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So...Brentwood, being renowned for being the city where wealthy people live with super nice and rich homes, we naturally ended up tracting down this back dirt road. The first home we decided to try had a half-mile long driveway and there was a sign which said beware of dogs. Then two dogs, as if on cue, came running out towards us. We drove on and the road led us to an open cow farm. Like literally, a cow was just standing a few feet away from our small car!! And there was no fence. We awkwardly turned around and decided to skip this property.
The next house we go to is this crazy creepy abandoned-looking house with a dedicatory plaque to a dead guy. It was so unexpected and funny in its appearance that I was planning to take a picture of it when suddenly the door opens and this really old and pale man is standing there looking at us. We introduced ourselves as missionaries and he immediately invited us in. People do not normally respond with that. We were surprised and asked if there was a lady in the house. He replied, "yes, there are many." Oookayyy...that's odd. I was secretly wondering if those women were alive or dead! We shuffled inside and he introduced himself as Lewis. He invited us to come follow him towards the back of he house. The home was dark, dusty and damp. There were no lights on and the architecture was old. It was crowded inside and there were old portraits of people on the walls and piles of antique stuff.
Sister Miller saw a huge chainsaw in the backyard...we really thought we were going to die!
But it turned out to be a super good experience. We talked with the man, Lewis, and a family friend named Suzanne, and it turned out the Elders had been over just the week before and that Lewis and Suzanne had been talking about the Book of Mormon for the last 10 minutes and then we knocked on their door! That's why Lewis let us in the door immediately. It was a great conversation and we are planning to do service for Suzanne later!
General Conference was fantastic. The Spirit was strong and I loved how Elder Oaks spoke about the importance of members doing missionary work. It's true. Members are so critical!
I'm loving my new area so far. I'm over two wards, the Sunset and the Old Hickory wards, and it's crazy keeping track of two phones:). The members we've met here so far are fantastic though and I'm really excited to work with them to build this area up as a special part of God's kingdom.
Visiting the zoo
New companion, Sister Miller
This is Sister Miller, my new companion!
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