DUDE ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!!!
Happy Birthday to Kizzy yesterday, she wouldve been 11...I sang her happy birthday though :) I miss my baby!
But really, its so close!! Sooooooo much has gone on this week...you dont even know!
So first off, funny story, Sister Edwards mom sent her boots this week and she was soooo excited cuz its so not fun to wear flats in the cold...and her mom sent her two different types of boots...it was SOO funny!!! She was so mad haha but now we just laugh! And speaking of which, this transfer we are both staying together AGAIN!! imma have 4 1/2 months with this girll...im gona go crazyy!! Haha jk! I love my companion!
So this week we won companionship of the week..in our zone...cuz we had 2 investigators at church...sometimes I just look at that and think thats it??? But hey, its gona be more someday! This area just needs more mormons...I tell ya! Its weird though seeing one ward boundary here is literally 2 stakes at home...ah! I love Gilbert :) But its getting better here!! :)
Soooo...now it gets to the good stuff. IT SNOWED HERE!!! And not a little! But it covered the whole ground, all white! It was soooo pretty!!!! But what sucked was that it turned into ice after AND they shut down the whole city...more like Texas! They said its the worst theyve had in awhile. And im wearing a darn skirt in it!!! So we werent allowed to drive...and we dont live in our area...so it was pretty terrible! It was soooo cold! A lady felt so bad for me not having gloves that she gave me her mittens...hey I had socks on my hands ;) But we walked everyyywhere cuz us missionaries dont get days off! But it was fun!
So we had an appointment with this less active that lived 3 miles away so we walked alll the way there and she didnt answer... >:/ so we walked to the institute cuz we were faareeeezing!!! So get this, we saw this truck drive by (barely any one driving btw) and they turn around and drive by again, then turn around and drive by again except this time they stop. This little 3 seater truck with 3 guys in it stop and are like 'why arent you driving?' uhh...duh! We told them we cant and then they tell us to get in.........now say what? Confused, do you want us to sit on yalls laps or somethin? or get it the bed of the truck? Heck no! So we tell them no thanks! It was soo funny! Ya they thought! So we ended up walking straight up 6 miles on ice...the whole way! We were sooooo cold but were bundled up. These rain boots are in no way cute but man I was glad to have them!! I stayed warm :) We looked like ninjas with our scarfs around us and jackets...with skirts! I wonder what people thought! Those Mormons....
We fell about a million times and then one time, we were walking by a main road and i just biffed it and pretty much killed my butt! This car stopped and asked if I was ok, then drove away! What?? your not even gona offer us a ride? lamos!
Something I noticed though, the world is becoming less Christlike. Its so sad! So this poor woman was trying to get out of our apartment complex with her car, going up a slope...on ice! She was out there for probably 20 minutes so when we were going out for the night we went to go help her out. Sitting there was this guy in his huge truck just waiting for her to get out of his way...so when he saw us start pushing the car he got out to help..pushed for 5 seconds then got back in his truck to wait. So here we are pushing this car in skirts and this man is just watching? my goodness...
They cancelled church on sunday and this big arlington town christmas party was cancelled too! We were so bummed! But we went out and helped this other church shovel off the ice from the sidewalks...then we went to their church instead. lol jk! Then we helped this cute old man with his driveway and after we were done he told us he was embarrassed that we did this and in skirts. Haha he was the cutest old man! And his wife gave us some fudge after, I just love service!! Its always so worth it!
So this week was a scare! Madeline told us that her parents talked to her and she decided to wait a couple years to get baptized. It shocked us!! But one thing I am soo grateful for is our Heavenly Father answering prayers. One thing she forgot was that she received an answer about being baptized on the 14th. We gave her some time to pray about it and we prayed and fasted soooo hard for her!!! And she decided to go with the 14th! Yay!! we are sooo excited!!! Our less active, Kenzie is progressing really well too! She is getting her family to start coming back as well and getting them to do family prayer and alll. Its amazing how much one person can change a family.
Texas is cold. But I'm lovin' every bit of it!
Tanya. I figured this out....you can save this christmas and next christmas and give me a niceeeeeeee longgggggg massage when I get back!!!! :) I've decided this already. I'm in desperate need for one haha! Thanks, your awesome ;)
Stay warm in Arizona!! ;)
Sister Tilton :)
pics: my district!
our winning hats...and our zone leaders...yeah, they're mature ;)
this is why we get weird looks...
Sorry for all the pics! This is Kenzie! :)
