Guys...wattaburger isn't that good 🤫

 Guys...wattaburger isn't that good 

EXCHANGES- I had exchanges this week, it was so good. I left my area for a bit and was able to learn so much from Sister Pela. It also gave me the energy and motivation to keep pushing forward in my area. 

WATTABURGER EXPERIENCE- My Bishop loves Wattaburger so of course we had to try it...it's not as good as it's hyped up to be, sorry if that triggers people. They also had a Dr. Pepper shake that I thought would be good...it wasn't that good yall. For people wondering, I would rate Wattaburger somewhere around McDonald's, maybe even lower. 

SPAGHETTI DINNER- the Young Men had a spaghetti dinner fundraiser. For some reason in my brain, this is the start of getting too many treats. They had an auction there and our members bought us cookies. Then, we got cake at dinner and more cookies at church and big muffins from out downstairs neighbor  it probably has something to do with Easter, but it was just so crazy. 

ANOTHER COACKROACH EXPERIENCE: I like to pretend that I'm brave and not a lot of things scare me...but cockroaches... are... the spawn of satan. So yeah, I was just doing some service at a dress shop when I see one on the wall. I didn't have the heart to kill it, not because I wanted it to live, but because I couldn't stand to hear the sound of the crunch lol. So I had to sweep it all the way from the back to the front of the store and out the door, all the while screaming my head off. 

A VERY GOOD POEM:

Good Timber by Douglas Malloch

The tree that never had to fight

For sun and sky and air and light,

But stood out in the open plain

And always got its share of rain,

Never became a forest king

But lived and died a scrubby thing.

The man who never had to toil

To gain and farm his patch of soil,

Who never had to win his share

Of sun and sky and light and air,

Never became a manly man

But lived and died as he began.

Good timber does not grow with ease:

The stronger wind, the stronger trees;

The further sky, the greater length;

The more the storm, the more the strength.

By sun and cold, by rain and snow,

In trees and men good timbers grow.

Where thickest lies the forest growth,

We find the patriarchs of both.

And they hold counsel with the stars

Whose broken branches show the scars

Of many winds and much of strife.

This is the common law of life.

This poem is one to remember in your hard times. What are your trials teaching you? How are they strengthening you? I know that we all have a divine nature as children of God with the power and ability to get through all these trials with the help, guidance, and support that comes from using the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 

Here's another favorite saying from one of my favorite childhood movies..tell me if you know what movie it's from..."don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." There is so much that you have to offer, so whatever the situation is, don't be afraid. Whether that is a test, a game, a job, a task that needs to be done, a person that needs to be talked to and served, a prayer that has to be spoken, or a sorry that has to be said. 

What have you been afraid to face? Pray about it and act upon what Heavenly Father tells you do to. This will give you confidence and a stronger faith in yourself and Heavenly Father, I promise. 

Pics of the week, just realized half of them are food lol, that pretty much sums it up

-exchanges!!

can't remember if I sent this one last week

Wattaburger, not that good 

ate at a yummy pho place, had mango sticky rice, so yummy

pretty sunset  

Long week, highest streak 🔥11

Long week, highest streak 🔥11

 Because we went to the temple on Saturday, we had to move our Pday and we didn't have a pday for 11 days. It will probably be my longest streak of my whole mission, but just in case, I'm keeping track hehe. Anyway, let's get down to business, here it is:

INTERVIEWS:

We had interviews with President Chapman this week which I think was perfectly timed with my 11 day no pday streak. It gave me the encouragement and motivation to get through the rest of the week. We got to watch The Lamb of God  for Easter. I loved Peter in it, and I definitely recommend. After my interview, everyone went to the family history center and I got some one on one time with Sister Chapman...I might be considering BYU and BYUIdaho now? I love my President and Sister Chapman and I'm so thankful for them. 

HOLY WEEK: what a week! I hope everyone got the chance to celebrate Holy Week somehow! Holy Week for us was some fun Facebook work! I'm not good at social media- before my mission I didn't even have facebook- and now I'm practically faking it til I'm making it pro style. It's a fun adventure and definitely stretching me. 

THE TEMPLE: We got to go to the temple!! The perfect way to end my 11 day streak of insanity :))) I'm so thankful for Sister Cooper who was willing to wake up and pick us up before 7! What a sacrifice! And then, was willing to say, let me know when you wanna go again! Also, if you've been following along, she's also the member who gave us the red Christmas mat back in December, seriously just the sweetest person ever and she's taking care of us missionaries very well. 

PECKLEBALL: soo, I might have made a pday mistake. After the temple, we played pickleball all day. And, I am fried.  I don't usually get burned, but then again I haven't been outside for a whole day in a long while. I hope it doesn't tan or ill have a janky missionary tanline  

EASTER SPIRIT: Do you understand that we're celebrating the literal greatest thing that's ever been done? The single act that has saved all of humanity? The single greatest act of love and mercy? The only perfect person who did not deserve any punishment, went and suffered all. Its incomprehensible. The agony He went through, and His willingness. Why? How often do you forget Christ's love for you? His faith in you? His hope for you? Please don't forget Him. Because when we forget Him, we forget ourselves. The only perfect way to see ourselves is how Christ, with His perfect vision, has seen us. We are children of God worthy enough to suffer for. Worthy enough to die for. Worthy enough to save. 

Ahhhh also, I forgot to inform everyone about this important information! My grandma's jerky finally arrived and it's as good as ever :)))

our cute STLs came and gave us an Easter gift!

peckleballers

the temple! and Sister Cooper!

 In N out :)))

-look at this sunset

okay this is a long explanation. Sister Roy is the best. She didn't know anything about us moving Pdays or anything. We were super low on food coming Monday when we had no pday and so we thought we'd have to go to the store, but Sister Roy texted and said she was going shopping for us. We texted her four things that we needed, but no, she comes back with a car full of things!! This is a pic with her, even though i look weird. 

took a ride down memory lane hehe

here's the goods from Sister Roy #blessed

we eat burgers again

we eat tacos

Watta week-see you in two daysss

 Just a quick email about last week cuz I didn't have pday since we went to the temple! I'll be writing another one in two days about this past week :)

ZONE CONFERENCE- On Wednesday, we had Zone Conference and everything changed that day. Our Mission President challenged us to consecrate 2 hours a day to Social Media. 2 HOURS! That's a lot more than what I was doing before, but I see why it's so important. Through social media you can reach so many people at once, and instead of knocking on their door, they can knock on ours. 

LIAISONS FOR LIFEHELP- Sister Mavy and I also got the job for being Liaisons for the Emotional Resilience class. So we get to contact lots of people that see an ad for it online and see if their actually interested. It's actually pretty fun. It kinda feels like a call center job where you get to answer their questions and give them lots of information. 

SOCIAL MEDIA- Sister Mavy and I are also Facebook specialists for our Area. So we're in charge of posting on our area Facebook. We've been super busy with Holy Week coming up! We want to make it extra special and post every day. Missionary work isn't the same anymore to say the least. We have a lot of different tools and we're trying to use as many as we can! I'm for sure out of my comfort zone, but that's a good thing. Also, our President has this thing called "baptizing" our accounts. That means we have to unfollow everyone from home and "dwell among the people for a time," as it says in the Book of Mormon. So, I'm sorry if I had to unfollow you, I'll follow you back after the mission!

TEACHER APPRECIATION AWARDS NIGHT- we got to help serve food at this teacher event. It was really fun. I helped put lasagna on plates...that really it but for some reason it was really fun haha. 

BISHOP'S STOREHOUSE-

on Saturday we helped with Bishop's Storehouse. We had 23 orders to fill, that's the most we've ever had! And guess what, no Elders showed up, but no biggie, because the Sisters are always accountable and strong, and we got the work done. 

Pics from the week:

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Soo my title is basically my week summed up. Props to you if you take the time to figure it all out hehe. I'm just trynna switch it up a Lil bit to keep everyone on their toes. I bet no one was expecting that title right?

TRANSFERS- I said goodbye to Sister Silos on Wednesday. We got smoothies together and then it was over. My mission daughter left me just like that  Sister Mavy came, and we've been working hard ever since. Sister amaryllis is awesome, l'll show pics down belowww.

NO FOOD- So because of transfers, Sister Silos and I didn't go shopping. Usually when someone leaves, you go shopping on Wednesday with your new companion. Well, Sister Mavy and I decided not to hehe. The first day together, we threw out everything that had expired, which was half the fridge and pantry. Then the rest of the week, it was kind of like a survival game where we had to get creative. Except we really tried not to get creative. We ate the last of the Ramen, eggs, and bread. Basically we resorted to junk food, except for that one epic time Sister Mavy made guacamole with the last avocado. 

CAR PROBLEMS- At transfers, they made us switch cars with another companionship, which is no problem at all. It was even better when we still had a white Equinox, but as I started the car, several notifications popped up to fix the car. So we called our mission car Elder and he legit said "ohhh okay, y'all have THAT car." So, apparently are car is notorious for its problems 

BLUE BONNETS! Sister Mavy and I went street contacting at a park. There, we found Blue Bonnets!! They're so pretty, of course I took multiple pictures of them hehe. 

BONUS STORY- Sister Mavy and I were visiting this inactive old woman when her crazy hyper puppy got out. Sister Mavy tried to catch it and somewhere in the process, the dog peed on her hand  It was pretty funny

GENERAL CONFERENCE- We started Saturday morning off right by helping to clean the Church before Conference. Then, because the Sisters are cool, we had a Sister potluck before the morning session. A pic will be provided. We spent some sessions at the Stake Center and some at member houses. It was nice to get spiritually fed so much. There was a lot of emphasis on missionary service, which I thought was so amazing  Our Prophet Nelson gave us another invitation, did you catch it? What can we do to increase our positive spiritual momentum? Let's not forget that what we do NOW is the only thing that matters and the only thing we can control. 

I know that our Prophet Nelson loves all of us, he said so himself. I know that as a prophet, seer, and revelatory, he sees things that we can't. He uses this God-given ability to see the dangers ahead and around us. He protects us from them and warns us of both near and far dangers. If we are humble, and trust in him, even though we can't see any dangers in sight, and we take his council into our hearts, we will be protected and edified. 

How can you more closely follow the prophet? 

Pics from the week:

blue bonnets

-tortles

face mask at Young Womens

just some cool kids by their Equinoxs - the trees be blooming

last mother daughter pic together, featuring our cute flowers from Sis. Taukeiaho

Sister potluck

me, Sister Mavy, and the sunset

Pday pic