Amazing things happen every day, and we are blessed with all sorts of miracles, big and small. It is amazing work, and I love it so very much!!
really rainy days make it kinda hard to walk down dirt roads.
sometimes, just sometimes, I find an outfit that I like.
Thanks to some American connections that I was able to find, I got some reeses peanut butter cups!!! such a good candy!
Who remembers the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
I was that caterpillar on thursday... It was a holiday so a lot of people were at home, and we were able to schedule three appointment with three of the member missionaries on that day. We went to the first appointment and ate through one salad 3 potatoes 5 asparagus and one bowl of ice cream. we were very full! It was great and we finished with a good spiritual thought and talked about missionary work, and then left. We went to the second members house and much to our spurprise she had a beautiful table set and said oh I hope you are hungry I made us some lunch. so we ate through one salad lots of noodles and lots of meat and sauce, and were told to eat more noodles and more sauce and more salad, so we did. then we ate through quark (its like a yogurt dessert thing with fruit in it that is good, and very german.) we were very very very fullllll and gave a spiritual thought and talked about missionary work and then left. a half our later. we went to our ward mission leaders house, who had a couple friends over from America, and they had a big dinner planned. soooo we ate through one plate of rice and curry, and then one big serving of meat, potatoes, and rotcole, and then we ate through one bowl of ice cream.
People are so good to us, and they were all so nice, that we couldn't just leave all of our food on the plate, so I prayed lots and lots that my stomach would be able to take all of this food, and I was able to make it through it. haha it was quite an experience.
It was literally awful. the facial expression my companion and I kept making to one another were priceless. you know like behind the back of the host who so kindly prepare waaaay too much food for us to eat, and still forced us to eat all of it. I was full for the next three days and the only thing that made me a little bit hungry again was because I fasted on sunday.
haha haylie! this story is too great. your poor stomach, i can totally picture your facial expression! you are such a good sport and you will be blessed! ... hopefully not with more food.... love you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great story! you'll be telling this one years down the road! We love you and love to hear every little tidbit of information from your family! Hugs from WA!!
ReplyDeleteThis cracked me up hay!! It even makes a bowl of ice cream sound so disgusting mixed in with all of that food. You look so happy and so pretty in every picture! keep em coming.
ReplyDeleteI love you! and I'm so glad you got some reeses.
Hi Haylie!! I love you. I love your experiences. I never did like it when the caterpillar ate through one salami. Sounds like you are experiencing true Germany!
ReplyDeleteHey Haw! Love your letters this one especially because I went through it so many times. I won't bore with the details but thrice fried potatoes and cranberry juice = pink vomit for my companion a block away from the memeber's house. Haha good times.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your hard work and example. Also thank you for the great vivid and well written letters they take me back to the mission. Love you !!