Taking on Tacoma: Happy Valentine's and Presidents Day!!

This week was great I'm sure. The details are a little fuzzy though. I guess that's what a mission does to you?

Let's see, we had another exchange on Tuesday with Sister Bird and Sister Stirling from Winlock. It was way fun! I was able to ask them about everyone that was in Winlock. I LOVE Winlock.

I spent the day with Sister Cox and Sister Bird, while Sister Sasser and Sister Stirling went their own way.

The only problem with having the exchanges in our area is that we have 5 sister missionaries in one apartment at night... and let's just say that 10:30 is not exactly the time we got to bed...

We spent a long time just taking the ugliest selfies we could and we were laughing way too hard.

Then in the morning for exercise we played music and did "aerobics" Sister Sasser led the way. I got a really funny video of it... but I can't send videos so you'll just have to ask me about it after my mission. :)

On Wednesday, we had zone meeting which was pretty fun. Sister Sasser and I gave another training. I've gotten to the point where I feel like I can take on anything.

"Oh, you want me to get up and bear my testimony last minute since the speaker didn't show up? Okay, bring it!"
"You want me to teach a seminary class two times this week on the Old Testament? Sure, no problem!"
"Need me to teach the Restoration on the spot to a complete stranger? Sure thing!"
"Clean a house that hasn't been cleaned in 6560123 years? Got it!"
"Go into a home that has 17 dogs and 53 cats for dinner? Okay."
"Ask a random stranger if we can use their bathroom? Alright!"
Etc.

Missions are great. They really help you overcome all of your problems.

We actually did teach seminary twice this week. It was pretty fun. The kids in this seminary class are way more on top of things than I was. I just slept through seminary.

On Thursday we weekly planned, did some missionary work, and then drove to Lacey. Sister Sasser got to go on a temple trip with all the missionaries that leave this transfer, so Sister Cox and I spent the day in Lacey with Sister Krebs, while her companion and Sasser drove to the temple.

So, that's what we did on Friday.

Um.... the rest of the weekend was good too. On Valentines day we had a regional broadcast instead of church. So we were only at church for 2 hours instead of 6! Yeah!

After church we heart attacked some members of the ward. We stink at being sneaky, but it was pretty fun. :)

At one door they opened the door right as we were putting hearts on their door. So, we grabbed the door handle and just closed the door and finished putting the hearts on it. Then we knocked again haha and they invited us in and fed us lunch.

Another guy, a recent convert of about a year, he lives in the room above his brother's garage, so we have to go through the garage to get to his door. So, we tried to go in sneakily and put hearts on the door but then we heard footsteps coming down the stairs so we scattered and hid in different parts of his garage. We're pretty sure he knew it was us, so he looked around a bit, but not very hard, and then asked if he had strangers in his garage, and then went back upstairs. Then we finished putting the hearts up and ran out, very stealthily.

At another house, we had to crouch along the porch because their blinds were open and they were right in the room...but they didn't catch us.

Then at another, we couldn't figure out where their house was so we ended up pretty much asking them for directions to their house and then put hearts on the door and asked them to pretend like they never saw us.

I'll have to get better. Maybe next year I can try again.

So, that was my week. It was good. The rain is still coming down strong. I'm starting to pray for sunshine again. Feel free to join in if you'd like. :)

I read this scripture this week and it always makes me think when I read it, so I thought I'd share:

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we maybe also glorified together.

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."

Romans 8:16-18

I love this scripture because it reminds me that:

1) We are children of God. We mean something to Him.

2) We are destined to receive all that our Father in Heaven has. We are His heirs.

3) Which makes us JOINT-HEIRS with Christ... IF we suffer with Him. If we join His team and carry our cross with Him. If we follow Him, we get to receive the blessings that come from being God's heir.

4) Life might seem hard right now, but compared to the blessings we have to look forward to, it's nothing. It's literally the least we could do.

I'm just really grateful for the knowledge that I am the daughter of a Heavenly Father and you should be too.

I love ya'll! Have a great week!

Love, Sister Warburton