Week 6 in Wilmington 2: A Slightly Crazy Experience

It was kind of a slow week this week. We weren't able to find a whole lot either. But, we went on Exchange and had a crazy experience! 

I was in Hampstead with Elder Ewing. We got a call from a member who lives in an assisted living center. He wanted us to come visit and talk to a lady there. We went there, and it looked like a pretty nice place. Well, then they took us through the door, and everything changed. There were people screaming as if they were dying! Lots of senior citizens (I don't want to offend anyone by saying old people) in wheelchairs that just stared blankly at us. We show up to the member's room and he takes us the woman who he wanted us to meet. Well, she wasn't interested. He started introducing us to all the other people there. After a little bit, I felt like there was someone behind us, so I turned around. Lo and behold, there was a lady in her wheelchair behind us! The member told us she can't speak, but can hear what we say. I pulled out a pass along card with Jesus on it.  I asked her if she wanted it. She looked at me and just smiled. I held it out for her to take. Turns out, she can't move her arms either. She kind of put out her elbow. So, I put it in the crevice of her arm. She smiled at me, then turned around and rolled away. There was one person who sounded like they were dying. He was making A LOT of noise. The only thing I heard the nurses say about him, "What is his problem?" I was thinking, "Uh...shouldn't you be there trying to figure out his problem?" That place was crazy!!!

We felt like this when we were done:

Also, on exchange, we went to the Dollar Tree to see if we could store contact. As we were about to leave, we started talking to the manager and cashier about video games, Pokemon, and other nerd stuff. They asked us what we do as missionaries. After we explained it to them, the manager said he would be more than happy to talk to us about the church. He said anytime we come by and he's there, we could walk around the store with him and talk about the Gospel. that was a pretty cool experience! 

Well, those were the highlights of the week! I hope you all had a good week. 

Love, Elder Merritt