8.29.2016

This week had so many highlights which was fantastic! It was a breath

of fresh air and I am always super grateful for weeks like this one.

Although the rain continues to terrorize me, I've somehow managed to

stay fairly dry :)

We started off the week with exchanges, so not only did I get to go

back to Lock Haven for the day, but I also got to spend it with Sister

Thompson! It was like when Sister Durfee and I got put as companions

again because we already knew we liked each other and it was

comfortable and easy. We went rollerblading for morning workout, and

got ice cream from the Ice Shack, so it couldn't get much better haha.

Plus, I got to see just a few of my favorite people which meant a lot

to me! I'm not going to lie, it was a little weird though. I no longer

was entitled to revelation for that area so I felt a little out of

place, but I think it was good for me to see that Brookville is where

I belong.

Wednesday we had a meeting in Harrisburg for the eastern part of the

mission because Elder Perkins and Meurs from the seventy came and did

a mission tour. It was really good, and they brought a special spirit

with them. The training was all based on finding people to teach and

how we can gain the faith to find the elect. It was really good, and

it definitely helped rekindle the finding fire. It's weird because

finding is practically all we did in Lock Haven, so you would think

that I have gotten pretty good at it, but in all honesty, it burned me

out a bit. But, I am super excited to jump back on full force and find

super awesome, legit people to teach! At the end of the meeting they

had a special girls only meeting. These things are always a bit over

the top for me, and too much emotion, but I survived. They just told

us how we are never alone with Relief Society, and then we all had a

big group hug and said I love you. It was soooooo corny, but are you

really a sister missionary if you don't do those things every once in

a while?

I have become such a firm believer in setting members with a date to

help us find someone to teach, and in Lock Haven it went great! Here,

it's been a bit of a struggle and not all the members are peachy keen

on it. I absolutely HATE tracting and will refuse to do it. Sister

Maya thinks it's hilarious how against it I am, but I don't care who

knows it! Well, when we asked a family to help us find people they

said "you may want to go tract Sayer Street because my secretary lives

there, but we want it to look like you just happened to knock on her

door." So, it looks like I may be doing some tracting next week, and I

am not really looking forward to it, but I want to find that darn

secretary!

We had a great lesson with Do as well. Last time we taught her

the plan of salvation, and to be honest, I thought it was a bit rough.

We were unsure if she comprehended a lot of it, and since she still

hasn't been to church we were unsure if she really knew the importance

of it. This week when we went back she said she has already ready

through 2 Nephi! Plus, when we started teaching her the Gospel of

Jesus Christ she referenced things we taught her during the Plan of

Salvation! It was such a comfort and a relief for me to see how she is

soaking everything up! Hopefully next week we can get her to church!

Da also got baptized and confirmed this past weekend! I figure I

should probably give some background info on him since I don't think I

did before. Missionaries in the Knox Branch were teaching some people

and they said that their younger brother may be interested. That's

when the sisters here got ahold of Da and worked their spiritual

magic. It was great because three of his family members who are still

investigating the church got to come see him get baptized and they

were so happy! They said they needed to take it a bit slower, but it

was cool to see how far they have come and how they also want to be

baptized. The baptism itself was a little weird. I was leading the

music and accidentally started singing the wrong verse and I pretty

much made everyone else do the same. Awkward! There also were only

eight people from the ward who showed up, but what are you going to

do? I was just happy his family came to see him!

Sister Morrison

Finally had the opportunity to take a nap in the car,

it was amazing haha #noshame

Went shopping and found the purrrrfect dress.

Monday night dinner.... Two frosties for fifty cents!

I got to see Sister Q while on exchanges.

I spy Sister Morrison

Da after his baptism!

Meet Do