Hellllo everybodyy! How are yall? I hope well. Things in loomis are
doing great. I love it here. Life couldn't get any better than being a
missionary. AND General Conference was SO GOOD...AM I RIGHT?! I loved
it ...if any of YALL can't tell.
Transfers were last week so we had a busy week. Onto the
email....ready, set, and GO!
Monday, September 29th.
Day before transfers. Typical p-day stuff. Cleaning, laundry,
emailing, shopping, and sister kimura went and visited a bunch of
people in the area before she got transferred on Tuesday. So lots of
pictures from that coming with this email. We played a bunch of sports
and signed journals. Then all left around 5pm to finish visits with
people.
Dinner was great! Then more people to visit. Then night routine. And
sister kimura did last minute packing. Figured out rides for
transfers. Then bed.
Tuesday, September 30th.
Transfer day. We had taylors as a district with elder lavemia and
sister kimura before they had to go their meeting place for exchanging
of companions and new areas. Sister stoddard went with us to drop
sister kimura off at the mission office and to pick up sister pickup.
She has a good last name....right?! Haha she's cool with all the
teasing people give her for the last name though...I like her. She's a
keeper yall!
Anyways, we dropped off sister kimura at the mission office, said
goodbye. Said hello to a bunch of other people at the mission office,
and met some of the new missionaries as well as the mission president
and his wife. Then got sister pickups stuff loaded in the truck. And
left to go back to loomis. She's cool. Her name is Sister Daliss
Pickup, and yes her mom is from Texas so that's why her first name is
the way it is. I love it haha! She's been out for 6 months, and is
very excited to be in a car area...she's been on biking for her past
areas. So it's going to be fun this transfer. I always seem to get
great companions! She graduated the same year as I did so I'm thrilled
to work with her. She's funny too.
Got back, unpacked, I finished up some stuff that needed to be done,
then we went to dinner with the Mariners, and it was great! Then had a
BOM class and it was a better turnout than last week. Then saw some
more people. Then night routine.
Wednesday, October 1st.
We had District meeting, and we all seem to get along already. The
elders brought pizza for lunch...and I was really wanting pizza but we
didn't have time to get it before DM and they bought some cuz they
were hungry. I was doing a happy dance inside, I literally prayed that
morning for pizza lol and it was answered. The gospel is true yall!
We had a good lesson about commitments, and how we can truly hope
those we have been blessed with progress as we lovingly commit them to
read and pray, and much more to see the lords hand in their lives. It
was great! I feel myself becoming more converted to the gospel as I
serve those around me, including other missionaries.
Then we had a lesson with margaret, and it was great! Then did more
finding, and dinner with sister staker, then went to the webbs ( an
active family in the ward) and practice taught with them- it was a
good visit. Then night routine.
Thursday, October 2nd.
Can I just say how amazing this day was?! I loved every moment of this
day. It was run the lord. Everything.
Sister pickup had a RC, going through the temple this night for her
endowments.... that she has been working with for new member lessons
and was invited to go through as well other sisters so I had to go
with her...seeing that she can't be alone and HAS to be with a
companion....I thought it would be good to go. Sacrifices you make for
your companions...so hard haha
Anyways so we we were out seeing as many people as possible in the
morning because our ride was coming at 4:30pm, and we didn't have a
dinner so it worked out.
We saw mike, Ashley, and Patsy and had really great lessons with
them. Then went by to see sister powers to visit with her for a little
bit...and her parents...he ingolias...PEOPLE IN MY LAST WARD IN
PARADISE...we're just about to get on the road to go back to paradise.
We pulled in the driveway at the perfect timing. So i got to see gem
again! Tender mercy! We were going to get lunch after her visit and
they asked if we wanted to get frozen yogurt..so it was our lunch haha
but we got to hang out and sister. Powers got to meet sister pickup.
It was really cool! I got a picture with the Ingolia's. Then we had to
leave to go update and get everything done before we left for the
temple. Left for the temple, got to do some good stuff in the temple
since we were there a bit early before her endowment session. 6pm came
around we got ready for that ...dspent good quality time with this
sister going through for her first time and we got to see some of our
dear friends...aka other sister missionaries that I have served
around. It was great.we took pictures after, came home and planned
then bed. It was such a good day. We literally spent 4 hours at the
temple and the spirit was so strong. And it felt so nice to not be in
the crazyy world for a bit...my advice for yall....if you can- go to
the temple. It helps a lot with overcoming much of life's challenges.
Friday, October 3rd.
Weekly planning, went well. Then we had lunch. And then went have a
lesson with austin and gerald, it went great. Then saw wendy, and it
was good too! Then went and see more people and get to know the ward
more since both of us are still new here. Then had dinner with the
thomsons and it was Chinese...so good! Then went to the Barrys for
FHE, and it was great!! Then the night routine.
Saturday, October 4th.
CONFERENCE TIME!
We spent the first part of general conference at a LA's lady's house,
sister fregnals, and afterwards we ate lunch together and it was grand
:) right after we went to sister mcgigans and watched it with her
family! I love them sooo much! We had a great time too! Then after
that, we were invited to come over and visit a PMF, the simenson/
carrilo family, one of their daughters (ALicia)just came home from her
mission in Texas! Where she served n San Antionio, Austin, and San
Marcos. We talked a lot,about Texas yall. And she says yall a lot too
btw. It's cool. So we got to share a message with her and her family.
And contact one referral from their family with Alicia. It was
great.Then went to visit a few more people after that.
Had dinner with sister mcready, YW president, and it was a great visit.
Then went to see some more people, then went back to the thomsons
where they had a wedding reception and a lot of non members there-
they asked if we could help the, out with cleaning up afterwards and
come to the reception ( a friend of the. Son) so we we went to that
and got a lot of good contacts with people that have heard about
then"mormon missionaries" so it was a good visit! Then left for
planning and all of that.
Sunday, October 5th.
Conference part 2!
Loved the sessions! And all of the speakers! It was soooo good huh?!
We recieved lots of good insight and "personal revelation" for
ourselves and our investigators.
We watched the sessions at the stake center in Lincoln with Alicia.
She was our ride, and her brother, Sam, came to one! Miracle! He liked
it too! So that's good!
Then we had lunch and went right back to the stake center to watch the
last conference and while that was going on a huge miracle happened.
A girl, about my age named Carla, had met missionaries three years ago
and had promised them that she would come to a church service. She was
walking by the church, and randomly that thought came into her mind so
she went in and there was a guy who told her what was going on- she
came right in and listened the talks being given. Do you remember
Elder Bednars talk given specifically to those who are not members?
Well she heard that! All of the missionaries there were loving that
one! So right after conference was over, there were some elders who
serve in Lincoln talking to her and gave her those sister missionaries
number to call if she had any questions. We walked by her, and the
thought came to me that we needed to talk to her...and Alicia was
already out the door to get to her car so I thought I had missed
it....but we had just gotten in the car and and Alicia asked her as
she was about to walk home is she wanted a ride....hahaha and Carla
was a little freaked out but we piped in that it was all okay lol so
she told us where to go, and why she went to church in the car ride
and everything...so we had the chance to talk to her. And dropped her
off( and got her address too ...just in case the missionaries need it
;))
God works miracles through people yall. I can't quite put into words
how thankful I am to be a missionary, because moments like that....are
so amazing.
After that miracle, we got back to Alicia's house, and sister pickup
and I went around and visited a bunch of investigators, members, and
contacted a lot of people.
We had 2 investigators watch conference and like 4-5 LA's watch it too
and others! So
Many good things happened! And we had really great lessons with those
we have been blessed to teach.
Dinner was great! Then the Sunday night routine. And prep for Monday.
Monday, October 6th.
P-day! Doing the normal stuff. Laundry, email, and errands, then going
to Thor stake center to play sports and hang out with the other
missionaries to relax and chill. Then dinner with sister ferganel
tonight and more people to see!
I love this work. I love having my family. And I love this gospel.
Life is great. I can't complain ...I have been blessed very much and I
know that yall have been given so very much- now all we have to do it
just be thankful and serve those around us.
GC was so good! I felt a need to repent and work on those little
things I need to improve on to help me be ready for when the lord
comes. How grateful I am for those challenges that have helped me grow
into the person I am, and to always be better.
I hope yall have a great week and that you are able to see miracles happen!
Love yall! And enjoy the pictures to come, there's lots.
Until next week,
Sister Matchett
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