Sister Ann Elgaaen in Houston, Texas South: April 20, 2020 Mac G!!!

Hey Family and Friends!!!!

This week has been such an adventure! Monday night we had a wild experience at a nearby Walmart that helped us know how much our Heavenly Father is truly watching out for us!

We were shopping for a few essential things at Walmart in Victoria; when we arrived a man was walking out of Walmart and he greeted us. We thought nothing of it, and continued to spend around 30 minutes in the store. On our way out a man called out to us saying "Sisters!"

I thought it was a member and waved back. He was far enough away that I couldn't make out who he was. When I got in the car, I told Hermana Lopez about the man who had called to us. She thought it could have been a member as well. As we drove away, he started following us. My companion stopped, and this man pulled up next to her in his big white truck. He rolled down his window and we realized it was the same man from before. He had waited for us to get out of Walmart...

We didn't feel comfortable at all!

The man talked to us for a little and he kept saying that he was a very wicked man, and that he could not he forgiven for what he has done.

We tried to explain the atonement, but he changed the subject and asked where we lived. Hermana pointed to the opposite direction in which we lived and said "somewhere over there."

The man then opened his door and started to climb out. Hermana Lopez began rolling up the window as the man was stepping towards us.

His laugh was sickening. "Don't be scared." He said staring us up and down!

We quickly said goodbye to this man and begin to drive off before he could say or do anything else.

He followed us. As we drove faster, he sped up. As we switched lanes, he followed. When we slowed, he slowed.

We knew that we needed to lose this man. We said a quick prayer and Hermana Lopez began to drive around Victoria taking turn after turn to lose this white truck.

Thanks to heavenly father, We lost him!

Thinking back on the experience later, we wondered why we ever stopped to talk to this man! What an odd contact!

But then we realized that this man would have followed us whether we had stopped or not. We would not have known he was following us if we had not stopped and talked to him for a brief second, and he would have been lead right to our apartment. Because we were guided by the spirit, we were able to stay safe from this potential harm!

God his looking out for each and every one of his children! He knows you, and he knows your current circumstance. He will be there for you through every moment!

This week we closed Victoria to Sisters. I moved down to MacGregor with Sister Allen who is an amazing missionary! She is such a diligent loving person who is SO happy to be on a mission. I am so grateful for the chance I will have to be her companion!

I love you all so much!

Love,

Sister Elgaaen

Address for those who have asked:

1800 el Paseo Houston Texas 77054 apt 505