Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Twenty-Seven

This is my first week in Lebanon... Or how they say it here, Lebaben.

I love it! I love my companion too. Sister Tenney. She is from Tucson,

Arizona and is a year older than me. She has been out for 9 months.

She likes comics and super heroes. She is also an amazing missionary.

She teaches so well with the spirit. I don't think I've had this much

fun on my mission yet! Our area is so big we actually share with 2

other elder companionships. They let us have the car full time, so

they bike. So we take care of the area on the outside of town, or

single ladies. The area is just like my first area. A little more

older homes, we have trailer parks and it's pretty ghetto. WE ARE

ACTUALLY TEACHING PEOPLE TOO!!

Shelby & Matt are another one we're teaching. They aren't married, but

have a couple kids. (So we might be planning a wedding if they decide

to get baptized.) haha but we taught them the plan of salvation as

well. She just kept saying "well it could be possible" so we're hoping

to keep them progressing.

Tina & Miles, Tina is the mom and miles is the daughter. The dad is a

member, just less active. But they have been coming back to church and

investigating. We went over this week & I guess some crazy things have

happened to their house, so this week we'll have someone bless it. But

this is the house I held the turtle at! We hope to see them keep

coming, they are open, they just have a hard time comprehending it

all.

So Josh, he is 21 and the sisters tracted into him. We went over this

week and taught him the Plan of Salvation. He accepted it really well.

He still has a hard time knowing there is just one religion thy is

right. But we're on the right track!

We have a couple others, but they are entirnigators! (Investigators

who investigate for eternity! Haha so we are working on them. It's so

fun to be able to teach again. We have some great sisters in the ward

who go out with us a couple times a week sit in on lessons.

Also we did service at the fair, and we helped this lady Andy weed

some trees. She said we were an answer to her prayers, so that was

awesome! Then we went to the Rodeo, because you know, great finding

opportunity!! Haha it was so great. These are my people! Haha no one

really wanted to talk to a couple of girls in skirts at a rodeo.....

So we tried but we just ended watching for a little bit. It was

Sister Tenney's first rodeo too. It was great! Haha

I am so excited to start new here and find those people who are

prepared. This area is really hard though... They call it the "Lebanon

curse area" so we're going to break that. We will do a lot of finding

as well. Lately while reading the Book of Mormon it has become a whole

other book to me. I can hardly put it down! There is no doubt in my

mind that that book isn't true. There's no way it couldn't be! This

week I have been the happiest on my mission yet. I love being a

missionary! It brings so many great blessings and opportunities. I

love the south & I love this church. Read the Book of Mormon, because

it has a special power. It will bless your life! I LOVE YOU ALL SO

MUCH! Hope Y'all have a good week;) haha




Sister Gates:)





We took a mission picture on transfer day!! So do you see sister Andersen on the front row in a cream dress suit? Well if you go over two people to the left, I am the head floating to the right of the guy!‏



Hahah Macey! Remember when we had scripture cases like this?! It zipped into a back pack? Oh man! Good times.‏







I. Love. This. Place.‏









So we went to the Rodeo. No one wanted to talk to girls in skirts... So we just watched it!! Seriously favorite memory.‏









We went to the fair to help out and we met this lady Andy who was weeding the trees. She made us flower people! Also the two boys are Boy Scouts we met who helped too! I really love gardening and helping people, plus it was a nice day!! Win, win, WIN!!‏





I have the best companion who gets spiders when I'm too scared to!!‏



I held a turtle... Pretty cool!!‏





I LOVE SISTER COTTON. I cried when I saw her at transfers. She's the best fake mom!‏



Heading to transfers!! I have so much stuff.... Oh well!‏



Love the Ingrams!! They are my soul sisters! Again, so hard to say goodbye...‏



Love the Bickmores, so hard to say goodbye!! They did so much for me.‏



This is Sister Bickmores Lion!! Just kidding it's a cat, that's like a lion.‏