December 1st, 2014

How was your Thanksgiving week?  Was it full of gratitude?  did you see miracles happen?  How was dinner at Chuck a rama?  you can still leave there super full right?  did they have foods that were more Oklahoma that you don't see much of in Utah?  My thanksgiving was really good, but it didn’t feel like thanksgiving. It just felt like another day to me. :{ kinda sad.  But we did go over to a members house, (the Hancock’s) and then Fashionette and her family showed up there, and the Hancocks took them in, fed them thanksgiving dinner and we played games. It was AWESOME!!  The thanksgiving food was the same here as it was in Utah, oh and I ate stuffing AND caramel yams :} oh ya, branching out haha. We didn’t actually end up going to Golden Coral. Instead we went to Bro Davis’s (the member feeding us) ex-wife’s house for thanksgiving dinner haha…. We were the only white people and there were about 30 people there haha.

when does the caroling begin?  will you do it in each area more than once? The caroling begins toni’ight! (like Shawn Spencer would say it haha) at least that’s the plan :} we will see if the elders are really gonna do it with us haha

when will you & Bueno do your musical # in church and what will you sing?  a hymn, a Christmas song? and in both of your wards? I hope not for both wards, but I haven’t really given it any thought hahah so I don’t really know what song.

did you tract/appointments on black Friday? We actually just went and visited more members and less-actives, then had an appointment with Kyla :}

how was church yesterday?  did Kyla, robert or fashionette & faith come?  or were they all still traveling? Non of them came to church yesterday :{ sad I know. But we visited all of them and taught Fashionette and her husband the Restoration and they both LOVED it. They want to be baptized but want to wait and pray about a date, so as of right now they don’t have baptismal dates, but they want to go to the temple!! Yippee!! Oh and Kyla and Robert didn’t come cuz Robert’s sister was in town for thanksgiving and she wasn’t watching her kids and her youngest child got a hold of a knife. Kyla went over to take the Knife away and stepped on another knife a child threw to the floor and sliced her foot open, then went to the ER and missed church…. So so sad :{

what is your favorite thing about your area? Our investigators, less-actives, and members. They are all so awesome! And most of them treat us like we are part of their family, which is good cuz we love being loved.

What do you admire most about sis Duersch?  do you know all about each other now? Yup haha even the stuff no one wants to know haha :} I love her personality. She is crazy and spastic but entertaining and fun :}

Is this the first Christmas in the mission field for both of you? Why yes, yes it is.

What did you learn about yourself this week? That I need to have more patience with the people around me, mostly those I teach haha

What did you learn about the gospel? Well I actually gave a talk in Sacrament meeting yesterday on Relying on the Holy Ghost and that was amazing to learn more about. I mean, I know about the Holy Ghost, but it was amazing all the insight I got. :} 

have you guys seen the new "He is the Gift" video? if not go watch it! it is amazing!

Sis Meagan

1.Our thanksgiving feast that sis Duersch made us ;}

2. Our Christmas Tree

3. Our stalkings that are hung by our sign with care

November 24th

pics: sis Duersch & moi and the crazy fog that we are having in the morning

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH that is gonna be a great play :} tell me how it goes. (the play is A Christmas Story... the one with the leg lamp)

And i will definitely do that and challenge the other missionaries hanging around me right now :}  (In my institute class we were challenged for this week for Thanksgiving, to have each of our prayers be a prayer of gratitude only, no asking.)

What was the funniest thing that happened? the throw your head back and laugh kind of thing?We took these hideous pictures the other day. They are called “face Dancing”… you turn the flash ‘on’ your camera and then you move your face back and forth really fast (letting all of the muscles in your face relax) and take a picture :} it is sooooo funny! haha

when did you feel the spirit so strong you had to stop and acknowledge it? We went to Fashionette’ss house just on a whim and she asked if we could help her clean her house, so we did. As we did she was asking us questions about our church and we answered every question she had. And every answer we gave her she said, “that totally makes sense!” it was so amazing! After we left her house and gave a prayer of thanks to Heavenly Father for working through us to help Fashionette to come closer to Him.

How are things going with Kyla and Robert?  is she still on for Dec 6th?  Is he still going to church with her? KYla and Robert are doing good but we have to drop Kyla's baptismal date cuz she didn't come to church yesterday :{ so sad. we are visiting her tonight and we will try to figure out why she won’t come to church... hope every thing goes well with that haha.

Did Fashionette (love that) go to church this week too? No she did not, and she is going out of town for thanksgiving so we won’t be able to see her this week, but we gave her the commitment to read the Book of Mormon and to come back with questions that we can answer for her :} She is awesome! She loves the Book of Mormon and when we were last over there, she had her sister (Faith) come out and read with us, and Faith loved it as well :} we just now have to get them to come to church hehe!  

How do people react to snow there? They go to Wal-Mart and stalk up for the next few day’s so they won’t have to leave their house. They canceled schools and work Last Monday haha :} after I took that picture

did you get the package with the boots?  Yes, yes I did :} thank you so much!!!

What was the best part of the package? (Besides the boots)  

Now you can wear the leggings too:)  I can wear leggings as long as I wear boots :} unless they have footie things like my maroon ones :} then I can wear those with flats hehe

did you get the other package too? (If not maybe today:) I did receive that package as well and I love the crayon turkey :} it is sitting on our coffee table in our front room :} hehe thank you so much!

What are your plans for Thanksgiving?   what about the rest of the day?  do you tract then?  and black Friday? We can only leave our house on Thursday only if we have set appointments with investigators, members or less-actives… otherwise we have to stay home :{ no tracting, no OYMing (open your mouth) and we can’t go to black Friday.. which is sad.

With Bueno in the area you can be rocking the piano tunes!  Have you seen him yet? He wants me to sing in sacrament meeting so he can play for me… he misses the piano and his trumpet so bad… it is sad. And yes I have seen him haha :} he hasn’t really changed since high school. We want to all go on a Blitz (where all the missionaries in a ward or District go to the same area and tract) and go caroling :} we hope it goes well haha

Dad wants to know if there are any chain restaurants in your area? We have a Braum’s, a Ted's, a McDonalds, a Wendy’s, a Subway, Arbey’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, Taco Bueno, and What-A-Burger. (the ones that are highlighted green are just OK restaurants… as far as I know:})

next package will be sent Friday... any requests?  it will have some Christmas decorations in it:)  pics of my fam ;} we have a tree that we put up and it looks awesome!!

fuzzy socks :} and send a hug for sis duersch and me :}

I love you so very much!  

Love meagan

November 17th

I am staying and so is sister Duersch... but i have some crazy awesome news!! BUENO is coming to Lawton!!!!! he will be in the other ward but still!! haha district meetings are not going to be the same :}

 I sang in a RS choir in church this week and it was BAD!! so bad! our pianist didn't show up so we went a capella with a violin accompaning us!! so bad

So what happened this week that made you smile? Sister Duersch is staying! And Elder Bueno is coming to Lawton!!

what happened that made you feel loved? The malcoms :} they always make me feel at home ;} plus they know Aunt Megan and I worked with Sis Malcoms brother Matthew at ProPay… he gave me a wedding announcement haha :} small world out here

How has the spirit guided you in your choices and conversations this week? We went to a referrals house and talked to her about the Book of Mormon and taught her a little about the Restoration, but it was really cool how every question she had, sister Duersch and I were able to answer with either our knowledge or with a scripture from the Book of Mormon :} so cool! She is a new investigator now and is so excited for us to come and teach her some more. (her name is Fashionette… yep she is black haha)

Do you get to teach a class on Sundays?  Can you visit Primary and share a message there? or just the reg classes? I did not teach a class on Sunday, and I have only visited primary once…. But we usually just attend gospel essentials and RS or Priesthood haha

are you warm enough?  do you need a toque and winter gloves & scarf? I am keeping warm enough :} I have been wearing 2 layers of tights haha :} I actually just bought a toque, some gloves and I have some scarves that I brought with me :}

what do you do on your P-days in Lawton? We usually clean the house, do some kind of study… sometimes watching “The Testaments” or “Mormon messages” then we go shopping, email at11:30- 12 o’clock. Then sports at 2. get ready for the day at 4, and eat dinner at 5 or 5:30 :} it’s a pretty busy day :}

Have you been to the military base yet?  Nope I have not ;} and I won’t go on “base” until sister Duersch leaves haha :} and it is still confusing to me too.

How are things going with Kyla & Robert? They are going good :} kyla is keeping the word of wisdom and she is now drinking a lot of Lemonade :} she is so awesome!!

What are your thanksgiving plans?  do you go to a members house?  Right now we are eating dinner at Golden Coral with a member….. so that should be fun haha

I hope you all have a fabulous week :} Love you!!!!

Love Meagan

November 10th

Mama;

i am actually about to get off. we usually are on around 11:30 12... but today is a little different cuz we set up appointments throughout the day and right when we would be emailing so we came early :{ sorry mama.

to answer all your questions:

I love that you are so involved in service and your ward... what other types of service do you do? We help move people, paint, clean and fold laundry :} help cook meals for families in the ward… or dinners for the missionaries haha

Do you do projects with your district or zone as well? Apparently they used to but don’t anymore cuz every one else is so busy so sister Duersch and I are trying to find some service we can start doing every week :}

When you cook what do you make? Usually Pasta-roni white cheese noodle, chicken noodle soup, or left over dinners from previous nights.  Do you trade off cooking or each fend for yourselves? We go the “fend for yourself” approach and it seems to work haha

How is Kyla and Robert and Angela doing? Well…. They are doing pretty good. Kyla didn’t come to church yesterday so that was really sad…. But we taught her the Word of Wisdom (cuz we needed to and she is a crazy coffee person) and she agreed that the Lord does not want her to drink coffee so she said she would stop! So cool!  Do they like coming to church? When they come, they do love it… its just the getting them to church every week that is hard.  we have been getting members to come with us to our appointments with Kyla so they have some solid friends in the ward :} So far she says she hasn't had any coffee :] which is awesome!!

How has your testimony been strengthened this week? My testimony  has been strengthened by a training that our district leader did on Friday… it was all about “What is a Successful Missionary” and I learned that a successful missionary isn’t all about the numbers or how many baptisms you got, but it is about the spirit… is the spirit with you when you teach? Is the spirit teaching people through you? Also it is watching someone come closer to Jesus Christ. So AWESOME!

What new thing have you learned from your studies? How being on the Lord’s side is a must. I am in Alma chapter 55-59 and it is all about the Nephites vs the Lamanites and how the Nephites have the Lord protecting them so they win all the time… but if they were to become prideful and loose the Spirit, then they don’t win.

What is your favorite thing about Lawton? The members. They are all so awesome! And they take us in like we are their own kids. I feel so loved here. Plus Kyla is awesome!

Do you drive or does your comp? My comp drives, but she hasn’t been feeling well (flu) and can’t drive…. So I have been driving again haha

When are transfers so we know where to send Christmas stuff? Transfers are next Wednesday, the 19^th of November. I don’t think I am going anywhere… but I would hold off just in case haha

What happened this week that makes you laugh?  Well yesterday, we went to a members house for dinner and they have what is called the “puffy French Toast challenge” and what it is is a piece of bread soaked in pancake batter and deep fried… and you have to eat as many as you can… Sister Duersch holds the record with 7 slices. Elder Winterton last night wanted to beat her record and tried for 7 ½ but only got to 6 before getting ready to puke it all up… it was so nasty! But we all laughed about it.

Have you met your neighbors? I have met most of them and a lot of them do not like missionaries but like us as people... really weird I know haha

Love you so much!

Love meagan

November 3rd, 2014

OH my goodness! are the Dahls doing ok? I will pray for them. hows Chandler?

here are the answers to your questions:

do you wish you would have done more yard work at home to prepare you for now? Haha a little bit, but I am learning how to do it now :} hehe

do you weed or mow or trade off? and in a skirt or change then change back?We change into grubby clothes and then back into pros (church clothes) and we usually trade off who mows and who weeds cuz we both like to mow more than we like to weed haha

What is your favorite thing about your companion? She is so energetic. She is spontaneous and fun haha

what is her favorite thing about you? She loves my spunkiness and how I make everyone feel better about themselves. (her words not mine ;})

I have had ton's of questions about you being a comp with an elder on Sundays? is it every Sunday?  Yes it is every Sunday until about 12:30 pm Is it during church or just ward council? It is during church :} and what do you do... just sit and wait or what? We go to sacrament meeting, then to gospel principles, then Elder Morris goes to Priesthood and I go to RS :} so fun! And there are only about 10 women in relief society cuz our ward is ridiculously small haha. Maybe 85-100 people show up each week.

How was halloween?  did you have trick or treaters?  do you have pics of your pumpkins? We ended up not doing pumpkins cuz they were all sold out at the wally-world here haha. But we made caramel apples instead ;} we went to the church and played “things” with a bunch of other missionaries so we don’t know if we got trick-or-treaters or not haha. But down her in Oklahoma, you can only go trick-or-treating between the hours of6-8pm. That’s it haha

did you get your Halloween package in time?  Nana said she sent you one too. I did get my package on time :} the day of Halloween :} and it was awesome! Thank you so much! I also got one from Nana and Papa, Grampa and Katie, and the Burgess’ as well :} so fun!

Do you two sing in the car?  we definitely sing in the car, in our house, walking, biking, whenever and wherever we are haha

How has your testimony grown this week?  My testimony grew in the knowledge of how much our Heavenly Father knows each and every one of us and he does answer our prayers. I was able to be an answer to 3 people’s prayers this week, and two of them were missionaries. It is just a good feeling to be able to answer someones prayer and realize that Heavenly Father does care about all of us :} did you learn anything new about yourself this week? I learned that I am the only missionary in my ward that likes Kettle Corn. So when I pop it, it is just for me :} hehe

how has the spirit guided you? The spirit guided us to a man’s door and he seemed interested and wanted us to come back. We are super excited! His name is John :}

How are things going with Kyla?  Things are going great with Kyla, I can’t remember if I told you or not but she has a new baptismal date for Dec 6^th and she is super stoked. We taught her the plan of salvation this week and she just ate it up! Her friend Robert has been listening in on our discussions and came to church with Kyla yesterday ;} so we are hoping to teach him as well hehe Who else are you teaching or sharing scriptures with? We have a new investigator named Angela, and she is an OKIE talker (aka non-stop talking haha) so it is really hard to teach her cuz she doesn’t let us speak.

Anywho…. This week has been really fun and very cold. But I know that this week will be really good :}

Love you muchly!

Love Meagan Boulter



1. Caramel Apples.

2-3.Sister Duersch and I

4. Sis Duersch, me, elder morris, and elder winterton

October 27th

1-With a house to yourselves is p-day spent cleaning the house and mowing the lawn and weeding, cause you don't want to be shabby reps of the Lord?We actually will take some time during lunch to go out and weed/mow our lawn.

2-Halloween in just around the corner, will you have trick or treaters in your neighborhood?  I hope no one comes to our door cuz we are not allowed out of our apartments (or houses) after 6pm. So I am not sure if we can open the door or not haha

3-is there a mission directive for spending Halloween?  We just have to be in by 6pm… a lot of missionaries will catch up on sleep, carve pumpkins, and make caramel apples… Sister Duersch and I will be doing all of them while watching the Testaments :}

4-now I just want to understand more fully your area and your Sundays... your comp (and other missionaries?) and a member do splits on Sunday to the military branch.... and you go to your home ward...are you on a split or by yourself?  your letter said you were lonely so I wasn't sure if you just missed your actual comp or if you were by yourself.  So the Lawton 1st ward(other ward of missionaries) do it as well… what happens is on sudays, my comp and sister Hirschi go with elder Winterton and elder Holbrook to Fort Sill (or Post as we call it) then Sister Law and I are companions when we get to church and sacrament meeting and Elder Morris and elder Burnham are comps for then as well… then after sacrament meeting, elder burnham and sister Law go to their ward council together (as companions) and elder morris and I stay with our ward and we are companions until around 12:30 when our actual companions come back haha :} it is really confusing

5-have you had a chance to see more of your area?  what is it like?  Yes I have been able to see, I believe, all of my area now and it is really weird. We have the ghetto of ghetto areas and then some rich areas as well… there is one area that we are not allowed to go to after 6 pm…. Sketchy!

6-how big is your zone and do you know anyone else in it?  Our zone has about 10 companionships in it, so it is one of the smaller zones. And I recognize some of the peeps, but I am trying to get to know all of them :} hehe

7-What was the most amazing thing to happen this week?  We went tracting and walked up to this lady in her car, prayed with her, and asked if she had ever met missionaries like us before, and she said that the missionaries came over but then stopped all of a sudden, so she invited us back over!! Yahoo! Also, we set a new baptismal date with Kyla (our investigator) for Dec 6th… so if you could all pray for her that would be greatly appreciated :}

8-When did you feel the Lord guiding you?  when we went tracting and found Anya (that’s the car lady) and then we also found a Potential named Joe :} that was awesome as well

9-When did you feel the most loved? When I get emails from my fabulous family :} hehe and when I receive blessings from my Father in Heaven… which is all the time ;} hehe


I am glad everything is going well for you ;} how is work? any new peeps added to the staff? if so, are they cool? how are cass and brad doing? and colty? ;}

Oh I just love hearing about your weeks. they always make me smile and realize how much i love you all! keep up the good work and remember who you are :}

Love Meagan Boulter

1.random sign for an apartment complex

2.Sis Duersch and I in a pumpkin at our ward party

3.Sister Law, Me and Sister Duersch with sis Hirschi's fingers

4. all 4 of us making crazy faces ;}

5. me stuck in a dog kennel