Week 45: Ever been chased by a lady pushing a stroller?

So, since we got bikes last week, we have been taking advantage of using them and being outside more. Which is, more or less, better. Between a car and a bike combined you can get a lot done, more efficiently! It gets kind of weird when you see people that you had a deep or long conversation with, going for a walk as you're out in the neighborhood... And sometime can get scary if they were at your throat.

Well we didn't have people at our throats, but there was one door we knocked on and there was a grandma, a mom and a baby and they came out and talked to us. The grandma, was very strong in her beliefs and she was determined that what she was saying was the most correct thing and that we were wrong. We politely concentrated on the positives and the things we truly agree with. We politely all agreed to disagree and we went on our way. They wouldn't let us give them a pamphlet or a card, but that was okay because we all have the ability to choose. 

We biked over to a completely different little neighborhood that was close by and it was a couple of hours later, we start heading back to the car, going back to the area that this family was at, and the mom was walking her baby in a stroller... she said a friendly "Hey Ladies!" And we said hello and went on our way. Sister Minaker looked back and she was chasing us!... (she never knew we were on bikes, so the fact that we saw her at all was divine). 

But, we were kind of scared because of what had happened before... so we tried to lose her and she continued to run pretty fast to catch up to us.  Good thing it looked like she ran often and was in shape.. haha! But we stopped to talk to someone that we had talked to in the past. We turned around and she was right there!  She said, "Hey ladies I talked to my husband and he has some questions for you. If you can come back and talk to him for a bit that would be awesome!" 

And she left... so we ended up going back and talked to him! He had some really good questions needing to be answered. And concerned about getting an answer, it did sound like he got those questions from different internet sites telling him info about the church and everything. But, we gave him a plan of Salvation pamphlet and a card to download the Book of Mormon! And we are visiting them again this week. WHAT THE HECK!? Why can't we have people run after us like that all the time? Hahaha there was such a strong spirit of love at their home that second time! 

This scripture that I found is not very accurate or nearly as serious as what happened but I thought it relates a little bit... (Haha!)

"..Yea, even as with the prophets of old, whom they had cast out, and stoned, and slain; and they also sought his life, that they might take it away. But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance." - 1 Nephi 1:20

Sorry for the short email, but this week was too fun with our bikes, so many miracles, and cool experiences!

Always love,

Sister Chaffin