Feast or Famine November 11, 2012
Dear Family and Friends,
On Monday (Feast) we were invited to dinner at two different places. We were feeling like the young Elders. But we couldn't sustain that work load like the young ones can. We did our best.
On Tuesday (Famine) it was all our own food. It was sad. We visited people at the hospital and went to the high school to see the "Cow Hide," the prize for winning the football game between rival schools, and talking to people in the parking lot. Our teaching pool is down and we are "Tracking" or something close to it. The Zone Leaders want every companionship to do one hour of finding new people every day.
On Wednesday (Feast) we had two dinner appointments again. You might think this is poor planning on our part, but it is simply how it worked out. One canceled the other one was an etiquette dinner in which we presented a lesson on manners. Yes, we did. Then we did the lessons for the night. We were told by our Saturday baptism that she was tired of Satan trying to discourage her from getting baptized, so she wanted to move it up to Thursday night.
We spent all of Thursday (Famine) getting everything set up for the surprise baptism of Caitlynn Deason. No meals that day. Whenever we were close to the apartment we would stop and grab something to eat. Sarah Browning called us just as we finished the baptism and said she needed help. She is an investigator we have been working with who hadn't been able to quit smoking. She quit. When she is having problems she calls the Elders or us. We went down and drove her out into the orchards and talked for a while then took her back home. She will be baptized on the 24 with her sister. They will make it! We believe.
On Friday (Feast) we had a conference in Fresno. They provided us with a great lunch. On the way home we saw the shadow of a light pole on a building. We aren't your normal Christian Cross kind of people but the cross on the building did deserve a picture. We include in the picture the light pole that was making the shadow. We got back to Visalia just in time for the 2nd Ward's pot luck dinner. They had a great program with it, but we had to go and teach Stephanie Fairfield a lesson.
We are not sure what day of the week it was, Friday or Saturday. We took the camera to the track where Sister Sheffer runs and Elder Sheffer walks. Elder Sheffer got a picture of Sister Sheffer and also found a jersey left there by one of the teams that had played the game the night before. Interestingly enough it was Bert's old number. We had to have a picture before we turned it in.
On Saturday (Feast) we had the Relief Society crafts day with lunch. They offered us some leftovers. We were running around working hard but needed to do reports, so we went home to do those, only to have the 1st Ward Elders call us from a few miles away with a flat tire. They said they were clear across town freezing with a flat tire. They don't know what clear across town means. We do.
Sunday (Famine/Feast) we started meetings so early that we had no breakfast. We were in meetings solid until about 3:30. We attended five different wards meetings by that time. We had lunch then at 5:00 we had a dinner appointment. It was fabulous. Sister Sheffer doesn't take seconds. She did for this meal. Wow, what a great dinner! Then we rushed off to the baptism of Corey Candleario. He is a 16 year old boy who we have been working a lot with. (With the young Elders). It was an amazing experience. Afterward, they had a dinner prepared for all who attended. It had only been a few hours after lunch and dinner, but Elder Sheffer was able to eat again. Sister Sheffer politely nibbled. We finished up the day by going to an investigator's home at 10:30 to celebrate 100 hours without a cigarette. We got permission to stay out late, but were to tired to enjoy it.
We love you all! The church is true! Living by its teachings brings happiness from the Lord!
Love,
Elder and Sister Sheffer
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