Sister Madeline Bleak

Sunday, November 19, 2017

June 6, 2017 "I think we should just hang out for the next month - Pres. Vest"

I think we should just hang out for the next month” –President Vest

HEEEYYYAAALLLL so this week was pretty awesome. (And sorry this'll be short, not a ton of time and hall probably get annoyed at my long snails anyway ;))

This week started out with eating dinner at a family's house who were from NORTH CAROLINAA!! Southern accent and all. It was BOMB. They poured out the food on the table and we ate with our hands. It was sweet.

We also actually met some people who wanted us to come back!!!

We are also now official homies with all the youth. It's been so fun to meet with them and see their testimonies grow!!

The best parts about this week were two things.

First thing, ZONE CONFERENCE!!

This was our last zone conference with President Vest. In exactly a month President Love will be my mission president!

So yes I cried like the whole time. I cannot even verbalized how much I love them for everything they've done for me!!! I just love them with my whole heart.

Plus sister rice gave her departing testimony. So all in all, melted into a puddle of tears.

But really this Zone Conference was exactly what I needed.

Sometimes as missionaries I feel like we get stuck in this normal routine of things. We get lost in doing all these "missionary things" but forget what being a missionary and doing missionary work is really all about.

All of the topics were basically about being all in as a missionary, serving with all our might mind and strength.

The whole time it was like the spirit was just giving me this powerful pump up, testifying of this work we are involved in.

I can't even express in words how amazing being a missionary is!!!

Like guys, I have almost been out a full year!

I have spent almost a full year with the privilege of wearing the name of Christ over my heart.

Sending home your companion makes you reflect on your own mission a lot.

It's really daunting because I mean we give up so much to come out here, and it's not like we are instantly perfect. Not at all. We work hard and try our best and hope to reap the fruits of our efforts, but you know, when it comes down to it, if I didn't make a recognizable different for anyone, it wouldn't make me upset, because what it really is all about is coming out and serving God. Just because we love Him.

The greatest blessing and miracle for this week was, however, being able to reap that fruit!!!

We got 3 NEW INVESTIGATORS LAST NIGHT!!!!!!

THIS IS HUGE PEOPLE!!!!! Doniphan is like a dried up water hole in the Sahara. And NOW THERE IS SIGN OF LIFE!

Haha jk, but we were super pumped!!! We are teaching this FAMILY. A part member family where the dad has been active and strong in the gospel his whole life, but has fallen less active because he wanted to save his marriage. Since his wife is hardcore baptist. No missionaries have been able to get in with them. But we went by and hey said we could come back!!! So we set up this whole appointment and taught his daughters! Who by the way came to church without any of us knowing!!

Ahhh we are just so excited and I'm just so grateful to be a missionary and to see miracles on the daily. God is good!!!

Have an amazing week!!

Love you all