10/20/14

Fab Fam;

 wards or branches? and what is the name of it? It is a ward, and my comp actually goes onto the Fort Sill military base with one member from each companionship, and they teach there on Sundays, so I am alone on Sundays. It’s a little lonely haha

 are the people friendly?  People here are pretty friendly, but they like to talk to you about non-church stuff so it is really hard to keep the conversations on gospel topics haha

I Google mapped your address and it looked like a house... do you share with other missionaries or with a family? Nope, the house is ours :} it is a 3 bedroom, one bathroom house hehe. It is so cute

 has your companion been there long or are you both new? She has been our about 8 months now :} she is 2 transfers ahead of me

how does it differ form your last two areas?  how is it the same? The same is that we have shops here haha, and different is that it is a small town where as Quail Creek and OKC 3 were both in Oklahoma City boundaries so they were big cities!

are you feed by ward members or is cooking involved? We have to cook some days but the members are really good at feeding us. I appreciate that about members here

what is her first name and how do you pronounce her last name? Her 1^st name is Madison :} Madison Duersch.

where is she from? She is from Logan Utah

how long has she been out? She has been out 8 months-ish

how are you tow getting along so far? We get along really well. I have been blessed to have really good companions :}

what is she like?  what is your favorite thing about her so far? I love her fun personality. She is always looking for the fun in everything we do. She is super crazy though haha :} you never know what she will do next.

so being further south, is it warmer?  will you even need winter clothes? in addition to what you already have?  It is a little bit warmer down here but I will probably need some clothes at some point haha. I already have my rain coat and my black coat as well as my leggings. I just need my boots, and some sweaters (like the maroon and black one from Grampa and Katie ;})

is it a biking, walking or car area? It is a car area, but if we run out of miles then it becomes a biking or walking area haha. I am hoping to do more biking while it is still nice outside :}

what is your new favorite thing about this area? How small it is ;} I am hoping it is easier to get around and actually see every part of the area. Cuz in Quail Creek and OKC3, they were both too big, so I never actually saw all of the area haha

How has your testimony been strengthened recently?  in what area? It has been strengthened in the area of my Savior. I have been studying in Matthew and now Mark, but I have been using Jesus the Christ as a guide and HOLY COW!! Christ did so much more for me than I realized! I am so much more grateful for the Atonement and Christ’s love for me.

I felt Heavenly Father guiding me when.... Sister Duersch and I went looking for a less-active and found a new less-active who has been looking for our church since she moved to Lawton! That was a cool experience

In my studies I have learned that.... Satan is a sneaky little feller (hehe feller) I was reading in Alma 47 about Amalickiah and Lehonti, and how Amalickiah persuades Lehonti to come down the mountain, just a little bit, and then kills him…. So sad. And it just made me think about situations where Satan did that to me.

the people we are teaching are.... So cool. We are teaching a single mom by the name of Kyla (she needs a lot of prayers this week) and she has a baptismal date for Nov 1^st. then we just got a new investigator yesterday, who’s name is Aaron, and he is married to one of our returning Less-actives (Latoya)

1.Me and sis Duersch

2. a church that is down here in Lawton

3. Elder Runolfson and I at ward correlation the day before transfers