Cassie's Mission: Keep Portland Weird (12/14/15 email)

Well I have a lot to say! Transfers went well and I love Sister Singleton!

I've heard weird stories about the people in Portland these past few
months, and now I have the opportunity to experience them first hand.
Haha the Portland area has wayyy different people than the other side
of the river, which makes for some pretty interesting stories.

Cool story: We visited this girl, A, and she just invited us right in
last week. (That in and of itself is a miracle - our first lesson with
her!) We briefly told her about how the Priesthood has been restored
and how nobody in the Church is paid. Then she just asked, "Does your
church do baptisms? Can I schedule one? I was baptized in another
church a while ago, but I don't think that'll cover me. I want it to
be with the Priesthood." WHAT THE HECK!! Miracle! We're meeting with
the her again tomorrow, so keep her in your prayers!

We also knocked on this door, and J answered and said, "Oh I really
would love to sit down and learn more about what you believe. I'm
looking to find which church is really God's Church. I'm busy right
now, but here's my number. We can schedule something for next week!"

Also, we talked to this girl, K, who happened to be Deaf!!!!!
:):):):):) <3 Oh my gosh, my dream come true! Apparently she's a member,
but she's not super active and has been REALLY struggling with money.
We invited her to the Christmas dinner that night and they ended up
giving her a bunch of leftovers too. It was just such a great time
because I was able to use sign language for so long <3 not gonna lie,
I didn't realize how much I missed it until then.

Aaaaand, one more cool story: We walked up to this group of people
outside of an apartment smoking. This one woman, S, asked us what's
different about our religion. We told her about how the Priesthood has
been restored, and she just said, "When do you meet for church? I'll
be there." Wowza. Miracles on miracles on miracles this week!