Kait in Colorado: December 30, 2013

Happy Almost New Year!

Christmas was great! I hope yours was as great as mine. I was far too spoiled. Honestly though I have so much candy I don't even know what to do with it! We spent the day with Kathryn Wirkus, a retired Lt.Colonel in the US Air Force. She is so awesome and has the best house! We also went to the Torrez family home for supper and visited a lot of other people during the day. Their little grandson Daniel is hilarious and kept saying, "Hey Sister Missionaries!" It was very busy!

Funny Story of the Week:

What's new...I fell asleep in a roleplay again...

This time I told Sister Fletcher that I would pretend to be Heather, one of our investigators. I vaguely remember saying this. The next thing I said was "Just call me Sleepybear McGillicutty." I woke up pretty quick after this because Sister Fletcher was laughing so hard. I am the weirdest person I know.

Also this same night Sister Fletcher was practicing inviting me to church. I fell alseep in the middle of it and had a dream about mermaids. She said I agreed to come, my only question was, "Do I have to wear a fin?" Yay for mermaids haha.

Also we realized that Sister Fletcher totally looked like Sister Myers one day (from the District). Missionaries think the weirdest things are hilarious. We seriously could not get over it!

The weather here has been unreal. It was so nice! Almost 65 degrees! Saturday night we got some random snow but it's basically almost gone. I feel like I say every week that it was a good week to reflect, but honestly, this week I've really seen just how much I have grown and changed since I've been on my mission, and specifically in this area. I am so happy to be a missionary and to have the peace in my life in knowing that the Gospel is true. Coming to this area, I was pretty stressed. I set a lot of expectations for myself and forgot how great it is to be a missionary. I've remember now that being a missionary is all about helping people come unto the waters of baptism so they can start on the path to salvation. As I focus more on the area and how we can help it, I am so much more aware of how the Lord is in every part of this work and we are seeing miracles every day!

The week was busy and by yesterday we hadn't found any new investigators. We talked to everyone that we saw and invited many people to read the Book of Mormon. Sadly, most of them did not live in the area and were just visiting. But we planted the seeds and left them our number! I knew we needed to find. So we started driving. I saw some apartments that I thought looked promising so we pulled over. As we got out, I noticed some people entering a house across the street so off we went! And that is where we met Joe and Tina! Joe had a severe stroke recently and Tina is his caretaker. He is the sweetest man and though it was hard for him to talk to us, we could tell how incredibly grateful he was to have visitors! Tina has met with missionaries in the past and told us that she was praying someone would come visit because Joe was so lonely. There is nothing I love more than being an answer to prayer. Tina has also met with missionaries before and we committed her to read the Book of Mormon! I know we were led to those people!

We also met with a less-active when her non-member niece was visiting from Oregon! She is 17 and has had a pretty difficult life but is so well-adjusted. We were able to share the Book of Mormon with her and Sister Mac (the LA) said that after we left she started reading it! Again another seed planted!

I am praying and working to help someone to baptism as well. It's hard work but it's so worth it! Everyday I pray I am doing all I can to help the area and the people here! I know I have a long way to go. It's this reason that I am so grateful for my Saviour. When I remember Him, I remember to keep an eternal perspective. My purpose is to share the Gospel; if others don't accept it is their choice. All I can do is share! I know I have been holding myself back from reaching my potential. I tell myself I can't do it or that I'm not good enough. I've realized though that it's not about me. It's about the people here who do not have the blessings of the Gospel. If the Lord thinks I can do it, then I had better start believing too!

I hope you have a great week and a happy new year as well! Here's to 2014!