tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91371177620691162862024-03-06T00:02:43.148-08:00Sincerely Sister Soloa'iIndiana Indianapolis MissionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962029031079942171noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137117762069116286.post-43156990871476643112017-09-11T08:38:00.001-07:002017-09-11T08:42:09.565-07:00{ Savior, Redeemer of my soul }<div style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
The last time I got to Skype with my family, I was talking to Dad about how I didn't understand why I was serving for 18 months AND an extra 2 weeks. I think I may have even said something bratty like, "Uhhh, I didn't sign up for that!"</div>
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(it was during a rough time)</div>
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But he promised me something that I've held onto ever since:</div>
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"The Lord has great plans for you, I know that you'll experience some of your greatest miracles the last few weeks of your mission."</div>
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Then I got transferred for my last 6 weeks.</div>
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And again, I was a brat and wondered whhhyyyyyy.</div>
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But let me tell you how the Lord fulfilled my Dad's promise:</div>
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If I had never been transferred to Mishawaka these last 6 weeks and if I had never served these extra 2 weeks,</div>
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I never would have taught and witnessed the most beautiful conversion of my sweet Stith family.</div>
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To say that I love this family is <em>such </em>a freaking understatement.</div>
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I have never taught anyone who was more prepared for the gospel, who loved it more, or who truly lived it and hungered after truth.</div>
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A couple of months ago, Janet prayed that God would show her a sign...</div>
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and the next day the missionaries knocked on their door. lol.</div>
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Words will never express the experience it was to teach this family and witness the way the Lord used them to teach <em>me.</em></div>
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Especially, in helping me to remember the pure, sweet truths of the gospel that make it so beautiful.</div>
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Dad, you were right. It was one of the greatest miracles of my mission.</div>
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When I was in training, fresh out on da mish, I served with a senior couple, the Winings. Elder Winings was basically my BFF and one day while I was about 3 weeks out, he said to me, "We aren't teaching these people anything new, we're helping them to <em>remember</em> things they once knew."</div>
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I have learned that there is power in remembrance.</div>
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There is a reason why one of the greatest covenants we will ever make with God is to always remember His Son.</div>
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Rewind 18 months (and two weeks) to the night that my Stake President set me apart as a missionary... He gave me a promise in my blessing that I have held onto my entire mission: "In the pre-mortal life, you walked and talked with the Prophets of old. On your mission, you will remember those teachings."</div>
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I know that that promise isn't just for me, but it is for all those that embark in the service of God.</div>
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It is no small thing to say everyday, "I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of Him to declare His word among His people that they might have everlasting life."</div>
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That call was given to us even before the foundations of the world so, <em>of course,</em> we would be prepared during that same time -- even before time began.</div>
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I know that promise is true. I have felt it.</div>
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As I have helped my investigators remember, I have become the Lord's investigator and He has helped <em>me</em> to remember.</div>
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Guys, the church is true.</div>
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The gospel, the plan, everything. IT'S TRUE. I will never be able to deny that.</div>
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But honestly, who cares?</div>
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There are a lot of things that are true.</div>
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The sky is blue.</div>
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That's a true fact.</div>
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I can testify that truth is powerless if faith is not added to it, if action isn't taken.</div>
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Before my mission I could say, yes, the church was true.</div>
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But now I can testify to you that this is the way to eternal life, to joy never-ending, this is the pathway home.</div>
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I have applied that faith. I have taken that action.</div>
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I know The Book of Mormon is true <em>because</em> I have read it and have felt the power of it in my life.</div>
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I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet <em>because </em>I have asked the Father, as he did, and received the confirming answer. I have seen the power of that answer in my life.</div>
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And greatest of all, I know that Jesus Christ lives, that He is the Savior of the world.</div>
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<em>Because </em>He is my best friend.</div>
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I testify that He is the way. He is the truth. He is the light.</div>
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Truly, what more is there to say than that?</div>
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For the last time,</div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i</div>
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We went on about 500 exchanges this week.</div>
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But because of those exchanges, my mission is now complete.</div>
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Why?</div>
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I'll tell you.</div>
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Before I left on my mission, The Bachelor was going on. It was about half-way through Ben Higgins' season.</div>
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Sweet, sweet Ben.</div>
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I was sad to leave.</div>
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UNTIL.</div>
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I found out that our mission covered the cutest town of WARSAW.</div>
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Finally, after e i g h t e e n months of living in Indiana I went to the hometown of Ben. </div>
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I think I happy-danced like 50 times that day.</div>
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One of the investigators that the Warsaw sisters are working with went to school with him.</div>
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Did we ask her if she knew where he lived?</div>
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Did we tract all over that neighborhood that she told us?</div>
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Did we find and baptize Ben's family???</div>
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Yes, yes, </div>
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...no.</div>
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But I still have faith. </div>
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It'll happen one day.</div>
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Lake Michigan is in our stake so we got to to goooo with my homegirl aaaaaaaashleeeeyy</div>
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While in Warsaw, I was with Sister Boren and she kept asking me all these questions like, "What was the greatest thing you learned from your mission?" and "What helped you the most?" and whatever.</div>
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Gurl, I'm not dead yet.</div>
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Well at one point, she asked me, "What will you miss the most?"</div>
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Ugh. My heart.</div>
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I didn't really respond.</div>
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Weeeeeeeell. Later, we went tracting and the sweetest little experience happened:</div>
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The very first house we walked up to, a man was sitting outside with his dog so we did the usual, "Heyyyy whadduuuup! We're sharing a message about Christ blah blah."</div>
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He invited us to sit on his porch with him, but he promptly let us know that he had "no faith. absolutely none. zilch. nada."</div>
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Well. Alrighty.</div>
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We continued to talk with him, found out his name was Larry, that he was a retired US marshal, and that his wife had recently passed away.</div>
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He went on to say how hard it's been without her and how he's lost all faith he ever had. </div>
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I instantly started thinking about a million different things we could share with him about the Plan of Salvation, or opposition in all things, or eternal families...etc. </div>
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But for whatever reason, I had the quietest prompting to just sit. And listen. </div>
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He said some of the most heart-wrenching things about how they were supposed to grow old together, how it wasn't fair, and how could God take her from him. </div>
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Pretty soon, this rough-looking grown man, began to cry.</div>
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Right in front of these two random, little girls.</div>
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Ohhhh, my heeearrrtt.</div>
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And still we just sat and listened.</div>
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Until finally he said, "Why would God let her die?"</div>
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And with that question, I got to respond with my simple testimony of the Savior. </div>
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I said: "Well, why would He let his most Beloved Son die?" </div>
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I was then able to bear my testimony of hope. That He died, so that we could live. Sometimes faith can't be found. But there will ALWAYS be hope left behind, even the smallest bit. </div>
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And that's enough to hold onto. </div>
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I told that complete stranger, Larry, that I loved him. And I meant that because I knew that <i>He</i> loved him. </div>
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When we first met Larry, he wouldn't even accept our card, but by the end he not only accepted it, but told us to come back and shared with us how grateful he was that we stopped by.</div>
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As we walked away, I finally answered Sister Boren's question about what I would miss most: "That. I'll miss that the most. To literally act in place of the Savior."</div>
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I can never express the beauty of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, but how eternally grateful I am that I've been able to be one for the past 18 months. </div>
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Last week, here we go!</div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962029031079942171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137117762069116286.post-4341636191812076462017-08-14T15:58:00.000-07:002017-08-14T15:58:52.080-07:00{ as Jesus loves you }<div>
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So.</div>
The work is a thing here in Mishawaka.</div>
We're working with several different families and there has been sooooo many miracles witnessed in just these short couple of weeks. </div>
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All I gotta say is the field is w h i t e in Mishawaka.</div>
Soooo yes, people are prepared.</div>
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Yes, people are growing closer to Christ.</div>
Yes, people are accepting baptism.</div>
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Yes, we're really excited.</div>
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But let me tell you about the greatest miracle of all that happened this week for me:</div>
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Do you ever feel like life is going supaaa well and your environment is a good one, and you recognize the blessings coming your way, aaaand you're happy</div>
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for whatever reason, in the twisted thing that is life, you still feel a little sad?</div>
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I do.</div>
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For some reason, I've been in this weird funk lately.</div>
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It's annoying.</div>
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The adversary is a thing.</div>
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So there I was, at church, chillin in Relief Society and thinking about my woes. </div>
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Feeling pretty blue.</div>
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You know, sob sob and all that jazz.</div>
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When slowly I hear through the open door of the Relief Society room the sweet sound of the Primary children down the hall singing...</div>
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At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,</div>
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“Love one another as Jesus loves you.</div>
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Try to show kindness in all that you do.</div>
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Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,</div>
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For these are the things Jesus taught.”</div>
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yeah.</div>
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I cried.</div>
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How grateful I am for the knowledge of a Heavenly Father.</div>
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Not only a Heavenly Father, but a<i> loving</i> and attentive Father and Brother who know me so well.</div>
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"Love one another <i style="font-weight: bold;">as Jesus loves you.</i>"</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962029031079942171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137117762069116286.post-7796598978339734392017-08-07T16:52:00.000-07:002017-08-07T16:52:02.978-07:00{ b l e s s e d }Well, first thing's first, I realized this week that I wear a lot of stripes.<br />
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Ain't no big.<br />
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Second thing I've realized is how incredibly blessed I've been to serve at Purdue these last 6 months. Words will never express the love I have for this area, the best friends I've made, the amount of time I've spent laughing (and/or crying), or the life-changing experiences I've had.<br />
This area has probably been the area I've talked about the least and that's simply because this area is where I've been blessed the most.<br />
Honestly, there just aren't words for that.<br />
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Buuuuuuuut...<br />
Basically, Purdue summed up:<br />
"Therefore, let us glory, yea, we will glory in the Lord; yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full; yea, we will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea, who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his long-suffering towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot say the smallest part which I feel." - Alma 26:16<br />
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Glenda came and visited me from Westfield my last week. :) </div>
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Glenda recently got engaged and this is her fiance, Jerry. </div>
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Aren't they the cutest? </div>
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Fun fact about them: Jerry's sister was Glenda's main fellowshipper during her investigating dayzzz (they're now bffs) and that's how she met Jerry.</div>
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Jerry: "Sister Soloa'i I can't thank you and Sister Rowley enough for knocking on Glenda's door that day." :')</div>
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Did they ask me to be the maid of honor in their wedding?</div>
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O_O yes.</div>
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PUUMMMPPPPPED!!! </div>
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Hello, Mishawaka. Hello, Sister Bradley.</div>
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To those who forgot my existence (those with the last name Soloai, im lookin @ u): I'm still alive.</div>
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But it's cool.</div>
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I can respect that.</div>
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I haven't really been making myself known lately.</div>
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Why?</div>
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At the start of the end of my mission, I've been having so many sacred experiences and blessings from heaven that I haven't known how to talk about them.</div>
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So I don't.</div>
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But know that I am well and happy and overwhelmed and supremely grateful.</div>
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I've been a witness to miracle after miracle this last month.</div>
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All I really have to say is: God is good. Christ lives.</div>
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What more even is there to say?</div>
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Enjoy some proof of my existence.</div>
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Also, happy s e v e n t e e n months (wut).</div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962029031079942171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137117762069116286.post-29236322976940613162017-06-26T16:29:00.001-07:002017-07-03T12:29:14.055-07:00{ h e y }<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1498509201478_38117" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
Okay. So. I realize that my blog isn't really up to date on all the happenins.</div>
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I also realize that I'm slowly losing my will power to keep up on all the happenins.</div>
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So here's the basic low-down:</div>
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Indiana is still numba one in the pretty contest</div>
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all of Purdue's fountains are officially on. thank you Heavenly Father, because it's SO haaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwt</div>
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spent the last shreds of happy moments with my best friend weeerrkinn hard </div>
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(look closely in the back and you can see the dear Jehovah's Witnesses doing likewise)</div>
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got the cutest companion, Sister Kammerman</div>
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made a BFF in Ashley who is visiting Purdue for the Summer and we get to teeeeaacchh</div>
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*sitting in the quiet temple*</div>
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*elders walk in*</div>
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*Ashley just so happens to do her whistling tick*</div>
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*temple gets really quiet again*</div>
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*Ashley lets out blood-chilling scream*</div>
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Sister Carlson (mish pres wife): *gasps* WHAT WAS THAT?!</div>
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hit 16 months. weird. Sis Kam remains to be the sweetest.</div>
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and then THE greatest event happened a few weeks ago: remember me talking about Milcar and her baptism? well. that happened. hands-down best experience of my mission thus far.</div>
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Hello President!<br />
I can't even begin to tell you how purely JOYFUL yesterday was at Milcar Diaz's baptism in Westfield. Sister Rowley and I walked into the building and it was like the entire ward couldn't get to us fast enough. It was soooooo good to see everyone and especially to come back, and truly see the work and the joy that went into that area and is still there. We were told several times how loved we are, how much we are missed, but most importantly, we were thanked again and again for the work we did in Westfield together. Now, before I seem too prideful, I think this scripture perfectly sums up both mine and Sister Rowley's feelings yesterday: "Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever." We truly saw mighty miracles. Not only with the Diaz family but with many others. One including Glenda Huffer who bore her testimony for the first time on Sunday since her baptism. We love her! But, being able to watch Brother Diaz baptize his wife and watch their children speak about the covenants she's making and how its blessed them -- especially at such a young age -- will forever be the highlight of my mission. Yes, we worked hard with Milcar, but we were only a pinprick in her conversion, but how blessed we feel to be that pinprick! When Milcar came up out of the water, she closed her eyes, and did this long sigh. I think everyone in that jam-packed room did the same. So much love and prayer has gone into that beautiful family for so long and now this is just the beginning of all the blessings that Heavenly Father has just been waiting to pour out to them. At one point, Brother Diaz came up to us, told us how much he loved us, and gave us a high five with a declaration of, "Sisters! WE DID IT!"<br />
Also, my brother and my sister-in-law are currently in the Westfield ward. I didn't talk to them for very long because we were with Milcar throughout the day. They stayed for the baptism though and at one point, my brother --the one who served so faithfully on his mission and who I've always looked up to my whole life-- pulled me aside and said how proud he was of me and the great work I've done. I couldn't help but feel like those were words echoed by my best big brother, my Savior. I truly felt of His love and of His joy in me that day. Definitely the moment I've been waiting for my whole mission.<br />
How grateful I am to be apart of this great work. To be watching eternal families form, to be discovering the Savior in every detail of everyone's lives. I truly will praise His name forever.<br />
It's true what they say: How sweet is the work!</div>
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Let's get real, real quick:</div>
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Can we talk for a minute about the reality of Satan?</div>
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Can we talk about how freaking (sorry, Mum) hard life is sometimes?</div>
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I know that it's pretty taboo to talk about trials and difficulties we face, especially in today's world of pretend where we make-believe realities that aren't actually real, but just look pretty on the outside.</div>
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It's even harder to talk about weaknesses we have as missionaries. </div>
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Wait. What.</div>
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Missionaries aren't perfect??</div>
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I can't speak for others, but I can definitely speak for myself: I'm absolutely not perfect.</div>
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On my mission, I've clearly seen every possible flaw I have, felt every insecurity I'm bound to fight through, heard every little whispering Satan had to tell me, and especially, at times, known the stifling darkness of perceived abandonment from my Heavenly Father who I thought loved me. </div>
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At times, I have felt like my whole life, personality, beliefs, goals were all going up in smoke and I felt like I didn't have anything anymore.</div>
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And honestly, maybe they were.</div>
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Maybe, for a time, Heavenly Father allows us to feel like we have literally nothing left.</div>
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But.</div>
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Maybe Heavenly Father lets these spiritual fires happen so that we will turn to Him, and there find blessings that we originally wouldn't have found on our own.</div>
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Maybe the purest love can only come though the pains of the purifying process. </div>
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That was definitely true of our Savior and His atonement.</div>
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Just like these Elders in my mission turned to God during literal flames in their life, we should be doing the same amidst our spiritual fires.</div>
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Closer <em style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">to </em>Him and especially, <em style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">like </em>Him.</div>
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"He asks us to walk with Him, of course, that path goes through Gethsemane."</div>
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For several months, I feel like I've been trying to put limits on my Savior's atonement. Trying to <em style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">earn </em>it, rather than accept it and it's left me probably the darkest I've ever felt in my life.</div>
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Because we will never, ever earn the atonement of our Savior.</div>
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Honestly, it's blasphemous to even think we could be on the same playing field as the very core of creation.</div>
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I was taking the very source of light and adding my own opinion and philosophy onto it, so of course, that light was bound to get a little dimmer in my life.</div>
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But like those Elders, I began praying.</div>
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And did so patterning it after Christ's example as He went through His own darkest times: "being in an agony he prayed more earnestly."</div>
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The answer to those prayers? After several months of emptiness that I felt would never end, this statement came true in my life:</div>
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"It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s atonement shines."</div>
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And it seems the more light I notice, the more there is to find.</div>
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Regan: We don't have tissues... here, use this New Zealand flag. #casual</div>
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He introduced me to my best friend on my mission</div>
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What can I say? She's one in a melon.</div>
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So yes, Satan is real. Yes, trials are real. Yes, people aren't perfect.</div>
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But the best part is that God is real. And so is His Son. And so is their love.</div>
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“Your Heavenly Father loves you—each of you. That love never changes. It is not influenced by your appearance, by your possessions, or by the amount of money you have in your bank account. It is not changed by your talents and abilities. It is simply there. It is there for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there.”</div>
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Hello, from windy Purdue.</div>
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A lot has happened in the last two weeks so here's the lowdown:</div>
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Remember the fun swing in the trees?</div>
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Well, we thought it would be a great idea to take our whole zone there for P-Day, and you know, bond.</div>
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Little did I know that this sentence I received from my Mom when she found out about the swing the first time, would end up being prophecy: "(sister) PEEKY!!! Did you see how many times you almost hit that huge tree? Don't you know how often trees KILL people? That was not fun!!"</div>
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Long story short, I was trying to do this little trick and I lost my balance (did I take ballet all throughout high school? I mean... yeah. Never said I was good.) and ended up careening (still on the swing) towards this massive tree.</div>
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Luckily, there was an Elder close to it and he quickly jumped in between me and the tree so that I would crash into him instead of the tree.</div>
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We're both totally fine!</div>
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Probs will never swing again though.</div>
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That stuff's dangerous, kidz. Stay outta the parks. </div>
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In the chaos of it all, three other Elders came running to the rescue to catch me when I came hurtling back again.<br />
Hahahaha, guys.</div>
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Did I not say that we would bond at this zone activity?? lol.</div>
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It's just painful.</div>
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For everybody involved.</div>
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We volunteered for this charity run last week and we were pumped about it.</div>
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You mean, you WANT me to fulfill my childhood dream of a cheerleader and scream encouragement at people as they run by me?</div>
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Uh, yes.</div>
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Cheerleader dream: been there, done that. Not doin it again.</div>
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Literally NO ONE is on campus.</div>
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Well, that's a lie.<br />
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You know those cute little ads to promote children's health? "Kids, even superheroes eat their vegetables!" I feel like this could be the new headline to promote child development: "Even Spider-Man goes to school!" </div>
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Including our favorite members...</div>
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Namely, Emma.</div>
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baby come back to meeeeee</div>
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Buuuuut we've been meeting a lot with all of our investigators before they leave for the Summer.</div>
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Did he come to church last week for the first time?</div>
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Did literally evvveeerrryyyy point of doctrine get brought up?</div>
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First speaker: "Sooooo the word of wisdom is basically the greatest thaang evvvaaaa."</div>
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Second speaker: "The organization of the church is like this..." *spouts off general authorities* *talks about every organization within the church*</div>
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Third speaker: "You become what you spend your time doing! Don't get sucked into social media! You are what you watch!"</div>
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Member sitting in front of us: "I AM Michael Scott!"</div>
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Teacher: "Today we're talking about the signs of the second coming! What do we know about it? Let's all just talk about our opinions and the philosophy of it all!!!"</div>
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First speaker: "Does your dad have the priesthood?! Ask for a priesthood blessing! By the laying on of haaaaanddsssss!!! PRIESTHOOD BLESSINGSSSSSSS!!!"</div>
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Second speaker: "I'm honored to talk about my favorite subject today: THE TEMPLE!!"</div>
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Me: *stands up* "SO LIKE. KOLOB ANYONE??!? Because why not!!!?"</div>
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We had a lesson with him preeeeettyyy promptly after that Sunday fiasco.</div>
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Guys, THE SPIRIT. It was so strooooong.</div>
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He started talking about how he gets this feeling whenever he's at church and when he talks with us. He described it as peace, love, happiness and also a "sense of harmony."</div>
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He said, "Sister Soloa'i, one day, you were wearing this white dress and I remember thinking you looked just like my Grandma and when you talked I thought it was her. I actually started tearing up. I feel like she's trying to tell me that this is where I need to be."</div>
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Sister Alexander then bore probably the best/powerful testimony I've ever heard her give.</div>
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It was such a testament to me that yes, the gospel is beautifully true, but also, it completely unites families even beyond the grave. There are people who care just as much about the progression of the gospel on the other side as the people do here. When both sides work together, miracles DO happen.</div>
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Happily, Sister Alexander and I made a trip to White River (our first area).</div>
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Sadly, for a funeral of someone we really, truly love.</div>
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Sister Lyons, WE LOVE YOU.</div>
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While we were there, we took the opportunity to stop by our old little home</div>
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Can you believe a year ago yesterday that main man, Timothy, got baptized?? Also, Fluffy died. So we had to improvise. May the cottonball, rest in peace.</div>
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Every time I'm in White River, I just feel SO at home and feel the love of my Savior so strong. I came to know Him as my friend while serving there and I'm so grateful for every day since of furthering our friendship.</div>
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I promise you, He lives.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962029031079942171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137117762069116286.post-60537030460352646292017-04-24T14:06:00.000-07:002017-04-24T16:48:23.660-07:00{ the church is true, the book is blue }<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1493056147245_18742" style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px; background-color: white; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
"The importance of having a firm and sure testimony of the Book of Mormon cannot be overstated." - President Thomas S. Monson</div>
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I cannot even begin to tell you how true this is.</div>
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And the promised blessings of this from our Prophet as we read it: "We will be in a position to hear the voice of the Spirit, to resist temptation, to overcome doubt and fear, and to receive heaven’s help in our lives"</div>
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Those promises were definitely fulfilled this week.</div>
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But first, a little opposition:</div>
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No, I'm not talking about that car full of sorority girls who cut us off in the institute parking lot and stole our spot.</div>
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We ended up turning our annoyance into positivity and a chance to share the gospel.</div>
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I'm talking about Samuel.</div>
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Remember Miracle Sam? Phone call right after his Grandma died, Samuel?</div>
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We met with him again.</div>
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It didn't go well.</div>
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At all.</div>
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We had started teaching the Plan of Salvation since we figured it probs fit since his Grandma has recently passed away, right?</div>
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Wrong.</div>
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He had a huuuuuuge issue with it the second time we met with him.</div>
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So much so, he said as he left, "That was very interesting, I'll have to ask my Pastor about it."</div>
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Okay bye! See you never!</div>
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e. walton sums up our feelings perfectly in that moment: why. sam, why?</div>
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Can honestly say, it was my worst lesson on my mission.</div>
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At one point during the lesson...</div>
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Member we brought with us: "So like... outer darkness..."</div>
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Me: *gets up from chair* *walks out door* *walks out of Indiana* *walks out of life*</div>
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After Samuel, we had to book it from the institute building to the stake center for another lesson. We literally had 2 minutes to call out to the elders on the way out, "THAT WAS TRASH!" before we had to go to...</div>
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Kevin.</div>
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We met Kevin at this creepy, ghetto, auto-repair shop when we were there getting our Tiwi system installed in our car.</div>
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Kevin's the sweetest. We LOVE him.</div>
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He owns the shop and I guess has been working with the church for years, going around and installing all the Tiwis in the mission cars.</div>
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Well we got to talkin.</div>
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Taught him about the restoration of the beautiful gospel of Jesus Christ.</div>
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Gave him a Book of Mormon.</div>
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Set up a teaching appointment.</div>
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Him: "Elder Summers has been trying to get me to go to church for years. I'll have to call him and tell him. He'll be so excited."</div>
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Well, WE were!</div>
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Honestly, you guys. THE best lesson I've ever had on my mission.</div>
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THE BEST.</div>
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Funny how that works, huh?</div>
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We taught only about The Book of Mormon and tried this new way of teaching it that Brother Donaldson from the Worldwide Mission Board had shown us when he visited our mission a couple of months ago.</div>
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I know that nothing and nobody's perfect (you just gotta work it lol)</div>
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That lesson was perfect.</div>
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Best part?</div>
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Closing prayer by the member: "Please bless that the sisters won't get any more aggressive drivings or check your speeds."</div>
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Aaaaameennnn.</div>
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Did our Tiwi break and we've been free ever since?</div>
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Why yes, the Lord DOES answer prayers.</div>
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Fast forward to Samuel later this week.</div>
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We figured, you know, we haven't even taught about the restoration yet, but we gonna try this whole Book of Mormon thing as our dying attempt with Samuel.</div>
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So we (miraculously) set up another appointment with him and taught all about The Book of Mormon.</div>
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Best. Lesson. Ever. (well, close second)</div>
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At the end, Samuel goes: "I was really contemplating not meeting with you guys again. But I'm excited about this!"</div>
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*angels sing*</div>
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And to top off the week, we went to an activity with the ward this weekend at a member's house.</div>
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They have a swing.</div>
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Not an ordinary swing.</div>
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Let's be real.</div>
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I'm not gonna be one of those missionaries that wants to go back and live where they served.</div>
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Sorry, I love the mountains too much.</div>
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And dry air.</div>
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And smooth roads.</div>
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But if anything were to change my mind about living in Indiana it would definitely be the</div>
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The sunshine, the blossoms EVERYWHERE, and just the very air smelling like flowers has got me like...</div>
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waiting for our investigators to show up has never felt so good</div>
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Honestly though, God (has) bless(ed) Indiana.</div>
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Once again, SO MUCH HAPPENED this week.</div>
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So let's hit the highlights:</div>
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We got to go on exchanges with the Logansport sisters and since we live next to the other two sets, we all got to be together for a hot minute.</div>
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How amazing was the Easter #princeofpeace??</div>
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We did a booth on campus aaaaaall about it: we gathered Ipads from members (when President says we're getting Ipads... over a year ago. uh huh.) stuffed plastic eggs with candy and wrote the scripture that went with each of the 8 Easter videos and put that in the eggs too.</div>
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People would come up (by "come up" I mean "get dragged over"), pick an egg and we would share the video their egg had and talk about how they personally find peace in their lives.</div>
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The experience of the booth sure didn't start out peaceful though.</div>
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Like at all.</div>
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Sister Alexander and I are already frazzled from the prep of the booth, the other missionaries are no where to be seen, people straight don't care about us or Jesus, and the Logansport sisters are probs like, "This is the worst exchange ever."</div>
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You know how in the movies when things go wrong and the main character looks at the camera and goes, "Things can't get any worse." and then it starts raining?</div>
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It started raining.</div>
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POURING RAIN.</div>
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Sister A and I just had this moment where we looked at each other and were like, "Oh.My.Gosh. This is a disaster."</div>
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So we huddled under our sad little umbrella, in the middle of all the chaos, and prayed.</div>
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Would you believe, after that prayer, during that POURING rain, is when we found the most success? Our table was literally crowded (did they pity us? I'll take what I can get, thank you) and we found dozens of potential new investigators and set up several appointments with wonderful, God-seeking people for this upcoming week.</div>
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One of those amazing people, was our man, Darren. He was only at Purdue for the day (coincidence? lol.), doesn't believe in God, but was so touched by how kind and happy we were, even in the rain, that he said he couldn't say no to us.</div>
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Guys, smiling WORKS.</div>
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He lives in Chicago so for the first time on my mission, we had a lesson over FaceTime.</div>
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Serious props to all those Ipad missionaries out there. Keep rockin it, for real.</div>
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Wassup family. Promise, I'm not gonna put you guys on blast for too long.</div>
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I use to be kinda bitter about that because all the other missionaries I serve around had that "moment" at the MTC, ya know?</div>
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The one where you walk bags in hand, into the fading sunset that is the MTC brick buildings, and your Mom is weeping in the background and you try to look all brave with your chin up as your younger siblings cling onto your legs for dear life and then it just so happens that someone "spontaneously" takes a picture of that "candid" moment.</div>
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I didn't have that.</div>
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I'm so grateful I didn't.</div>
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Cause while my fellow February 24th 2016 missionaries were enjoying that moment with their fam, I was sitting in the backseat of the Shuttle, headed to the MTC where I would show up 3 hours late.</div>
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Well, my fellow travelers on that shuttle ride were 2 (very) old, classy ladies who were all RMs and who told me my outfit was not only "super cute" (thx) but also that I would be an amazing missionary and gave me all this pep and advice that I dearly needed.</div>
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One of which was: "Remember to keep it simple."</div>
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I didn't know back then how profound that would be to me now.</div>
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One way I'm learning that is with a recent convert, Jing Ye.</div>
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She's from China and is still learning English, but has the strongest desire to truly <em style="-webkit-padding-start: 0px;">understand</em> the gospel. Our Book of Mormon study sessions with her have been some of the most enlightening times I've ever had while reading it. We go through each chapter very slowly, carefully, and simply.</div>
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Along with those old lady homies, Jing Ye has definitely taught me that there is beauty in simplicity.</div>
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"Elders and Sisters, I'm not saying you have to baptize thousands!!!</div>
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...Well. I mean. You could. That would be fine by me." - President.</div>
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This week, at MLC, I developed such a love for the leaders of my mission. Not just because President says some really funny things during meetings, but because I truly saw his and Sister Carlson's love and devotion as well as the devotion of the missionaries I serve with.</div>
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Elder and Sister Summers are the two office missionaries that are over the cars in the mission.</div>
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Elder Summers is my best friend.</div>
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1) *every pday while I served near the mission office*</div>
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*walk up into the office* </div>
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me: "ELDER SUMMERS WAAAAASSUUUUUP MANNNNN!!?! What's the sitch??" </div>
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*walks into the mission office*</div>
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him: "Sister Sollyeye! WAAASSUUPP!"</div>
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me: *annoying little girl laugh*</div>
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Reason numba 2) He hooked us up with a new Malibu this week.</div>
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We were going through our potential investigators list from yeeeearrss ago and decided to call a guy named, Samuel.</div>
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Well, apparently we called only a few days after his Grandmother passed away and he was just blown away by the "coincidence" of it.</div>
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Heh. Nothing's a coincidence with da Looooooordd!</div>
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He was so touched by that sign from Heavenly father that we were able to meet with him and have an amazing lesson about the plan of salvation.</div>
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Samuel is from Korea. But don't let that fool you because he is a Hoosier through and through. Meaning Samuel can TALK, ohmygosh.</div>
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You'll often hear missionaries from Indiana talk about getting "hoosiered" (meaning people never stop talking in circles about the wackiest stuff that never pertains), but good, ole Sam taught us this week about being Koreaned.</div>
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But hey, still loving Purdue.</div>
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Also, bless you to all those complimenters out there who kept coming our way this week (not complaining). Seriously, you guys, my confidence has never been higher.</div>
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One instance this week:</div>
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*asks dude if we can share a pamphlet with him*</div>
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"You two are so uber attractive, I would love one."</div>
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Uhhh. I mean, whatever works I guess.</div>
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Also... who says "uber"?</div>
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Honestly, I mean.</div>
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Why wouldn't the compliments be raining in?</div>
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My life is literally a whirlwind.</div>
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This is what I imagine Dorothy felt when her house got straight sucked up in that twistaaa.</div>
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I feel like so much happens in a week that by the time Monday rolls around I'm still dealing with the whiplash of it all and I don't know what to write about.</div>
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Speaking of whirlwinds...</div>
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Can we talk about this Indiana weather? It's 73 degrees one day and snowing the next and then some days walking around campus is like walking in a tornado.</div>
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No matter the weather, Purdue never disappoints.</div>
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I FEEL LIKE I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY</div>
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You know that feeling where you have so much to say that you have nothing to say?</div>
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That's basically where I'm at.</div>
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So just know that:</div>
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1) Spring sprung which means the trees are all fluffy and cute and I'm happy.</div>
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2) All of our investigators dropped us... again. And we found several new ones... again. </div>
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Don't worry, reese's eggs are here to cope through those up and down days.</div>
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Also, Sis A and I had the opportunity to go to downtown Indy this past weekend and we drove through our old area to get there (sooo bizarre).</div>
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Being in the heart of Indianapolis just brought back sooooo many memories and emotions.</div>
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So weird to be back where I started.</div>
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With my trainer.</div>
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In the place where I probably learned the most and loved the hardest.</div>
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My little heart was just fiiiiilled with gratitude, as we drove over those pothole-covered roads, that my Heavenly Father asked me to serve Him over a year ago (wut).</div>
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Rich blessings aaaaall around.</div>
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Thank you to all of those that asked.</div>
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Dear, poor neglected blog,</div>
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sorry.</div>
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But hey, that just means I'm actually living my life enough to not have time to write about it, right?</div>
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So much has happened that I don't even know where to begin.</div>
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I hit my year mark:</div>
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Celebratory ice cream. The members here... they the ones, yanahwutimean?</div>
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But I also hit my 13th month mark this week because it's legit been that long since my last post.</div>
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Life is GOOD though! Sister Alexander I continue to love each other and continue to work mega well together.</div>
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Honestly, it's incredible how NSYNC (lol) we are when it comes to teaching and following the Spirit. Every lesson we have, the Spirit is always there and we've seen many miracles from it.</div>
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Doesn't mean we still don't have days that look like this:</div>
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When you get dropped 3 times in one day.</div>
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But we definitely get to see the Lord's hand everyday and blessings are aaaaaall around.</div>
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Like.</div>
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For instance.</div>
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The kid that dresses up as a red squid every Friday when the sun is out and blasts music and dances all over campus.</div>
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I kid you not.</div>
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You man, are my spirit animal.</div>
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My goal in life is to teach him, but little sucker moves so fast and he's kinda busy... haha</div>
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And Charlie.</div>
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He's our investigator who we found on campus... larping.</div>
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It's cool. I didn't either.</div>
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Also, better believe Sister Alexander tried it out.</div>
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I stood there,</div>
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and thought, "How did I get to this point in my life? Why... Why am I here?"</div>
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And that's exactly what we did.</div>
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He turned out to be an atheist, but fast forward a few lessons and now he's probably our most progressing investigator!</div>
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Us: "You right again."</div>
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I looooooove Purdue.</div>
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President, just leave me here and forget about me.</div>
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Purdue, where have you been all my life??<br />
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Coolest experience from this week:</div>
There is this spot on campus called The Union and it's just this beeeaaautiful old building.<br />
If you go to the top floor of The Union building and then go to this little red door (pray that it's open) it'll take you to even more flights of stairs and if you cliiiiiimb all of those, it'll take you to THE best room on campus: It's this big, open room and it has pretty, intricately designed windows on all the walls, and there's a stage, and a piano and it smells like old wood. </div>
I don't know, I just looooove it.</div>
Well, we went up there one day and we heard someone playing the piano and singing. So we casually walk in and sit down and listen to this guy for a bit (not creepy at all right?). </div>
Eventually he notices us and asks if we sing too.</div>
Um. No.</div>
Sister Alexander: "I don't, but she does! She would love to sing with you!"</div>
What.</div>
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Sooooo legit met this kid 5 minutes ago and legit sat down and sang "Can't Help Falling in Love with You" by Elvis together and it was legit the coolest thing ever.</div>
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He's now a new investigator.</div>
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And my best friend. </div>
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Wassup, Bryan from the Philippines.</div>
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We also got to attend the temple this week with our recent converts and as cheesy as it is...</div>
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I love to see the temple.</div>
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I really do.<br />
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And also have a mini fam reunion.<br />
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baby come back to meeeee.<br />
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The best family reunion happened at transfers thooouughh:<br />
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Grandma, Mom, Me, Daughter, Daughter, and nooooow Granddaughter! </div>
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But.</div>
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Let's be real.</div>
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The best part of this week was my girl, Glenda's, baptism.<br />
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Glenda's face sums it up perfectly.</div>
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Turned 20.</div>
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Taught a lot of lessons about how Jesus Christ is the only way.</div>
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One of those lessons being to Glenda about keeping the word of wisdom.</div>
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Her: "Yes."</div>
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Her: "I can't deny the way I feel when I ask God. It just has to be true."</div>
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Me: *crying as per usual*</div>
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Indiana is giving me whiplash from the constant changing in weather.</div>
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On wednesday. temp: freeeeezing.</div>
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Sister Hunter (aka Cacis) goes hooooooome.</div>
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Realized I loved Westfield and all the people in it with aaaaall my <3 and don't ever want to leave. </div>
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Buuuuuut...</div>
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Got transfer calls:</div>
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Purdue University here I coooooome!</div>
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Sister Training Leader (what.) here I cooooome!</div>
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But, mainly, SISTER ALEXANDER HERE I COOOOOOME!</div>
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That's right, people.</div>
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The duo's back, baybee.</div>
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Miracles over there, miracles over here, miracles everywhere.</div>
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But mainly, riiiiiight here.</div>
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So.</div>
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Let's talk about Glenda.</div>
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Remember the investigator I mentioned who described feeling the Holy Ghost as "being touched by an angel?"</div>
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That's Glenda.</div>
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I love Glenda with aaaaaaaaaall of my heart.</div>
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I love the way that she responds to the gospel. Everytime we teach her something new, it's like she just soaks it up and you can literally see a physical change in her as she realizes the love God has for all His children, and especially for her.</div>
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I'm so blessed to have a front row seat of watching her grow closer to Heavenly Father, realizing her potential as His daughter, and finder great joy.</div>
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She's on date to be baptized <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1524676159" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">February 18th</span></span>.</div>
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Also.</div>
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Remember the investigator who we debated dropping?</div>
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That was straight DUMB of us to even think that.</div>
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And I'll tell you whhhyyyyy...</div>
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She has been learning, researching, and taking the lessons for YEARS. She first heard about the church when she was a little girl living in Haiti and now she's 45, married to a member, and her kids are all baptized and love the gospel and know it to be true.</div>
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So what's the hold up?</div>
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Simple: she feels like her prayers haven't been answered and she is a faithful daughter of God who won't do anything until she feels like God has told her to do so.</div>
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How many of us feel as though our prayers are going unanswered?</div>
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Prayers that we have pled for time and time again over the course of countless years?</div>
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Buuuuuut do we stop to remember that Heavenly Father LOVES us?</div>
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What does that mean?</div>
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Maybe it means that sometimes, He won't answer our prayers until He knows we are willing to ACT on them. Otherwise, it would just be condemning us with the truth, being held accountable to something that we aren't ready to strive for.</div>
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He doesn't want us to fail.</div>
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His timing is perfect.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">But I can testify (heck yeah, I'm getting all missionary on you guys) that </span>HE DOES ANSWER.</div>
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The next step is to recognize His answers that <em>do </em>come.</div>
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As children of God, we are born with godliness in us.</div>
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We know better!</div>
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God is showing us He <em>trusts</em> us when we flounder a little bit.</div>
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He's allowing us to use that power of godliness we possess to seek out His answers for ourselves, rather than waiting for Him to dramatically shake us in order for us to listen.</div>
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This week, Milcar realized that divine potential she possess and the answers that <em>have </em>been coming for years and is now "baby stepping" towards the baptismal date of <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1524676160" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 4th</span></span>.</div>
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GUYS.</div>
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One of the top 10 BEST moments of my mission happened <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1524676161" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span>.</div>
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So.</div>
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Once upon a time, I was 5 months out, serving in White River (wassup) training Sis. Pete (homegirl), and not knowing what the crap I was doing (still don't).</div>
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We were out tracting one fine, boiling hot day.</div>
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We knocked on this kid's door.</div>
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*knock knock*</div>
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He answers.</div>
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We do the spiel of the fabulous news of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.</div>
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He doesn't seem interested.</div>
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He's not making eye-contact.</div>
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He's massively tall and my neck hurts.</div>
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He awkward hugs us goodbye on his doorstep (what).</div>
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But we set up a return appointment for the next day, tooootaaaally thinking he would flake.</div>
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But.</div>
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He didn't.</div>
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We ended up teaching Michael for a while until we had to pass him off to the YSA ward because that's where he would be attending church.</div>
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I went on to serve in Logansport and later found out through the grapevine that Michael was eventually baptized.</div>
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Yaaaaaayyy!</div>
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But I never heard anything about him again and never saw him again.</div>
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UNTIL.</div>
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Our mission had a recent-convert temple day and both Sis. Pete and I just happened to come and guess who was there?</div>
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Miiiiiiichaaaeellll. <3 <3</div>
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It was his first time in the temple and I was fetching PUMPED to see him, and to see him THERE of all places.</div>
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*goes up to him*</div>
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Me: Hey Michael! Do you remember me??</div>
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Him: Um. Wait, take off your glasses.</div>
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*removes glasses*</div>
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Him: Holy *****!!</div>
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Me: Dude. You can't say stuff like that in the temple lol.</div>
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Him: It's so good to see you!!</div>
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Me: *quiet temple jumping* *quiet temple screaming* *super loud happiness*</div>
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Did he hug me right in front of President?</div>
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The boy's still got that awkward hug game.</div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">h a p p y b i r t h d a y t o s i s r o w l e y</span></div>
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Guess who also had a birthday recently?</div>
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Verna, that's who.</div>
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She's this little <b>ANCIENT</b> woman that lives at the nursing home we volunteer at.</div>
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We're homies.</div>
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Well we were walking down her hall last Thursday, visiting people, chatting about "the good old days" and whatnot when we see Verna outside her room, in her wheelchair, with a happy birthday balloon. So we were like:</div>
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"Verna! Waaassssuuppp! Hey! Is it your birthday??"</div>
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Her: *cute old lady voice* "No. It was the 7th."</div>
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Us: "Oh, right on! That's great! Happy late birthday!"</div>
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Her: "Boy, I wish I was as tall as you girls."</div>
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Us: "Ohhhh...kay? Yeah, thanks!"</div>
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Her: "Everyone calls me Shorty. Because I'm so short!"</div>
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Sister Rowley: "Aaaaaayyy! Shaaaaawtyy!"</div>
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Me: "It's yo biiiiirffday! We gonna party like it's yo birthday!"</div>
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Verna: "No. It was the 7th."</div>
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Sister Rowley: "Yeah, you're right. Let's not do that. Well, we'll catch ya on the flipside!"</div>
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Her: "I don't know what that means."</div>
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Me: "You know, me neither. It's just what the cool kidz on the block are saying these dayz, ya knowwhat I mean?"</div>
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Her: "Oh. I know."</div>
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Also this week, our woooooonderful investigator Glenda came to church for the first time!</div>
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Not just for the first time at our church either.</div>
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BUT THE FIRST TIME TO ANY CHURCH IN THIRTY YEARS.</div>
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It was so special to watch her slowly start, in her words, "baby-stepping" back to God again and she seemed to really enjoy it and feel the Spirit.</div>
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We also had THE most incredible lesson with an investigator we had debated dropping because she just wasn't progressing.</div>
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We decided to teach about The Book of Mormom and the Spirit was SO strong and she was super engaged and she also came to church that week!</div>
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The Book of Mormon is powerful. It's true.</div>
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God is good, people. He really is.</div>
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Guys.</div>
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I'm the most awkward person alive.</div>
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I just am.</div>
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Our area is preeeeetty wealthy and we ended up knocking on a door that belonged to a guy who plays for the Jazz.</div>
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His house is beautiful.</div>
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His wife is beautiful.</div>
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His life is beautiful.</div>
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And I was extremely intimidated.</div>
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So what did I do?</div>
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I got awkward.</div>
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He was SUPER kind (& massive) and we talked for a while, but he already knows a lot about the church because (hello) he lived in Utah.</div>
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So we did our little missionary thing and he nicely declined our message and so I'm all like, "Heh heh heh okay well *cough* nice to meet ya and all" and I notice that he was on crutches...</div>
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If you know anything about me, I use humor in awkward situations and I laugh too much and my jokes are dumb.</div>
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Well. After almost 11 months, guys, nothing's changed.</div>
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So along with my "Nice to meet you! See you later!" spiel, I had the bright idea to tack on"Well, nice to meet you! Sorry we made you crutch all the way over to the door since you're an invalid and all."</div>
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Wait. What.</div>
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Him: *looks down at crippled leg* "Oh. Ha. Yeah."</div>
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My thoughts in that moment: Oh my heck. Why did I just say that. What is wrong with me for real. What if he's actually handicapped and it's like chronic or TERMINAL and oh my gosh he's gonna die and I just joked about it. I'm the literal worst. Okay escape. Escape, escape, escape."</div>
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Me: "Okay. BYE."</div>
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*Walking away* Sister Rowley: "Dude. You just called an NBA player an invalid. To his face."</div>
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Have a great week everyone! Don't hurt yourselves, okay?</div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! !</span></div>
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just remember, behind every great picture is an even greater mess. confetti = regret.</div>
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But let's be real, people...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y M O N T H ! !</span></div>
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The great thing about this birthday month is that Sister Rowley will be joining it toooooo!</div>
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That's right.</div>
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January babies.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">We gonna be </span>t w e n t y<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">.</span></div>
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This week.</div>
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Oh, this blessed week.</div>
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We spent the majority of it puking. If not puking, then straight dying.</div>
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A ton of us are sick throughout the mission.</div>
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accurate representation of our current state of mind...</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Sis. Rowley:</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">chill about being sick and basically life. she's my rock.</span></div>
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me: *constant weeping*</div>
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And in an amazing way! We saw toooooonnss of miracles this week and had a lot of amazing lessons with new investigators. This area has been kind of "dead" for awhile and it's been amazing to see and witness the Lord prepare His children to receive the gospel and for us to play a part in that great work has been so amazing!</div>
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There are some powerful stories I could share from this week, but the greatest thing I learned and loved this week was just how amazing the gospel is.</div>
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We had the blessing of teaching several lessons about the restoration of the gospel to people who had never heard it before.</div>
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Can I tell you how wonderful it is to have a front row seat of watching the Spirit witness truth to those that God has prepared?</div>
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Can I tell you how just warm and happy it is to watch their eyes light up in recognition as they remember truths that the Father had once told them even before this life?</div>
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Can I tell you how beautiful it is to be a missionary and how b e a u t i f u l the gospel of Jesus Christ is?</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">An investigator described this feeling as, "Being touched by an angel." :') aka </span>THE HOLY GHOST.</div>
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I have a story.</div>
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Would I even be Sister Soloa'i without one?</div>
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Yesterday, at church, a member who we absolutely ADORE comes in and we hug her and say how wonderful it is to see her and blah blah usual talk.</div>
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She looks at us and goes, "Hey I'm giving the opening prayer, could you guys do something for me?"</div>
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Us: "Oh yeah! Sure! Absolutely! Super!"</div>
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Her: *hands over purse* "Could you watch Willow for me while I'm up there?"</div>
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Us: "Wait. What."</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">LEGIT HAS HER DOG IN HER BAG AND STRAIGHT BROUGHT IT TO CHURCH.</span></div>
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Us: "Oh yeah! Sure! Absolutely! Super!"</div>
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Guys.</div>
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I've never liked dogs.</div>
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But as a missionary, I hate them. Loathe. I don't see the point in their existence.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">So we take dear, sweet Willow with us to go sit down and she's moving around and I'm thinking, "Ew. Ew ew ew what are we even doing right now?" then Willow starts </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">BARKING<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">.</span></span></div>
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The missionaries have a barking, moving bag.</div>
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In sacrament meeting.</div>
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The members: *whispering* *giving weird looks*</div>
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Us: *smiling* *kicking the purse when needed* jk lol I don't do that.</div>
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Random member: "Uh. Sisters, do you have a dog in your bag? Maybe you shouldn't...?"</div>
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Us: "Yes. Yes we do. It's cool though, don't worry about it. We're just holding it for a friend."</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a wonderful first week of 2017 everyone!</span></div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i</div>
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Christmas was definitely different this year, but it was honestly one of the best Christmases I've ever had.</div>
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And that was probably because this year I truly remembered the reason for the season...</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">C H H H R R R I I I I I S S S T T T.</span></div>
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And also, I just felt really grateful this week to be a messenger of Him. Especially, during this sacred time of year.</div>
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Something that touched me in my scripture studies recently was found in Luke <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_29500204" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2:17</span></span> when the angel appeared to the shepherds to tell them that Christ had been born:</div>
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"<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160001">And </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160002">when </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160003">they </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160004">had </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160005">seen </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-clarityWord">it,</span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160007"> they </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160008">made </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160009">known </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160010">abroad </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160011">the </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160012">saying </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160013">which </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160014">was </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160015">told </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160016">them </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160017">concerning </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160018">this </span><span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772" id="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk160019">child."</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">I sat and pondered that for a while and thought to myself, "If I saw an angel, OF COURSE I would tell people what I had seen and felt and OF COURSE I would share the message that was given just as the shepherds did."</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">Then I realized that the spiritual experiences we have are absolutely the equivalent to seeing angels.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">The Spirit is the Spirit. The message is the same: He lives. He is the only way.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">How grateful I am to be able to make it know abroad the glad tidings of great joy. How grateful we should be that angels can minister to us everyday, just as the shepherds, when we truly go seeking our Savior, Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">Why wouldn't we want to share that?</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">So do it.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">Share it.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">Have a beautiful week everyone! Enjoy the following pics of my life.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">P.S. To those that are sad about the end of the Christmas season, don't worry! The party has only just begun!</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">I'll tell you.</span></div>
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<span class="m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-chunk m_7618976843839378981m_-3783562925770025897gmail-hl-id-68371772">Lauren, you get me.</span></div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i<br />
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How is it Christmas already?</div>
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Whatevs. I'm not complaining.</div>
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MERRY CHRISTMAS ERRYBODY!!</div>
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Honestly, this week was a straight up bllluuuuuur.</div>
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But. It was a happy little blur.</div>
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I can't tell you how much I love the ward I serve in.</div>
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Why?</div>
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Because of the members.</div>
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That's why.</div>
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I realize that's the typical missionary thing to say.</div>
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Buuuuut it's truuuuue.</div>
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Like, this family for instance:</div>
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I feel like I found my long lost, Hoosier fam. I'm taking them home with me.</div>
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Quick story involving the Salisbury's:</div>
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Guys. It's cold. Like super brrrr freezing I might just die cold.</div>
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Also, all of Indiana is frozen over currently and I feel like I'm slowly crystalizing.</div>
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Sister Rowley and I were walking up to the Salisbury's house (they live on top of a hill) and on our trek upward it went a little something like this:</div>
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Me: *weeping because my limbs are numb*</div>
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Sister Rowley: "It's sooooo col--" *bam* *straight faceplants into the side of the hill and slowly starts sliiiiiiiiding down*</div>
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Me: *now weeping because lol* but then karma because *bam* I go down too.</div>
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So cold.</div>
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So painful.</div>
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So icy.</div>
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Both of us: *crying* *screaming* *writhing on the frozen hillside*</div>
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But! We made it to the top of the hill (surely with the Lord's help) and up to their house, don't worry.</div>
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Us: *wet from the ice* *red from the ice* *sad from the ice*</div>
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The Salisbury's: What happened??</div>
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Us: We fell down your hill.</div>
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Another person I looooooove is...</div>
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Who let us decorate her entire house for Christmas this week. :)</div>
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Can I just say how much I love Sister Rowley?</div>
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She's probably one of the funniest people I've met and we're constantly laughing. But she's so willing to work hard and put the Lord first. It's awwwwwweesome.</div>
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Also. Our picture game is...</div>
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sub par.</div>
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Let's be honest.</div>
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But hey, what more do you need??</div>
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She also got bit by a dog this week... 6 times... And took it like a champ! Minor hysterical screaming was involved and the owner looked at us like we were psycho.</div>
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Excuse me, sir. Your dog bit US.</div>
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I. Love. Her.</div>
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is my life.</div>
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so, I'm soooooo sorry that I haven't done a post in forever.</div>
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Where to even begin?</div>
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Well. </div>
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I looooove Sister Rowley.</div>
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I loooooove the snow. </div>
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Aaaaand I looooove witnessing all of Sister Rowley's firsts on the mission. </div>
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The cashier at Goodwill asked if we were nuns. Response: "Nah, but we're missionaries!" One thing led to another and Sister Rowley experienced her first new investigator! The piece of paper is the receipt she wrote her address on. #whatsup</div>
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I love the people I serve with.</div>
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I love Christmas. </div>
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Especially, blurry Christmas tree pictures taken from a man that couldn't hold the camera still to save his life. But hey. He said we could talk to him again and got his numbbaaa so like. #hooray</div>
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Life is good. The gospel is better. The Lord is best.<br />
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962029031079942171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9137117762069116286.post-85947312788155860262016-11-28T18:48:00.000-08:002016-12-26T18:48:27.848-08:00{ Halfway Done, Wholeway Happy }<div>
Officially, in love with my life.</div>
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Don't get me wrong, I loved my life before and it was so hard to leave Logansport and everyone in it...</div>
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I LOVE BEING BACK IN THE CITY (this place is my home for real). </div>
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I LOVE BEING AROUND MISSIONARIES THAT I LOVE. </div>
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But really though. I have been very, very, very, very, veeerrrrrryyyyyy blessed by the Lord. </div>
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This Thanksgiving day, I am grateful for my beautiful 9 months in Indiana.</div>
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That's right, people.</div>
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Thanksgiving is also my NINE MONTH MARK aka my HALF WAY MARK.</div>
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People.</div>
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I'm also being transferred.</div>
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People.</div>
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I'm also training!</div>
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Again.</div>
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I. am. SO. excited.</div>
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I could write a massive long post about how much I love Logansport and I will never be able to express my love for the people I've met and worked with here. Seriously, friendships for eternity.</div>
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But.</div>
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What I truly will never be able to express is my gratitude to my Father in Heaven for what He taught me here.</div>
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The past 3 months of my mission have been some of THE hardest times I've ever faced in my life and as a result from that I have never known my Savior so well or felt closer to Him.</div>
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Honestly, these past 3 months are the times I will tell my grandchildren about when they ask what I learned on my mission.</div>
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These were the months that I will look back on and be SO grateful to the Lord that I decided to serve a mission.</div>
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These were the months that I learned to be like Him.</div>
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I think that deserves a high-five.</div>
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Here is a lovely, little poem that was given to me. No idea who wrote it, but it basically sums up my week. Enjoy.</div>
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A mission is a strange experience. It's a trial and a test.</div>
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A mission throws you at the worst, yet teaches you the best.</div>
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I've never been so happy, I've never been so depressed.</div>
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I've never felt so forsaken, I've never been so blessed.</div>
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I've never been so confused, things have never been so clear.</div>
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I've never felt my Heavenly Father so distant, He's never been so near.</div>
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I've never been so discouraged, I've never been so full of hope.</div>
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I feel I could go on forever, I think I'm at the end of my rope.</div>
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I've never had it quite so easy, things have never been so tough.</div>
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Life has never run so smoothly, It has never been so rough.</div>
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I've never traveled thru more valleys, I've never ascended so many peaks.</div>
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I've never met so many nice people, I've never met so many freaks.</div>
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I've never had so many ups, I've never had so many downs.</div>
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I've never worn so many smiles, I've never worn so many frowns.</div>
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I've never been so lonely, I've never had so many friends.</div>
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Boy, I hope this is soon over; Man, I hope this never ends.</div>
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People always told me, "Don't have a boyfriend on your mission, because he'll distract you from the work!"</div>
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Little did they know that they should have said, "Don't bring a camera on your mission, because it'll distract you from the work!"</div>
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*literally every 2 seconds driving around B E A U T I F U L Fall-time, Indiana*</div>
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"THAT'S SO PRETTY!!!!! Can we take a picture?!!?!!!"</div>
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<em>I'm</em> driving. </div>
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Sooooo my companion really never gets a chance to answer that question before I've already parked on the side of the road, jumped out, camera in hand, and traipsing around the countryside... </div>
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She'll thank me one day. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I feel like I've hit the point on my mission that's hard.</span></div>
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That's a word that was thrown around a lot as I was preparing to serve and I would ask returned missionaries for advice. That was always the common theme: "It's hard." Everyone always had their own unique sentence they would tack on the end of it though, like: "It's hard, but you'll love it!" or "It's hard, but the miracles make it worth it." or "It's hard, but you won't regret it."</div>
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That word would frustrate me so bad! <em>What </em>was hard??</div>
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But no one ever had an answer that would satisfy wide-eyed, don't-know-what-I'm-getting-<wbr></wbr>myself-into, freshly nineteen me.</div>
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But, almost halfway through my mission, I think I'm beginning to realize what "hard" means and why those past missionaries could never adequately explain themselves.</div>
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Their version of hard, isn't my version of hard, and mine isn't going to be yours.</div>
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Buuuuut if I could give one piece of advice to any prospective missionary out there it would be: pray that your mission <em>is </em>hard.</div>
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Pray that your mission at some point just beats you and you feel like you can't keep going and you question everything.</div>
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I hope you pray that your mission utterly breaks you.</div>
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Breaks the person you were and reshapes and builds you into the child of <em>God</em> you are. And because of that, I hope you discover the atonement in a way you had never accessed before.</div>
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I'm not saying to go looking for hardship. Best believe I'm still afraid to pray for patience.</div>
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But how blessed are we that in our darkest realms of our evermore harrowing sorrows, when we feel like we <em>must </em>have reached our limit of pain and we simply cannot endure any longer, we cry out and Someone is there to relieve us.</div>
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One who will succor us.</div>
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One who had never done wrong, or caused any ill.</div>
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One who was completely, supremely perfect.</div>
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One who when <em>He </em>cried out during <em>His</em> realms of sorrow, none were with Him.</div>
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Do we ever stop to think that our sufferings are sacred? That they are glimpses of the very act that saved us from our sufferings? That they are opportunities given to us so we, even for a moment, can understand what He did for us?</div>
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I believe Heavenly Father doesn't want us to just suffer though.</div>
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He's not looking down at us from Heaven going, "Heh heh heh. Suckas."</div>
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He desires us to have happiness in this life and joy throughout all eternity.</div>
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And if opposition really is in all things, doesn't that mean that when we are amidst pain we didn't think possible, that also means doors of joy once locked have become opened to us? </div>
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I think that deserves a congratulations to whoever, right now, is dealing with trials they feel they can't survive. Your capacity to love and be happy just widened <em>because</em> of that pain you were called to bear.</div>
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This is life eternal! This is the journey of becoming like God!</div>
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One of my favorite, and I feel the most <em>real,</em> scriptures in The Book of Mormon is found in Alma 31:38, "Yea, and he also gave them strength that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ."</div>
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There is no period after the word "afflictions."</div>
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God won't just take away our afflictions. If he were to never let us suffer, we would never know Christ and if we never knew Christ, we could never inherit eternal life. John 17:3.</div>
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How wonderful the promise that we <em>will</em> suffer and that with that suffering, comes joy as we turn to Christ. Aaaand in turn, we become like Him.</div>
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It's really a win-win situation right there.</div>
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So again, to the prospective missionary, I hope your mission is hard! I hope you have no choice but to rely on the atonement. I hope you come to know the Savior better than you already do. I can promise you, just like those missionaries told me, you <em>will</em> love it, the miracles<em>are</em> worth it, and you will never, ever regret it.</div>
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But, when it does get hard, the kind of hard that will be uniquely catered to you, and you ask the Father, "Why?" Just remember that someone a lot greater than us already asked that question a long time ago. And though none were with <em>Him</em> and He was left completely forsaken, <em>you </em>won't be.</div>
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In fact, it is <em>because</em> of His stripes we are healed.</div>
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It is <em>because</em> of exquisite suffering, there is also everlasting, redeeming joy. </div>
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Sincerely, Sister Soloa'i</div>
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