It's been a pretty normal week! It's really strange being in a
branch full of college kids because I feel like I'm still in college
sometimes, being on campus with all the events going on and bringing
our investigators to church potlucks and whatnot. I love it a lot, but
it's just strange because this branch is so much like the one that I
was in while I was in school at Lawrence.
I got to play viola on campus while we were looking for new
people to teach, and it was one of the most amazing experiences I've
had yet! We had all 8 of the missionaries from the branch teaching
people on the plaza while I played church hymns for about an hour and
a half. It was one of the most spiritual, peaceful atmospheres I had
ever seen and just amazing to be a part of. I'm so glad that I was
able to bring my viola on my mission!
It's a miracle that I can still play. I started our just
playing the melody for most of the hymns, which went well, but then I
decided to add in double stops (playing two notes at once) for
harmony. Many of you will know that double stops are, and have always
been, my worst nightmare when it comes to music, and that I can't
really get them in tune because I haven't practiced them enough. Lo
and behold, I started in on a hymn and decided to just play all of the
double stops. Somehow, every single one was in tune. I don't know how.
I can't play chords, but somehow I was able to. Crazy things happen on
a mission, and I don't think that my playing would have turned out
well were it not for God's help.
There are huge football games here almost every Saturday for
the University of Florida and we've been able to be on campus, trying
to teach during 2 games and their tailgates so far. It's been pretty
interesting! This past Saturday somebody gave us a ticket for the
game, and wouldn't let us say no, so here it is. We didn't go to the
game because that would just be a waste of time, but it's still a good
souvenir...
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