McKenzee's Missionary Moments: August 8th, 2016

Helloooooo,

So Tuesday we did a lot of knocking on doors and trying to set up
lessons. We spent along time at this one apartment complex and we
ended up talking to this one couple who ended up becoming new
investigators which was pretty exciting! Hopefully we will be able to
meet with them soon! After that we stopped by a few members and then
we went to a former investigators house and she was outside working on
her garden which is just beautiful! Her front and back yard are just
covered in so many different kinda of gorgeous flowers and plants. It
was like an image out of a movie! So we ended up chatting to her
awhile and she took us on a tour of her garden and showed us her
different fruit trees and greenhouse and all her flowers. It was
really amazing. She picked some Asian pears and some honey crisp
apples and let us eat them and they were so good. Then she insisted on
giving us a bouquet of flowers from her garden and it was just so
awesome! She gave us so many and I was just loving it because I love
flowers:) lol and our kitchen looks so cute now with all our flowers!
It was a lot of fun!

Wednesday we had interviews with our new mission president, President
McAteer. They were at the stake center which meant we had to bike all
the way their and it was hot and not much fun at all. We were both
dying by the time we got there! But the interviews were really good. I
really enjoyed getting to talk with him and ask for advice and
whatnot. It was really nice. He's a great man and I'm excited to get
to know him more and learn more from him. After our interviews we had
a few lessons that afternoon which resulted in us biking all over town
which is never fun lol. It was a busy day though, so that's always
good.

Thursday we found out that they wanted us to teach relief society
about how to invite others to learn more about the gospel. So we
started preparing that lesson because we literally have no time to do
it. Lol. But then we had to bike to a lesson about a mile away so we
hurry and did that and when we got there they were about to leave to
walk the dogs and walk to the gas station to get milk. So instead of
just leaving we go on a walk with them which is about another mile
there. So we walk with them and their two big pit bulls and I'm like
already dying from the bike ride to their apartment and now I'm still
dying because we are walking pretty fast lol. So we get to the gas
station and they end up not having enough change to pay for their milk
and I felt so bad so I gave them some money and they didn't even say
thank you? I was a little shocked but I guess it's fine. Then we walk
back to their apartment, another mile, still sweating buckets lol.
Then we have to hurry and bike a mile home before 9 and its 8:54.
Needless to say I was absolutely DYING. Hahaha. It was way tough and I
was just exhausted. Lol

Friday, nothing to exciting. Just some weekly planning.
Saturday we were on exchanges and I was with Sister Carter in the YSA
Ward. And it was nice to be off bikes for a day:) we went to the
botanical gardens in the morning and trimmed some bushes and such.
That's always fun. Then we had a few lessons with some YSA girls
telling them about the different activities and such. Then we had a
lesson with a girl who is getting baptized soon. That was really
exciting. Then after dinner we went and TP'd the bikes because we had
a few spare minutes lol. It was honestly so funny because that night
when we saw them again we totally had them fooled that it wasn't us
and they were so confused. Omg so funny.

Sunday was fun because S came to church with us:) it was so fun
getting to see her again because it's been a long time!!! Sacrament
meeting was funny because this one lady got up talking about being a
virgin and mouths were dropping open like crazy. I couldn't believe it..lol.
Then 3rd hour we taught and I think it went pretty well. The sisters
shared their thoughts and story's which always makes for a better
lesson. I'm just so glad it's over with!

Then after church we were going to a lesson with some new
investigators and when we got their they didn't answer which we were
really bummed about but we ended up knocking on their downstairs
neighbor and the cutest old lady comes to the door and before we could
say anything she invites us right in and starts talking out ear off.
It was honestly so amazing! She's from England and so she has the best
accident ever and her dogs name was Lettie Rufus and it was just so
funny. Then we notice she was reading the bible, the King James
Version nonetheless:) and she turns out to be very spiritual and it
was just really exciting because we talked a little about the plan of
salvation and she just seemed very familiar to us and she seemed to
think the same! It was a total miracle:) then she was so sweet and
gave us some scarfs that she knitted and told us to come back
whenever! Omg we were just so very happy:) it was a really good end to
the week:)

Well I miss you all terribly and love y'all to the moon and back.
Hope y'all have a great week and I can't wait to hear from y'all again!

Don't forget to remember me;)

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

Xoxo
Sister Batey