Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Twenty-Three

Seriously the weeks are flying by!! I am loving my mission. Well on

Tuesday we had Zone Conference and that was great! I always love

hearing from President Andersen. It also snowed pretty hard that

morning so that was interesting. Then I went to Hohenwald with Sister

Ashworth on an exchange. It was crazy! Total hicks and sticks. I loved

it though! Half the people we visited I couldn't even understand

because of there strong accents. But on Wednesday we went home for

lunch and we tried to run the water and nothing came out! Well long

story short the mission forgot to pay for it and the city shut off our

water! Haha so we had to go sleep over at a members home. It was so

fun though! They made us grilled cheese for breakfast and then I went

back to Thompson Station. Probably the weirdest, most fun, craziest

exchange. Then on Thursday we had a Relief Society Conference just

with the ward. It was so much fun. I love the ladies here.

On Saturday we were able to go to the temple!! It was Janes first time

(she's the recent convert from my last area, Hendersonville). It was

also Janes sons 3 year anniversary from when he passed away. So a guy

from the ward was able to be baptized and confirmed for her son Adam.

Jane was bawling, I was bawling! One of the most spiritual experiences

on my mission yet. I love the temple so much. I can't wait to be able

to go more often. So amazing! Then that night we were able to watch

the General Young Women's broadcast. That was amazing. It was all

about remember your baptismal covenants and then your temple covenants

you will and have made. Saturday was such a solid spiritual day!!

Then Sunday came along and it seems like after you have a spiritual

day you get a rough day next. So all day yesterday I had this really

bad head ache, migraine. Fasting didn't help either. Then after dinner

I thought I was going to throw up. It was so bad! My head was just

pounding. We had to talk at BYC (bishops youth discussion) I got

through that. I couldn't even drive, sister Frampton had to. Then I

had this thought to get a blessing from an elder who is struggling. He

has one more transfer left and the adversary is really working on him.

So we went to the church and I got a blessing. It was great! Today I

am totally back to normal. I LOVE THE PRIESTHOOD. Seriously so great.

I love you all and hope you have a great week! Also on April 22,

that's our next transfer and president said he wants us all to be

there so I'm thinking a general authority is coming to speak!

Hopefully:) love you all:)