Hope everyone is doing well. I'm alive here in Clinton, in case anyone is concerned for me. Everything sounds like it's changing back home. It's weird catching snippets of people's lives in emails. I have to piece together situations from multiple different perspectives. But I miss everyone back home. Probably now more than ever before. I'm coming up on my halfway mark and it's all downhill from there!
We had a really funny experience yesterday. So we were tracting yesterday after church and lunch. We didn't talk to many people during those two hours, but at one door this very energetic black man answers the door. We were a little scared because after we introduced ourselves he said, "Hold on, let me go get something." That's never a good sign, but he just gave us some invitations to his church. We talked for a while about the Holy Ghost which naturally lead into gift of tongues. Of course we do believe in that gift, but not in the way most people down here do. Long story short, we didn't get far. Suddenly this woman steps out from behind him with the most disagreeable expression on her face. She invited us in so that they could pray for us (they tag-team the ministry), which is weird because usually we're the one's offering prayers. So we stand in a circle holding hands and she begins to pray. My eyes are closed, so you must imagine my surprise when I feel her put her hand on my forehead/face and begin speaking in tongues!!! Honestly, it sounded like the snake language in Harry Potter. One by one she does this for each of us, expecting us to "receive the Holy Ghost", which meant that we would have started speaking in tongues too. They were really nice and invited us to come to their church so we could have this gift. They even took our names so they could pray for us. We thanked them for their kindness and left as quickly as we could.
We had a way cool spiritual experience this week. We have been fasting and praying for a good person to teach. We went out knocking doors and this family lets us in and we teach them the first lesson. They are super amazing and we are so excited to go teach them againtomorrow night. This doesn't happen! Please keep us and this family in your prayers because we don't want to lose them!
My MTC companion got her visa this week and flew out today. She called and told me over the phone. I instantly burst in to tears and tried to tell her through my tears that I was really happy for her. I was, but I was also sad that I am the last one waiting here in the US. It's okay though. I still have a purpose here!
Well, this email is long enough. Hope you guys have a great week! STOP CHANGING.
Love,
Sister McElderry
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