Talisha Gets Punked

Missionaries are sneaky, yo.  Super Sneaky.  Sister Howells and Sister Waite have been telling me for weeks that I would meet LOTS of interesting people and have good stories to tell.  But I almost didn't believe them until today.  

So I'm sitting at home just chillin, staring blankly at my Spanish Book of Mormon wondering how on earth I'm EVER going to speak this language when the sisters texted me and asked me to go to a lesson with them. That's totally normal.  They've had me teach lots of lessons with them! But they don't always tell me the whole story.  Like today, for example.  
Here's the text I got: 
Do you want to come to a lesson with us at 12:30?  We are teaching this lady named Katherine, it's our first lesson with her and we think it would be super fun for you to be there!

Sounds enticing, right? I've learned that missionaries are really good at sugar coating things.  "super fun for you" may have been a liiiiiiiiiiiiittle bit of a stretch.

So I decided that if I was going to participate in this "super fun" lesson that I should probably shower and you know, look presentable.  So I got ready and was on my way.

I called them because they spelled the street name wrong and I couldn't find it.  They gave me directions, and all was well. I showed up and they were already there, just waiting for me.  

Sister Waite gets out of the car, and she goes "So this will be a really interesting lesson.  We just met this lady last week for the first time.  And we didn't tell you this on the phone, but she just got out of jail for murder..." 

umm, Discúlpeme?! (for you non-Spanish speakers, that means "Excuse Me")

"...We didn't wanna scare you off and we thought that we'd be safer if we had a member with us so we called you!" 

Oh, why thanks for thinking of me when you meet a convicted felon, sisters! How kind of you :) 

So we knock on this lady's door, but she didn't answer.  Then Sister Howells goes "Well, maybe she told us the wrong apartment number when we talked to her.  She was a little under the influence of alcohol when we talked to her"

HAHAHA perfect.  She's not just dangerous.  She's dangerous AND drunk.  I feel better already. 

So we knocked again, but with no luck, we headed out. Blessing in disguise? I think yes. So we knocked some doors, and met some interesting people, but it wasn't nearly as exciting as being tricked by the missionaries to walk into a trap of imminent death.  

And now I believe them when they tell me I'll have some interesting stories.  Stay tuned for those! I hear they're inevitable :)