Pioneer Children Sang as They Walked

"But verily I say unto you, that it is not needful for this whole company of mine elders to be moving swiftly upon the waters, whilst the inhabitants on either side are perishing in unbelief."

Lindsay went to the beach this week.

Not having a car this week pushed Sister Lewis and I to be better missionaries than we other wise would have been. Because we did not have a car, we were able to do a whole lot of walking (and searching for new people to teach..which is greatly needed right now) and utilizing the members in the areas. I hate asking for things from people...so this was particularly difficult. There were a couple of times when, late at night, we all of a sudden did not have a ride...or plans would change...and we were pretty much stranded. The sweet members of our ward and the Cottles (senior couple) were very willing to come and help us with whatever we needed. It made me want to always be selfless just as these people were to me. I want others to feel comfortable with asking me for any favor at any time. 

Driving to the beach with Wesson.

Because we were walking when we normally wouldn't have been, we met a sweet single mother and her two daughters. She told us she was looking for a church and that we were welcome to come by her apartment to talk any time. She then asked for a ride to church that week. How amazing it was to see that she was taking the initiative to go to church. She did come this week and we are going over again tonight to teach them. We're praying she's truly interested to increase her faith in Jesus Christ which will naturally lead to repentance and the desire to make covenants with Heavenly Father. 

This Tuesday and Wednesday we had exchanges. Wow, I think the theme of exchanges this transfer was for me to see in how many ways I need to improve! I've got really far to go, but I won't let that discourage me...only encourage me to continue progressing and learning from my mistakes. 

Sister Lewis and I have decided to try a few more finding activities. One of these is using Family History and Familysearch.org! So many people really are interested in learning about their ancestors, so we're going to put up posters in every store in Hinesville! At least those that will let us. 

Eating seaweed I bought from a Korean marketplace
(good thing about living close to a military base).

The funny story for this week comes from the fact that we were car-less. We wanted to get a giant map of the city so we can map out where everyone is...well, we decided to go to the courthouse and see if they could lead us in the right direction. Long story short...the courthouse led us to a few real-estate agencies which led us to the city hall which led us to one last place...I forgot what it was called. Basically we were walking all afternoon, no one had a map, but they told us everywhere else would have a map. As we got to the last place, Sister Lewis said, "If they tell us to go back to city hall, I'm going to rage." The words out of the receptionist's mouth were..."We don't have one right now, but you could probably find one at city hall." I am eternally grateful Sister Lewis waited to "rage" until after we left the building. Ha. Her craziness is good for me :) 
We just smiled and lots of people saw us out and about...so hopefully someone will stop us in the future because they saw those two crazy girls walking, walking, walking. 

Lindsay and Sister Lewis. Made it to the beach
and a cute wooden walk way!

I realized I never really explain much about my companion. So here's a little sum-up. Sister Lewis is an absolute sweetheart! She's also crazy and just loves to have fun. She puts it perfectly when she says, "I just love to laugh." If our missionary work isn't fun, then we must be doing it wrong. What a wise lady!! She's training me, just as sister Demann also was. Really, I learn so much more than they do I think. I've been blessed with wonderful companions. She's super sporty. She's trying to teach me sports teams and people...but it all goes over my head. 

For P-day we went to Tybee beach. Talk about amazing! Going to the Beach in January sure is a new one. But really, it was such a nice relief. I needed to get rid of some stress, and the beach was perfect. I'll send a couple pictures. 

Have an amazing week! Share the light that is within you! No matter how bright it is, it will be bright enough for those who have been in darkness to see a difference. 

Love,

Sister Brown

Handstands on the beach. I had to take this one for Abby!

Tybee Beach