MISSION PART 2

It's hard to believe that HALF the mission has come and gone....

I think I'm just going to tell everyone that I'm 9 months old for the rest of my mission, that way I can always feel like I have more time left...

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE! 

But then again...I have such a LIST of things I want to do when I get home! 

I decided I want to enter a Rodeo the summer I get back...I'm hoping Chrystia or Sister Scott will just let me come over and RIDE all the time.

I miss that SO much! I don't get trunky often...but when I do it's when people talk about Rodeo's or when we pass a pasture and a little baby colt is grazing in the pasture next to his mama. 

That just gets me every stinkin time. 

This week was a LOT of fun. It flew by pretty fast, but...looking back it feels like it took about 3 years. haha. 

Mission Time...It's a weird thing....Almost indescribable...

Grace will understand. 

Tuesday was April Fool's day. Nobody pulled pranks on us....ok The Elders totally did...and it was stinkin hilarious...but that's another story. haha. 

Wednesday we did a bunch of service at this place called "Help In Crisis" basically they just have a bunch of voulenteers come and work and the "money" we earn during those hours go straight towards the Women's Shelter, The Food Bank, After School Kid's programs....stuff like that. 

They are the coolest people. On the 19th We are helping with their annual "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event. Where Men, strap on red pumps and walk a mile for Women's abuse awareness. It'll be pretty fun. We're excited. 

Thursday we played Bingo with the Old people...we loveee it there. I think we go almost every day. haha. 

There was also a HUGE thunderstorm on Thursday (and a tornado warning out) needless to say, we were running around in the rain. It was sooo fun! The sirens didn't go off today, I experienced that twice last summer, and once already this year. It's a pretty interesting experience.

Sister Shumway spoke during a Zone Training Broadcast on Friday. "Elders and Sisters when we see a tornado, the proper thing to do is to HIIIDEE!" I wish you knew what her voice sounded like. Man, I love our mission mama, she always makes us laugh whilst also chastising missionaries.Bahaha! 

Zone Training was pretty good, I got to see Sister Boll again! She is STILL speaking Marshalese! She's been there since we left VanBuren...and that was FOREVER ago! 

After Zone Training, the Bradshaws took the district out for lunch at the Flying Burrito. So delicious...I guess every other missionary thought it was a good idea too, because soon enough, the whole Zone was there! 

We were lucky, there is a Beehive store there in Springdale, so we got to go wander around while sister Bradshaw got some stuff for her son who's serving in Californa. 

I got a present for Laura and Emily (one thing for the both of them) and something for mom! Woopwoop! One day I'll send it to you in a box of junk. You'll have to dig through it to find it, I'm sure, but it'll be worth it.  :)  

Saturday and Sunday was GENERAL CONFERENCE!! WOOHOO! 

The Elders said Priesthood session was really good, so we're going to be watching it tonight! :D 

We watched the first session with the Philips and an investigator family, after it was done, Brother Philips (who's pretty old mind you) and the rest of us had a few contests...pull ups ( I lost that one ) Push ups, tons of stuff. Brother Philips is in stinkin good shape! He showed us a ton of other cool exercises! It was a lot of fun, we laughed a lot.

We were supposed to go to another stomp dance tonight, but it didn't happen, we'll go either on Tuesday or Saturday this week hopefully to make up for it! 

Sunday was another day of General Conference, the morning session was my favorite by far this time around! I loved it all! I'm excited for the ensign to come out so I can read them over and over! If you're going to watch any of it, I recommend that session (MOM WATCH IT!:D) 

We have a Less Active that we go to see every once in a while, and whenever we go she always has FOOD! Today she had enchiladas and sugar cookies! YUM!

Last time we went over she was supposed to feed us..but forgot. She told us that when we walked in this time she was hoping that she had signed up and forgotten, because it actually looked like she hadn't...but really we just wanted to say Happy Birthday! She was disappointed..haha (we took some enchiladas home with us though :P) 

Today was SO FUN!!!

We woke up early and got in the car and drove to Dawsons! 

The district met us there and we fished allll morning, and for lunch fresh fried fish and smoked chicken! YUM.

It was a blast and I even caught one! I was having flashbacks to when Lucky would take us fishing! It was great. In all we caught 12 fish! 

Can I just say that we have THE best District EVER? Seriously, I've never had so much fun on Preperation Days! Gotta Love it! 

Next week on Tuesday is Sister Davis' Birthday so we're going to be emailing probably on Tuesday. Woohoo. We're going to go to the Cherokee Heritage Museum and to a few of the cool little and CHEAP gift shops around Tahlequah. It should be good. 

Today was miraculous...not just because of the fishing, but we found a LOST less active at Walmart while we were printing our pictures! 

It was crazy, this lady just started talking to us asking us all the right questions, finally we were like "wow, you know a lot!" She says, "well, I grew up mormon!" noooo wayyyyyy! haha. We gave her our number, it was a good day. 

Guess what. Not only are grace and I at our halfway point, but Seth totally is too! 

I was just reading my journal from LAST year and .... Seth left last year! sooo..yeah, that's cool. 

anyway....hope yuns have a good week! 

I love you. really. 

:D