Half Way There

Man oh man, where to start? Well, I guess that I'll start with the most exciting thing...Gilbert and his daughter Abby are getting baptized! Hurray for miracles! They were so excited! They have a baptismal date for April 11th so pray that all goes well. They came to church and loved it. Abby is super shy but really sweet. I was so nervous to set a date but it all worked out well. Hurray for good fellow shippers too!  Has God ceased to be a God of miracles? I think NOT!

So guess what! I have gone one whole month without sugar today! That is the first time I've ever done something like that so I'm kinda proud. To celebrate, this morning we had crepes with the other sisters and I ate sugar again for the first time. I got a instant headache and I still feel like I'm going to pass out haha. It didn't taste that great either haha...lame! I was expecting it to taste extra good but it really wasn't. I've learned so much from this whole thing though. Anything is possible if we are willing to put in a little effort and ask God for help. He really does care about the little things in our lives. I had tried to do this so many times but it wasn't until I turned it over to God that I actually succeeded. It sounds kinda weird that I've learned so much from simply not eating something but it's cool to see the life lessons in everything. Every Monday now three companionship's get together at the Bear Valley Sisters place so that we can do laundry. We do our personal study and then have a massive comp study. It is super fun!. Two of the Sisters and I decided that we are going to be room mates up at BYUI when we get home. I'm super excited! They are so fun! We are also going to do lots of hiking and stuff so hopefully I'll be in good shape by the time I get home. We want to hike the Tetons or something. I'm so grateful for the friendships that I've made. I feel like a lot of these people will be life-long friends and I'm so happy to know that. I learn so much from each and every one of them. It just goes to show that one person really can make a huge difference.

We did a super fun service activity on Friday. We hauled in a bunch of food and made food boxes for the needy and distributed them. We had so many people come in! It was fun but kinda sad to see how many people struggle. The other volunteers were super nice too and so fun to work with. The church has a cool website called JUSTSERVE.ORG that you should all check out. They have a bunch of things in the community that you can go and help out with. Service is my favorite thing to do. It makes a hard day great. The area is slow but we are working hard. We had a couple of those days where you try a million people and they're either not home or aren't interested. Those are the worst haha. But, God keeps reminding me to look on the bright side and remember that no effort is wasted. We'll find people as we simply go about doing good and working hard. I've been realizing more and more lately how much the mission is for the missionary, not always everyone else. You find yourself through hard work, sacrifice, faith and realizing that you plain old can't do it by yourself. Baptisms and miracles aren't because of our hard work, they are just an opportunity to participate in seeing God's hand in peoples lives. You just simply give them a little push and they are the ones that fly. I'm so grateful that God lets us participate in His work. Believe me, we are some of the least qualified people out there but he is just preparing us to be missionaries for the rest of our lives. But yeah, The mission is so worth it. I wouldn't change it for the world.

Yesterday I hit my 9 month mark! Holy craziness! It feels like so long ago and so much has happened since, but at the same time, it does not feel like I'm half way done with my mission. I still have too much to learn haha. I'm not ready! I know that this last half will blow by so I need to make the most of it. 

Love ya lots, Sister Prows