Keep knocking until you reach the last door.....

We are really trying to follow the spirit and we've had some awesome experiences. Last week we prayed specifically for which streets to go finding on, neither of us has really, sincerely done that before. The first time, I had the slightest impression to go to a certain street, so we went there and while we were walking around, we bumped into some really cool happy Christian folk who invited us over for lunch the next week. We tried it again the next night. I had a slight impression to go to one street, and Sister Clark had an impression to go to the next one over. So we went to East Street - We got many doors slammed in our faces on one side, but as soon as we made it to the other side, we found a receptive couple who said we could come by anytime, and at the last house we knocked, we found two new investigators. We went to the other street and as we were parking Sister Clark had a weird feeling, like she didn't want to park there, so she drove further up the street until the feeling went away. We got out and started walking, and bumped into a girl walking her dogs (we would have missed her if we had parked were we originally were going to). Anyway, new investigator! She had been taught by elders as a child and wanted to learn more! ¬¬¬ We learned that if we make specific plans, and follow the spirit, the Lord will put people in our path who we are supposed to meet. It's cool how He works. When we first got to East Street, we didn't think we would find anyone, but it wasn't until the last door that we found our new investigators, so we also learned to follow through with the plans.

I finally feel like I'm truly in England!

We are in the wonderful process of whitewashing Evesham! The branch is fa-fa-fantastic! I've never met so many beautiful, happy, loving people in my life! It is a treat! Sister Clark and I spent all of last week driving around, trying to get to know the area better, meeting members, and doing a lot of finding. The ward is soooo awesome, the members are solid, like rocks. The area is gorgeous. I've been walking around with my mouth open most of the time, fighting urges to write sonnets. I finally feel like I'm truly in England. Sister Clark (while walking alongside the river) "look at these trees, and that bridge, and...ahhhh! a lamp post!!" It is so England. bwa hahaha.

Whitewashing into Evesham!

Wellllllll today is transfers and crazy things are happening yet again! Sister Clark and I are being moved out of Banbury and we are whitewashing into Evesham! (We are taking the place of two Elders) We'll be serving in a branch - they meet in a high school! And apparently, it's really beautiful there! Country - very posh. I'm excited. It sounds like there is a LoT of work for us to do! We’re psyched to be obedient and rely on the Lord. (As Morgan would say, Team Jesus) Sister Clark and I came out together, so we are co-senior companions. How do you like that, eh? It's going to be crazy, but it's going to be good.

If you haven't done so, take a bite!

We had a baptism on Saturday - our dear friend Craig Wilson was baptized, he's just the coolest. He started taking the discussions in Oxford with his girlfriend, Ceri (member), and then the Oxford bishop told him that he should start going to his home ward. He's the best! Super hilarious, so excited about baptism, and his eyes were just so full of light. (And we made strawberry jello with chunks of pineapple to serve afterwards - Mormon ethnic food at it's finest. bwa hahha.) As I was sitting there at the baptism, I had this feeling of great joy just fill me up. "And it came to pass that I beheld a tree whose fruit was desirable to make one happy. And it came to pass that I did go forth and partake of the fruit thereof; and I beheld that it was most sweet, above all that I ever before tasted.... and as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also, for I knew that it was desirable above all other fruit." 1 Nephi 8:10-12 Wow, if you haven't done so yet, take a bite, it's really tasty.

football!

We had a mission football! (soccer!) tournament today. At the very end I almost had a goal but totally messed it up! oh blast. But it was super fun.