April 25th 2016

Hello!

Just so you know if you think it rains pretty hard in Utah, youre wrong. The rain here is awesome, but it down poors so heavy. I love it though. they say it there is supposed to be tornado tomorrow. There is a storm warning, and so I cant wait to see how that goes.

So This week has been the longest week. on Tuesday night I arrived in Oklahoma, the moment I got of the plane, it just felt right! I knew I am right where I need to be  and I met my mission president, who is 7 ft tall! haha, and his wife, they are the best. we had dinner with them and then we stayed in the mission home, and then the next day I met my companion, her name is sister hall and she is the sweetest girl ever! I love her a lot. She is a klutz just like me, so we get along real well. But I got placed in a town called Edmond, her and I are over the university of central Oklahoma, so we teach young adults, in the university. It is way awesome! Edmond has two sides, really rich and nice, or really poor! I got put in a way good area and I am way blessed. I love working with the young single adults, because I can relate to them pretty well!

The people here in Oklahoma are so kind and very down to earth, well.. most of them haha!

I have a funny story,

So my first day here we went to a referrals house, and as we parked and were getting ready to get out of the car to go knock on her door, there was two grown men with missing teeth, riding bikes that looked like a five year old should be driving and they were pulling a shopping cart behind them and it was full of groceries and beer, hahaha, and they yelled at us as they passed us saying, " watch out the rednecks are comin through", haha I couldn't stop laughing it was the funniest thing ever, it was my first experience in Oklahoma, and my companion looked at me and said, "welcome to Oklahoma"!!! so that was like the highlight of my week!

We have some amazing people we are teaching right now! I love teaching! I love the spirit that is felt as we help people see that the lord loves them and trying to help establish a relationship with him through the book of Mormon. IT is crazy! the lord is preparing people to hear the gospel.

IT is hard sometimes when we go tracting though, because there is so many different churches here that believe in Christ, like there is literally a church every couple blocks. so many. the hardest thing for me is tracting, because it pushes me way out of my comfort zone, but hopefully I will get better at it! it takes a lot of faith to do this work, and I have a lot of learning to do, but it is good! I love it!

one of the biggest things ive learned this week is having patience with others and myself. I think that is something that can be applied to all of you! We think we have to be perfect to qualify for blessings and to feel gods love! But god loves us always, no matter what! He is perfectly mindful of you and your needs, and he will take care of you and bless you, all we have to do is follow him, and as we do that, everything starts to slowly fall into place. I promise that is true! if you are looking for a good chapter to read in the book of Mormon read alma 32 versus 26 to 43 it is a great example of how god can work miracles in our lives if we just have faith! 

I love you all! Thanks for all the support you show  me it means a lot!

have a good week!

keep smiling!!!!!!!!!!