Wow this week was a rollercoaster, in all ways but physical because I'm technically not allowed to ride rollercoasters. But it was quite a ride!
I listened to a talk about how riding a rollercoaster that stays flat the whole time is super boring, and how that is why we have ups and downs. Just like that, our lives need ups and downs so we can have a ride worth riding!
So, this week I had to leave Lewisville on Tuesday, although I thought I was leaving Wednesday so packing was a riot. And we drove to the mission home. While there I had to say goodbye to a lot of dear pals because I am leaving Fort Worth and going to a new mission. I told yall I'll let you know how I feel this week. I am not excited. But I already told God a year ago I'll go where he wants me to go, and he took me seriously! It'll be great when I get there, I'm just really worried and I have a small idea of how the reassigned missionaries feel, and it doesn't feel great! I'm glad they are here though, I've made a lot of great friends!
So, I got my new companion, Sister Menlove, and she is freaking awesome! We whitewashed into the area (which means they took two missionaries out and put two new ones in) and we have been scrambling to find work and be efficient and meet people from our apartment, and it's been crazy but really good!
There is a woman named Erica who is on date to get baptized on the 20th and she is amazing! We had the awkwardest lessen ever with them, but it was good. At one point we were reading the Book of Mormon and after I read we all just sat in silence for 5 minutes because they wanted to discuss the chapter, but had NO insight. But, it was good after that, the ice was broken.
We have met some members and they are AMAZING! They are so missionary oriented and we asked a member for people to contact and he spent 45 minutes telling us people in the ward he has been thinking about! The whole ward is so into gathering israel!
It was such a miracle! All missionaries were told if we can find a ride we can go to Bowie, Texas and help with the Tornado clean up! We were scrambling because we don't know anyone and a member called us and offered to drive us! So that was such a cool experience and we spent a good 2 hours driving around trying to help people, but a lot of people were already helped. I knocked a door for the first time in 4 months, and just like usual, this huge guy answered shirtless and then said no. Nothings changed.
Then a member had a friend in Bowie who had a ranch and we got to go out and help him and it was great! He has this huge house and tons of land and so many animals! He is about 70 and has been trying to repair stuff on his own and it was so fun to help him and we saw some cool critters like turtles and frogs and humungo spiders, which a little boy tried to gift me. I also saw a storm celler too, but we had to leave but it was quite the day in the country! It was so fun to see the country, and I saw a legit cowboy with a huge hat and I almost took a pic of him.
My Uncle Phil and Aunt Candy are missionaries in Nauvoo and we got to set up a zoom meeting with them and tour Carthage and it was so amazing! Even though we weren't there in person it was so amazing to see where the Prophet was martyred and to feel the spirit! There is an amazing talk by Elder Holland about the Book of Mormon where he talks about how their testimonies were sealed with their death and I love it! I just searched for about 15 minutes trying to find it but gave up, but its good.
Awkward Malena Moment:
~so just today (pday) we were at a stop light and the car in front of me had his windows down and was talking to the car next to him, and I said to Sister Menlove "that's fun! we should talk to our neighbor" and as I rolled down my window I made eye contact with the man in the big truck next to me as it slowly rolled down and he kept staring at me, and it was so awkward and I just looked at my comp for the next 3 minutes until the light FINALLY went green and it was so funny.
Not much this week... I love you all! I hope you all have a great week!!
Sis. McKee
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