Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Thirty-Eight

This was one eventful week!!

Well to begin on Monday we had a great lesson to begin with the

Towrys. Brother towry has been coming to church and said he wants to

get back in so he can be worthy to baptize his daughter who is 6.

WAHOO!! He really wants this for him and his family. It's great to see

that change in him.

Then after we went over and visited Shirley and Richard Davis. We

shared pictures of the temple to Richard, Shirley is a member, just

less active. We actually committed Richard to baptize his dad, who

died, in the temple............. But we never committed Richard to

baptism........... So that's our plan for tonight!., haha we walked

out we were like "how did that happen?" Haha kinda funny.

Josh our investigator came back from Florida and told us he drank, and

smoked, and passed out on the beach and stuff. So That made me sad. We

taught him about Mosiah 18, the waters of Mormon and he priesthood

authority. He said on the way back on the airplane it had a lot of

turbulence, and so he got out his gospel library app on his phone and

read the Book of Mormon and that comforted him. That made me feel

better about his trip to Florida! We are still working with him and he

is progressing slowly.

Shirley and Reeda are someone we tracted into and we have been going

over. Reeda is very interested. She just had a knee replacement, so

she is home bound. But she is progressing slowly and we are so

grateful.

We drove clear out to Carthage and Elwood this week. We had a referral

who wanted a free bible 38 Miles one way. So we made a trek! Haha it's

so fun to see the small towns here. All the people are so humble and

friendly. I love it!

We were over visiting some people and we were walking up to this

apartment door and I saw this guy couldn't start his car, so I was

like hey can we jump start you? And we had cables, so we started him

up and I was like can we come back and teach you about our message?

And he was like yeah that's fine! Wahoo. Then this morning i prayed to

still have a missionary opportunity even though we have p day. So we

go to walmart and come out and again this girl tried to start her car

but it wouldn't turn over. So awkwardly I was like hey we have cables,

can we jump it? Haha she and her husband were like yes! I gave them a

pass along card and said to add us on Facebook. I am so grateful

Heavenly Father is letting us have simple opportunities to share the

gospel. I believe that the jumper cables in the car aren't for us,

they're for when we need to jump start people who are ready to hear

the message.

We played volleyball with the young women on Wednesday and there were

a couple nonmembers there so that was great. Then got Mexican ice

cream.

This week we also got in a car accident. Our poor cute car. We just

got done seeing Sue Tribble and I just said "let's go to sonic and get

a drink" I was like what the heck? I never want to stop. Even sister

Tenney was like woah you just said that, it wasn't me! So then I was

like well I'm not even thirsty and if this next appointment falls

through then we should. So she agreed to that. We had just come to a 4

way stop and we had stopped. And we started to go through and I look

over and this old lady in a red car didn't stop at the stop sign. So

BOOM we t-boned her car... She was born in 1929, she was 85 years old.

It was so weird. It was like slow motion. We barley missed hitting the

actual lady. So I just got out because we were both fine and the air

bag went off in the ladies car, we couldn't even get her car door

open. She was bleeding. It was so sad. Next thing we know we got cops,

ambulances, and fire trucks all coming over. They actually had us get

in the ambulance to check our vitals and to cool off. They had to fill

information out as well. I AM STILL SO MAD. because I feel like I

totally failed the test. The Holy Ghost tried to help us with telling

me to go to sonic. Ugh. That was not a fun call to the AP's... Or

Elder Johnson the vehicle coordinator.... or President Andersen. The

car is fine, the hood and bumper just need to be replaced. I feel like

that crash was all my fault. But after we went to sonic.

On Saturday Sister Gregory picked us up and took us all the way out to

her house to help paint her daughter Emma's room. Their reception

isn't good out there, small town probs, but then we saw we had a

voicemail from president saying I needed to call him back. So I did

and he asked me to train a new missionary..... I'm going to miss

Sister Tenney. She is totally different than me but she has been my

best companion. We were kinda down after that... I'm not sure why I

was called as a trainer because I'm still trying to figure out this

whole mission thing!! One of the elders is going to give me a blessing

tonight, so that will be great.

The rest of the time we were just saying goodbye to people and

packing. I really have learned so much from sister Tenney. She has

taught me the little things don't matter, and to just find joy from

your mission. You can work hard and have fun.

Well time for a new chapter in my mission. I am grateful for the

things I have learned so far. I can't believe I am almost half way

done. I still have a lot to learn. I finished reading the Book of

Mormon again in 2 transfers with the whole mission. I just can't

express my love for that book. It's amazing!! It's so easy to testify

of. Why wouldn't people want more knowledge about Jesus Christ? I am

grateful for all the love and support you all give me. I pray daily

for you all. Thanks for being such great examples! Pray for missionary

opportunities, they do happen!! I LOVE YOU!

Sister Gates











In the ambulance after the car accident!‏









Our car....... Also that's the intersection where it all happened!‏












Well our car got the better half of the crash... Still not good!‏








The sonic we got after the crash! Ahhhhh










My District this transfer.








Saying bye to Jeanette and Ron! I love them. Hahah‏














Becky, Erica Lynn, Jesselyn and Matt! Love all of those people from the Lebanon ward








We totally dressed up as a cow and got a free chick fil a meal!!!! I can't believe I did this. You do what you can to get free food as a missionary!!!‏





This is Ernie... We visit him now that Benjji is in the hospital! LOVE HIM.‏










Mexican Ice cream after young women volleyball on Wednesday!‏




Saw this guy blowing glass and wanted to know what he was doing. Sometimes my curiosity is a good thing when being a missionary!! So cool.‏













Sometimes the library is cool.‏








Helping Emma paint her room!! This was such a weird day.‏










OREO COWS!! Also we tracted into these people and taught the plan of salvation and she drew us a picture saying "I love heaven" "I love Gesses" 












Got Mexican ice cream when we found out sister Tenney was leaving!! Haha‏










Bill and Allie love them! PI was just sitting their and their cat Abby Sue came and sat right on my lap! Haha‏










I love sister cotton and sister bickmore and elder Johnson!!‏










Tennessee sunsets >>>>








Found this SC out in Carthage. Kinda funny!‏










I experienced my first tobacco fields this week. They are all over!
















Carthage adventures!‏








Kaitlyn Towry gave me a spaghetti sun last Monday!! Love her.‏








So for morning exercises sister Tenney let me dye her hair!!!‏








Elwood lake‏