another day in the life :)

dearest darlingest familia :)

 

our transfer news is pretty boring... Transfers for the Zachary district is all expected. 

 

One from each companionship is being transferred. 

EXCEPT US!

So we glad about that. 

we have another 6 weeks to attempt to figure out what we are doing! :D lol jk but not

 

This week.... hmmm.... I really don't have too much to report on because we just go around and knock on doors most all day everyday sharing the best message in the world!

I love Christmas time. its a wonderful wonderful time of year :)

yalll... I'm the worst. I really don't have too much to report... 

so here are some answers!

 

What is a habit that you have developed on the mission?

waking up at 6:30am. I've gotten really good at that.

Listening. and being interested in everything their saying.

saying "yall" and "dang" and little southern phrases and mission phrases that we have.

always carrying a bag with me everywhere

taking pictures of everything

being on a strict schedule

being exhausted daily

learning to love others so much more than I ever have

being aware of all my surroundings

 

What do you think is one of the MOSTEST IMPORTANTEST things you want to teach all new missionaries? Like your little daughter you are training?

figure out the way that you feel/hear/listen to the Spirit. aka learn the language of the Spirit. it makes everything alot easier because you just do what God wants you to do.

 

also obedience is cool. its really cool. especially when you do it cheerfully. (bc if you dont then its not fun for anyone and you might as well just not)

not just obedient to the mission standards. but obedience to everything in life. 

listening to what people say and doing it. or what they need and helping them.

obedience to God and His teachings and what He is trying to tell us.

Never trying to find loopholes or outs of things. 

its too complicated. don't try and look at it another way. just be completely and totally obedient. 

Its called honesty, humility, & integrity.

What was the first thing you guys did to get started in your brand new area???

(srry i forgot the very first one) we went and met the members who's side apartment we live in. They showed us what key was the house key and where we park and so on. 

first, we had to clean alot. our apartment was kinda grody.

second, we looked through the phone and the ward roster. trying to make sense of everything. (that was very overwhelming. everything was different and I didn't have any idea who any of the people were. I looked through the ward roster and didn't even know who the Branch president was. #what)

third, we texted the previous missionaries to tell us who the branch president was.

fourth, we called the branch president. (he didn't answer.)

fifth, we called a man from the ward. (we found a bag with a note to take to him at church on sunday. we figured that meant he was active.) so we called him and he answered! We asked him who the Branch presidency was, who the RS president was, and who the Branch Mission Leader was. Where is the church building, what time is church, is there anything going on that we should know about.... little things that you don't think about that new people don't know.

sixth, we called all those people who he told us. (none of them answered, we left messages)

seventh, we called the missionaries in our district! the Zachary Sisters and Elders. then we asked them other basic questions like, wheres the nearest walmart? wheres the library so we can look up all the other things we don't know? 

eighth, we went tracting in our neighborhood. 

ninth, we came home... at what little food we had leftover, then we rearranged and started deep cleaning the apartment so we could start unpacking our stuff in a clean place. (that we knew was clean)

tenth, we planned for the next day. looked through the area book a bit. 

eleventh, we went to bed. finally.

 

wow. what an overwhelming day.

Who is one of your missionary heroes? (another missionary in your mission that you really admire)

oh my heck. I have so many. like so so many.

but this is who I thought of right off the bat.

Sister Sarah Louise Amezcua

an inspiring example of strength, optimism & also being real, and Christ-like love and caring for others around her. truly a steadfast rock

Sister Shaina Karen Toner

an incredible example of listening to the Spirit, being genuine, listening & caring for people and just calm sunshine in a person. 

 

What do you do when you get home when you have had a really hard day?

we plan. we always come home and plan no matter what the day was like. 

 

then after that I will take a hot shower. 

showers soothe all the pains and stresses of the day. 

also its a good calming satisfactory feeling at the end of a really good day!

sometimes depending on the mood I will bring in our fancy DVD player and play music or listen to talks. and that is how I cope. by the time you get out of the shower its time to be over it. whatever "it" was. you had that time and now its time to be over it. I talk to Heavenly Father alot too during this time. is that weird idk over it. it works for me :)

 

anyways... I'll try to have some stories for this next week!

and then I'll see your faces the next week!!!!

ahhhh hooray for christmas!!!

Love yall so so much!

be thinking of some more questions for christmas :)

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

sister sades

 

last monday for p day we went to a haunted plantation home tour!! It was rainy and absolutely beautiful. and haunted. 

The Myrtles Plantation

 

our creepy tour guide........

sister cornia swears she felt a hand touch her and tried to blame it on us.... but we weren't even close to her.

 

rainy days in our truck mags (short for magnolia)

 

last district meeting with this rad team!

WE MADE A COFFEE TABLE for our apartment! actually we hammered in some nails and watched Cowboy, a lessactive we love visiting and are working with, do most of the work