walks through that open door is heavily supplied with food and love. And, we go there every day. I don't know, I just feel like I'm constantly eating ever since I got here! It's nice though.
The members feed us, usually it's to Taco Bell or the Dining Hall. Most of our investigators live in dorms and we meet with them at the Library a lot, right next to a huge statue of a naked lady. It is the first thing you see right when you walk in and she is holding like a deer or something. It's so awkward! But, I can't complain. Life couldn't get any better than this. We teach Mission Prep class. The Institute is a house owned by the church and it is super fun. I'm serious. Life is an absolute party right now. My companion is amazing. She was my Sister Training Leader a couple transfers back so I have already served with her here and there before we became companions.
She has already served at Ball State a while back, she has also served in the YSA ward at UC in Cincinnati and now she is back at Ball State with me. This is her last transfer before she goes home, so I'll only be with her for 6 weeks.
We opened this area again for sisters. We replaced the Elders and inherited their old apartment. It was the stinkiest, grossest thing. It smelled like DJ's room, first of all . . .And second, there was man-hair all over the bathroom. When I walked in there and saw that, I screamed "Eww, that is so gross! I'm going to murder those Elders!" Then I walked into the bedroom and poor Sister H was trying to pray! Our apartment complex has a gym, so I can work off the food pretty fast. They also have a stand-up tanner at this apartment. So Legit! Dude. My life is so great right now. Heavenly Father really hooked a sister up. Big time.
It's pretty country out here. And, people grow a corn . . . a lot.
And, people do a lot of fishing. Everyone is obsessed with my swivel bracelet. (Editor's note, it is made from fishing hooks.) Sister M even bought some so all the sisters in the ward can make them at institute. But seriously, people go fishing here all the time! I have heard a few "hick" accents. It's just really country here. Oh, and everyone has a truck! :) I've been waiting a long time to serve in a wonderful place like this. I can't wait to go catch frogs and fish and go muddin! People have been talking about taking us, non-stop since we arrived. And, not only that, but the YSA branch covers the whole stake, so our area is the size of an entire stake, so we have a huge area.
But, the real reason they put a lot of sisters back in our Stake is because the Indianapolis Temple is opening and we get to help with it! So, not only are we the Indiana missionaries, but the only ones authorized to go to the Indiana Temple during the open house. We are going t guide people and answer questions and stuff. I'm pretty sure Heavenly Father is just making up for the fact that I missed the Phoenix Temple opening. He's just showing me that he loves me and understands how I felt about not being a part of the Phoenix Temple, and making up for it by allowing me to be one of the sisters to help.
I have now, not only been in three different states on my mission, but I have been to three different temples here as well!!!! What a privilege!!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment