Here is my email!!! Whoooooo!! Okay, this week was freaking rad. No joke.
So, I'll start with Wednesday because it was definitely the best day. We went to the temple!!! I prayed about some really important stuff that I've been struggling with in the celestial room, and I felt really uncertain afterward. That night we were headed out to the ASL class in Ashburn, and it takes us two hours to get there, and we usually get there right on time. Somehow, we showed up 40 MINUTES EARLY. We walked into the overflow, (that's where we have the class,) and the Ashburn sisters were there with D- and D-. They had set up a whole lesson, and everyone expected us to be there, but we had no idea about, so we walked in and had a super awesome lesson with D- about Prayer and The Restoration and he accepted a baptismal invite and it was just the most amazing miracle ever. Best part? That was one of the things I had prayed about in the temple. I was starting to get really frustrated about not feeling like I had a lot of work since Glendale back in December and January and I felt like I had just been wasting my time, and then right after I had a really good talk with Heavenly Father I had a cray awesome miracle answer to my prayer... Oh my gosh. It was the best. Okay. Just appreciate that with me. It was great.
Thursday was Sister May’s birthday!!!! We went to Joe's Crab Shack with her! I have a video and a picture for you guys. It was so much fun. It was fun to give Sister Mays something fun because she gives us so much and we were able to do this for her. She said it was her favorite birthday yet. She's awesome.
Friday was the day of service. We went up to Frederick and mowed a member’s lawn. But it's not a lawn... It's like... quintuple the size of our yard at least. Elder Parker and I both mowed for 5 hours and finally finished. It was so much fun. Except when my allergies started acting up after. But after that we helped them move stuff out of their basement and attic for a yard sale. It was pretty freaking fun to be honest. We had lunch and dinner there. And the Baltimore Elders from that area came and ate with us. It was fun.
Okay, Saturday we went on exchange. Elder Parker and I got asked to remove a stump from one of our members backyards, and we knew that I was not the best suited to remove a stump cause it was huge. So Parker took Elder Levi, and I hung with Gipson in Glendale!!! We had dinner with one of my favorite members, and then after we went to go see some of the people I had been working with. I set them up an appointment with K-. I think I've mentioned him a few times in the past, but he's one of my favorite people I taught there. Also, we stopped by one of Elder Gipson’s old area members house and they had baby turkeys so I got to hold and pet a baby turkey. It was pretty cool.
Transfer call out was that night. Good news is, I'm staying in the ASL program. Bad news, Elder Parker is leaving me!!!! So so sad. We're thinking I'm gonna get Elder Tracy back because the other ASL Elder is staying in his area. So we'll see how this works out. I'm really excited to be companions with Elder Tracy again if it happens.
Sunday we had another miracle happen. We had a dinner appointment in Westminster, and we always use the GPS. Well, the GPS cord had gotten smashed, and we didn't find out until we were trying to leave. We knew the general direction, but I had an impression to check our car’s driver manual. We had found a wifi hotspot in our car before, but didn't know the password. I opened to the back and found the section where it talks about it and we were able to hook it up and get the maps on my iPad to show us the way!! It was so cool! We ate with the Lawrence's, and it was so much fun. The Lawrence's remind me so much of you guys, so I felt awesome. I dunno. It's like my home away from home it feels like.
Today we had a nerf war at the church, and then went to bdubs (Buffalo Wild Wings- a p-day tradition) after. The NCAA lax championship may or may not have been on. But it was not a really good game... So I was disappointed. Anyway, I'll let you guys know what happens this week, because it'll be pretty crazy.
I contacted a couple really cool people while this was happening today too. While we were at the church I ran out to get something from our car, and here was a guy sitting there after a run. And I talked to him and ended up giving him a Book of Mormon. It was awesome. Then we were at our old apartment complex hanging out after bdubs, and a couple with their baby walked past and were signing so I went up and started talking with them. It was super cool, and it helped me feel so much more confident with my sign. Elder Tracy complimented me afterward, because when I first started I would only talk of people talked to me, but I feel confident enough to start conversations now and it just feels so great. And I have another whole transfer to learn more. I'm so stoked.
Love you guys!! Have a good week!!!
Elder Sorensen
Sister May's birthday
Elder Gibson with a turkey on his shoulder
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