Well I hope everyone had a very happy turkey day! For us it was very
nice and relaxing, although we thought we were gonna be sick after our
second dinner. We felt very sick lol. But the food was very good:)
So Monday (my birthday), we pretty much just hung out at the church
and emailed all day. Lol WOOP WOOP. Then that evening we had a few
lessons and they were pretty fun!
Tuesday we went to help the other sisters clean up a lady's house that
they work with. Omg, it was sooooo bad, I really wish you guys
could've seen how disgusting it was. We found moldy bread and who
knows what else. Their was opened soda cans everywhere and the ground
was covered with sticky nasty stuff. And also she had like 7 cats and
laundry EVERYWHERE. And she didn't even know if it was clean of dirty.
We had to wear gloves because it was so bad! I thought I was gonna be
sick!
Wednesday we went and volunteered at Meals on Wheels. And it was so
much fun! Besides having to wear an ugly hair net! Haha. But it was
fun because we helped make the food and then serve the old people as
they came!! It was great:)
Thanksgiving we had to eat twice and it was awful haha. We literally
had to force ourselves to eat and I was gonna pop! Haha but it was a
nice day where we got to just relax! Oh and we went to Starbucks and
it was so much fun! I love Starbucks! :)
Friday, nothing too special happened. We did our planning then walked
in the freezing cold pretty much all night hahah.
Saturday the other sisters had a baptism so we went and Sister Michaud
came because she previously taught the girl getting baptized! So I got
to see her and it made me so happy:) she goes home in like 2 weeks!!!!
Time flies!!! Lol
Then that afternoon we had a lesson with our investigator D, and it
went fine. But we later found out that her roommate grows marijuana
illegally in the house and that we can't go back because we could
possibly get arrested... Awk.... Lol lol lol
Omg Sunday!!!! Get this! So we go to church and all is dandy. The
meeting starts and we notice one of the speakers wasn't their so while
we start singing the opening song I receive news that I will be
speaking in place of the missing speaker! Omg I had like a few
minutes to try and think of something to speak on and I literally
forget everything I've learned and read haha. And before I know it,
I'm called up to give me talk... Oh man, it was nerve racking! But I
ended up talking about the joy we get from the gospel and from Christ.
I pulled out a few scriptures I'm surprised I knew and I think it went
pretty well having nothing prepared.. Lol.
So honestly that was my week really nothing too crazy went down,
besides the usual homeless people on the street. Sorry it's short but
I don't really have much more exciting things to say! Haha but things
are going well in Portland!
I just want y'all to know that I know Jesus Christ is our Savior and
that He really does bring us joy and hope and peace. I know that the
gospel is all about happiness and how we can achieve it. God created
us that we might have joy and I believe this with all my heart. If you
aren't happy, check your life and what you could do better or what you
aren't doing and then start doing it! I love this gospel and the
blessings we receive. Life is good. And God is great.
Miss you guys tons and love y'all 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
Helping clean...
All smiles with Sister Crawley
Meals on wheels...and hair nets!!
Sister Crawley, Kenzee and Sister Michaud (old companion)
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