The month of May was all about nostalgia. It was all about remembering what happened last year. I tend to think about past events a lot, especially since May was such a big month last year. On May 31st last year I spent my fourth day in Oklahoma driving around frantically away from storms and several tornadoes that had touched down near Oklahoma City, with the biggest one landing south of I-40 in Canadian County (my current area). We drove over to the Winterton's house in Lexington that night huddling up to the TV screen watching the weather report while hailing was pounding on the window and thunder was booming outside. May 31st this year was a little less action-packed, I guess you could say. We went to our new apartment complex and visited the Shanklins, a member family that we're quite literally moving next door to this Wednesday. That night I had a dream about tornadoes, and the Shanklins happened to be in my dream...and I ran to their house to take shelter. It was some interesting dream.
And that's what capped off Nostalgia month. So this week was pretty epic once again. On Wednesday we tracted into two member families—in a row! I had to ask Elder Bolan if we were tracting in Utah. It was quite the surprise. Their records aren't in Mustang 1st ward yet. Later on that night our ward mission leader took the four of us to Applebee's for dinner. Someone apparently was watching and observing us, because our waiter told us that someone had already paid for our tab! We're not even sure who did, but whoever it was most likely knew who we were and what we do, so that was a good reminder to me that people are watching us!
Thursday was incredibly spontaneous. The first person we tried was the stake patriarch's son. He's less-active ish. He doesn't come to church because he has to work, otherwise he would. Anyway, he and his wife moved to Edmond on Tuesday. We literally stopped by their house just in time to help them move! Then we got permission to go up to Edmond to help them move in! EDMOND! That's the happening place in the OKC mission. I would love to serve there one day. I've heard great things about it from Elder Bolan and other missionaries.
Friday was wild. We went to McDonald's in Mustang with a member, and literally right after pulling in to the parking lot there was a loud screeching of tires rubbing up against the asphalt and then a loud sound of crunching metal occurred shortly afterwards. We narrowly avoided a car wreck by a few seconds. A black Ford F-150 stopped on Highway 152 (a multi-lane highway) to let us into McDonald's, and the other oncoming lane had a black Chevy Silverado coming towards us. With plenty of time to make it in, we pulled into McDonald's. A red Ford Edge decided since we pulled in it was okay for her to pull out, but she didn't see the oncoming Silverado. The Ford Edge clipped the side of the Silverado, which was going about 55 mph, and the Silverado spun a 180 on its tires and hit a Toyota Tundra and a Chevy Equinox. The police and ambulance arrived at the scene. No one was killed or injured luckily.
The weekend went quite well! On Saturday we helped the Bennetts demolish their bathroom. We got to rip out sheetrock and tiles and pipes and all that fun stuff. And we're doing some more of it today. They also came to church yesterday! And they enjoyed it! We're praying that Brother Bennett will be baptized this month! Tons of good things happening! We're moving to the Park at Westpointe in Yukon on Wednesday, and we're very excited for the move! After helping ward member after ward member move in and out, it's time for US to move!
Elder Garner
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