Ok family sadly this will be the shortest letter ever because I have to share my small amount of time with my new companion. YEA CRAZY HUH??
OK sooo.... we were sure neither of us would get transferred because we were both new to the area and my comp is leaving next cycle and I am a greenie... so transfer call day comes around and sis stirling got called to be a zion companionship (never done before with sisters that's how amazing she is). That means she travels around and trains people. No area assigned to her and her new comp. So that meant I had to take over the area!! AHHHH SO CRAZY!!! My comp is obviously still the senior comp but now I have to lead her around and have been asked to take care of all our amazing investigators. I was so shocked and still am but after talking to the APs and the president they reassured me that they know I can do it. AHHHH !! SO CRAZY! I was so sad to see her leave but I know I will survive!
So some random things for this week:
We challenged one investigator to decide about baptism and yesterday he told us ... I'm so close sisters I know it!! ahhhh so happy!
Our other investigator took us to Spanish Harlem to get our nails done. hahaha. She wanted us to get really long ones like hers but that was not happening!!! I don't even know how to tell you they were like swirly and sparkly!!! so ghettto fab. Loved it!
So it has been so cold lately so much snow and cold wind. One especially wet day I realized my feet were sooo amazingly cold that I didn't understand so we went to the Church and I took my "water proof boots" off to find all 3 pairs of socks soaked through!! ahh so we went to a close by member's house and blow dried my feet warm and then put plastic bags over my socks... too funny because later we were asked to take our shoes off at an appointment. Boy did they get a surprise. You really have no shame as a missionary... i might as well have worn the grocery bags on the outside. HAHAH
love you alll to the moon and back.
Siswa
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I'm working on getting some photos scanned and on the blog that Katy has sent us. For now here is the next installment of the life of a NY Sister missionary.....
It has been a very busy but great week. The miracles keep rolling in. We had amazing numbers this week for how many lessons we taught and new investigators. We hit standard!!! Which we have been working for since we got here. Its hard when you are white washing but I know when the Lord asks us to do something He will always make it possible.
Kevin you will be excited to know we have been teaching a guy who got a scholarship to play basketball for St.Johns. You will have to keep your eye out for him. We also have some of the most amazing investigators who keep surprising us in their willingness and desire to do whats right. One girl we are teaching lost her job right after we met her and then we taught her and she went to church before she found a new job and she told us when she got her current job that she asked for Sundays off. HOW COOL IS THAT? We hadn't even taught her about keeping the sabbath day holy yet. So cool. And another investigator continues to amaze us. He calls us all the time and is like can I have another chapter to read? I already finished the last 4. O HE IS JUST SO GRAND. His friend whom he grew up with and went to seminary with and stuff flew down this weekend to meet us and help us a little. That was a tender mercy that went a long way. He is really progressing. He is so smart and understands how important this is but because of that he is hesitant because he wants to know that it is true. Which is amazing but frustrating at the same time. Keep praying for him. He is such a miracle!
So I had my first baptism on Saturday!! It was such an amazing and humbling experience. I sat there looking at her in the baptismal font, making this huge step towards eternal bliss and I realized, Wow... I really helped her get her. I know it was far from just me but I really had a part in this. What an amazing feeling that was. I am so grateful for it. We are now teaching her sister and her friend. HOW COOL IS THAT? just barely a member and already sharing the gospel. Makes me a little ashamed for not doing it more with my family.
So a funny story really quick. We have come to a standstill in our dinner appointments (i guess the boys got tired of feeding us) and so last Sat we packed both a lunch and a dinner. Our dinner was some nice sandwiches which we were excited to eat but we decided to leave them at the church then come back and get them when we had an appointment there later. Then when we got there someone had locked our food in the kitchen!! uGGG... so we didn't eat them then ... so annoying but we decided to save them to eat for dinner the next day after church. So we get hungry and its time to eat so we go into the kitchen and look in the fridge and to our dismay... our sandwiches are gone!! Our other things are there but no sandwiches. Then we saw some of the elder's stuff in the kitchen so we figured they had eaten them. So we left them a nice note and went home for the day. They called us later and left a funny message saying how they didn't eat it and how they were appalled that we would think such things about them. But we didn't believe them and still fought that they did. Then at like 10:!0 that night my comp is rummaging in the fridge for something to eat and found ... the sandwiches... we had left them home the whole time. HAHAH... O k i guess you had to be there but we thought it was so funny that we let the sandwiches disappoint us twice ... when they were home all along ! hahaha!
Another funny story. We have this guy in our ward who is rich and likes to eat out so one day he asked if we wanted to eat lunch with him at this place called Le Cirque. We had no idea what it was so we decided to go. It was such a windy day that day and we looked totally nasty. o so bad. I was wearing like 17 layers and my hair was all out of whack. So bad. So we finally find this place and walk in and ... DUNN DUNN DUNN... It was no joke the nicest place I have ever eaten. They had a dress code there (which we barely passed) and everyone had these looks on their faces like ... what are you doing here?? O so funny. My companion was so funny because her skirt was soo staticy that it looked like she was wearing pants and she kept following me so closely and i didn't understand why but she was trying to hide herself because of her skirt. O it was so funny. So bad but so funny.
O well. That prob wasn't as funny as it was to us but I figured why not try and portray some missionary humor huh?? haha
Well I love you all so much and I really am working so hard. I'm exhausted already but I hope that's a good sign. I know that this Church is true and I realize that more and more with every mean person I talk to. haha. This gospel changes lives and I know it has changed mine. Don't be scared to tell people about the Gospel. I wouldn't be out here if I didn't know it was true.
Keep praying for me and my investigators. Keep sending mail everyone!!! I love it!! hahaha!
God is awesome!
Love you all to the moon and back
It has been a very busy but great week. The miracles keep rolling in. We had amazing numbers this week for how many lessons we taught and new investigators. We hit standard!!! Which we have been working for since we got here. Its hard when you are white washing but I know when the Lord asks us to do something He will always make it possible.
Kevin you will be excited to know we have been teaching a guy who got a scholarship to play basketball for St.Johns. You will have to keep your eye out for him. We also have some of the most amazing investigators who keep surprising us in their willingness and desire to do whats right. One girl we are teaching lost her job right after we met her and then we taught her and she went to church before she found a new job and she told us when she got her current job that she asked for Sundays off. HOW COOL IS THAT? We hadn't even taught her about keeping the sabbath day holy yet. So cool. And another investigator continues to amaze us. He calls us all the time and is like can I have another chapter to read? I already finished the last 4. O HE IS JUST SO GRAND. His friend whom he grew up with and went to seminary with and stuff flew down this weekend to meet us and help us a little. That was a tender mercy that went a long way. He is really progressing. He is so smart and understands how important this is but because of that he is hesitant because he wants to know that it is true. Which is amazing but frustrating at the same time. Keep praying for him. He is such a miracle!
So I had my first baptism on Saturday!! It was such an amazing and humbling experience. I sat there looking at her in the baptismal font, making this huge step towards eternal bliss and I realized, Wow... I really helped her get her. I know it was far from just me but I really had a part in this. What an amazing feeling that was. I am so grateful for it. We are now teaching her sister and her friend. HOW COOL IS THAT? just barely a member and already sharing the gospel. Makes me a little ashamed for not doing it more with my family.
So a funny story really quick. We have come to a standstill in our dinner appointments (i guess the boys got tired of feeding us) and so last Sat we packed both a lunch and a dinner. Our dinner was some nice sandwiches which we were excited to eat but we decided to leave them at the church then come back and get them when we had an appointment there later. Then when we got there someone had locked our food in the kitchen!! uGGG... so we didn't eat them then ... so annoying but we decided to save them to eat for dinner the next day after church. So we get hungry and its time to eat so we go into the kitchen and look in the fridge and to our dismay... our sandwiches are gone!! Our other things are there but no sandwiches. Then we saw some of the elder's stuff in the kitchen so we figured they had eaten them. So we left them a nice note and went home for the day. They called us later and left a funny message saying how they didn't eat it and how they were appalled that we would think such things about them. But we didn't believe them and still fought that they did. Then at like 10:!0 that night my comp is rummaging in the fridge for something to eat and found ... the sandwiches... we had left them home the whole time. HAHAH... O k i guess you had to be there but we thought it was so funny that we let the sandwiches disappoint us twice ... when they were home all along ! hahaha!
Another funny story. We have this guy in our ward who is rich and likes to eat out so one day he asked if we wanted to eat lunch with him at this place called Le Cirque. We had no idea what it was so we decided to go. It was such a windy day that day and we looked totally nasty. o so bad. I was wearing like 17 layers and my hair was all out of whack. So bad. So we finally find this place and walk in and ... DUNN DUNN DUNN... It was no joke the nicest place I have ever eaten. They had a dress code there (which we barely passed) and everyone had these looks on their faces like ... what are you doing here?? O so funny. My companion was so funny because her skirt was soo staticy that it looked like she was wearing pants and she kept following me so closely and i didn't understand why but she was trying to hide herself because of her skirt. O it was so funny. So bad but so funny.
O well. That prob wasn't as funny as it was to us but I figured why not try and portray some missionary humor huh?? haha
Well I love you all so much and I really am working so hard. I'm exhausted already but I hope that's a good sign. I know that this Church is true and I realize that more and more with every mean person I talk to. haha. This gospel changes lives and I know it has changed mine. Don't be scared to tell people about the Gospel. I wouldn't be out here if I didn't know it was true.
Keep praying for me and my investigators. Keep sending mail everyone!!! I love it!! hahaha!
God is awesome!
Love you all to the moon and back
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
To the Wadsworth-alots
I decided to steal sis wood's title for me as the email title. she is such a doll she writes me every week with her grandsons. She is so wonderful. Tell her thank you and how much i appreciate them.
SO this week has flown by last pday was an experience. We told you that we were going to get our picture drawn and we were so excited we went to time square and found a guy who would draw us both for 10 dollars. He didn't speak much English and so we pointed to our tags and said make us missionaries and make sure to put our tags. And he just laughed and smiled and we were like... ok. Then he started to draw and we sat there smiling and excited expecting greatness. But as people would walk by they would look at the picture, look at us and then laugh. So we just thought ... whatever its kinda weird i guess. Then he was like ok I'm done... you ready? And we were so excited ... then he turned it around and i couldn't help it but my eyes went huge and my mouth dropped open. He had done prob the complete opposite of what we asked. Not only did it not look like us but we were in skanky dresses with huge boobs and butts with a stripper pole on the side... .AHHHHHHHH!! So scandalous! We paid him and walked away and walked in silence for like 10 blocks then all of a sudden we turned to each other and just started laughing and laughing and laughing. oooo sooo funny. and horrible at the same time. We will prob throw it away but we took a picture to send you. o man too great. Then we went to the store and spent 27 dollars on 3 small bags of groceries that we needed. OOO THIS PLACE IS CRAZY EXPENSIVE. We are one of the most expensive missions in the world. No surprise there. We get 180 a month. Which really feels like nothing sadly.
So we have been goin out with some members of our ward to eat because the Elders are in charge of feeding us now and the sisters go on splits. So most of the time we get take out with them because they are lazy haha. But this one guy took us to this amazing greek place. That was sooo expensive and soo not what i expected to eat as missionary. O so delightful. The food here is so awesome though. If i had more money and the time I would so get fat. HAHA
Another cool thing that happened this week is that after district meeting we convinced all the boys to do facials with us. hahaha. It was so strange they were way more excited about it then we were. I will send the pics. They had cucumbers and all. SOOOO great. I loved it.
O so we ended our sweets fast on SATURDAY HALLELUJAH! ... I am never doin that again because all i did the next day and a half was eat sweets. HHAHA.No it was good and we know it was a sacrifice so we were blessed.
I still can't believe I am in NEW YORK. I feel like I haven't had a chance to actually soak it all in but I guess that's good because then it means Im working hard.
I love you all so much and am really working so hard. I am working so hard that a couple of nights ago my comp knocked over our lamp and broke it like 10 mins after I went to bed and I didnt even wake up or hear it!!! And everyone knows how light of a sleeper I am!!!! CRAZY HUH? Its good though I plan to come off the plane and crash to the finish line. Then I will know FOR SURE that all the things that I am missing at home will have been worth it. I am so excited about all the things going on back home. Its so strange to think things are still moving without me hahaha. Selfish I know.
I hope all is well with the extended family, with the ward, all my cute old people friends, all my roomies, all my college buddies! I love you all and am so grateful for your prayers and support. KEEP THEM COMING BECAUSE I AM LOVING ALL THESE BLESSINGS! haahah!
I know that this is the true church because it is what brings true happiness through Jesus Christ. Don't be afraid to share this beautiful gift we have with those around you. Plant seeds, be a good example. :D
You are all sooo amazing!
LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK
-Sister Wads Wheezy (That's what my district calls me and what is written on our district tshirts... o lovely huh??)
SO this week has flown by last pday was an experience. We told you that we were going to get our picture drawn and we were so excited we went to time square and found a guy who would draw us both for 10 dollars. He didn't speak much English and so we pointed to our tags and said make us missionaries and make sure to put our tags. And he just laughed and smiled and we were like... ok. Then he started to draw and we sat there smiling and excited expecting greatness. But as people would walk by they would look at the picture, look at us and then laugh. So we just thought ... whatever its kinda weird i guess. Then he was like ok I'm done... you ready? And we were so excited ... then he turned it around and i couldn't help it but my eyes went huge and my mouth dropped open. He had done prob the complete opposite of what we asked. Not only did it not look like us but we were in skanky dresses with huge boobs and butts with a stripper pole on the side... .AHHHHHHHH!! So scandalous! We paid him and walked away and walked in silence for like 10 blocks then all of a sudden we turned to each other and just started laughing and laughing and laughing. oooo sooo funny. and horrible at the same time. We will prob throw it away but we took a picture to send you. o man too great. Then we went to the store and spent 27 dollars on 3 small bags of groceries that we needed. OOO THIS PLACE IS CRAZY EXPENSIVE. We are one of the most expensive missions in the world. No surprise there. We get 180 a month. Which really feels like nothing sadly.
So we have been goin out with some members of our ward to eat because the Elders are in charge of feeding us now and the sisters go on splits. So most of the time we get take out with them because they are lazy haha. But this one guy took us to this amazing greek place. That was sooo expensive and soo not what i expected to eat as missionary. O so delightful. The food here is so awesome though. If i had more money and the time I would so get fat. HAHA
Another cool thing that happened this week is that after district meeting we convinced all the boys to do facials with us. hahaha. It was so strange they were way more excited about it then we were. I will send the pics. They had cucumbers and all. SOOOO great. I loved it.
O so we ended our sweets fast on SATURDAY HALLELUJAH! ... I am never doin that again because all i did the next day and a half was eat sweets. HHAHA.No it was good and we know it was a sacrifice so we were blessed.
I still can't believe I am in NEW YORK. I feel like I haven't had a chance to actually soak it all in but I guess that's good because then it means Im working hard.
I love you all so much and am really working so hard. I am working so hard that a couple of nights ago my comp knocked over our lamp and broke it like 10 mins after I went to bed and I didnt even wake up or hear it!!! And everyone knows how light of a sleeper I am!!!! CRAZY HUH? Its good though I plan to come off the plane and crash to the finish line. Then I will know FOR SURE that all the things that I am missing at home will have been worth it. I am so excited about all the things going on back home. Its so strange to think things are still moving without me hahaha. Selfish I know.
I hope all is well with the extended family, with the ward, all my cute old people friends, all my roomies, all my college buddies! I love you all and am so grateful for your prayers and support. KEEP THEM COMING BECAUSE I AM LOVING ALL THESE BLESSINGS! haahah!
I know that this is the true church because it is what brings true happiness through Jesus Christ. Don't be afraid to share this beautiful gift we have with those around you. Plant seeds, be a good example. :D
You are all sooo amazing!
LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK
-Sister Wads Wheezy (That's what my district calls me and what is written on our district tshirts... o lovely huh??)
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Spread the Love
I'm a little late, but here experts from Kaitlyn's latest email to us....
Im really excited for pday today because we are going to go get a caricature (?) drawn of sis stirling and I as missionaries. haha Im excited.
So we decided as a Zone to do a zone fast over 13 days each companionship would choose a day and fast. We are fasting that we all can have a baptism in March. President has asked us to baptize monthly. It is so amazing to see the miracles that God lays before us. The day we fasted we looked up this former investigator named Dave and lets just say that he is a dry mormon. Meaning he just needs water (baptism). He is so amazing. He came to church on sunday dressed in a white shirt and tie. He used to go to seminary back home with a member friend and everything. We are so blessed to have him. OOO how sweeet it is!
It has been a pretty intense week otherwise. Lots and lots of work. The Lord is def trying our faith to make sure that we can do it. Every time we start to get discouraged we are will say something like "O something good has got to be coming cuz Satan's trying to get us down". But we dont let him and then we always see miracles. :D
So we started a sugar (dessert) fast on saturday as a sacrifice to show our gratitude for Dave and to give him extra strength. And o my. I know im not a big sugar fan but i feel like every corner we turn there is some amazing place to get dessert at here! And it all smells so good. It's so annoying but i guess thats the point of a sacrifice.
I have been working really hard and trying my best to be 100% obedient. I never knew how different NY would be from anywhere I have ever been. I can feel myself growing and becoming a better person as I strive to overcome my weaknesses. My companion is very sweet and always says nice things to me. She told me that she thinks im going to be the best missionary in the mission. haha. She said im going to have the whole mission wrapped around my finger. :D So I better get to work to make that come true! HAHA!
I love you all! Happy Valentines day. Spread the love that you have come to understand through the gospel with those around you. We are doing heart attacks for people and leaving them a plate of cookies with a church publication on Valentines day. OOO can't wait for Valentines day this year. Actually I really am looking forward to it for the first time in my life. :D Its such a dreadful day most of the time. haha!
Love you to the moon and back!
Im really excited for pday today because we are going to go get a caricature (?) drawn of sis stirling and I as missionaries. haha Im excited.
So we decided as a Zone to do a zone fast over 13 days each companionship would choose a day and fast. We are fasting that we all can have a baptism in March. President has asked us to baptize monthly. It is so amazing to see the miracles that God lays before us. The day we fasted we looked up this former investigator named Dave and lets just say that he is a dry mormon. Meaning he just needs water (baptism). He is so amazing. He came to church on sunday dressed in a white shirt and tie. He used to go to seminary back home with a member friend and everything. We are so blessed to have him. OOO how sweeet it is!
It has been a pretty intense week otherwise. Lots and lots of work. The Lord is def trying our faith to make sure that we can do it. Every time we start to get discouraged we are will say something like "O something good has got to be coming cuz Satan's trying to get us down". But we dont let him and then we always see miracles. :D
So we started a sugar (dessert) fast on saturday as a sacrifice to show our gratitude for Dave and to give him extra strength. And o my. I know im not a big sugar fan but i feel like every corner we turn there is some amazing place to get dessert at here! And it all smells so good. It's so annoying but i guess thats the point of a sacrifice.
I have been working really hard and trying my best to be 100% obedient. I never knew how different NY would be from anywhere I have ever been. I can feel myself growing and becoming a better person as I strive to overcome my weaknesses. My companion is very sweet and always says nice things to me. She told me that she thinks im going to be the best missionary in the mission. haha. She said im going to have the whole mission wrapped around my finger. :D So I better get to work to make that come true! HAHA!
I love you all! Happy Valentines day. Spread the love that you have come to understand through the gospel with those around you. We are doing heart attacks for people and leaving them a plate of cookies with a church publication on Valentines day. OOO can't wait for Valentines day this year. Actually I really am looking forward to it for the first time in my life. :D Its such a dreadful day most of the time. haha!
Love you to the moon and back!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
I can't believe I am really an AUNT NOW!!! AHHHH Janson you have the coolest family ever! Just so you know! Im not going to lie I did start bawling my eyes out when I read it and saw his picture. BUT THATS OK! HAHA. I am so happy that everyone is healthy and safe. Thats all I really need for now. It's funny because I totally bought a baby gift for Janson like two days ago and I was wondering if he was even here yet. WOW... so crazy. Britt I hope you are feeling well and I am just soo excited for both of you. I know you will be great parents! I can't wait to come home and see him! It will be fun to see him grow. DONT FORGET TO SEND LOTS AND LOTS OF PICTURES!
I get to go to the temple today!!! I'm so happy! We get to go every three months. What a blessing that is. I cant wait to just go and relax and be filled with the spirit without having to work really hard for it to be there... I donno if that made sense. I just meant that when we are with investigators it is sometimes so draining to try to keep the spirit in the room when Satan is obviously trying to distract them. I swear everytime I get to the restoration someones phone rings or the dog starts barking or our stop comes up. UGG so annoying. But anyways what im saying is that it will be a nice break.
So here is a story that I am super excited to tell you guys:
So we met these two boys last week named Eric and Adam. They are both really nice guys. Very... ghetto haha. Struggling for money and really don't have a place to live. But very kind. So we taught them one lesson and then we were planning to meet them another day. So that day rolls around and we went to visit a less active at work but he wasnt there and so we were leaving and crossing a very busy street where tons of people were and then I saw Eric and Adam and I was like HEY HEY and they ran over to us. And we just thought it was crazy that we actually saw them. So we decided to just teach them the next lesson then and we did it in this really cool old library. And as we were teaching them Eric told us how he really needed money for rent and that when we saw him on the street he was literally on his way to go rob someone and steal their computer. !!!! ahhh sister wadsworth FIGHTING CRIME!! haha Crazy huh? Then he promised us that he wouldn't do it any more and that he would use other resources and he just talked about how badly he wanted to change but he felt like there was no other way. So we talked about the Atonement and the power that God has to change us. And I said the closing prayer and just prayed really hard for him and asked God to give him the strength to overcome and to find ways to get the money that was pleasing to God and when I opened my eyes after the prayer this 25 year old guy was bawling. It was pretty intense. But amazing! We will let you know how things are going for him. We are a little worried about him so we are fasting on Thursday for him and he actually asked if he could fast with us. So cool.
Anyways... so its rough here and people are so interesting sometimes. They constantly laugh and us and say rude things and while I was reading my scriptures I ran across D&C 45:59 and it just made me so happy. It talks about what will happen to those who laugh at us :D!
So New York is crazy. The pizza is amazing. And just so all of you know being a missionary and being a tourist in New York is not the same at all. HAHA. This is def not all fun and games. Although sliding on the ice everywhere is pretty fun. :D
I know God can present us with miracles but it is only after the trial of our faith. I never knew how necessary it was to take that leap of faith but really without it we will not progress. The good thing about being members of the church is that we know God will ALWAYS catch us.
LOVE YOU ALL TO THE MOON AND BACK!
-Sis Wadsworth
EXTRAS FOR THE BLOG:
Sara, Suzy, Mel, Megan, Emily, Liz, Rachel, Kimchet, Dona, Kassy, Cathy, Jare and all my glenwood buddies: I love you guys all so much I hope school/life is going well. Keep up the good work. Do service all day everyday. Spread the word with all those you come in contact with. PLANT THOSE SEEDS!
I get to go to the temple today!!! I'm so happy! We get to go every three months. What a blessing that is. I cant wait to just go and relax and be filled with the spirit without having to work really hard for it to be there... I donno if that made sense. I just meant that when we are with investigators it is sometimes so draining to try to keep the spirit in the room when Satan is obviously trying to distract them. I swear everytime I get to the restoration someones phone rings or the dog starts barking or our stop comes up. UGG so annoying. But anyways what im saying is that it will be a nice break.
So here is a story that I am super excited to tell you guys:
So we met these two boys last week named Eric and Adam. They are both really nice guys. Very... ghetto haha. Struggling for money and really don't have a place to live. But very kind. So we taught them one lesson and then we were planning to meet them another day. So that day rolls around and we went to visit a less active at work but he wasnt there and so we were leaving and crossing a very busy street where tons of people were and then I saw Eric and Adam and I was like HEY HEY and they ran over to us. And we just thought it was crazy that we actually saw them. So we decided to just teach them the next lesson then and we did it in this really cool old library. And as we were teaching them Eric told us how he really needed money for rent and that when we saw him on the street he was literally on his way to go rob someone and steal their computer. !!!! ahhh sister wadsworth FIGHTING CRIME!! haha Crazy huh? Then he promised us that he wouldn't do it any more and that he would use other resources and he just talked about how badly he wanted to change but he felt like there was no other way. So we talked about the Atonement and the power that God has to change us. And I said the closing prayer and just prayed really hard for him and asked God to give him the strength to overcome and to find ways to get the money that was pleasing to God and when I opened my eyes after the prayer this 25 year old guy was bawling. It was pretty intense. But amazing! We will let you know how things are going for him. We are a little worried about him so we are fasting on Thursday for him and he actually asked if he could fast with us. So cool.
Anyways... so its rough here and people are so interesting sometimes. They constantly laugh and us and say rude things and while I was reading my scriptures I ran across D&C 45:59 and it just made me so happy. It talks about what will happen to those who laugh at us :D!
So New York is crazy. The pizza is amazing. And just so all of you know being a missionary and being a tourist in New York is not the same at all. HAHA. This is def not all fun and games. Although sliding on the ice everywhere is pretty fun. :D
I know God can present us with miracles but it is only after the trial of our faith. I never knew how necessary it was to take that leap of faith but really without it we will not progress. The good thing about being members of the church is that we know God will ALWAYS catch us.
LOVE YOU ALL TO THE MOON AND BACK!
-Sis Wadsworth
EXTRAS FOR THE BLOG:
Sara, Suzy, Mel, Megan, Emily, Liz, Rachel, Kimchet, Dona, Kassy, Cathy, Jare and all my glenwood buddies: I love you guys all so much I hope school/life is going well. Keep up the good work. Do service all day everyday. Spread the word with all those you come in contact with. PLANT THOSE SEEDS!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Here is the letter we received this week from Katy.
OOOOOOOOOOOOO HELLO FAMILIA!!!
I dont know how I feel about this email only thing. I think you should send me stuff in the mail too! :D Because sadly I have gotten no mail my first week except one letter from Sis Woods. Which was so sweet by the way. I need mail.. man its no fun having a rough day then opening the mail to see that everyone but you got mail... again! HAHA its ok I am sure I will get used to it. I should be more positive.
Well... lets see I dont even know where to begin. ITS ROUGH. haha. But I figured it would be. White washing in your first area is not easy. We are both pretty lost but are really determined so its all good. My companion is from Gilbert Arizona and she is a doll. Very sweet and spunky. Our mission President said we are quite the power house together. I think he meant that in a way that we are both crazy!! haha.
So ... New York is big, cold, dirty, stinky, and pretty cool. I think it will take some getting used to (like pretty much everything on a mission).
So I had my first piece of New York pizza a couple of days ago. OOO it was so good. We don't have much time to stop and eat because we run around working so much but we stopped quickly to grab a piece one night and i just loved it. There are so many places I would like to eat here but there is just no time. haha. We are so busy it's nuts. We are constantly working. Which is so good because it keeps my mind off being worried or homesick. We do 3 min contacting here. So every three minutes we have to talk to someone (at least) so that we know that we did all we can to contact the people we asked God to put in our paths. It's pretty sweet but also very hard. Because almost all of them reject us or say something rude about mormons. I have never felt so rejected in my life. I love it :D haha. My companion just came from upstate and so she missed contacting in the city. She is like a little tornado on the subway. Talking to each person she can. haha. I am still warming up the the subway thing. SUBWAYS ARE CRAZY! They are so packed full and bumpy I have to hold on the the rails for dear life most of the time. I have a hard time thinking about anything but not falling. haha. But I have been praying to be more comfortable with subway contacting because it really is a perfect time to do it. People cant run away from you! Its funny how people would rather risk their lives by running into on coming traffic rather than talking to me. HAHAH. NICE!
We have a mission goal to get a baptism every month and then our ward wants to have 6 more baptism by March and so we are working really really hard and praying really really hard. My district is soo cool and my zone is even cooler. We have Chinese and Sign Language Missionaries. It's awwwwwwwesome. They asked me to bear my testimony at Zone Conference to bring the spirit back after lunch (I donno why they asked me, I must need the practice) and it was soo crazy (and hard not to get distracted) to watch them interpret what I said into sign language. HAHA. So sweet.
So we walk A LOT. Because I am in a singles ward we cover 2/3 of the city and a small island. It's crazy. My feet are so torn up :D Love it... ahah. Our ward is so cool. So missionary minded that it is such a blessing. I really love it. The ward members are all so different and in their careers. Its cool because they actually feed us sometimes and they like to take us out to eat. Tonight we are going out for crab. I kinda feel bad but when we are so busy we skip meals a lot so i love the excuse for a forced meal :D. So I really dont think I will have a problem with gaining weight :D.
We have a baptism already set up for next month with a sister. O she is just so grand. I love her. She started with the previous missionaries and we inherited her. O she really just makes me so happy. We have a lot of new potentials that we are working on so pray for me to be able to work with them well and teach them what they need to hear. I need all the help I can get.
Well I hope that I have said what you wanted to hear. Sorry im not super exciting like I said... im still adjusting. I do love it and am getting more used to things but Wow... its a lot of new stuff :D haha. I love you all and cant wait to hear from each and every one of you :D
LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK
-Sister Wadsworth
OOOOOOOOOOOOO HELLO FAMILIA!!!
I dont know how I feel about this email only thing. I think you should send me stuff in the mail too! :D Because sadly I have gotten no mail my first week except one letter from Sis Woods. Which was so sweet by the way. I need mail.. man its no fun having a rough day then opening the mail to see that everyone but you got mail... again! HAHA its ok I am sure I will get used to it. I should be more positive.
Well... lets see I dont even know where to begin. ITS ROUGH. haha. But I figured it would be. White washing in your first area is not easy. We are both pretty lost but are really determined so its all good. My companion is from Gilbert Arizona and she is a doll. Very sweet and spunky. Our mission President said we are quite the power house together. I think he meant that in a way that we are both crazy!! haha.
So ... New York is big, cold, dirty, stinky, and pretty cool. I think it will take some getting used to (like pretty much everything on a mission).
So I had my first piece of New York pizza a couple of days ago. OOO it was so good. We don't have much time to stop and eat because we run around working so much but we stopped quickly to grab a piece one night and i just loved it. There are so many places I would like to eat here but there is just no time. haha. We are so busy it's nuts. We are constantly working. Which is so good because it keeps my mind off being worried or homesick. We do 3 min contacting here. So every three minutes we have to talk to someone (at least) so that we know that we did all we can to contact the people we asked God to put in our paths. It's pretty sweet but also very hard. Because almost all of them reject us or say something rude about mormons. I have never felt so rejected in my life. I love it :D haha. My companion just came from upstate and so she missed contacting in the city. She is like a little tornado on the subway. Talking to each person she can. haha. I am still warming up the the subway thing. SUBWAYS ARE CRAZY! They are so packed full and bumpy I have to hold on the the rails for dear life most of the time. I have a hard time thinking about anything but not falling. haha. But I have been praying to be more comfortable with subway contacting because it really is a perfect time to do it. People cant run away from you! Its funny how people would rather risk their lives by running into on coming traffic rather than talking to me. HAHAH. NICE!
We have a mission goal to get a baptism every month and then our ward wants to have 6 more baptism by March and so we are working really really hard and praying really really hard. My district is soo cool and my zone is even cooler. We have Chinese and Sign Language Missionaries. It's awwwwwwwesome. They asked me to bear my testimony at Zone Conference to bring the spirit back after lunch (I donno why they asked me, I must need the practice) and it was soo crazy (and hard not to get distracted) to watch them interpret what I said into sign language. HAHA. So sweet.
So we walk A LOT. Because I am in a singles ward we cover 2/3 of the city and a small island. It's crazy. My feet are so torn up :D Love it... ahah. Our ward is so cool. So missionary minded that it is such a blessing. I really love it. The ward members are all so different and in their careers. Its cool because they actually feed us sometimes and they like to take us out to eat. Tonight we are going out for crab. I kinda feel bad but when we are so busy we skip meals a lot so i love the excuse for a forced meal :D. So I really dont think I will have a problem with gaining weight :D.
We have a baptism already set up for next month with a sister. O she is just so grand. I love her. She started with the previous missionaries and we inherited her. O she really just makes me so happy. We have a lot of new potentials that we are working on so pray for me to be able to work with them well and teach them what they need to hear. I need all the help I can get.
Well I hope that I have said what you wanted to hear. Sorry im not super exciting like I said... im still adjusting. I do love it and am getting more used to things but Wow... its a lot of new stuff :D haha. I love you all and cant wait to hear from each and every one of you :D
LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK
-Sister Wadsworth
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Made it to NYC!
Hello family!!! I am finally here in NY safe and sound! I am actually in the mission office now writing a quick letter. We had to come to the office because .... Not only are me and my trainer white washing an area, part of it is a new area. SO CRAZY!! This letter will be fast because they are waiting to take us to our apartment. I am over a singles ward. They tell me its a richer area so I have to dress nice! LOL! I don't really know how things work but everyone keeps telling me how my trainer is the best here. She seems to be everyone's favorite (including the president) so things should work out GREAT! She is spunky and fun. She makes sound effects for everything like i do :D She is one of the most baptizin sisters out so im sooo excited to DOMINATE!!
Please send any mail to the mission address. They forward it the day they get it to our current address, as so to make sure it goes to the right place.
I am soo excited it almost hurts!
Things have been crazy and non stop but I'm loving it. The first night we were here we did what they call "fearlessing" which it pretty much was. We went street contacting in a sweet place in Harlem with people runnin around everywhere. LOVE IT!! NO FEAR HERE! hahaha!
WELL I LOVE YOU ALL TO THE MOON AND BACK!!
-TATERS
Please send any mail to the mission address. They forward it the day they get it to our current address, as so to make sure it goes to the right place.
I am soo excited it almost hurts!
Things have been crazy and non stop but I'm loving it. The first night we were here we did what they call "fearlessing" which it pretty much was. We went street contacting in a sweet place in Harlem with people runnin around everywhere. LOVE IT!! NO FEAR HERE! hahaha!
WELL I LOVE YOU ALL TO THE MOON AND BACK!!
-TATERS
Thursday, January 15, 2009
1-14-09
Here's some excerpts from this week's email..... We sure enjoy getting them!
Thanks sooo much for all the packages and letters. I am overwhelmed by the love I feel from everyone. I was worried that it might be distracting or make me homesick but every time I get a letter I get SOOO PUMPED!! I just want to make all of you soo proud. I want to use every second to work hard so that you guys will be proud of me. Also please send any MTC mail by Friday (in the mail) because I leave Tuesday morning at 4 AM for NY. Unless you do Dearelder.com that comes the day of so the last day for that will be monday! Seriously you guys are so amazing. I don't know what I did to deserve friends like you. But KEEP THEM COMING!! They make me just soooo HAPPY!! :d
I love love love the MTC. The spirit is sooo strong and if you do all you can to learn and work hard Heavenly Father will bless you with all your desires and goals. SO because I realized this fact... get ready for this one mom... I have been relearning to play the piano.. .DUNN DUNN DUNN!! haha. My comp is teaching me again and its going well. I figured there would be no better time to develop this talent if I had righteous desires than when the Lord was helping me.
I also saw Daniel Huntsman and Brandon Stirling. They were both so cute and bright eyed cuz they were new. Its so funny to watch them adjust. Im sure I was the same way. LIKE TOTALLY FREAKED OUT THEn slowly they realized... o this place rocks. HAHA! I don't think anyone will ever quite understand this place till you are here experiencing it for yourself.
So this Tuesday we had a surprise guest speaker... Elder Holland! IT WAS SOOOO AMAZING.
I am learning so much and I cant wait to go to NY. Heavenly Father will always answer your prayers you just have to be willing to do whatever it takes when He asks. He expects great things from us and especially me as a missionary. Pray for people in your area to have their hearts be softened and that the missionaries will be directed to them.
Thanks sooo much for all the packages and letters. I am overwhelmed by the love I feel from everyone. I was worried that it might be distracting or make me homesick but every time I get a letter I get SOOO PUMPED!! I just want to make all of you soo proud. I want to use every second to work hard so that you guys will be proud of me. Also please send any MTC mail by Friday (in the mail) because I leave Tuesday morning at 4 AM for NY. Unless you do Dearelder.com that comes the day of so the last day for that will be monday! Seriously you guys are so amazing. I don't know what I did to deserve friends like you. But KEEP THEM COMING!! They make me just soooo HAPPY!! :d
I love love love the MTC. The spirit is sooo strong and if you do all you can to learn and work hard Heavenly Father will bless you with all your desires and goals. SO because I realized this fact... get ready for this one mom... I have been relearning to play the piano.. .DUNN DUNN DUNN!! haha. My comp is teaching me again and its going well. I figured there would be no better time to develop this talent if I had righteous desires than when the Lord was helping me.
I also saw Daniel Huntsman and Brandon Stirling. They were both so cute and bright eyed cuz they were new. Its so funny to watch them adjust. Im sure I was the same way. LIKE TOTALLY FREAKED OUT THEn slowly they realized... o this place rocks. HAHA! I don't think anyone will ever quite understand this place till you are here experiencing it for yourself.
So this Tuesday we had a surprise guest speaker... Elder Holland! IT WAS SOOOO AMAZING.
I am learning so much and I cant wait to go to NY. Heavenly Father will always answer your prayers you just have to be willing to do whatever it takes when He asks. He expects great things from us and especially me as a missionary. Pray for people in your area to have their hearts be softened and that the missionaries will be directed to them.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
First Week at the MTC
So I hope I can get out everything I want to say. So I have been here for a whole week!! Its so crazY!! So right after I left you guys I followed the signs for new missionaries and got to a little registration place and the old guy there was like "Wow you really took that band aid analogy seriously didn't you? You're the first one here!" (Insertion from Pauline. They said saying goodbye is like taking off a band aid. Sometimes the faster you do it the more painless it is.) It made me happy. haha! So I'm not going to lie things have been pretty rough and intense. BUT... I have been praying hard to feel like I am supposed to be here and that I will do well in my studies and I am feeling much better now. I know Heavenly Father is proud of me and He only asks me to do my best. I have the greatest companion ever. She is super upbeat and lovable. She keeps me moving but I feel like she is sooo amazing and that I can't reach to her level. Then this funny thing happened yesterday. She told me she felt the same way about me. HAHA! Who woulda thought? Shes adorable and we get along sooo well.
So the studying is intense. It's really crazy to have to focus on the spirit 100% and learn more and more about the gospel. I LOVE IT! One thing I don't really love about the MTC is the food. I hate having to eat 3 times a day when they tell me to. I have not had time to breathe from all the food they give us. I actually lost a little weight (weird I know) but the food here is NUTS! So many options! HAHA!
So being a sister at the MTC is awesome!!! Its like being royalty (says my companion). There are like barely any of us and so the boys always open doors for us, take our trays after we eat and stand up when we come to the table. They are sooo awesome. It was really weird for me at first because I dont usually like that kind of intense attention but Im getting used to it. The elders in my district are SOOOOOOO amazing. I really love love love them. (not that kind of love) just like a spiritual kinda love. We will be at dinner all sitting together laughing our HEADS OFF (o man they are so funny) and people will walk by and be like "wow looks like were missin out on something" and I totally agree with them cuz WE ROCK! We have a huge spectrum of personalities. It is so awesome how God knows who you should be with. One of the teachers told us that it actually done randomly by a computer but that computer is the most inspired computer I have ever heard of. We call it God's computer with a holy ghost chip!
So the studying is intense. It's really crazy to have to focus on the spirit 100% and learn more and more about the gospel. I LOVE IT! One thing I don't really love about the MTC is the food. I hate having to eat 3 times a day when they tell me to. I have not had time to breathe from all the food they give us. I actually lost a little weight (weird I know) but the food here is NUTS! So many options! HAHA!
So being a sister at the MTC is awesome!!! Its like being royalty (says my companion). There are like barely any of us and so the boys always open doors for us, take our trays after we eat and stand up when we come to the table. They are sooo awesome. It was really weird for me at first because I dont usually like that kind of intense attention but Im getting used to it. The elders in my district are SOOOOOOO amazing. I really love love love them. (not that kind of love) just like a spiritual kinda love. We will be at dinner all sitting together laughing our HEADS OFF (o man they are so funny) and people will walk by and be like "wow looks like were missin out on something" and I totally agree with them cuz WE ROCK! We have a huge spectrum of personalities. It is so awesome how God knows who you should be with. One of the teachers told us that it actually done randomly by a computer but that computer is the most inspired computer I have ever heard of. We call it God's computer with a holy ghost chip!
And thannk you soooo much for your letters! The elders all call me miss popular because i get the most mail most of the days so far. But I try hard not to dwell on it. I am working really hard to make sure that I obey all rules and so one rule is that you cant read your mail during the day time because you should be using it to study or listen in class and its sooo hard but I have waited. EVERYDAY till I got home to read your mail!
I love you guys so much and I love mail. You guys are amazing thanks for the support. Heavenly Father is sooo amazing and He will give you anything you need!
Love you to the moon and back,
Sis. Kaitlyn Wadsworth
I love you guys so much and I love mail. You guys are amazing thanks for the support. Heavenly Father is sooo amazing and He will give you anything you need!
Love you to the moon and back,
Sis. Kaitlyn Wadsworth
Friday, January 2, 2009
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