Happy November

Funny: We had some exciting experiences this Halloween. First of all, we spent the morning at the Dentist. So exciting. The dental staff kept telling Sister Esplin to not eat candy or sugary things, they told her this so much probably as a preparatory anti-Halloween agenda. It was a good thing to get done. In another instance, we went to host a surprise Halloween party for a member who came to church every Sunday in September. We ended up singing Christmas songs and doing her dishes and keeping her cats from scratching away at my bag. It was still really fun. Then we went to make contact with another member, who opened the door without much clothing on. Aaaaaaaah. Trick or treaters be warned. We told her Happy Halloween and then left. My favorite part was that we got to see really epic decorations and eat dinner with a cute member who was dressed like a gypsy. She also gave us candy (!!) and then we decided to head home because the streets were full of kids and it was getting dangerous. It was an exciting time! 

Spiritual: We have met a sweet mom named Brandy who has a set of twins that are 3 and a little 1-year-old girl. She is so busy and frantic all the time and we were able to teach her the restoration. When we asked her if she had ever wondered why there were so many questions, she looked at us and told us that she wonders that all the time. It was really cool to start sharing our message of hope and happiness with her! We will work with her continually and keep building her testimony piece by piece. Her kids were SO cute though. And they kept trying to climb on my lap. It was fun, but hard. 

Where I’m at: I'm excited to spend November here in Arkadelphia. It gets dark around 6:00 pm so that's going to be a challenge, but now we have Facebook so we are really blessed because of that. I'm excited to keep learning and teaching here! 

Have a happy week!

Sister Black