Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Thirty

This was yet again, another great week!

To start on Monday we went and visited this LA, she is in the YSA and

is a single mom. Her family is in the ward, but they're having some

problems, so we went over and visited her and she just shared her

whole life story! Then I shared Mosiah 7:33 with her and she just

cried and said that exactly what she needed to hear. It was so cool

because I kept looking for a scripture and the ones I was looking at

just didn't feel right, then it read that and knew I was suppose to

share it. The spirit was so strong!

Then another LA we are working with, Mamie, prayed with us for the

first time!! She was so scared, but she did great! Nothing is better

than when you can be apart of someone talking to their Heavenly

Father. So special.

We went and saw Shelby this week, Matt was to tired to meet, but we

had another great lesson with her! She wants to get married soon, and

she said she also wanted to come to church! Wahoo! She is sick right

now, but this week we will give her a church tour, so she can be ready

for the actual church. She is excited for her daughter Kinzie to go to

class too! This is so exciting!!

Josh Hodge is still reading the Book of Mormon and still trying to

understand it. We read Alma 19 with him this week and started to talk

about prophets! We didn't go to into detail, so next week we'll talk

about prophets more!! Wahoo!

Sister Keefe took us out to see Tina, Miles, and Charles. We talked

about the tree of life, and what it means to us. Her setback is that

we don't "accept her baptism" and she's "not good enough to go into

the temple" so that's a hard one to help someone really understand.

But we are trying each week!

This cute couple, the Westbrooks, just moved into the ward and they

texted us and said they had something for us. It was bread and a

bouquet of flowers!! Day made. What's better than bread and flowers?!

Haha but he works at a mortuary, so he just takes the flowers after

and also his friend works at a bakery. So score! It was so nice.

Then on Saturday we drove to the Madison Stake center. We drove

through Gallatin & Hendersonville! My heart was so full, it was weird

to be in my old area again. I got to see some AMAZING ladies from the

stake that I have missed so much! They were all so nice to me and

welcomed me back. Ah!! I love it here. We were there for a women's

conference. They had a couple classes that we went to then had lunch.

Then on our way home we stopped and picked some fresh strawberries!!

Seriously that was so great. We got to pick our own, there was so

many! I felt like a real country girl;)

I really do love being a missionary. I can't believe this week will be

my 7 month mark! I feel like I have learned so much, but yet not

enough. I can't even believe the power that the Book of Mormon has!

President wants us to read it in two transfers. So that's my goal

right now! Sometimes I get so excited about it I just want to scream

and shout and tell everyone about it!! Like come on, there is another

testament of Jesus Christ! Why wouldn't you want to read it?! I hope

you all take at least a few minutes each day to read, even if it is a

verse, make sure you read from the Book of Mormon! You will be blessed

so much!

It's hard to see loved ones pass on, my heart aches for the two who

did yesterday. This is a time where we can really see what is

important to us right now. I am SO glad I know what happens after we

pass on, if I didn't, I would not be okay. But so grateful for the

knowledge we have! I'll be praying.

I love you all! Have a great week:)



These are the flowers from the Funeral home. Sister Tenney surprised me with a picture of the temple and this is my favorite picture of Christ:)‏









Just pickin some fresh strawberries:)‏















More strawberries:) best strawberries I've ever had.‏



This is Sister Gregory! She comes out with us every Wednesday. She gave us some fresh eggs from her farm. LOVE HER!





So green & so great!‏








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