McKenzee's Missionary Moments: July 25th, 2016

Hello hello,

Alright so this week was honestly SO GOOD!!!!! I'm just so filled with
happiness and I hope you guys had a good week too:)

Okay so first off, did you guys accept my challenge and did anything
happen this week?? I want to hear all about it!!!

Now let's talk about my great week:) Monday we went to dinner at a
less active families house and they are Asian and so they made us some
type of Vietnamese dinner. And it was so interesting haha. Didn't
really know what to think of it so I just ate as fast as I could so I
could be done haha. And they were just watching us which was odd and
making Asian jokes that I didn't understand haha. It was a lot awkward
lol. Then we had a lesson that night with another less active and we
taught about the Book of Mormon. And it was just really cool because
as I was talking the spirit just took over and I could feel the power
and truth to what I was saying about the Book of Mormon and I just
knew that the Holy Ghost was testifying of its truths. It was really
powerful and I'm so grateful for that experience.

Tuesday was such a busy day, full of bike riding and appointments! We
had to bike all the way from our home to the opposite side of our area
which is about a 8 mile bike ride. And boy was I dying haha.
Literally, I had to take break and just sit down because my whole body
was killing. Lol although the perks of the bikes are my calves are
huge!! Haha but seriously they look good. We had some good lessons
that day. But omg our last lesson we went into omg, the whole house
just stunk of weed so bad! Like I felt I was getting suffocated. Lol
then the lady proceeds to tell us about her job at some weed company
haha, that's what happens when weed is legal in Washington! And then
while we were their she let her dogs in about half way and she has 3
and they came and attacked me!! Lol and one only had one eye ball and
another had one normal eye and the other eye was all red and puffy and
hanging out of its eye socket lol. Hen the last dog was huge and just
wanted to jump on me. Ehh it was awful! Hahaha

Wednesday we had zone meeting which is with about 20ish missionaries.
And they asked me and sister Foster to give the restoration and I was
so nervous!!! But they told us we did a really good job, so I'm
grateful that's over with:) then we had a bunch of lessons that day
which was really nice.

Thursday was the best day!!!!:) temple day!!!:) AND OMG GRANDMA
WAS THERE!!!!! It was honestly the best thing ever!!!! So we walk in the
temple and low and behold, grandma Irene is standing right there and
the first thing she says is, "don't scream, we're in the temple" haha.
And it's funny because that's exactly what I wanted to do! I was so so
so happy to see her!!! It was so amazing to be able to go to the
temple and be in the lords house with her:) my heart was just so full!
And I just loved getting to go through a session with her. It was
really exciting!:) Thank you grandma for coming:) it made my day!!!!

Then Friday was awesome too!!!:) temple day round 2 and this time I
got to go with some of my favorite people! So B picked me and
sister Foster up and drove us to Portland so we could get sister
Richards. (Mine and Richards companion went together while we went to
the temple) and omg I was just so happy!!!! It was a dream being back
together with B and Richards. It was so so great catching up:)
it felt like home being with the two of them again:) we had so much
fun together again. And it was really fun going through a session with
them! And then while we were at the temple because we were going
through for sister B, she's a lady we taught in Hazel Dell! And so
it was so fun to see her in the temple because she worked so hard to
get there and she was just glowing and so happy. And on top of that I
got to see a bunch of people from the Hazel Dell Ward which was so
exciting.

And then, I got to see SISTER R FROM LA CENTER!!!!!!:)
you guys I was just on cloud nine after these last two days. I got to
see so many people who I just love and my heart was just so happy. It
was honestly such a great day getting to see all these people!!!!!! I
can't even begin to express how amazing it was:) I just felt so lucky
and blessed and I am just so happy to be out here!

Saturday was also a pretty great day, well evening... Haha so in the
morning we helped a lady move into her new apartment which was
alright, except she was moving to the 3rd floor which meant 3 flights
of stairs to climb. But it really wasn't that bad, the elders came and
we made them do all the work haha. But then we went to a lesson with a
girl about my age and she has a baby. Well we are having this
good lesson when all of a sudden this girl starts to lift up her shirt
and then she stars breast feeding her baby. And she just leaves
everything hanging around. Doesn't even bother to pull down her shirt
or put a blanket on to cover up. Nope nothing she's just hanging out
all free. And me and sister Foster are dying because although we are
girls too it's just so awkward. Haha after a few minutes the baby is
done and she puts everything away. But then he gets hungry again so
again she basically takes her shirt off, (might as well with how much
skin was just exposed) haha and feeds him. I've never seen so much
boob in my life haha. It was crazy!

After that crazy episode we went to dinner with B and P at
Olive Garden and it was so good:) and so much fun. They are
seriously so so funny! I just love them! Poor little B though, she
is in a boot, kinda like you were in mom, and she has to get surgery
on her Achilles' tendon on Thursday. So please keep her in your
prayers. But anyway so after dinner we were gonna have them drop us
off someone so we could talk to some people but we needed to get a
picture with them and they were literally being so difficult like
children hahah. It was so funny but so frustrating because I just
wanted a picture and they were acting all crazy haha. I couldn't stay
mad though because they just kept making me laugh haha. P kept
wanting to go next to a port a potty and take a picture. Or even walk
up to a nice house and take a one. OMG we were dying. I just love
spending time with those two lady's. They are both amazing and I love
them to pieces!

Oh and apparently I'm the itch you can't scratch, at least that's what
B called me and that's why it's my subject hahaha. And omg Sunday was
so great because P got her temple recommend
interview with bishop and now all she needs to do is talk with the
stake president and then hopefully we can take her to the temple
soon:) I'm so happy for her:)

So yeah this week was honestly sooooo great:)
I hope you guys enjoyed your week and hope things are going well:)
I love and miss y'all so much, to the moon and back;)
Don't forget to remember me;)

"Have faith, have hope, live like His Son, help others on their way."

Xoxo
Sister Batey