Man do I miss you guys so much! I hope you kiddos enjoyed your first
week of school! I can't believe you guys are already back in school!
It's crazy because I'll be home before you finish this school
year!!! So weird to think about but time literally flies! And omg I
can't believe Kylee is going to BYUI in 10 days! Oh my lanta! What
the! Lol I'm so excited for her and all the amazing adventures that
are waiting for her! I love BYUI:) it will be exciting to go back one
day!
Well I'm so glad the cat is out of the bag with Kylee ;) I'm so pumped
that she told you guys! And I'm so excited that she wants to go and
that all of her friends want to go! MISSIONS ARE THE BEST!!! It's the
best thing I've ever done and it makes me so happy to hear other
people want to go! Fun fact: You will never regret going :)
Alright well this week has been SO GREAT! I really enjoyed my last few
days with Sister Foster! We had a lot of fun and got to spend a lot of
the time with members which is always exciting! Monday we got massages
from B and I was able to spend time catching up with her which
was AMAZING! Love that woman! Monday night we went to the S
family's home and said goodbye. They are the family I'm with in the
picture I sent y'all. And then the other one I sent with the blonde
girl is K (super weird that we have the same name, I feel like I'm
talking to myself when I call her name haha) anyway, K is about
to go on her mission to California and so we've been spending a lot of
time with her. We've been taking her out to lessons and she's been
driving us around and we went shopping with her like 2 weeks ago. It's
been a lot of fun! And she even went to BYUI for a year so we have a
lot to talk about! It's great!
Tuesday we were able to go to the Portland temple visitors center with
a lady who we've been teaching. Her name is Sister T and she's
coming back to church after years and years of inactivity. It's been
such a wonderful experience working with her and seeing how far along
she has come:) it makes me so happy to see her making such great
strides. Anyway we went and toured the grounds of the temple and it
was such a great experience, the spirit was so strong! I just love
sister T! Oh and her bff came with us, Sister H, so that
was a fun girls trip:) sister T is the one with the black glasses
and short grayish hair. She's a cutie. She gave me a cute journal a
few weeks back and this week she gave me a cute necklace set. I'll
have to take a picture and send it later. After we walked around the
temple we went out to lunch at some teriyaki chicken place, fun fact I
love teriyaki chicken and rice. haha Then we went to the Deseret
bookstore. I literally love that place! It's so cute and they have the
best stuff! I just want to buy it all haha. After that we got home and
spent some time with P while Sister Foster started packing. Me and
P kept her company though, P was taking pictures hahah and I
was jumping on the bed lo lol. It was a grand old time hahaha. Then we
went and said our goodbyes to more members that sister Foster was
going to miss. We stopped by Grandma B and got some Popsicle which
are my fav with it being so hot!!!
Wednesday was transfer day and usually we go to the mission office to
switch companions and such but since Sister Hibbard was just up in La
Center and Sister Foster was going with Sister T, they just picked up
sister Foster and dropped off sister Hibbard here at P's house. So
it was didn't even feel like transfers! Haha but it was kind of easier
that was. Anyway, so Sister Hibbard is awesome! I just love her
already! And it's so crazy because we are so much alike! Like a lot
alike. We keep finding more and more similarities between us, and they
are weird similarities haha not that we are weird, just random. Lol
but it's been so much fun with her! So Wednesday she began unpacking
and then we went to the grocery store with K and her mom.
That was fun. I love them, they remind me of how me and mom react
around each other! Lol it was fun to watch. Then we had some lessons
that afternoon which went really well. That evening we were going to
be on our bikes and I was just so nervous for her because I remember
my first time on the bike and how awful it was, but she did really
well! Thursday morning we went on our bikes again and haha poor thing,
she told me how much her body hurt and I felt so back because I
totally remember and there's seriously nothing that can be said or
done to take away the pain. I felt so bad! But she has been doing a
really great job!
So Thursday we went tracting a little bit and we talked to this one
lady, E, and she was super nice and we talked a little about
Christ and gave her a restoration pamphlet with our card but she said
she wasn't interested. Well later that day we were riding our bikes
and Sister Hibbard heard the phone ring so we pulled over and answered
the phone and it was E! We were so surprised but she asked if we
could come back to share more with her and so we are going back
Tuesday!!! We are so PUMPED! Please pray for her and that things will
go well!!! I'm so excited because things like that hardly ever happen,
but we are really hoping for good things to come!:) for lunch that day
we went to a lady we've been teaching, she wanted to feed us and so we
had grilled cheese which was really good. Well she has the cutest
little son and he came up to us while we were eating and he says,
"Sisters, can I give you a kiss?" And he slowly takes my hand and
gives it a gentle little kiss on the back of my hand like Prince
Charming would do and then he does the same to my companion. Oh my
lanta, It was just so PRECIOUS. Then he runs up stairs and says,
"love you sisters". Oh wow, it's seriously the little things like this
that make me happiest. Haha
The rest of the day however was kind of hard. Our lessons kept
canceling, my companion got some bad news, and it was just so so hot
and we were out in the heat. Well after dinner we got a call from
Elder and Sister Burgyone, they work in the mission office and I love
them to pieces, and they wanted to take us out to ice cream! We were
so excited because this literally never happens. So they come and pick
us up and we go and hang out and eat ice cream for like 40 minutes and
it was so much fun because they've helped me so much on my mission.
When I was in Hazel Dell I got to see them almost every day which was
amazing and so it's been hard not getting to see them all the time. So
this was a real treat! And so towards the end we ask them if someone
told them that we were having a hard day and they said no they just
wanted to take us out and it was just an evidence that GOD IS REAL and
is aware of all of His children and their needs! It was such a
testimony that Heavenly Father loves us all so much!!! Such a tender
mercy!
Friday was planning day, we went to lunch with the S family and
then did some more weekly planning haha. Then we had some pretty good
lessons:) omg then that night we were tracting and we knock on this
guys door and he use to be a member and he says, "I've baptized 33
dead people, I'm good". Hahahaha omg me and sister Hibbard were dying...
lol it was so funny because I've never heard that one before! It was
just so random hahah. It was hilarious though, omg lol
Saturday we had lunch with Grandma B and she made us chocolate chip
pancakes!!! Haha they weren't anywhere near as good as moms but it was
really nice to have them!!
Then that night was the Ward bbq which was a lot of fun. Lots of
people showed up and it was so great to spend time with the Ward!
Sunday we had a missionary homecoming and farewell talk and the spirit
was so strong! And we had 10 less actives at church!!!! Omg it was the
very best! We were just so happy! And they all stayed all 3
hours!!!!:) yay! It's so amazing!
Oh and Sunday night I got to see B! :) love her tons!
Well I'm so happy to be with Sister Hibbard, she's from Chandler,
Arizona. She's 20yrs old. She went to BYUI, she has 5 siblings and I
just love her!
I hope you all have a great week! Miss y'all tons and love y'all to
the moon and back! Love hearing from y'all and so grateful for all that
you guys do for me!
Don't forget to remember me;)
"Have faith, have hope, live like His Son, help others on their way."
Xoxo
Sister Batey
Kenzee, Sister Foster and the S Family.
Kenzee and Sister Foster and Sisters T and H.
Kenzee, her new companion Sister Hibbard and Elder and Sister Burgyone.
Kenzee and Grandma B
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