A Week of Gratitude 🙏🍗

 I'm a little tired this week so I'm gonna leave this week very mysterious and not explain everything. 

Title this week has double meaning. One for me and one for you. 

Blessed with so much faith to find this week

Juanita- followed a cat

Erica- grocery store bathroom

Caleb-chased by a smelly dog in an RV park

Plenty of lessons! GOD IS GOOD

Calvin is especially killing it

Sacred sacrament

I struggled with some of my own weaknesses this week, but that only made the sacrament that much more needed in my life. I continue to be amazed at the love and mercy God gives meeach day. He's so patient with me!

LOOK AROUND THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE AND SERVE OTHERS!

-chaos but the good kind

-with Rachel- two chilly lessons and getting stuck in the gravel lol

-yeehaw Texas

-I made the board

-it's Christmas time?

-hi

Rise to your responsibility

 Another amazing week! Twas very full!

YSA VIBES- Went on exchanges to the YSA with Sister Plowman.  I got to go to a mission call opening, and play volleyball, and go to the Weatherford campus and talk to some homies. It was epic but really weird. I'm not used to talking to people my age anymore. Give me the grandma's and the old folks! 

STEPHENVILLE EXCHANGE- we had another exchange with the Stephenville sisters. I stayed this time. Sister Evans and I had a great time. An amazing lesson with our friend Calvin. And we got to meet this other dude named Chuck whose literally read the Book of Mormon 3 times and believes in apostasy. He wants a meeting with the bishop, not sure what that's about haha. 

TWO TALKS- If you know me, you know how long it takes to prepare for a talk. Times that by two and you know how much I was freaking out because we don't have any time as missionaries to sit down and just write a talk. ..jk I didn't really freak out that much, the talks went well and I'm glad I got to speak once again! 

A SACRED SUNDAY NIGHT- so one of Sister Miller's friends was getting baptized yesterday in Denton. One of our Azle members, Sister Hansen, was so so kind enough to drive us an hour there and an hour back. The baptism was absolutely beautiful. The guy had been investigating the church for 4 years! On the way back we listened so seal it Sunday (a missionwide zoom that our president does) and after, we we listened to a very heart warming and hurting story of Sister Hansen's. I have so much love for this lady. Her ability to turn outwards in very hard situations impresses me so much. I want to he like Sister Hansen when I grow up.

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT- The scriptures say:

Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.

There are many qualities that describes Moroni but one that stuck out to me this time around was this: [he was a] man who did labor exceedingly for the welfare and safety of his people. 

Each and everyone of us, at the waters of baptism, has said they were willing to serve, mourn, and bare the burdens of others. Moroni was someone who took that promise seriously. Too often, I find myself in my little corner wanting to mind my own business. That's not what Moroni would do and that's not how we are going to conquer Satan. Take the responsibility for the welfare of your people. Maybe thats your neighbors, the people at school, etc. Imagine a world where everyone was looking out for each other, I'm sure that's part of what makes heaven heaven. I invite you to get out there and do your part. There are too many blessing to list for this invitation. If you do so, many of your weaknesses will be made strong. You'll find purpose and you'll see miracles. 

With lots of love!! 

Sister Masina

I love Jo

 My friend Jo got baptized this week and I am beyond filled with gratitude and joy for her. 

HALLOWEEN-Halloween is not very hype as a missionary. We had to be in the apartment by 7. Buuut, it was basically a pday so it was fun to be with over missionaries for a while. I dressed like a pumpkin kinda. Orange dress, green shirt. We had a zone meeting and got to know our zone. Also, random fact: our district is now called the ripstrict because we want to get ripped so that's something. 

ZONE CONFERENCE- ahhh zone conference was so amazing. It was mostly about baptism. What I got out of it was that our baptismal convenants give us power. They really do. It's God's way of giving us His divine help to get back to His kingdom. Do we realize the power our covenants give us? They can help us with any trial that we are going through right now. They can help us everyday. Heed President Nelson's invitation and find the importance of your covenants with God. 

THE MOST AMAZING DAY EVER- This was literally one of the most epic days ever. It all started with Jo's baptism. Sis. Bartlett (one of our members) was kind enough to take us 30 minutes up to Decatur. We thought the baptism started at 10:30 it was a miracle that Sis. Bartlett wanted to get there 30 minutes early! So we were on time and didn't miss it. Sister Liechty gave a talk, which was wonderful. She cried a lot. Then Jo was baptized. I can and always will remember her little whisper after "thank you Jesus" and then I gave a talk. I don't know what I said but apparently it was good. After, Jo bore her testimony. She is just the sweetest. Already she wants a calling to teach. She wants to be a help and let everyone there know that she's there to support them and help them any way that she can. I finally got a picture with Jo (below) after Jo's baptism we zoomed to Hurst for a meeting. So basically I was able to go to all my areas that day. #preciousblessings 

Anyway, the meeting was really good and we got Costa Vida!! Then we zoomed all the way back to Springtown and had this epic lesson with this 15 year old kid named Calvin. His cat was so funny. It had allergies so it kept sneezing on Sister Miller. Anyway, Calvin wants to get baptized! He's reading the Book of Mormon and we're gonna keep meeting with him. I've never met such a gentleman. He would somehow always seek in a "yes ma'am" to basically anything we said. He was raised the southern way, the right way. 

After that sick lesson we had dinner with this family. Not sure how we got here but the dad is on the edge about getting his temple recommend renewed. We were able to bear our testimonies about the temple, and we invited him and his wife to come with us in December! We hope and pray he'll take those steps. 

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So yeah, that was just one day today. I would write more but I think I already wrote too much. My mission will mean more to me than anyone else. If you want to feel the way I feel, serve a mission !! 

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT-it's somewhere in the middle of this hehe. The Lord loves effort.

-church

-ripstrict

-Hawaiian haystack, cuisine

-jo again because I love her and I'm so happy for her

-missionaries at Jo's baptism

-another purrty sunset

-Got this Texas shirt for $4 yeehaw

-Jo pt. 700000