November 10th- 17th

Monday, November 10th.

Today, doing the normal. Going to eat breakfast with the elders one

more time to chill before the two going home...offically leave for

home and stop at the mission office before noon today. Sista pickup

and I will go to lincoln and have a signing journal party too with the

other missionaries getting transferred.

Left lincoln around 5:30pm, and got ready for dinner with the

Suchomels. And they made homemade pizza- so good! Then went and saw

the barrys, and had another great lesson with them! They put our

"turkey decorations " on their holiday tree.

Cute! They like them! We watched another church documentary video on the church.

Then went and saw some more people. Then planned, and night schedule.

So it was a good day.

Tuesday, November 11th.

Went out and Saw a few people, then went to the church for a lesson

with a LA lady, sister Munoz, but she forgot and we rescheduled for

Wednesday. Then had lunch.

And went over to the la Plantes, it was just JC and her mom. We helped

them out a little bit! And then went and contacted a few referrals,

stopped by whitney to see how she was doing ...good visit! Then went

and saw the Greers, another LA/ PMF family we have been trying to get

ahold of and finally got contact with them! And stopped by wendy. It

was chilly outside, it's starting to get into the cold weather

Then dinner with the neves, they served 2 senior missions. Both

proselyting and in the office ...so it was fun getting to know them.

They made soup. Which was so yummy btw. It's soup season yall. Love

it.

Then went to the BOM class, and no one came. So we left to go see some

more people! Since it was transfer day, the elders got their new

companions while johnson and Pruitt were getting home.

Met elder rubows new companion, and our new district leader- elder

giesler. Super nice and ready to work. Then the new ZL who replaced

elder pruitt. His name is elder Gilles. Super chill and nice too! I

can tell we are all going to get some work going ...and continue the

example set for us by johnson and Pruitt. And we are probably going to

laugh a lot too hahaha all of us put together...we were cracking

jokes. It was great.

Then came home and planned, and got ready for bed.

Great day!

Wednesday, November 12th.

Morning we went and saw a bunch of people, tried to contact some

referrals.no one was home though so we left cards.

Then had lunch, and sister likes, a sister who served in loomis

before, was done with her mission and her parents drove from Georgia

to pick her up and she wanted to see some people here! So we saw them

at lunch, then at margrets also...we did service for magret too, it

was good stuff! So it was fun! They got pictures too!

Then changed, and went over to rachel mcgigans house to teach Danika,

her oldest daughter, who wants to be baptized so we reviewed...and set

up another time for Thursday to finish the lessons then go from there!

The whole family is excited too- Danika is ready to go!! I love it.

Then went and tried to see some more people, make contacts, and then

dinner at the church for a RS activity....it was a lot of fun too!

Then followed up with the hodgkins about their day of fasting...and it

was a great visit!

Then home, planning, and bed.

Thursday, November 13th.

We had zone meeting this morning, and it went really well.

Had lots of discussion on exact obediance, love, and got to hear from

some of the high council members...it was all great! That went from

10:30am- 1:30pm. Then had lunch at lincoln Chinese as a zone...I was

fasting so everyone else ate while I sat there chillin haha it was

funn though!

Then left back to loomis, and  went to change for a service project

with a lady in the Ward...but I got this feeling we shouldn't be

there...it was a strong feeling too, we both felt weird about doing it

for that time so we didn't go..and everything worked out fine with

sister staker...so we were able to reschedule and set up another time.

We don't know why we felt off about it...but we followed the prompting

of the spirit. And went back home, changed into normal work

clothes...and went out to see some more people until the lesson with

Danika, and rachel mcgiguan.

We taught lesson 5 by making it a matching game with each topic and

one scripture that was simple enough to get the main idea of what it

was. Danika picked it up quick, and was able to understand, and it was

cool to see how willing she was to learn. I love teaching children.

She's ready to go for baptism, and her family is ready and excited

too!

Then dinner with bishop and his wife, the lathams, they took us to

paneras...and it was a great visit with them. They are quite the busy

parents, one daughter getting married....another one going on a

mission, and another one being busy doing dance and piano and school.

They are so great! All of these things going on and happening in a few

months. Crazyy.

Then went to see an Investogator, Kathy, who we haven't seen in

awhile...and we were prompted to go see her...so we went...and we were

able to have a good contact with her! Then went to see Charlie, an

older gentlemen in the Ward, who is in a nursing home and physically

not able to do things....but mentally is still kicking. It was a.

Great visit! Then went and saw charla, and another great visit. She

had a great fasting day, and we were able to see lots of progress in

her. Fasting brings miracles yall.

Then home, planning, and night schedule.

Friday, November 14th.

Great day!

Went and got to suprise Jaci ( sister la Plantes daughter) early

before she went to school...and she was so happy! Sister pickup

braided her hair, and her dad ( Tony) got her some cute earrings too.

We had a great scripture study too as sister pickup was doing her

hair. It was fun! Then home, studied, and left around 10 for a

birthday breakfast that the relief society president, sister suchomel

puts on. We had charla, an investigator, come with us! She was so

excited too! She told everyone it was my birthday on the 17th, and it

was so fun just getting to hang out with lovely ladies of the Ward.

Charla exchanged info with sister suchomel so she could get the Ward

activities sent to her!  We left after eating, said goodbyes, then

sister pickup and I headed to the church for weekly planning...and it

was great! Lots of good planning happened.

Then lunch, and contacted more referrals before the lesson with austin

and gerald!

The addleys were at the lesson as well as a friend of austin

came...and since it was austins birthday on Wednesday...there was

cake. It was great. We ate cake as we read a general conference

talk...that's the way to do it yall! We were fed spiritually and

physically haha it was great.

Then dinner with the kesters, and we had some great Korean food...lots

of fun food we tried...seaweed chips, lettuce wraps, some sushi stuff,

Kim shi, and lots of other stuff that I can't pronounce or spell. Haha

but it was good. They had some of the other young couples in the Ward

come too so it was a packed house....and we got to get to know them

better.

There was traffic on one of the main roads so we had to wait for a

little bit before we could get to anyone's house...but when we were

able to drive on it past the construction...we went to the astles to

visit them...and dacoda was there! Totally unexpected. But it was such

a tender mercy...and we had a great visit and lesson with everyone!!

The lord provides miracles when we work hard. It's cool to see that

happen.

Then after that visit, went to start the barrys fast with them...then

home to plan and bed. We were exhausted. It was such a great day!

Saturday, November 15th.

Spent most of the day at the barrys. We did a lot of service over

there...and cut up a lot of fruit after we did yardwork so sister

pickup and I smelled like oranges, persimmons, and berrys. It was

great haha! After service, we had a great lesson with them about

giving thanks and how we can always find something to be grateful for!

Sean and sister barry both did their day of fasting while we were over

there...working with food haha it was kinda funny too haha but they

were good sports about it. Sean asked if we could come over again on

Monday and have another lesson so it was great!

Then home to change, and a lesson with wendy...and it was great!! Then

went to try to contact a few more referrals....some interested, and

some not home. We sure tried though! Then went to see a few members to

see how they were doing- we saw the bramletts, and the meteers. Both

quick visits but we could tell they just needed some cheering up...so

it was inspired!

Then a late dinner, I had a smoothie with lots of good stuff in

it...lots of fruit. Yummy! Then tried a few more people, came back

home planned...and night schedule.

Good day. Lots of fun things happened.

Sunday, November 16th.

Meetings went well today, brother stoddard was out of town so one of

our Ward missionaries came to take his place for today haha and it was

gerald. So it was a great time with him there haha went home for

lunch, then visited some other people.

Church went great! Sister Joyner spoke on prayer in relief society,

and it was a great lesson. The spirit was strong.

We had Tony la plante come, and they all left after sacrament prob oh

to celebrate jacis birthday. It was good to see them!

After church, we updated everything. Then went to see some people. We

had to run home to get something...and the elders were late for dinner

so we pulled a prank on them by telling them the thomsons left cuz

they were late...so they went out( the elders were supposed to come

for dinner ) so sister pickup answered the door, told them they

weren't home...etc. They believed her for a good few minutes...then

quickly realized that it was a joke. Funniest thing. All of us were

laughing for a little bit. Then we left and went to dinner with the

meteer family, such good people. We had a great time over there- super

missionary minded people.

Then stopped by Amberly and her family, shared a mesage with them.

Then came home and Sunday night routine.

Monday, November 17th,

Today is preparation day aka PARTY DAY.

I always say that as a joke hahaha BUT it's actually my birthday

today! That's right! Big 21 yall! My mom, grandparents, sister, and

the thomsons( members we live with ) gave me presents and cards!! I'll

take some pictures and send them with the email.

I woke up to find a sign for me with my first name hahahaha! It was

weird to see my first name on a sign lol #missionaryproblems So that's

the first cute thing I woke up too.

Then I go into the bathroom...and find my moms package with the

thomsons card on top of the counter...,and on the mirror "happy

birthday!" Written in dry erase marker by sister pickup. I just about

died laughing cuz I was so happy and I was waking up too...it was like

6:30 guys. It was so sweet. I love yall so much! You have no idea how

missionaries love cards and gifts when they are away from home...WE

love it.

Then my email was blowing up with everyone on FB writing on my

timeline, and emails from family, RC's, Investigators, and lots of

members calling us as well as the mission office to tell me happy

birthday. Seriously, I'm surrounded by kind hearted people. I love it.

The lord blesses his missionaries. It's been a great start already,

and it's only noon. Our plans for today, go down to lincoln and chill

with the other missionaries AND eat some cookie cake I made this

morning too. that's right. I made my own cookie cake yall. And it is

delicious. That's the ONLY thing I wanted. Cookie cake. There are

pictures of that too. The icing on it is ....hersheys cookies n' cream

frosting. YUM.

It. Is. So. Good.

Then after p-day, dinner then the barrys, they wanted us to come over

to have a lesson and to have some of the persimmon sauce we made on

ice cream in celebration of my birthday at the end. Perfect day for

Monday. So we are excited.

This week was great!! I hope yall are able to see miracles too in your

week as well. I love yall and am so grateful for everyone one of you.

Enjoy the pictures!

Until next week,

Sister Matchett...now 21 years old. Crazyyy. Love yall! :)