What do y'all want to hear about today?

Not the frumpy outfit LOL Halloween treats!

Well, what do y'all want to hear about today? Do you want to read about how I love Shallotte? Or about how my outfit today is the reason sister missionaries used to get a frumpy reputation? Or do you want to know what I did every hour of every day? Or do you want to hear about my personal development? Or the development of the people we are teaching? Or my testimony of the gospel? Or my invitation to be better?

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS AREA. Seriously. We taught the most lessons I have ever taught in a week. We had someone come to church and she is progressing quite nicely. We set a baptismal date for someone else and we are just absolutely loving our ward. THEY ARE SO FUNNY. I wish everyone could have been in RS yesterday. Just to hear the accents alone. And also to hear the hilarious comments that they say. And how they talk over each other. hahahha it's a riot. I love it though. I know God is no respector of persons and neither should I be... but I think this might be turning into my favorite area. There is just so much going on. Or maybe it might be my improvement of knowledge of how to be a missionary and how to have Christlike love for the people here. Whatever it is.... it is amazing here and I want my family to come see it so badly.

MY OUTFIT. LOL. I got this shirt at Walmart the other day that was on sale and I really like it but I really don't think it's cute. Quite the paradox... am I right?! haha My skirt is a hand me down from another sister and yeahhhhhhhh..... it's so Mormoney. But that's okay too. I'm grateful for it. My socklets are peeking out of my flats like a loser's and my shoes are so worn "and all like that" (saying people say here) that I just laugh when I put them on. But who needs cute clothes.... especially at the end of my mission. Ya know. (JK I HAVE SOME "CUTE CLOTHES" but I'm just not wearing them today.)

EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY! SIKE!  (PSYCH... yes I know) UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO SEND YOU A PICTURE OF MY PLANNER!

My personal development... Hmm... what to say, what? I have been working to get the heavenly attribute of temperance. It is very hard to define and discover. But.... nonetheless I am seeking to be more of it! I love the concept and idea of having full self-control and self-mastery! This desire has been long-lived and stems pretty deep. The conference talk by Jorg (I'm so sorry I do not know his name) really made me want to do it with even more urgency.

Our investigator, J, watched all of conference. We are helping him to feel the Spirit by introducing him to family history this week! It should go well! :) He is really great and we are just helping him to have faith that he will receive his answer about the truthfulness of the BoM. 

We have another investigator named, C. She's a friend of a less active member. BUT WHO IS NOW RETURNING! We have gotten the chance to teach her twice and it has been wonderful. She doesn't have much knowledge of the Bible, despite her religious background, so we are taking it very slowly. She intended to come to church this Sunday as far as we knew but got stung by some type of bug and her hand got all swollen and it was a mess (true story, not a crazy excuse haha).

E is FANTASTIC! She is a new investigator as well and has just been soaking in the BoM. A member introduced us to her. He helped her get an affordable rent at an apartment complex and we helped her move in and all that jazz. She is reading most every day and we taught her how to pray and she is just fantastic. She said, " I feel like someone might actually be listening when I pray." We got to bear testimony that someone is listening! That Someone is God and He is your loving Heavenly Father. It was incredible. She came to church and signed up to make a dozen cupcakes for the Trunk-or-Treat in a few weeks. What a keeper haha.

My testimony... So many components to it. I absolutely love my mission. I know that Heavenly Father has called me to serve here. I absolutely adore the opportunity I have to pray to Him as much as I want. I get to talk to the most Divine Being in the universe! About my personal problems! What a concept!

I love the blessings living the gospel can bring. Specificially the blessings I have seen in my own family by their best efforts to live the gospel. And it to do it joyfully.

I know sins can be overcome. I know weaknesses can be too. It is only through our Savior Jesus Christ. I absolutely know that He lives. There is no doubt. There is no question. I know we can live again. I know we all will live again. I know we can live with our Heavenly Father again if we do what is right and repent DAILY. I know that the Book of Mormon is the Word of God.

I know that Jesus Christ stands at the head of this church. "He is no stranger to His Servants." (Pres. Packer)

I would invite you all to pray for the guidance of the Holy Ghost to not only confirm what I have written, but to seek for personal revelation in your own life. I know you will get what you need. 

Thank you to any and all who read this and who have prayed for me this week. I love you all. :)

Sis Kriz & Sis S.