October 24, 2016
Hello everyone!
This week was pretty awesome! We did all sorts of
service projects this week. One of them was a little interesting. So, there's
this "college" here in Monticello. I don't know what they focus on,
but they have about 20 students, and it's just a little strange.They're trying
to make a new form of housing, made of sandbags making a dome, and then
covering it in a mixture of mud and cement... As if putting mud on a house
wasn't brilliant enough. Apparently its earthquake proof(even though it has no
foundation, it's a dirt floor), bullet proof, sound proof, and a lot of other
proofs... We were in charge of covering it with mud/cement. It was fun, just a
little different.
We also helped an investigator paint his trailer, and
they chose bright purple! And we raked leaves. And we chopped Sister Codner
some wood. And we cleaned out the back room of a thrift store. There was a lot
of stuff to be thrown out, but we did it as a district, it was fun.
So, we had an investigator decide he wants to be
baptized but his parents won't let him til he's 18, which is in March. It's not
too far away, but still. And we have another person getting really close! Both
of them are being taught in member's homes, and that makes all the difference!!
Members are the key to missionary work.
This week we had a bit of an adventure. Wednesday
night we got in, it was about 9:00, so it was dark. We were walking up to the
house, and look off to the left and see something glowing. We walk over and see
its a flame. So we run in and ask Sister Codner if she knew what was going on,
and she didn't. We ran out and got some buckets and a garden hose and put it
out some, but it had spread quite a bit. Thankfully it wasn't a lot of flames,
just ashes and embers at this point, so it must've been burning for a while.
Parts of the fence were on fire, and there was a flame surrounded by pine
needles under a big pine tree. We were scrambling, but we managed to keep it
under control. We had the sense of mind to call the fire department, and they
put the rest out. I'm glad they came. We think it started when Sister Codner
spread some ashes from her wood stove. She uses it to heat her living room. The
fire fighters said it must've been burning for about 2 days. We got there just
in time, because it was picking up quite a bit. But the miracle is that we
didn't have any major flames or the fence didn't go down(for the most part) and
the house was ok. The fire didn't even get to the inside of the fence. Normally
we have a south wind, but I think Heavenly Father pushed it north so the fire
would spread away from the house. And it's a miracle it traced the fence but
never got in, because the fence is pretty close to the house. Anyway, Wednesday
night was an adventure! All is well here, Sister Steadman is the best trainer
and companion ever!! She's from Far West UT, which is by Brigham City.
I love you all more than the number of miracles that
happen to missionaries all over the world!!
Love,
Sister Withers
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