Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Twenty-Five

Another week gone by already! So this week was busy. On Tuesday we

found 2 more investigators. Kacey Prince and Amber Hollie! We're so

excited about them! They seem very prepared. We're meeting with them

this week again so I'm excited to see how it goes!

This week we had Zone Meeting in Columbia. It was great! President and

sister Andersen came too. I always love those meetings because it

always gets me pumped for missionary work! Then that night we had a

lesson with Joe again, a member, brother Rhoads came too! It was

great. We taught the plan of salvation and answered a lot of

questions! He likes to argue though... So it's kind of hard to teach

him when he's always like "what if this, what if that" but we're

really working on him. He's progressing though!

On Friday we had our Trainer// trainee meeting. It was so much fun!! I

LOVE being able to see all of my missionary friends! It was so good to

see my trainer, Sister Cotton again too! It was great. We had some

awesome training so by the assistants and president. The meeting was

from 9 to 4. So after we rip used to our dinner appointment. It was

great! I love the Millers. Both parents served missions and they have

a son out right now. They invited us over to help them with Preach My

Gospel. So now every week we go over and teach them all a lesson like

they're investigators. It's great! I love Elder Ballards talk. I

listened to it like 3 times this week! I hope you really do study

preach my gospel. And I want to hear about what you learned in the

emails you send me!! Then after we went and watched Ethan Bickmore do

his violin recital. It was great!

Then on Saturday we went and did some service. We help this program,

it's a food bank and they just get donations and give it to people who

need it. And on Saturday they had this big truck load of donations and

like 250 people came and we helped pass out food! We actually got 2

investigators from it!! So that was exciting. We met this one guy

Thumper. We thought he was Jace from Duck Dynasty! He looked just like

him!! Haha we had to ask. It was great! Then after we had the adult

session for stake conference. So Sunday we had stake conference as

well. Our stake center is right by the temple! I LOVE GOING THERE.

It's seriously my favorite. The Tiffany's got sealed as a family also.

They were all so happy! We went over the night before and they were

all so excited! My heart was so full.

I love the leaders of the church. I love the Book of Mormon. I love my

family. And I love my mission!! Thanks for all the love and support!




Ps. When we were at wal mart today there was a guy and he had this

huge jar and was seeing how many cucumbers he could fit in it. I asked

him what he was doing and he was making pickles! He had no teeth and

had some sweet overalls on. ONLY IN THE SOUTH!! I LOVE IT!




Love, Sister Gates:)





This is Ethan Bickmore!! He had a violin recital and invited us to come! Hahah love him!! He's a pro.‏







On Friday we had Trainer// Trainee meeting it was sister Andersens birthday and they got a piñata for her!! Seriously I LOVE president and sister Andersen so much!!‏









Sometimes I don't feel like driving! Haha so I have Sister Frampron and we blast our church music and sing at the top of our lungs! Love me so Motab!;)‏





We did some service Saturday morning so we stopped at Sweet Cece's and got a treat! Plus it's free for the missionaries:)‏





LOVE THESE GIRLS! They are totally crazy though. They're the Andersen family!











This is the family:) haha love these sisters!!‏





This is my Trainer, Sister Cotton!! It was so fun to see her again at the Trainer// Trainee meeting! Haha she kept saying, I'm a grandma now! (Because I'm training and she was my mom!) #missionlingo‏





This is Sister Johnson and Sister Vercillo!! LOVE THEM! I was in a trio with them when sister Cox went home.‏





I got your package mom!! Thanks so much:) perfect Easter package!‏








This is from Corbin Hoskins! He went to school with me and macey and we were in the MTC together! He just barley sent these pictures of all of us in the MTC! That seems so long ago!! haha So fun though!!