Stranger in the Night

Only two pictures today. This was at music and the spoken word yesterday. :0

Me, Sister Eging, SIster Carrus from Italy, and Sister Romero from Mexico!

Last night at 11:40pm while we were sleeping, I heard a very loud knocking on our door. I tip toed to the door and looked out the peep hole to see a rather large man wearing a dark black t-shirt. If you remember my last story about how we had to have the latch on our door pried off due to locking ourselves out, we didn't have the comfort of that extra security. I ran back to the room and turned on the light and woke up Sister Eging. I said there was a man at our door and he's trying to get in. Of course she freaked out and jumped out of bed. We immediately called Elder Spencer, a senior missionary who lives in the same apartment complex, and asked him to come to our apartment. We locked our bedroom door and hid in our bathroom. Sister Eging picked up a curling iron and I grabbed a shoe as we stood silently in the bathroom. We heard a knock on our bedroom door and the door knob jiggle. We knew for sure that he made it into the apartment. We called Elder Spencer and told him to HURRY. Once we knew Elder Spencer was at the apartment door we found the courage to open our bedroom door. We found our roommate in the hallway wondering what was going on. It turns out she was the one to knock on our door and we were too afraid to ask who it was. So we talked with Elder Spencer and concluded that the man probably just had the wrong apartment and left. 

After Elder Spencer left the three of us and we laughed a bit at how ridiculous the situation was, but then we heard another loud banging on our door. I looked out the peep hole and it was the same man again. I called Elder Spencer to come back while the other sisters talked to the man through the door. He said that he was the night guard and that we had left the keys in the door so we should open up so he could give it to us. 

Yeah right, that is a great story to get us to open the door. 

Elder Spencer met him outside the door and then we realized that we actually didn't have our keys. Sister Eging had left them in the door knob when we came in that night. Whoops. We thought it was all a big lie to kidnap us or something, but it turns out he was telling the truth. So we had it all sorted out and no one was really trying to break in. Phew. We are actually really secure where we live. It's difficult to get inside the apartment building itself, so not to worry!

We have an extremely busy week coming up. Transfers are on Wednesday and we will be welcoming the incoming sisters and having interviews with them. Thursday we will be giving future visitor center directors a Temple Square experience as a guest and as a missionary. Friday and Saturday will be meetings for 1st and 2nd transfer sisters, to help orient them in the stage of the mission they're in. Sunday I will be giving a talk in our sacrament meeting and hopefully I'll find time to prepare for that. :)

This past week was busy too. We have been planning for the coming transfer and It's been so amazing to have the opportunity to help president as he assigns companionships. Each one is truly inspired by God. We pray about who should be trainers, district leaders, and zone leaders and there is no doubt in our minds of who should be called because of the power of the Spirit. It's strengthened my testimony of how the Lord is at the head of this and we are but his hands.

Sister Eging will be going back to VA this Wednesday and is so sad to go. There is nothing that can describe the type of experience you have on a mission. She will be missed. My new companion will be Sister Zafarana from Italy. She is a powerful missionary and is very loving and personable. I'm looking forward to serving with her!

Have a great week! I love you all!
xoxo,

Sister Butler