Monday, May 2, 2016

IDAHO

Hey Yall!

I swear these weeks go by waay faster than yall will ever know! But thats the joys of time...we dont control any of it! Thats one thing i've been focusing on its not worrying about whats not in my control. So much of what we do as missionaries is out of our control, but we can PRAY and HE has all control of EVERYTHING we do! 

This week was amazing! You know how last week I said we were sad because no one showed up to our scripture study class? This week we had LOTS of people show up! I was sooo happy! We had a member just move in last week and she brought her kids (one isnt a member) and a friend thats not a member either. Had such a good lesson about the intro to the Book of Mormon! Best place to start the Book of Mormon is the beginning!:) 

A family from Idaho went back to Idaho for a couple weeks and just returned and man oh man do i love IDAHOME! They talked about the mountains and just everything! Was a tender mercy to hear all about their trip!:) 

Rained a ton again this week! In yalls prayers...maybe pray for the rain to...stop! We've had so much rain that nothing is getting the chance to dry out! We helped a recent convert clean out her house that she built! Everyone calls her the "Lady MacGyver!" She took what she could and build her house and everything in it. Well her house flooded with bout 4 feet of water and is just now able to get to it with dry ground. So we went out and cleaned out most everything she made. Sad day when most of it went to the road because it cant be used any more. Who knew water would ruin so much stuff. :/

Our apartment maintenance man is a less active that lives in the same complex as us. He called us up and asked if we wanted a couch. Of COURSE missionaries would love another couch! So we told him yes. They came over yesterday and dropped it off. BEST COUCH I'VE EVER SAT ON, SLEPT ON, DID STUDIES ON....obviosuly i really really like this couch! hehe but it was funny because he has twin 16 year olds that after they dropped the couch off ran, because they didnt want to get a "lecture from the missionaries" because they weren't at church. We just laughed and said thanks.  Love missionary life! 

So much has gone on in a week that i cant even put it all in words. We have a new district leader and we decided to do something called 10%, where you teach everyone in the district a life skill that you have learned, well this was mine. I love this work and I love the people I'm around. Mississippi is a different land, and probably the most foreign you get anywhere in the USA. BUT you meet the most happy and forgiving people out there! They just love to be alive everyday because of Jesus. Sometimes we look at life and think its to hard or we have to much to do in a day...but if you just take a second (or 2...maybe 5 min) to think about the positive and happy things you are seeing you will see a better more positive view on things:) Just maybe.lol Takes a lot of work tho! Try and be positive and write down a positive thing every day this week! See how your week changes! 

I love yall and miss ya tons!
Sister Durtschi

Fire District:)

Totally explains us!

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