Happy 1st of February! Wow, time is flying! I hit 13 months on the mission tomorrow. Weird. And this is the last week of this transfer! This has been the craziest transfer ever.

We went on exchanges this week with our lovely Sisters and I just love em. It’s also super fun to spend time in other areas. While on an exchange, another Sister and I went to Old Town Burleson to visit some members who work at the museum and Old Town Burleson is the cutest! We got to see some old trollies and walk around a bit. So fun!

On Wednesday this week, we were dropped off at the church (we share a car) and we were going to walk to an appointment after we did some studies. However Gilbert left the area phone at home… and it was getting dark. So we would have no form of communication. For some reason, we were still set on walking. It was when the Elders found out that we were planning on walking when they brought to our attention how stupid that would be. We ended up getting a ride so no worries haha. It was kinda sweet though, those Elders were really looking out for us. They would NOT let us leave unless we had a ride hahaha

Two sets of Elders out here have a prank war going and this week, the prank was a bit crazy😂 We lowkey helped them plan it… the ZLs were pranking my DL and his comp. They bought a whole bottle of laxatives and put about 4 servings in a batch of cookies and added the rest of it to a half gallon of milk in their fridge. One of the elders ended up eating about 10 cookies and drank about 20 oz. of the milk. The best part is that the ZLs unplugged their toilet and took all their toilet paper😂😂😂 The bummer deal is that the Elder who had the most laxatives in him chugged a bottle of this stuff that made it so it didnt have any affect on him. Big bummer. But it was hilarious

Sunday was a rough day for us. We had a really hard time getting out the door, we were informed of a meeting with the ward we had to be in later in the afternoon and I was so frustrated I thought I was gonna lose my mind😂 I was short with ward members, angry with the other sisters and I argued with my companion about the meeting we were supposed to have. It felt like everything was going wrong and I was so furious. We ended up going into our meeting quite upset and clueless as to what we were going to share. To my great surprise, the meeting went extremely well. I was given exactly what I needed to say right when I needed to say it. The spirit helped me and my companion out even though we didn’t even deserve it. We didn’t prepare, we argued about it and didn’t even pray beforehand.

As soon as it ended, I asked Gilbert if we could pray. I knew I needed to council with the my Father after that experience. We knelt down, feeling awfully humbled… We expressed our gratitude for the gift of the spirit and for the guidance we were given in the meeting. We told Him about how frustrating our day was and asked for forgiveness for our hard hearts and bitter attitudes. We prayed that the frustration would melt away and that we could keep with us the spirit that He had blessed us with. It was a very humbling and growing experience for me. I was reminded that this is Gods work, He is in charge and I need to be more humble and slow to anger. I was grateful for such a tender mercy and for the chance I had to council with God after the experience. I only wish I had done it sooner.

Always pray. Tell Him everything and let Him know how you are feeling. Nothing brings me more peace than when I talk to my Heavenly Father. If you haven’t read the talk “The Immediate goodness of God” by Kyle McKay, I would encourage you to do that. God is so good.

Have a fantastic week y’all❤

Get Busy, Get Lost!
-Sister Oldham