July 8th 2009

What a super fantastic week! Man do I love Salem! The advisary sure is trying to tear us down, but I just have to sit back and laugh at him because I know that when such opposition occurs, it just means that something GREAT is about to happen. And man are great things happening!!
I had a great fourth of July. We of course can't see fireworks or play but we were able to go to the Kruta's for dinner. That was a blast. I bonded with Brother Kruta SO much. I love that man so much. I made him go and play catch with me (baseball) after dinner. When we walked out in the garage, he has a Harley Davidson and this sweet vest that he wears when he goes riding. So while he was looking for the mits to play, I see the vest and of course I had to put it on. He thought it was the coolest thing ever. He had fun dressing me up in his whole "get up" I wore a bandana, his vest, a helmet, sunglasses, the whole shabang! He laughed so hard and took so many pictures of me. Then he pulled his bike out of the garage and let me sit on it, start it up, honk the horn, and rev is up!! It was sweet! I tried to make him get on back and get a picture with us together but he wasn't having that idea. he said to his wife "tell that girl who belongs on the back of motorcycles" LOL Women of course. We had a lot of fun. Then playing catch in the road. We were having a compition throwing it over eachother and making eachother chase it down the road. I think I put up a pretty good fight. It was almost like we were playing fetch instead of catch. But we just had a ball.
In sacrament, Sister Kruta got up and bore her testimony. That was powerful. She made me cry. She got up there and expressed her thanks for me... For helping teach her stubborn husband. Brother Kruta hasn't let any missionary REALLY teach him. And she said, if anyone, sister Orawiec will be the one to get my husband baptized, and not just my husband but my daughter Sam. Just the look in her eyes, made me tear up. She just has this sincere look of hope!! Hope that her husband will see the light. HOPE that they'll be sealed in the temple. It's just been so amazing getting to teach them and gain that certain bond. SO AMAZING!! I can't even express it in words. I LOVE THIS WORK!! I LOVE THE PEOPLE!!!
Satan has really been working hard on our recent converts as well. But we're pulling through it. My companion struggles with depression so it's taking a tole on her. BUt the more positive I stay, the better she seems to be.
I did something kinda funny last week. I'm evil. But there's an Elder out here, Elder Beams, who found out that I hated Kangaroos and likes to make fun of me for it. So of course I had to put him in his place. I had one of his companions find out what his biggest fear is. Which is spiders. So I went and collected 7 Daddy Long Leggs and put them in a box and told him on the phone that I got a little gift for him. He got all excited thinking it was something great. So we had to meet with them to go over what we did that week and when he opened the box all the spiders came out at once all over him!! hahaha I'm so evil but MAN was it funny!! GOOD TIMES
Well, I love this gospel so much! I KNOW it to be true! The happiness is brings to the lost soul is well worth the opposition that we have/get to face as missionaries. I'll do anything to help others find their way to the truth! Thanks for all your prayers and words of encouragement!
Much Love
Sister Spark Plug