Monday was Preparation Day, so by the time we were finished with that and our dinner appointment it was dark and we weren't supposed to be out on bikes. Tuesday we spent the morning and some of the afternoon helping a member move apartments, along with the Elders and a couple of members.
Wednesday was district meeting, so we stayed out there for a bit. Elder and Sister Every, a senior couple assigned to our ward, took us out for lunch afterwards at Bridges Barbecue Lodge, which apparently has some fame. It was pretty tasty. After that, we got a ride back out to help the member finish moving. We had a dinnerer appointment in the area as well, so by the time we got back it was dark and thunderstorming pretty well. We were very glad to be inside.
Thursday is our weekly planning day, so we weren't able to get out until the afternoon. We were going to bike to our weekly bingo game at the nursing home, but Sister H texted to let us know she was looking at the home for her Grandma and could give us a ride. That turned out to be a huge blessing, since it was cold and windy outside and the bingo game ended up being canceled. She also gave us a ride to a nearby nursing home so we could look at volunteer optioms there.
Friday we finally did ride our bikes out to the ReStore. It was a little windy, but the wind was not in our faces, so that was a blessing. On the was, my gears were sticking a little, but luckily Brother M, the store manager, used to own a bike shop, and he fixed it up for me.
Other than our service, we just tried finding and finding people. We called a few people from our apartment after dark, and happily, some of them answered and said they would like to have us back!
And I'm sure many of you are wondering about R! We were not able to meet with him this week, because his wife is still sick and his daughter just got her wisdom teeth out, but we are planning on it next week. We didn't hear about this from him until Friday, so the news bummed us out a little. Then the M family texted (the same one as above) and invited us to come have a pizza dinner with them. That was delicious, and especially good to have after fast Sunday. We as a mission fasted and prayed that we would be able to be prepared and recieve revelation from Elder Quentin L. Cook, one of the Twelve Apostles who will be speaking to us on Saturday! For our fast Sunday dinner we went to Sister A's house, and she made the most delicious rolled tacos I have ever eaten.
Today we had a zone activity and played soccer and volleyball at a park in Gastonia. It was good to get out and unwind a little.
Sister Hill and I are both super glad to be on our car weeks. It's been a great week, and next week is sure to be even better!
Love ya'll,
Sister Reay
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