I'm enjoying Pontiac so far, and my two new companions Sister Ward and Sister Morales. They're both great! Sister Morales was actually Sister Vescovi's ( One of my past companions) MTC companion. She's quiet sometimes and loud the next. She's kind and is from Utah too. Sister Ward is from California and has been here in Pontiac for the whole 5 months of her mission so far. She honestly reminds me of Tinkerbell in looks and personality. She has the gift of impersonating Golam from Lord of The Rings and I love it.They both work hard and really love and care for their recent converts and members.They both have great testimonies and I'm excited to get to know them both better.
They're two recent converts in the branch - the Carley's, who are a cute young couple with two boys and are dentists. The other is a young women named Shannon who's been busy so I haven't met her yet but I've heard she's great - her boyfriend got to baptize her right before he left on a mission! Crazy stuff.
Pontiac really is close to "the middle of nowhere". It's an old route 66 town with the population of 12000. I saw for the first time in my life fireflies. It was amazing to watch them rise from the ground and float around lazily blinking in and out. They were surprisingly easy to catch and really just look like normal beetles. We got a picture with it glowing on Sister Ward's hand.
We got two days of on and off Tornado watches. Tornado watches aren't too serious especially to the locals but when it's a tornado warning it means business- it's when a tornado has touched down. Luckily none of that went down. We got some rain and at the back of our apartment is a river that's been flooding a bit. Its hilarious because done ducks just chill out there now. Sister Ward said she's never seen it so high so we'll see what happens. We have a concrete barrier though and there won't be anymore rain this week.
It's been an interesting week with a new and now dropped investigator who was 66 year old man and approached was at Wal-Mart on the Tuesday we transferred asking if we were Amish. We explained who we were and we got to set up a lesson with him at McDonald's the next day. He didn't seemed completely with it and he kept asking personal questions to one of my companions so it was an odd mix of awkward and hilarious. That's kind of what missionary life is!
A General Authority came to our area this week, Elder Gaverret and toured our mission. During the meeting with my zone with him speaking to us I was able to sing with a group which was great. It all pumped me up again being fully committed to the work.
A miracle we saw this week and just last night was when we were looking for a less active and went to the wrong address and met Bob. He stepped out and tried to help us with directions. We started to talk to him and learned that He grew up in Idaho by the air force base where his Dad worked and at point lived in Louisiana. We asked about his beliefs and he said he didn't really believe in much but when he was a kid for a while he walked to a Christian church every Sunday for a while and as he got older he stopped. We asked if he ever heard of The Book of Mormon and he said how he saw a TV ad for it. We started to share about The Book of Mormon and our testimonies and how we each personally are here because we know these things are true and prayed and asked God. He seemed very receptive and listened very closely. We asked if he would be interested in learning more and how to change and he said anything is possible. We committed him to read the introduction and he agreed. He works at the gas station across the street in odd hours so we'll see when we can catch him! It was great. It was a lift I needed to share my testimony to someone who was really listening.
I love my Savior and Heavenly Father so much and am grateful for this wonderful gospel I get to share. I love the scriptures and have been so engrossed in The Book of Mormon lately and the stories of the people's lives it shares and the beautiful truths, sacrifices, miracles, and of Christ that I hold dear to my heart and feel The Holy Spirit as I read. I invite you all to open up The Book of Mormon daily - even if it's just a sentence, it really will make a difference in your life-
"20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life." - 2 Nephi 31: 20
-Sister Petty
P.S Enjoy these photos and the random member's cat after smelling catnip
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