Markee's Mississippi Mission: The Weirdest week ever!

Well this has a been a strange week in Biloxi....

I know that I say that a lot but this HAS been a very strange transfer.

I will start on Monday because I think something happened everyday this week.

Monday.

After emailing, the Ishees came and we spent the day traveling Biloxi going to all the souvenir shops!

We literally went to all of the souvenir shops, it was fun!

I love the Ishees!

I'm in a shark

I am still in a shark. i could be on shark week.

Doodle, Sissy, me, and Rose in front of the Friendship Oak

Alligator jerky is delicious! (I tried and tried to turn the picture, but it was too stubborn - lj)

Tuesday.

We went to the DMV and FINALLY got a license! Yay! It only took us 4 tries!

Then we went the visit Beth and helped plan for her baptism!

Also we went to visit Tilly, who is a less active who lives near Beth, and some little girls who live there in the same apartment complex are convinced that I am Elsa....they crazy!

They even asked me if I could "make" stuff.

You all would be proud to know that I played along and told that that I couldn't use my icy powers in the humidity....they bought it, but they also think that I am Elsa.

I tried to convince them that I wasn't Elsa once...that didn't work out.

Oh well I will just be Elsa.

Wednesday. *ching* *ching* *ching*

(Please do not freak out to anything you are about to hear. I am fine and am on the up and up. If you will freak out or know that you will please remember your breathing exercises. Remember God loves you and that the Atonement is for everyone. Also if you do freak out do it in such a way that results in me getting a package. Just kidding ;)

So it started out as an innocent Wednesday and we were going to the Woolmarket Elder's apartments so we could save on miles for District Meeting.

We were in the car going to DM with Elder Tenifa (driving) and Elder Roberts (passenger), I was behind Roberts, and Rose was behind Tenifa....obviously.

We were on the freeway (DON'T FREAK OUT) just talking away, when this guy darted across the busy freeway!!

Yeah...he was running from the cops, and we all know that that is the first sign of guilt.

Well he crossed safely but I was looking behind to see the cops chasing him (I didn't see any but that will become obvious why I didn't pretty soon)

When that guys ran across the road the car in front of us naturally slowed down, so we did too.

Then we sped back up, so we did too.

Guys behind us wasn't paying attention.

Girls and boys, you should always wear a seat belt (but you should already know that and be doing that) and always stay facing forward in a car....

I saw the car behind getting really close! (The driver was trying to see the convict guy)

When his vehicle crashed into us.

I was still sitting sideways. My head/face smacked against the headrest. (which didn't hurt in the slightest because it is the most cushiest headrest there has ever been) but then head bounced off of it and then Newton's third law kicked in.

We pulled over and the other driver came over to check to see if we were okay. (he was a doctor)

Anyway we were just chillin' there until the cop came and told us that the guy who ran across the road had already done that twice and they had been chasing him all day!

He needs Jesus.

Elders Ahanonu, Paxton, and Hughes came and they took us to the church for DM.

By this time the soreness from my whiplash was beginning to set in, so that kind of hindered the work this week....

me and the car wreck!

me with whiplash

Thursday.

I was SUPER stiff but I still tried to work as much as possible. We went out with Sister Peine (the RS pres) and went to see Lisa and Kee.

We had a good conversation about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We didn't stay long because well....my neck felt very stiff and I couldn't move it(I can now!)

We went home and rested because of my neck/spine was hurting.

After a little awhile, when I was feeling up to it (by the way I say "I" because I am the only one with whiplash or any kind of injury at all.) we went to visit Tilly and talked about the Plan of Salvation with her.

Then we had to talk to my many Elsa fans....children are strange.

Friday.

The sister training leaders came for exchanges.....

It was Sister Conder and Sister Bennett.

I was with Sister Conder so it was flashback Friday for me.

We tried some people but most of them were either not home or busy.

Too busy to hear about Jesus! NONSENSE!

We did go tracting until my spine felt like it was going to fall out.

We met a young girl named Mya Harris....young meaning she was 16.... we we taught her about the Book of Mormon and she accepted a copy and said she would read it and that we could go back! Yes!

After we did literally everything we could think of we went out to eat at this Mediterranean restaurant, reminisced about El Dorado, and then Sister Conder left.

flashback Friday

Saturday.

We went to the church bright and early in the morning....ok it was more like afternoon...we cleaned the baptismal font and got ready for Beth's baptism.

Then Beth was baptized!

Welcome to the fold of God, Beth!

Then we went home because we did a lot of things and those things made my body hurt.

Beth's baptism!

Elder Robinson, Sis Golder, Beth, me, Sister Rose

Sunday.

Beth was confirmed!

Lisa came to church!

Tilly came to church!

We also visited Shane with the Peines and that went well. Brother Peine answered all of Shane's Priesthood questions...because he has a lot of those.

Then we went home. This whiplash thing is getting old but I am still on the up and up and the stiffness is subsiding so all is well.

The Church is true. The Book of Mormon is awesome and a very spiritual book. Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of God. The Atonement is for everyone and is the greatest thing in this entire world.

I love you all!

Have a fantastic week!

*Mic drop*

P.s. Mississippi has the worst drivers in the entire U.S. We have almost gotten into so many car accidents since our actual car accident!

They all need to go back to boating school!