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Well the
"real" mission is actually kind of like I expected in some ways, but
not at all in others. It kind of seems weird to me that some people lead normal
lives still... It feels like I was born a missionary because I never think
about "real" life. Like at all... I think I'm abnormal... ha
I LOVE the
mission president and his wife here, the Greer's! They are amazing! They are
the sweetest people on this planet. They leave this July so I just hope that I
leave before they do. That's my only request because I LOVE it here! Washington
is great! A little to windy for my taste (especially with a skirt...) and it's
a bit chilly here but I seriously love it. I am living at a member’s house in
an apartment in their basement. It's pretty nice and the members are
great.
My area is
Kennewick. I'm serving in the Cottonwood Springs and Rancho Reada wards and I
love the people. They are all amazing and they feed us amazing food every
night. I love that. :) I have never been so hungry in my LIFE. It's weird and I
hope this stops or I'm gonna be a fatty. Just kidding, I'm limiting myself.
Also they have the best berries I have ever tasted in my life here. Sis. Greer
told us that but I didn't believe her until I tried them. They are sweet and
flavorful. better than candy:)
I’m in a
threesome and I love my companions. They are hilarious and we all get along
really well which is a blessing. I think they are a little burnt out of this
area because it's a tough area. It's been tracted a million times and people
aren't very receptive. Usually they don't even open their doors. And they all
think that if they believe in Christ than they're good and they don't need
anything else. FALSE! But... they don't really loved to be told that. We try to
do it in a loving way. But I know that God didn't call us to this area for
nothing. There are people we are supposed to find and I'm excited to work at it
to find them. I think I bother my companions sometimes with my "greeny
fire" and they think it's going to calm down... WRONGO BONGO! That's one
of the goals of my mission. I'm going to pray everyday to not let any kind of
area get me down or weaken my faith. I know it's easier said than done, but I'm
determined to do my best. I really do love my companions. They are fun and
great missionaries. They just work differently than I do.
Sometimes I
wonder if I'm a bad missionary because I don't hate this... I love it. I even like knocking on people's
doors.... I'm a weirdo. It doesn't freak me out. What I'm really bad at is
talking to people in the grocery store and stuff. Dad, how do you and G'pa
Tanner do that? I need tips! I want to invite EVERYONE to come closer to
Christ! Help me! I'm praying a lot for help to know what to say without making
the church look dumb, ya know? Or maybe that's my problem... Probably... I
don't know.
We have a
baptism this weekend with a 13 year old and 10 year old. They are adorable and
I have loved getting to know them. I can't wait for their baptism! It will be
awesome to experience. Their mom is a member and their dad is coming to the
baptism. BOOYAH! We're really hoping that sparks him to want to learn more
because he has shown NO interest so far.
In one of
our trainings we watched a talk by Elder Holland talking about how now that
we're missionaries there is no turning back. We are supposed to be disciples of
Christ forever. I love that. I love it because I can already tell that I am
going to be so different because of this experience. It's been amazing to be a part
of. I love this so much. I have never felt closer to my Heavenly Father and to my
Savior. This is such a
blessings, but it's a hard blessing too. There have already been some
challenging times, but the good times more than make up for it. I love this so
much. I really wish everyone could be a missionary and I can't wait to serve a million
missions with my husband.:)
Oh Meech, I
totally stole your concert idea:) We have a lot of problems with finding people
so we're going to put together a restoration concert-type thing like you did
and do it in the stake. We're going to try to involve as many members as
possible with musical talents and treats after and then really focusing on
bringing friends that aren't members. We're hoping that it will get a really
good turn out and I know music is a great way to help people feel the Spirit.
I'm excited for it. I just hope I'll still be here when it happens.
There have
been so many awesome things I've learned but I have like no time...
I'm sorry
this letter was short and scattered and had very little information... I hate
the time limit! I have so much I want to tell you all. I love you! I know there
may not be a lot of non-member missionary work but I am learning how valuable
it is to keep members active and to reactive the less actives too. So make sure
you're doing that. So important. You all are amazing! I think about you here
and there. ;) Honestly people talk about being homesick and I feel so
blessed I don't have the problem, I love you all but I wouldn't even want to be
with you right now because this is the best thing that's ever happened to me! I
love you and I'm sorry this letter was so lame... I'll do better next week!
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