Sister Mitzi Gates // Week Eighty // "The Last Weekly Email"

Well to start off we had some amazing lessons this week.







Kelly, Teresa, Abbey and David are progressing so well!! Remind me to







tell you how we met them;) but we went over and shared the







restoration. Then the first part of the plan of salvation. They were







crying, we were crying! It was amazing. They are reading the BOM and







have so many questions. They marked the whole book up. Golden







investigators!! I would give anything to stay and teach them. They are







praying about May 17th to be baptized. So I can at least Skype in.







The departing missionaries usually go to the temple after transfer







meeting, but since it's going to be closed, we got to go one more time







before. So Sister Ellis and I went down with Kyla and Michelle and did







a session. It was just what was needed. We actually saw some old







Hermanas that went home a while ago. They came back and went through







the temple with their converts and then they were sealed. They gave us







some advice about going home in the celestial room. It was pretty







cool! I love the little Nashville temple. So many good memories,







revelation and comfort took place in there.







The Kentucky Derby was also on Saturday. The school kids all dressed







up for school in big hats and fancy clothes. Such a fun event. Cool to







be serving in Kentucky when it went on.
















I love going to bed so exhausted you pass out in 5 minutes. I love







being rejected only to have the spirit confirm once again, this is







true. I love seeing people change. I love sitting in gospel principals







and all the southern baptist converts are saying comments or more so







preaching. I'll miss having my hair smell like smoke 24-7. I'll miss







sitting on a couch not knowing if roaches will crawl out of it. I've







never applied the atonement so much in my life. I've never been so







humbled. I love bearing my testimony boldly to a stranger I've just







met. I've never relied so much on a Heavenly Father to guide me in







every minute of the day. I've never had this close of a relationship







like I do with my Savior. I've never loved people so deep, so fast.







I've never had so many lows and had so many highs. I have never met so







many Jesus lovin' people in my life, they truly love The Lord. I have







never been so truly happy in my life. The greatest thing about my







mission is that I have been truly converted. But I am so grateful







Heavenly Father has worked with me in patience and has helped me







change. I know that the truth and fullness of this gospel was restored







through the prophet Jospeh Smith. I know the Book of Mormon to be







true. I know that no matter how many times we fail, Christ has already







given us that opportunity to try again, through the Atonement.







I can say that no man or women has ever loved their mission as much as







I have loved mine. I love my mission more than anyone will even







understand. Best 18 months old my life.
















I was studying one morning and came across this scripture... It







explains my life as of now:







2 Nephi 33:3 But I, Sister Gates, have written what I have written,







and I esteem it as of great worth, and especially unto my people. For







I pray continually for them by day, and mine eyes water my pillow by







night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know







that he will hear my cry.
















I love the people of Tennessee and Kentucky. I especially love sharing







the good news that Christ original church that he set up when he was







here, has been restored in its fullness today.
















Thanks for all your love and support these past 18 months. I'll see







ya'll soon.




















Sister Gates







Here is my new email address: mitzi.gates@outlook.com















At Kirchhoffs Bakery with Brother Balmer!!‏









The last District Meeting








Saying goodbye to the Koonce family!! Love them. Their son comes home the day I leave!‏








Hannah, Lisa, and Ella at Stake Conference!!‏














Temple trip on Saturday!! I went with Sister Ellis, Kyla and Michelle to the temple. Then saw the Wilmuths from Hendersonville!!‏








Kyla, Michelle and Sister Ellis on the way to the temple!!‏








Saying goodbye to the Newman family!!‏








Saying goodbye to our investigator Kaitlyn!! She's so solid.‏












Brother Aguilar, our WML took us all to burrito shack!! Elder Senatore tried the burrito challenge.‏








Sister Long and her girls!! Love them.‏








Utah bound...‏