Week of Wet -- July 2nd

I thought I would tell you about this kid in our branch.  I love our wee branch!  We don't have very many that come out (yet!), but they're amazing, so they are.  Anyway, this boy's name is Luke, and he just turned 15.  He was baptized a few months ago.  His family is of the predominant religion in this country :) and he never felt good about it.  So for months he went to different churches to find the right one.  (sound like Joseph Smith much?)  Anyway, one day he went out walking to find one.  He didn't really know where he was walking, but just kept going.  He passed our church and decided to go in.  He talked to the elders and he was baptized like a month later!  And he is seriously one of the strongest members here.  What a boss. ;) 

I have a lot of funny stories that happened this week, but I only have time to tell you one....and you probably won't think it's very funny...oh well!  We were out working one day and knew we wouldn't have time for lunch, so we packed little sandwiches and things.  It was raining (surprise surprise) so we ate under one of those little bus shelter things.  We were just sitting there, enjoying our sandwhiches and this gull (the gulls here are really loud and annoying and EVERYWHERE) flies down and lands near us, obviously he wants some of our food.  Sister Patterson chased him off a couple of times, but he kept coming back.  We ignored him for a while, but then he let out this loud shriek-and it seriously looked and sounded like those raptors on Jurrassic Park when they call all the other raptors. haha We laughed at that, but went back to our food.  Then we look up and see all of his friends had come and were circling us like vultures. We laughed (with a little less joy and a little more worry this time haha)....so the big gull finally flew away...and we felt safe...but then all of a sudden we hear this huge 'thud' on the roof.  I nearly had a heart attack, and we looked up and what do you this it was?  Yeah, it was that crazy gull creepily looking down at us! ah!  So we picked up our stuff and ran to the train station that was nearby.  THEN (just when you thought this horrible story was over) as we were sitting in the train station I looked out the window behind us and he was standing right outside the window, watching us. hahaha creep!  Well, anyway, I guess you had to be there.  You can see my life is full of excitement! :)