So for those of you who don't know, I can be a bit of a goober some times. I feel absolutely horrible when I tell this story, but I hope some of you might be able to get some enjoyment out of it. Elder Anderson and I were on splits with a young man and saw some of our investigators walking down the road. We decided to stop and chat with them for a minute and see how they were doing. One of them, who was the father, has suffered severe injuries from different things and has lost his teeth due to his addiction to tobacco. He was with his son and they were walking to the gas station to grab some cigarettes. When we pulled up, we started some friendly conversation and asked how they were doing. The father expressed that he was a dollar short for cigarettes and was implying that we would help him out. As much as I would have loved to help him out, I didn't have a dollar for such a purpose, but recently just bought some sunflower seeds that I like to use so I don't fall asleep at the wheel. After letting him know I couldn't give him a dollar I countered by asking if he wanted some sun flower seeds. There was a bit of an awkward pause, and he laughlingly asked me how he was supposed to eat sunflower seeds without any teeth. I defintitely felt a little dumb and quickly offered his son some who excitedly accepted and took some... What a day...
Another fun thing happening has been getting to know some of the active members. One of them just returned from his mission serving in Samoa. They had a homecoming party yesterday and it was islander style. We were able to watch PJ shoot a pig, gut it out, and prepare it to be cooked over night. Of course, whenever their is an animal being butchered, I've got to take a picture with it.
That's all for now! Love the people and the work is going great!!
Elder Sandberg
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