McKenzee's Missionary Moments: May 9th, 2016

Dear family,

Well I don't know what to say haha. Besides the fact that skyping
y'all was the cherry on top of the amazing Sunday we had at church!
Church was just awesome! We had so many less actives show up along
with some investigators which just makes me so happy! Then we had some
bomb lessons and they gave the moms (and missionaries) some bomb
chocolate... haha it was great. Oh and the weather was just perfect,
sunny with a cool breeze. It truly is beautiful up here in Vancouver
and I am enjoying it more everyday.

So after we got off skype we went to our dinner appointment with a
family in the Ward, the wife is from Texas so we get along real well :)
lol they smoked some pork and it was delicious, tried to make it feel
like home:) at least that's what they told me. And mom you'll be happy
to know that I only had a little bit of the food that they offered, so
I definitely wasn't full. Which I was very proud of, but then they
gave us cheese cake and then I got full... dang. I am really trying! Ha
after dinner we played a jeopardy game that they made, which consisted
of a bunch of church related questions. It was really fun and I
actually knew the answers! Haha then we went and heart attacked some
of the mothers in the Ward who are less active, investigators, and
members that help us out. It was a fun service and a nice way that we
can show our love to them.

Rewind to Tuesday night after dinner we went to do some service for a less

active lady in our Ward. That was fun because we got to wear normal clothes.
Wednesday we had district meeting then some service afterwards, we
helped the Van 1st sisters (Finn and Crawley) move a man into a new
apartment. While we were waiting for the stuff to unload I almost ate
a snail, elder Petitta dared me again and he was trying to figure out
what to get me if I did it but then we had to get to work. Lol isn't
it funny to see what I will eat for something nowadays. This time last
year I wouldn't think twice about it. Crazy how much I've changed lol.

Then dinner that night we went to Applebee's. It is so weird being in
normal places again. Music was playing and I just loved it, even
though I recognize barely anything lol. That night we had a lesson
with some cute less actives and they had just gotten ice cream so they
gave us some, it was sweet although I really didn't want anything.
Then they let there dogs out, usually they are lock in the cage but
they let them out because they were crying and this little black dog
snuck up on me, jumped on my lap, and licked my mouth while I was
talking. Gross gross gross. I wanted to throw up. Oh man, I just can't
stand animals lol.

Thursday was pretty boring. We went to clean windows and went and did
a bunch of findings and such.

Friday night was the Johnny Miller fireside and it was so awesome!!!
He's such a cool guy and had great stories and things to share. His
wife also. And the really exciting part was getting to see all my old
homies again. It was just awesome!!! I was so happy to see sister
Richards and Sister Michaud. It was just the best. Did you guys by
chance get an email from a lady with a picture of me and sister Davis?
Someone came up and offered to send a picture to you. Just wondering
if you got it?

After the fireside we went on exchanges with the sister training
leaders. So I went to their Ward and one of them came to Hazel Dell
with sister Davis. It was weird not driving again. Lol and honestly I
didn't really have a good time with them because it's always hard
getting thrown into a new area. I hate not knowing anyone. It makes it
tough. And plus I had to sleep in the bed of the other sister and I
just don't like that... Lol I find it pretty gross haha. And it was
just so hot in their room that I didn't even really sleep the whole
night because I was being suffocated by heat. Haha then we went out
and just knocked doors all day. *yay* this one man hears us know and
instead of coming to the door he just yells come in. Well that would
be awkward if we went inside and then he sees who we are and then
yells at us to get out. So instead of an awkward situation we yelled
and told him who were are but I guess he couldn't here us so he kept
asking if anyone was there, lol it was pretty funny at first. We ended
up just leaving lol.

Oh something that was fun though that we did was
heart attack sister Taylor's house since she lives in the STLs area.
They was a lot of fun. Then it was cray because the people we had
dinner with that night, their son actually lives in fairway village,
my last area. And I actually did a lot of work with him. He was a big
help to S getting baptized. It was way weird, small world.
Then we switched back that night and then Sunday was Mother's Day:)

So yeah, not too much going on here. Lol
Hopefully this next week will be better.

I love you all so much and miss you tons!

Don't forget to remember me;)

Xoxo
Sister Batey