So
Hurricane Season started June 1, as I said in my last email, and on
Sunday we received a warning that Tropical Storm Colin was making his
way towards the Tampa Bay area. It was pretty exciting.
For
those who don't know (Because I didn't until I came to Florida), A
tropical storm is a circulating weather system with maximum sustained
winds between 39-73 mph. A hurricane is the same thing, but the maximum
sustained winds are 74mph and above. So basically, a baby hurricane came
through this weekend. Woohoo!
So
when you think of Hurricane, you all probably think of panic, and
floods 5 feet deep, and trees bent over, people stuck on roofs, that
sort of thing. Those things do happen, but typically those happen with
Category 2 (96-110mph) and above Hurricanes. What a tropical storm means
is typically a lot of rain and some windy days. SO Monday and
Tuesday(today) has had rain basically all the time. And of course, since
there is about 3-5" of rain per hour, some of the roads get water
buildup on them, but it's not too bad. It's all quite exciting. However
it's not too great for missionary work. We can't be outside teaching
people the gospel when 1, there isn't anyone outside, and 2, the rain
and weather conditions keep us inside. It's a little depressing, at
times.
Sunday
we were able to work as normal, but when Monday rolled around, which is
our Preparation-day, we went grocery shopping and then basically came
back home and worked on our emergency packs again. We got very wet and
have a lot of wet Walmart bags we are working on drying out. Our Mission
President, President Cusick, asked that all of the missionaries remain
inside their apartments for the remainder of Monday, so we continued to
work on our emergency packs, and then we studied. Then Tuesday, today,
they cancelled District Meeting and asked for us to be wise in our
travel and proselyting efforts. We are planning on going to Metro (a
specialized training event) today, if the roads allow us to get there.
That is basically everything that has to do with Colin, the Tropical Storm.
(Pictures of Tropical Storm Colin rolling in, and Sister Hunt and I all
wet after grocery shopping and loading our groceries into the trunk
while it was pouring!)
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Last
week was a little tougher, especially because there weren't too many
people outside who wanted to hear the gospel, but we did meet some
pretty cool people this week. The coolest thing happened on Friday! We had a great day of
contacting referrals, and we were able to teach a less active youth. We then were walking to meet some members and we met a father and son
who were working in their yard. We prayed with them and invited them to
baptism, and they accepted! We are hoping to meet with their family and
teach them all the gospel and help them be baptized. We set the
baptismal date for July 2. Pretty cool!
We
are working so hard here and I love the way I can feel the Spirit when I
do everything in my power to teach others about Christ.
Have a great week everyone! Enjoy staying dry!
With love,
Sister Minson
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