I don't know if anyone is keeping track but today is my 11 month mark. I haven't been Shealeigh in 11 months. That is crazy. My companion and I were talking about our feelings this past week (because what else can you do with a person who you are with 24/7 and then some) and I realized that I am 100% a missionary. I can't remember what I use to think about before the mission, I can't remember what I'd talk about with people, I can't remember really who I was before my mission. I know that I am not completely different but all I talk about is church related things, mostly all I think about is church related things, all I do are church related things, and we all know that what we do, see, think, and talk about is going to be what we are and who we become. It was a really weird realization to me. I know that some fundamental characteristics of me are still there but I'm full blown a missionary now.
It was a great week! I'm pretty sure I had a nightmare last night and so I'm a little tired and can't remember much of the past week but I'm pretty sure it was a good time. We had a ward service project where we cleaned the streets and afterwards our Bishop announced to everyone that we need to refer all our nonmembers to these two sisters and I quote "I have never seen two missionaries with the same chemistry and personality as these two, and I know all all our nonmember friends would come closer to the Lord by meeting with these two sisters specifically." My jaw hit the floor when I heard that.
My investigators are doing great. I thing that most all investigators struggle with is actually doing what they say. Okay, that sounds bad but they are all not progressing as well as they could be simply because they haven't prayed specifically about Joseph Smith being a prophet and about the Book of Mormon. No one in or out of the church is going to progress without a testimony of those two things. We are teaching two little girls a 7 and a 9 year old. They are so cute! Kids says some weird things though. The one asked me if she could have a memory.
Life is great! I love being a missionary!"
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