Pennies & Little Things

I've been really busy with the little things, piecing life together a little bit at a time.

A couple cool things that are noteworthy:


1. I got my first official Visiting Teaching assignment, whooo! Visiting Teaching is something the church does where the women in the church will have companions and share spiritual messages with other sisters in their congregation to make sure everyone is doing well and its a great way to provide and accept service from one another.

My companion is an awesome girl who was just recently baptized into the church. I'm stoked to learn how to be 'visiting teachers' together with her, and hopefully keep up our misisonary skills considering we both just went through the PMG lessons a thousand times probably. Yay for missionary work in continuation!




2. I made some sweet lake video you can check out here at this link below:

https://vimeo.com/132116168

Of course my first day back we hit up the lake, dylan was kind enough to take us all out on his boat. Weve gone out a few times and spent a lot of time in the water and eating fattening food considering the recent fourth of july holiday. I also got my hair bleached back to platinum, what of it. And best news of all, i got a job offer immediately after my homecoming talk. *godlovesme* It was much needed and i'm excited to begin working and saving and preparing for ''the next stage of life''




3.I was driving around in my dads beautiful little Volkswagen jetta the other day, by myself, might i add (weird weird weird) and i was driving past the temple and saw this cute little family out there taking pictures and had this feeling to get out and offer to take the picture for them (what the?)

so i did. i hopped out and said hello as creepy as can be, all by myself, without a nametag, or a companion, and offered service to ya know..take a family picture...in front of the temple for them. they were super grateful and i took a bunch. I began talking to them and asked them where they were from. Turns out they were all from Argentina and were just visiting family and they werent members of the church. i explained i had just served as a missionary in Washington dc and directed them to the temple visitor center. and off they went! #goodvibes




4. i got a package in the mail full of letters and pennies. it was from elder rhoton. Two years ago he said that he would ALWAYS find pennies and other such change on the ground in the city. He started collecting all the change he found in a box and said by the time he got home he would have enough to take me on a real nice date. its been two years and i got a whole box of pennies, and quarters and dimes and nickels in the mail. and dang. that box was heavy. he sure remembered. for two years!

i cant wait to have my favorite boy back home!

37 days!!

Missionary Birthdays!

My Elder, Spencer, will fly out from the Provo MTC to Indianapolis, Indiana this next week. And so in honor of both our Mission Calls being assigned and in Progress here, I started early birthday presents. One for Myself & One for my elder.

Our Birthdays are both in October, and we both turn nineteen. Cool right? He will arleady be out in the field but I won't be leaving until December Fourth for Washington DC (Which, is only Ten hours and Four minutes away from my Missionary cool right?!?) We both get to represent the East Coast of the United States. And as cold as the east coast is going to be in our birthday months, I decided to make some customized pullovers to keep us warmed up and remember our missionaries (: Cute right? Hopefully they'll get here around September so I can put together a birthday package and get it to my boy before his birthday the first week of October! Anyways, this is how i entertain myself while i sit home with an ice pack around my face from wisdom teeth. 

The anticipation to get out there and serve is killing me! I love my Missionary!

Missionary Mail!

So I received my first e-mail from Elder Rhoton today! I couldn't even help but burst into tears! He is doing wonderful, in fact he was made Zone leader already at the MTC and it has only been six days! I am so proud of him and cannot WAIT to get out there and serve just like him! He is such a huge blessing and example to me and I am so thankful for him.

On that note! I have started working on Spencers first 'Missionary Mail Package.' Apparently the new missionaries in the MTC are refereed to as 'greenies' so i filled it full of green treats, snacks and other shenanigans for him to enjoy while he is staying in the MTC. And of course i had to have an inspirational, scriptural theme to go with it so i based it off of a vinyl I've had sitting in my room forever.

"Stand ye in holy places and be not moved."

I decorated the inside of the box with maps (thanks to google maps and google earth screen shotting!) and pinpointed locations around St. George where we went on our first dates and other fun activities we've spent time doing over the past three years!

I absolutely love having a missionary. Even though it is difficult at times I know he will be so blessed for the work he is doing. He is such an obedient servant for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and I am so excited to hear all about the work he will be doing. And it's even cooler that I am receiving my call this week so he can give me a heads up on what is about to come for me. Does it get any cooler than that?!?! We get to experience the whole mission thing at the same time! I couldn't imagine a better adventure. Of course i miss his face, but spence is already becoming such a great man and instrument in Gods hands. Can't wait 'til its my turn! (:

Called to Serve.

Spencer left to the MTC this morning to serve as a full time missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Indianapolis, Indiana mission. I am so excited and proud and happy for him. But... I'm going to miss him terribly. 

I'm glad i got the oppurtunity to spend so much time throughout highschool with Spencer. He is the sweetest and most selfless person i have ever met. I know he is going to make one amazing missionary. See you in two elder. 

(video in link below)

https://vimeo.com/72378694