snapshots

Nicole's Letter:

November 20, 2017

"Snapshots of mission life without the photos"

On Saturday I was on exchanges with Sister Lilley in YSA and it was so fun!!!!

There were three snapshots that we wish that we could take a picture of and send to everyone to tell people what missions are really like.  I feel like some people think that missionaries are in super cute clothes teaching a super cute golden family but in reality this is what it is like

SNAPSHOT ONE:

Saturday morning one of the YSA investigators texted and said that he would be able to have a lesson at his house.  So we desperately tried to find fellowship so we could have the lesson inside since it is a bit cold now.  But no one could come.  (Always happens, you either get fellowship all lined up and the investigator bails or the other way around.)  So we went over and we weren't really phased when we told him that we couldn't come inside and that we could just talk outside- literally freezing outside.  He was shocked (probably cause he would actually have to put on a shirt haha).  So the snapshot is me and Sister Lilley sitting in front of his door with some kitchen chairs that he brought out and him without a shirt sitting literally right behind his doorstep.  With the wind blowing down the hallway.  Hopefully you can picture that.  It was a sight to see.

SNAPSHOT TWO:

Later that day we were contacting someone that wanted us to come do service and she answered the door wearing no pants and the weirdest thing is that we just had a normal conversation with her.  I seriously don't know if people in the world are becoming weirder or it is just because I am a missionary that people are weird.  Probably a little bit of both.

SNAPSHOT THREE:  

We didn't have a dinner on Saturday so I ate something super quick and then passed out on the super hard floor bundled up with a blanket so tired from walking about 10 miles every single day in the cloudy rain. 

But I wouldn't trade this for anything.  Missions are strange but so good all at the same time. 

We also had the face to face last night which was awesome!  

Quote from it:

"TIME FIND TO BE STILL"  I love that.  We all need to stop and think and pray to realign ourselves with God.  

Also, while we were on exchanges we thought we were going to be murdered but don't worry it was just the other sisters trying to scare us and it worked.