December 15- 22nd

Merry Christmas Everybody :)

Well, last week was a bit crazy lol with transfers, helping Sister Paul unpack, going to two zone conferences, and of course being a missionary. It's the best though. 

 Last Monday, Preparation day was a bit rushed because we had to go to a tire shop and take care of tires...fun! I spent about 3 hours there, and then we had to go get groceries, clean, and of course go back to work at 6pm so it was a bit busy haha but we got everything done so we could focus on the work and be tools in the Lord's hands. 

Tuesday, we went to a zone conference with all the southern areas in the mission and we were each given Ipad mini's as tools to help hasten the Lord's work. It's pretty cool, the idea is that we will all be able to look up whatever information we need out of our area book with the tap of our fingers! It's pretty fun, but we get to transfer everything from the paper area book onto the electronic area book....that isn't as much fun haha It was fun getting to learn with all the missionaries as we were presented with another tool to help share the gospel. 

Wednesday and Thursday, Sister Paul and I were out talking to everyone! We were going about sharing the word of Christ and we were able to pick up 3 new investigators as well as invite some Less Actives to church, so we did alot of work those two days. 

Friday, The mission had a Christmas conference with the southern zone and every area like Auburn, Antelope, Lincoln, etc had 2 musical numbers. Sister Paul and I, and the elders that serve in our ward did a Quartet and sang "O holy night" and the  rest of our zone sang "Joy to the World" it was really goood. The spirit was very much there, the other zone numbers went well too, and we got to hear from the mission presdient and his wife afterwards. They spoke on the Savior's birth and talked of how we can invite Christ into our heart this Christmas, and how we can strength our relationship with Christ and share that with others esp. now at Christmas! 

Will you make time for Christ this Christmas? I know I am! 

Saturday and Sunday, went well and we went out and visited most of our investigators, and talked to a lot of people.  

SIster Paul is great! and we get along well. She is a Sister Training Leader so that means I get to go on exchanges a lot, and show other sisters our area when I stay in Rio Linda. It's exciting, and I can't wait! Everything is falling into place, and the work is hastening. 

I hope your Christmas is wonderful, and that you remember to let Christ come into your home for this holiday. I love you all and keep you in my prayers. I am blessed so very much, and know that you all are amazing. Remember the best gift that you can give is love, and we all have that so share it with everyone you meet- they will feel the Christmas Spirit. 

Have a wonderful Christmas! 

Until Next time, 

Sister Matchett 

Week of December 2nd- December 8th .....TRANSFER WEEK!! CRAZY BUSY.

Dear Family and friends, 

Heyyy there!! It's finally feeling like december here in Rio Linda, and the weather has gotten a bit chilly ...well more like really chillly haha but hey! It's Christmas, that's how it should be. As usual, I'm freezing lol I'm always cold hahaha so that's still the same but I am doing well. 

As of today, I am no longer a "greenie" missionary. I am finished with my training, which means that I am getting a new companion. Yep, you heard me right! Sister Housley and I have been together 2 transfers (3 months) and she herself has been in Rio Linda for about 7 months, so now it's her time to go to another area which is in Chico! She is going to be a Sister Training Leader- I got trained by the BEST! - and my new companion is coming from Chico, so really we're just changing spots which is super nice. My new companion is Sister Paul, and She is a STL too, so I'll be going on lots of exchanges....Yay! I'm stoked. I love meeting new people.

Sister Housley is getting excited and I know I learned so much from her on how to be a fantastic missionary, and she is going to go be an amazing missionary up there! It's kind of a bittersweet moment- but we know that we'll see each other again and we'll keep in contact so I'm not at all worried about losing communication with her. My heart is full of gratitude and I know I have been blessed by the lord with an amazing trainer, my dear Sister Housley, and she radiates the love of Christ to everyone. I am taking over Rio Linda with Sister Paul now, and off we go! It's going to be an adventure and I'm excited to see where everything goes in the area, and find more of Christ's people. I love this. With the Lords help, Sister Paul and I are going to on Rio Linda and we will see more miracles happen. 

This week was transfers week, so it was bit busy but we were able to witness miracles in the area. We saw a lot of Less Actives, picked up 2 new investigators( Mikenna and Sydnee-both know each other lol crazy how that works! ) and we were able to be instruments in God's hands by having really good street contacts with those we came in contact with and seeing those people we usually see, and finding more people to teach. This week we were very blessed. 

How are your efforts in missionary work going? Are you able to witness a miracle everyday? YOU CAN pray to have one, and the lord will give you an opportunity to do so- just listen to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Remember to read your scriptures and pray everyday. 

Remember who you and who you represent, most importantly remember how much God loves you and how much we can all have peace in the world we live in. I love you all so much and pray for you often. Keep going. Keep that faith firm in Christ, and he will help you! He loves you. 

Oh, and I heard it snowed down there in Texas??? I hope your enjoying the cold weather :) Send me some pictures lol I've heard ya'll got a lot( Yes, I said ya'll lol ) Happy Holidays!

I'll keep you posted on what's going on up here in Cali.  

Until next time,  

Sister Matchett  :) 

November 24th- December 1st 2013 & PICTURES!!!

Helllllloooo friends and family! 

How was your thanksgiving?! did you eat alot and feel stuffed....because I sure did! 

Thanksgiving was really good, and the family we ate dinner with had a lot of family there. It was getting to know them a little bit, and we went and visited some of the people we usually go see. Holidays are sometimes weird days for missionaries, but it was still a good one! 

This week a bit slow, but we were still able to see a few miracles happen.

Kateyln, is doing well! Sister Housely and I stopped by to see how she was doing and both her and her mom came out and talked to us for a bit on how they making pies for the holiday! I love Katelyn and her family so much! This girl is making a huge difference in her families life. 

There were some other miracles that happened with some of the Less Active members that we have been trying to reach as well! People are making steps to coming back to church, and we are being greatly blessed for the efforts we are putting in. 

So last week wasn't as exciting, but we're making progress as we will our goals with the Lords to hasten the work! 

Sister Housley and I, have been greatly blessed with support and both love and appreciate our families so much! We talk about each others families all the time, and we're both excited to talk to them over the phone and hear their voices on Christmas!! SO exciting! 

It's crazy to think it's December all ready, yet the weather here during the day isn't too bad- at night though it's getting somewhat cold. From what we have heard, there's a chill coming and is on it's way over to Rio Linda, so that's exciting! Bring on the coats!! lol 

I hope you all are having the chance to witness a miracle everyday and see how the Lord is blessing your lives- I know I have. I have come to realize just blessed we are as latter day saints to have The Gospel of Jesus Christ with us and to be members of his church. It truly is the best gift we have. I know that the Lord loves us, and will help us. Love you all! 

Your the best!! 

Until Next week, 

Sister Matchett 

As promised:) 

Week of Nov 18 - Nov 24

Hello, Hello! 

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! I hope you all are doing well! I know I am! 

Sister Housely and I are loving Rio Linda! It's really a fun place! We have meet so many people here so far- and we truly love sharing the gospel with those we come in contact with. 

This week has been busy, but good! and I know I have said before that pictures are coming....which they are! I just am terrible at remembering to bring my camera to the church where we do our weekly emails home lol so I'm sorry! Next week, You'll have some pictures to look at!  

We had the oppportunity to meet with Elder Ellis of the seventy! He was travelilng through our mission so our zone gathered together on wedesday ( November 20th) and we got to spend the entire day with him and his wife,SIster Ellis as well as President Weston and his wife. It was a very cool experience. 

Elder Ellis asked all of us missionaries a question- 

"Do you have faith in the savior, Jesus Chirst? "

we all just sat there, waiting for what he was going to say next...

"Because one day EVERYONE will be backed up to a wall with nothing but their belief of Christ to save them- that is the ultimate test. Will you have strong enough faith to say you do? " 

We all just sat there, pondering that question.

I know I had a lot to think about after he asked that question. It was a unique experience to hear from a witness of God, the things that we can do to be better missionaries as well as people and have the time to learn more about God and his works.  We  also learned alot on the Holy Ghost- and how we can truly have it with us as we represent the Lord in our daily lives.

The rest of the week was just as good! and we got a few more investigators too! They all have the desire to learn more about the gospel- which is super exciting for us missionaries- We love sharing the gospel! 

Overall, this week was incredible.Miracles are happening! 

I hope your all doing well! And that you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Eat up!! 

My last question to you all is the same question Elder Ellis had for us missionaries-

" Do you have faith in the savior, Jesus Christ? " Can you share that with others who you may come in contact with?  

I know the savior lives and loves us all. I know his gospel is true, and the through Chirst we can do all things! 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Until next time, 

Sister Matchett

Week of Nov 11-Nov 17

Dear Friends and Family,

How are you all? Hopefully well! This last week was my last full week of being 19! Crazy! Who knew how fast time can go by! Lots of miracles happened. The Lord’s work is hastening, and we are so lucky to be here at this time to help Him do it!

Remember my first day of being a missionary? How I gave the man next to me a Book of Mormon, and talked the entire two hour flight?  His name was Anthony, and he is from Ghana. Well, I received a message on Facebook from a woman who lives within my mission who happened to be in Salt Lake City, Utah to visit her family about two weeks ago. She sat right next to him. They got talking and eventually Anthony mentioned myself and how I ave him a Book of Mormon and that he remembers talking to me while on that flight in September. From there this woman was able to talk to him about life after death and how families can be forever! Basically she was able to have a missionary moment with him and commit him to go check out Mormon.org. She’s been keeping in contact with me over FB on his progress. I found out later that this woman’s father is a bishop and knows President Westen-my mission president. How awesome is that? Miracles happen all the time in everyday situations and in God’s timing. This woman sent this email and I got it on Thursday-it was exactly what I needed to hear! God’s hand is in the details of our lives. He knows how everything is supposed to happen if we let Him guide us, we’ll get to where we need to go and know what we have to do. He knows us so well.

Another exiting event that happened this week was the miracle we were able to have with the Elders in our ward. My companion and I tracted into a 19 year old man named Brian about a week ago. ( I think she means they were tracting, which is knocking on doors, and met Brian). We made an appointment with him for Nov 17 and decided (with the help of our ward mission leader how to go about meeting him) that’d meet the Elders (the male missionaries) there at his house to see what would happen, and if he was still sincere in learning more. We arrived and basically we had a really good conversation where he asked both sets of missionaries questions and we answered. There is strength in numbers and by the end of our meeting/visit, the Elders were able to give him contact information and leave him with a commitment to pray if God exists as well as to read the Book of Mormon. It was realy cool to work with the Elders to bring on person closer to the Lord by simply being able to answer questions with the help of the Spirit. We all are fighting for the same team—the Lord, and He’s got us covered! All we have to do it let him into our lives and we’ll have the support we need to get through our rough days/whatever trial we face as well as the good things that happen.

I received a lot of mail this week lol I wonder why!? Haha my family sent some food (yum!) some birthday gifts, and letters! I loved them (letters) the most! I am so grateful for them, getting to hear how they’re doing. That was my favorite gift(s). On Sunday, my actual birthday, the bishop in my ward (the area we serve in) announced my birthday in sacrament lol so EVERYBODY knew it! Lol it was great. I was slowly sinking down to the floor in my set lol not really, but I was a little embarrassed haha and we’ve been working with a less-active girl who was doing a musical number with me in sacrament. So that went really well. After Sacrament, Jo, another one of our investigators stayed for the entire 3 hours of church and loved every second of it. Sister Housely and I had a blast with her.

My companion and I came home and on the kitchen table there was a HUGE homemade cookie cake on the table. Sister Housely  grinned as I just looked at this ginormous cookie cake. I found out as we were talking (Sister Forsyth, Sister Housely, and I) that they had all been planning this as a surprise for me and when we came home on Saturday, as soon as I went in our room to get something they hid this cookie cake and played it cool. After I came back into the kitchen as if nothing happened. Another cake I received was from the ward mission leader’s wife, that was super awesome! We have so much support here in the Dry Creek Ward. How lucky am I?!

Then at dinner we were fed so much food and they gave us a lot of desert. Needless to say, I didn’t go hungry. The Lord has deff blessed me with a lot of things. I’m never hungry lol so that’s a blessing. My birthday was great! And we had so many miracles happen too. The Lord’s work is hastening and I have the ability to be a part of it! We all do!

Everything flowed really well and we felt the spirit there with us all day, it was incredible. Not that there aren’t really bad days, but the days have gotten better and better!

I love this. I am beyond blessed to be in the area I am at and know I’m meant to be here now to find Christ’s “lost sheep” her ein the Rio Linda area.

I’m also grateful for my family and friends and the support they give me. I’m grateful for the gospel and the Savior’s Atonement. I could make a list of all things I’m grateful for, My heart is full of gratitude. As Thanksgiving approaches I ask you all-What are you grateful for? What is something that has been a blessing in your life? We all have much to be thankful for. I hope all of you are doing well and that you feel the love and support of our Savior. He’s there for us-even on our hard days. May we all remember how much love God has for us and we can do all things through Christ. I wish you all a great week and pray that all is well for you. You’re the best!

Until next time,

            Sister Matchett J

P.S. I apologize for the long letter. I didn’t want to leave out any of the big news! Oh, and Katelyn is doing well too. We’re teaching new member lessons-pretty awesome! I’ll keep you posted. Enjoy your read and please be patient with me as I go about doing these weekly-letters. They’ll get better! Peace out!

Katelyn and her family at her baptism on Nov 9th. Her whole family was able to be there, even her dad who is struggling with medical issues. It was such a miracle! 

 This is Katelyn's baptism invitation that we all made. They turned out so cute! 

Success!

Dear Family and Friends,

What a week! It was super busy, but it was so worth it! 

Katelyn's Baptism was a success and everyone from her family was there! Sister Housely and I walked into the room and they were all there sitting on the front row! Most of her family is nonmember, her dad is a less active and has a lot of health problems so he was even there! 

He was able to come and watch his daughter get baptized even when he physically was having a really hard time breathing. Miracles happen and the whole family was there to support her! It was such a neat experience! Pictures on the way!! 

 We had some invitations made and we were able to give them to her- so that was a huge blessing too! 

Other than that, the work is going and we are truckin along! I love you all so much and appreciate everything that you doing and wish you well with whatever you may be doing! 

Prayers go out to you all! 

The Lord's work is hastening and we can be apart of that, if we go about doing good! 

Until next time,

Sister Matchett

Busy busy!

Dear Family and friends :) 

Finally been able to get a letter in! Whew! 

How are all of you doing? hopefully well! 

The past few weeks have been really busy, and I was struggling a little bit when I had a couple of bad days. But I am doing much better! So that's good!  My companion, Sister Housely, was there to help me with alot of things I couldn't do by myself. Yes, we are still together and still living it up in Rio Linda,CA- still loving the area and the people! and it's starting to feel like fall, it's getting chilly at night. In the daytime...sunny, sunny, sunny! I love it here so much! We are getting pumped for our second transfer together. 

We have been doing so much work! Oh my goodness lol we have seen so many miracles happen. If we obey God's commandments we can be blessed for that simple act of obediance! I love having the opportunity to bare testimony and invite people to do those things that bring us closer to our savior! 

BIG NEWS:  

Katelyn, the little girl we are teaching is getting baptized this saturday on November 9th at 7pm!  on that same day, the elders in our ward are baptizing one of their investigators as well! His name in JT, and both of them are so excited to be getting baptized. Us and the elders are getting really excited and are seeing success with many of our investigators in their own ways- we are working with them and they loving everything about the gospel. It's so inspring to see how much the spirit can work through missionaries and through the BOM, and help us as the  missionaries draw closer to our savior. It's been a very humbling experience. 

During my personal study one day I was reading in Alma 32, it mentions alot on faith and how we strengthen our faith in Christ is we simply allow him to come into our lives and trust him we can build our faith! I loved that! It was what I needed to hear. How often do we forget to rekindle our faith in the world we live in today? I had a lot to think about myself as I wrote down my thoughts in my journal. And it made me realize that the savior is there for us, and we can simply go to him if we ever need anything.  I hope you all are doing well, and that you had a really fun Halloween! haha I wish you all the best, and pray often for you all. 

I invite you all to read that chapter and really think for a moment on how we can better increase our faith in the savior. It's just another step to come closer to him and I hope you all get the chance to do so- I promise you will feel the spirit as you do so. Write down your thoughts if you feel prompted too! 

Love you all! Hope you have a great week! 

Sister Matchett :) 

Week 7

Week 7

HEYY! It's so gooood to hear from you! Also I hope to send more photos so far- hopefully by next week I can get some to you!

Wasn't GC amazing?! It was SO GOOD. I have so many notes from the four sessions- I didn't get a chance to watch the priesthood session, we had to go out and tract! but I heard it was good.  

Yeah- my companion and I are have to barely buy any food because we are given leftovers so much- we are set. That is huge blessing and deff. helps us stay within our budget. I love the area and I am so glad I decided to serve a mission- we have set a date for a 9 year old girl named cailtin, and she is getting baptized on November 2nd- so that is really exciting!! We have taught a lot of Less Actives too, and they are getting really excited about going to back to church and getting back in the grove of things so we have seen so many miracles happen. It's amazing! WE can witness a miracle everyday if we pray for one-I know it to be true. 

Reah 1 Nephi 4 for your personal study-and then record your feelings afterwards. I did as a challenge from one of our other missionaries here in California- and it provided me with relief while I was adjusting to the missionary life. 

Hope all goes well with the week- and love you all lots! 

Tell everyone hi!

Love you!! 

Sister Matchett

General Conference (and Kale?)

[[Below is a compilation of two emails from Sister Matchett]]

Dearest family :) 

How are  you?? I hope you got a chance to watch general conference this weekend- WASN'T IT REALLY GOOD?! It was so good! it's crazy to think I have been out for a month on my mission, and I have already learned so much on what it takes to be a servant of the lord. I am so thankful for you all the examples you have set, and never ending support with helping me have the ability to share the gospel with so many people that I meet. 

In General Conference, there were a lot of talks on members and missionaries coming together in reaching those who feel as if they are forgotten. I promise you that even simple acts of service such as calling someone to see how they are doing can make some ones day so much, or even helping mom out with the dishes ( danial! haha) things like that- can bring others joy and comfort. Just knowing someone cares can truly make a difference! 

I have seen so many people light up as we're talking to them just because we took the time to hang out with them. Be with them. I invite you to go and do that to someone ( friend, co-worker, family member, etc) You will be doing so much in a small and simple way! If anything new comes up- let me know!! I hope everything at home is well and that you all know that I love you so much. So does the Lord, and he will not leave us alone- all we have to do is pray to him and he will answer our prayers! 

Much love,

Sister Matchett  

...

I did get a chance to watch GC- and YES, it was soo goood! As missionaries we can't stay at a members house for more than one session on GC so my companion and I watched it at different places, but it was still so good. I loved every single talk. and I agree completely with all the talks being centered on a theme, yet everything fell together for the overall message that we need to serve the lord- ALL day, EVERY day. It was such a cool experience too- because alot of the people we watched it with were Less Actives and they were so into it. Just seeing them motivated and wanting to listen more was inspiring for me as a missionary. This weekend was the best. and I loved every minute of it. 

haha yeahh- my companion likes to be active and move around and is super chill so it works out well. And I'm acutally not really picky on food anymore. I have tried so much stuff over here that I love eating lots of fruits, peppers, and I'm even coming around to spicy foods! Some of the people we have dinner with are into really healthy stuff so I have had kale- which is super good btw--> make it in a smoothie with greek yogurt, spinach leaves ( like the bags you get at the store), add some fruits like strawberries or bananna's.... and it's a simple, easy breakfast! And it tastes so good too! Not lying. Deff try it out.

Editors note:

...and so we have learned: watch general conference and eat kale. Thanks, Sister Matchett :)  
**Also, please continue to send mail to the address listed. The mission home has requested we send both letters and packages to the mission home so they can direct it to where she is staying. Thank you :) 

Crazy in Cali

Still no pictures (she's a busy missionary...that's good!), but here is her email beginning her first full week in CA. 

**Apparently her address has changed, so look back in a day or so to see the new CA address. :) 

Hey!! 

 ...it's been so busy BUT i will make time today to send some letters off to you all- for sure! I'm glad mom enjoyed her birthday too- I was thinking about her all day. and thanks for sending the package- it's deff a big help. and can't wait to get it! I'll write back soon as I can! 

I am sooo thankful for all of you! I have now gotten to California and am doing the real thing! Crazyyyy! I am in Antelope,CA right now, and my companion- Sister Housely- is from kanas, really fun and knows how to do so much. She is such a great example to me, and makes me want to be a better missionary. The area is great, and I LOVE the weather here- it's sooo nice!! better than 100 degree lol  I am still adjusting to "missionary life" because now that I'm actually in the real life aspect of it- it's quite a reality check of how much I truly have and I have been humbled just the first week I have been out! But I'm doing good!  I had a super cool experience with the man I sat next too, BEFORE I even got to CA.Right when I boarded the plane and sat down to get ready for the plane to take off- I started a full length lesson about the gospel, he was really open to everything I had to say and asked a lot of questions. Somehow I was able to answer- the spirit taught through me and I literally felt the spirit so strong with we were talking about the gospel. His name was Anthony, and he was flying in Roseville for business- and was looking to know more about the Mormon church. We ended up talking for the entire flight. I gave him a BOM (Book of Mormon), and a pass-along card (card with information about the church) as well as exchanged information to keep in touch! It was such a cool experience! He was ready to hear about the gospel! I know that we all have chances to share the gospel whether it's in work, or school- they are there,if we yield to the spirit and just go for it...we can teach through the spirit and it is such a neat experience. I know that if we take time to read, and pray - we can make it through whatever trials we are going through and will be blessed in so many ways. Hope all of you are doing well! 

 Much love, 

Sister Matchett :) 

Leaving the MTC!

Sister Matchett left the MTC and arrived in California on Tuesday morning. She arrived safely and got right to work.  (I apologize about the blog update being so late. Hopefully we'll get on a better schedule now and will have weekly updates). She hopes to send pictures with her next email, soooo check back soon! If you want to send her a letter or package, please use  the "California Address" :) 

Here's her first email (she has a limited amount of time, so try not to judge her grammar and spelling too harsly...and no, i'm not going to edit it :) )

The MTC experience is wonderful! I love every second of it- I have made so many friends, have amazing teachers, and love the atomsphere because you can feel the spirit here 24/7- I LOVE IT. My classes are great, most of my district is going to the same mission I am expect my companion (while at the MTC)  and two of our other sisters that are going to the Arcadia California Mission. We all get along so well! Our branch President, President Brown, is really nice and has been such a joy to work with. My companion, Sister Kretchman, is really cool- she's alot like me and we have so much in common. It'snot by accident we were put together.I have been called( while at the MTC) as a sister training leader. Crazy, right? ME of all people lol I have learned to love all of the new sisters as well as our district- we are so close as zone and the spirit is always with us when we hang out. I love them so much! When we were in class we were talking about teaching people, not lessons- and one thing that really stuck out to me was truly listening to the spirit when your teaching because your simply guiding that person to come to Christ through his doctrines and love. I have learned so much on how to be a better missionary since I got here. I love getting to know and love all these people we are and will be teaching. I will be here till september 17, so till next tuesday- then I'm off to California for the real deal . It's crazy to think that I'll be out there so soon! My Flight leaves at 3am, so yay!! I love getting up early now, funny right? haha I still am surprised lol I hope you are doing well, that classes are going well. Lmk how everything is going! If anything new comes up, tell everyone I say hello and that I hope their good with whatever is going on with them. I love you all so much, and am grateful for your support and wish you all the best. Next email I'll send you some pictures with my group, companion, etc- promise! 

I wish you the best, and know that savior watches over his children and that he loves each one of us. I know that this is where I need to be, and pray for you both and everyone else every night- may god watch over you throughout the week. I'm going to go the Provo Temple today- so I'll let you know how that goes! 

Thank you so much for your support, love, and example.

Love you, 

Sister Matchett :)    

Sister Matchett enters the MTC!

Hi, everyone!! This is Jessica, Sister Matchett's sister (haha say that three times fast). I'll be updating her blog while she is serving. :)

Sister Matchett entered the Provo MTC (Missionary Training Center) on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. The adventure begins! She left DFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) on an early flight to SLC (Salt Lake City) where she was met by Angelia Olson (our family friend who moved from Texas to Utah). They spent the morning in SLC before getting lunch and dropping her off at the MTC. Here are some pics!! Can't wait to get her first letter. I know she's already missed at home, but we are all so proud of her decision to serve. Enjoy some pictures!

Early morning flight leaving DFW. Last picture with dad and mom for 18 months! 

Sister Matchett with Kim Bunker (Angelia's daughter and friend from Texas)

Sister Matchett at the Christus at the Visitor's Center 

In front of the beautiful SLC Temple

She's just so beautiful! 

Sister Matchett at the MTC unloading. 

The host missionary (missionary who is helping Sister Matchett get settled)

And there she goes! Forward with Faith!! 

**Please share this blog address with anyone you know who wishes to keep up with Sister Matchett's time on her mission. **

Hello friends and family!  I am going to have a blog where I will have my sister, Jessica, keep all of you posted on how it's going where I am at! I am so grateful for all of your support and will be more than happy to keep you posted! I leave on wednesday, September 4th and will be in the MTC for no more than 2 weeks- I'll let you know when I leave and they will let you know! God Bless!
Sister Nicole Matchett