A Day In The Life

Dad told me that waking up at 6:30 would be hard, but he didn't realize that I've been waking up at 6:30 for an 8 o'clock class for the last four months! Haha! We get up, we exercise (or sit and stretch, depending on the morning), we get ready, we eat... All in about an hour! 

Study time is literally my favorite part of the day. A whole hour to study the gospel and learn and grow! I've been taking some time to read the conference talks from October, and I feel like they're totally brand new! I love studying the words of the living prophets. And then from the Book of Mormon! I don't know what it is about being out here, but I feel like I'm reading a brand new book and it's amazing! 

(my study area)

After studies, we go out and serve. It depends on the areas we'll be in and what we've got scheduled, but we're usually pretty busy teaching lessons and helping out less active members. Building the kingdom, as President Slaughter would say. :) 

This week wasn't the most exciting week ever, but it was definitely really great! I really didn't know what I was going to write about today, but then I got a list of questions from my mom... so that's definitely happening. Moms are great, right? :) 

I love my companion! She's so great! I'm really learning a lot from her. I was scared that I'd get a companion that I didn't really have a lot in common with, but the similarities keep popping up in random places! It would take forever to list them all, but she's been really good for me. We agree on how we need to spend our time... mostly because I'm still training! Haha! But I do get some input and it's been a great learning experience! :) 

(It was super cold in our apartment... so we put on extra socks)

Our members are really great. We don't get a meal every day, but it works out, because then we can just eat a quick dinner and have some extra study time! (... Sometimes we take naps... but only sometimes! It's hard work! Haha!) They're really great at coming to lessons with us. Some of them are even working on getting their neighbors ready for missionary visits! :) 

A lot of our referrals are from people requesting copies of the Book of Mormon online. We get a text with their address and then get to go find them and deliver their book! It's really fun. Sometimes you can tell that a friend requested it for them, but people are usually really nice and take it. We've been planting some serious seeds here! :) 

We just got a brand new mission leader, but he's going to be great! I can already tell! He's from Bomont (Where's Bomont? ;) ) We only cover one ward, but it's a pretty big ward. Lots of work to do! :) 

There's a building that does this (a longhorn) with their windows every night...

 it's actually pretty cool! :) 

This week I got to re-read President Uchtdorf's talk entitled "Living the Gospel Joyful" from last October. And I loved it. The commandments are a blessing. They're not for our Heavenly Father, they're for us. To help guide us back to Him. Our Heavenly Father loves you. And that will never change. Always remember that! 

If you haven't read it, give it a read! Living the Gospel Joyful

The gospel is true! What else can I say? 

Have a great week! :) 

Sister Waite

PS I forgot to mention that Sister Gagon and I and two other sisters helped a family of potential investigators move into their apartment this week. We were only able to get a few men from our ward to help, and they had to leave before we got most of the heavy stuff up the stairs to their second story apartment. So the sisters and I got to carry a couch and other heavy things up the stairs. But we're super tough, so it was nothing. ;) We're hoping to be able to go back and begin teaching them soon! :)