May 9, 2011

Yes!  I love Quik Trip!

Sister Martin and Sister White

Hello,
It was so great being able to talk to everyone and to see you all on skype. i wish i could have talked to jenny and christy some more! i love you and your families so much.   time flew by and half the time on the phone i didnt even know who i was talking to, but i love you all.

okay so ill just repcap and some things that i told you last night for everyone else that read this.
So this week was CRAZY! we got 8 new investigators! my comp says that the most she has ever had was 5 in a week, so this is awesome and if all goes as planned,  we should have 4 more this week. Ashley is getting baptized this Saturday. Omg, it is so exciting to see with my own eyes how much the gospel changes peoples lives. today we have an appointment with Cina, she is 42 and is single and is just awesome. iv never met her before but she contacted us because she works with all lds people and because of all their awesome examples she wants to learn more. then we have an apt with Bolivia. She is in her 40s as well and will soon be adopting her 4 nieces and nephews and we are teaching them all!

Missionary work is so exciting but i really don't know what the best part is. im excited when they agree to let us teach them, im excited when they accept our challenges, and im excited when they accept baptism. It's all just amazing. Today and tomorrow are filled with appointments which is such a blessing because it's so hot outside. on Saturday it got to 100 degrees.... ITS MAY! i dont know how im going to make it since it doesnt cool off until october.

my daily schedule:
6: wake up and run
8: personal study
9: companion study
10: on bike and heading out the door
lots of OYMing (street contacting) because people are actually outside because its not too hot yet
12: lunch
1: training
2: appointments or oyming
5: dinner at a members
9 or 9:30 starts planning
10:30 bedtime

throughout my day sister white and i are just laughing and finding people that i would have never talked to before. people here are in general, super nice,  we have the occasional nut, but its just awesome. Missionary work is so awesome and its so rewarding. i know that this will help me throughout my whole life and im so grateful for this experience.

sorry i forgot my camera cord so no pics today but ill send some next time. last pday we did a tri-zone activity and we played laser tag against each other. my zone got killed and my overall score i ranked 22 out of 31 people so i was happy about that since the last time i played was at my 16th bday. today we are having a bbq at one of our bishops and i think, watching the new Joseph smith movie. sometime in between there i will be trying to write letters back to everyone! i love you all. thank you so much for all your prayers.   The field is def white,  ready to harvest but its not just for missionaries! I challenge each and every one of you to talk to someone about the gospel this week. you might be nervous but i promise you that you will be blessed.


love sister martin