Monday, February 22, 2016

Week 72: The Week We Were Held Hostage

So, to explain the title...This week we went to visit a member that had just come up on the records about a month ago. We had tried by another time and no one answered, and another time we dropped by just before curfew and left loving sticky notes on the door but didn't knock. This week when we stopped by, a man answered the door. He was the woman's husband. He didn't seem very happy to see us but invited us in from the cold. He then asked us if we had our ID on us. We said it was in the car. He told us to go get it. So, Sister Blosch and I went to the car, grabbed our driver's licenses and ministerial certificates (certifies us to proselyte), and went back. When we went back in I asked him why he needed our ID's. He didn't answer but told us to give them to him. I asked again and he proceeded to rant about how the missionaries had been harassing them for three years even though his wife was not a member of the Church. I went to hand him my ministerial certificate and instead he reached and snatched my ID out of my hand and Sister Blosch's out of hers. Well, long story short they didn't want to sign a form for her records to be removed so it wouldn't happen again, the man was threatening to make copies of our ID's (very illegal), and we wouldn't leave until he gave our ID's back because we didn't want to get the police involved. Looking back, it may have been better to call the police the first time he told us to leave without giving our ID's back to make sure that he didn't copy them...oh well I guess. Anyway, we were pretty much held hostage until he gave our ID's back.

(A note for Mommy and Daddy: now we know why I needed to work for Theressa. It prepared me to be held hostage haha. But, I am safe and there was no harm done.)

Well, I am all out of time because lots of people love me and send me emails and I have no time to answer...buh. Haha! I love you all! Here are some pictures from the Harrisons' baptism!

Thank you for all you do for Sister Blosch and me!

Love,

Sister Lewis
 
 
 
 

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