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So this week was great!!

Tuesday we had a really busy day. We went to go visit a family and it was super hilarious because there was a bunny, and a kid pouring chocolate syrup on himself, and tv and it was crazy.  So we decided to leave.  They were super nice though and gave us food for the road.  Also J's dad listened  in on our lesson with her and he said we inspired him.... that was cool because he scares me!!  

Wednesday we got to visit some people in the nursing home. We saw a rainbow again while door knocking out in the rain.  Also we had a lesson with H and he read way further in the Book of Mormon than we asked him too. That was super cool! 

Thursday was an amazing day.  It started off rough because I was just grumpy, but we ended the day with an amazing lesson with D.  I can't even describe it but it was probably the best moment of my mission so far.  

Friday was COLD. It was also carfast day so we were out in the cold all day, but a member saw us on the side of the road and took us to get hot chocolate.  It was a BLESSING!!  Then it snowed that night and it was sooooo beautiful!!! yay! I love snow and Three Rivers!!

So Saturday was cool because we shared motivational scriptures with D, we wrote out on paper and she said they were all exactly what she needed to hear.  It was great.  Then we helped members deliver doughnuts to people and we went to all three subways in town to get soup...but at the end of the night, we were soupless...sad day.

Sunday Church was super great.  There were great talks that really made me focus on how Christ is the gift of christmas!  So funny story, we were out door knocking and we were leaving somebody's door step and they were watching us and I ran into the mailbox and ripped my coat...it was SO FUNNY!!! But now my coat is ripped and leaks fuzz.  Also we stopped at D and read a scriptures and her friends were there and one says.. "Wait are you LDS because I lived in Murray Utah for 10 years."  It was so cool! What a small world!!  Deb's friends are hilarious. 

Well I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!! Remember why we celebrate!

Fun fact: I'm learning to speak ghetto. 

Drove to Chicago... All things go

It was another good week here in Michigan! 

Monday we went to a nursing home and right when we got there there was a "code brown" I didn't see it...but we did smell it.... ew. Other than that not much happened.

Tuesday we had a great Lesson with Enrique, he tried fasting and he said it worked because guess what...It does! We were also door knocking and we found a super old school playground and we played on it. It was super fun, but it turns out, playing on playgrounds in skirts is tricky....We also had a super nice relief society dinner!  We got served by the men in the ward and it was super fancy. 

Wednesday.  We visited Deb today and she said the funniest thing.  So people here say "finna" which is a slang version of gunna and so she was talking and she said "finna" and she goes "It ain't in the dictionary, its ghetto fab, its my Ebonics."  I laughed SO HARD!  She is so funny. 

Friday we got transfer calls and Sister Edwards and I are staying together!! We are super happy about that because we get to do all our fun Christmas plan! 

Saturday we got to go to the temple IN CHICAGO!!  I love the temple so darn much.  There is such a great feeling there!! We drove through 2 other states so I have been to three states on my mission!! We also went to this cool thing that was like a tour to Bethlehem. It was sweet, they had live camels, and sheep and donkeys.  

Sunday we taught Deb again.  She was confused about why our church has so many rules, but the commandments really do keep us happy.   

Fun fact: PAY YOUR FAST OFFERINGS!!! We paid them last week and we had a dinner every day of the week! IT WAS CRAZY! 

That's all, I love you all! 

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HAPPY DECEMBER!

Monday was a great day.  We got to help The D decorate their Christmas tree!! That made my life!! I love Christmas!! They are a super great family!

Tuesday we had a great lesson with E.  We watched The Savior is Born video and he said that it reminded him he was on the right path because there was so many different kinds of people in the video! Also I felt so honored because it was N's last dinner before she left on her mission and she invited us over... I love her!! So sad she is in the MTC now.  Then we went to Ds and she got into a fight with her brother...He was cursing and he asked us who we were and we said missionaries and he said "Ah if I would have known I woudn't have talked like that."  Also D walked us to our car belting Sam Smith songs and she has a great voice.  Haha she is my favorite, it is always an adventure with D. 

Wednesday was a blurr, but we met with a super cool lady who is really interested in the Book of Mormon.

Thursday was weird. It was cold and the only guy who wanted to talk to us was this super old guy who called himself Joker John... He went on for a half hour about Amish Weddings.  Also Josh said I looked like the Elf who wanted to be a dentist with my hat on....

Friday was super great.I We had the ward Christmas party and we had a nativity and sang Christmas songs at the end and it really invited the spirit.  The Christmas Spirit is the spirit of Christ.  

Saturday was a very long day. But I got my package!! The pants and the songs made my whole day!!  It was Car fast and we walked to Debs...but she shined us so we had to walk all the way to the other side of Three Rivers to go sing to the Old People.  Good news! They actually clapped when we were done, and they said they loved us!  It's a Christmas Miracle! I love them. 

E and H both came to Church Yesterday!!! It was fantastic!  E is great, he was running on like no sleep and he still came to church! 

 Fun fact: I met someone who was 107 years old this week.  It was super cool. 

Well that's all. I love you guys!  Remember to always have faith, that has been the theme of my studies recently! Faith is key to everything.

Happy Thanks-goat-mas

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope it was delightful! 

So on Tuesday we had trade-offs, I stayed in Three Rivers though.  We had all of our appointments cancel so I was very concerned but as it turned out, we got to meet with D and E.  They are great! D had just gotten back from hunting goats...so she was stripping a real live beheaded goat right in front of me as I was sharing a scripture lesson with her.  It was a mission experience I will never forget. 

Wednesday was pretty uneventful except we had a good lesson with H and J.  We also made peppermint oreo's for district meeting and the Elders inhaled them...No joke in about two seconds they were gone.

Thursday was Thanksgiving!! The whole mission had two hours of finding from 10-12 so we went to the grocery store and people were actually nice to us!! Yay! Then we went to a member's house and ate.  It was so good!  They gave us left overs and we played games with them so it was delightful.  Also I did wear my turkey hat!

Friday...Carfast...not fun when it's cold.  Luckily we were door knocking by a member's house and they spontaneously let us in for dinner! So we had Pizza and Pie! They are the best.

Saturday was also cold. There was a Christmas Celebration down town that we went to for a while! There were reindeer!! Reindeer are so much cuter than normal deer, no wonder Santa uses them! We then door knocked forever and we were super cold but we stopped by a members and she gave us wonderful Hot chocolate! She is so great!

Yesterday was pretty uneventful.  Except we got a little Christmas tree from members and another member made us cute blankets!! People are so dang generous during the Holiday season!!

Fun fact: Sometimes when you are walking around the Ghetto of Three Rivers, a horse and buggy drives through...Only in Michigan do you get Amish in the ghetto.  I love it.

The Field Is White

This week was a blur, lets see if I can remember what happened. 

Monday we went to get dinner at this delicious place in Three Rivers and they had THE BEST Pumpkin Cheesecake ever.  It was delightful.  

Tuesday we had a really cool lesson with an investigator with Memory problems that we met outside of D's house.  She doesn't remember anything about the church but that she felt like she belonged.  She was so sweet.  Also we got to go to the Chinese Buffet with a family that I love!

Wednesday we went to Kalamazoo for a Zone conference. It was great! I got to see Sister P! Also!! We had planned a lesson with D and we were super freaked out because she is always home and we heard the TV on and she wasn't coming to the door and we called her and she wasn't answering and she had planned to meet with us.  So we kept calling and knocking and we got really worried so we went up to her neighbors who are people we are teaching and we told them and they were worried too. So we were really concerned and then she calls us right then and says sorry, I'm not home I was hunting goats...All that worry over a goat!!  Not even a deer... A goat!! Then we saw a super cool rainbow that night!!

Thursday was pretty uneventful except I got a letter from Elder Renlund!! That was so cool! An apostle  wrote me!!  We found a really cool lake while door knocking today and some deer so that was fun. Oh! Also I got to pet  a horse today...

Friday we ran into a guy who had a lot of questions about Mary and how she had Jesus if she was a virgin.  That was fun! Also we had to chase after someone's dog after we door knocked into them and I caught it! I was proud of myself.  So many Dogs here.  Cool story!! So it was the end of the day at car fast day and we were visiting an old couple in our ward and I was so tired and dreading walking home and I said a prayer that we would find a ride home and they offered to drive us home!! It was great!! 

Saturday was Fantastic!! It snowed!!! It was so pretty!! We helped a member with her kid's birthday party and we got to set up a maze in her basement and I got mom's Christmas CD!  We also had stake conference and a member of the 70 was there!! He did great!!  Sister Edwards and I had a great snowball fight too...she won.  I got a lot of snow in my face.  

Today was stake conference again and Elder Schwitzer gave a great talk on the Book of Mormon and how so many people can relate to it.  The Book of Mormon is the greatest! If you haven't read it...READ IT!  

Fun Fact:  Michigan snow is very wet.  

I love you all!! Keep being awesome!