Week 75

This week has been so good. We had my last Zone Training Meeting. It wasn't the best one we’ve ever had, but I still learned a lot. We talked about the power and authority of being a missionary. It made me never want to stop being a missionary. I realized I have been touching and looking at my badge a lot this week. It’s like my subconscious knows I won't be wearing it much longer.

Sister Hanson continues to amaze me. She is so good at everything she does and she isn't afraid to just go out and try new things. We have been so busy these last few weeks. We just have so many people to teach. In all of Taylor, our area has the most amount of people so we are constantly moving and teaching. There are days where I think, "Man I would do anything for a half hour nap right now," but at the same time it’s hard to think I am ever going to have to stop. And I can't even think about leaving these people or I freak myself out so I just don't.

Almost all of our investigators came to church on Sunday, which was so great because it means that they are that much closer to being able to be baptized and receive all the blessings that come from following the example of Jesus Christ. Plus a few of them are on date to be baptized on my last day of my mission. Not that it's about me AT ALL, but it does make me very happy that that will be my last memory.

Ok I just realized that I am making it sound like I go home tomorrow or something - I still have time! I am really enjoying just working so hard. I just crash when I get into bed each night. This morning I almost started crying when I realized it was P-day and I could just sit for a few minutes today. P-days are much needed, just as a rest to my poor little brain. I have been stuttering all week because I am so tired. It’s the strangest thing, but so worth it.

This week was a week of small successes. We had an investigator say a prayer for the first time, two investigators went to church for the first time, and we had a lot of really good lessons with members who were able to come out to help us. By the end of the week when we looked at our goals and how close we were on the few that we didn't reach, I realized how much our Heavenly Father has been helping us. Yesterday we were really stressed because we had so many people we needed to contact in two hours and we randomly had a youth call and say that her and her two sisters were able to come out with us tonight so we got to go on splits and contact even more people than we had hoped for. It was such a blessing and I know that god answers our prayers when we are working hard. Even the prayers of our hearts.

We had a funny/extremely stressful moment yesterday. We had an investigator who was trying to get her lunch break off of work to go to sacrament meeting. She works at Walmart, and because she was at work she wasn't able to text us back when we asked if she still needed a ride. So we didn't know what to do. We really felt like we should just go to Walmart to check on her but we weren't sure if we were allowed to because it was Sunday. So we tried texting and calling our district leader who didn't answer, so we texted and called our zone leader who didn't answer, so we texted the mission president. Well, when he didn't answer we didn't have any time so we just decided it felt right to go so we did. It worked out so well because our investigator was so touched that we would go just to check on her. We got a text like an hour later from our mission president saying to go. We told him "we may have already gone..." Sometimes I think he just doesn't know what to do with me :) but he was glad we did!

I am so grateful for this gospel and the joy it brings into my life and the lives of the people I teach.

I hope you are continuing to have a fun and safe holiday season! I love you all!

Sister Doxey