tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3308529786116116612024-03-05T17:13:07.696-08:00Sister Kelly Goes To WashingtonWashington D.C. South July 2014 - January 2016elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-61835670273786179832016-01-18T18:35:00.001-08:002016-05-09T17:07:21.550-07:00My Last Post<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have always wanted to serve a mission.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I remember </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "\22 georgia\22 " , "\22 times new roman\22 " , serif;">growing up, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">looking at the full-time missionaries at church and getting so </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">excited because that was going to be me someday. When the time came f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">or me to put in my mission papers, I clearly remember filling out the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">application with no hesitation. I had wanted this since I was a little </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">girl and my turn was finally here. Even the night before entering the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">MTC, I remember getting a great sleep. No nerves, no worries, no </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">problem! I was born to do this!</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Then I entered the MTC...</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">For some reason, the MTC was really hard for me. A lot of things were </span><span style="background-color: white;">thrown at me and I felt so overwhelmed and so underprepared. Did I </span><span style="background-color: white;">really even believe in everything I was supposed to be teaching the </span><span style="background-color: white;">people of the Washington DC South Mission? Was I ever going to be able to effectively learn "Preach My Gospel?" Was </span><span style="background-color: white;">I ever going to get used to getting up at </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1977380696" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:30am</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">? EVER?!?!?!?!?!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I learned quickly that sometimes when you're overwhelmed, it can become a </span><span style="background-color: white;">great blessing because that is when you truly learn to get down </span><span style="background-color: white;">on your knees and pray. I felt so alone sometimes. I rapidly understood </span><span style="background-color: white;">that it's okay if it's just YOU and the LORD in times of trial.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I am so glad that Heavenly Father gave me that opportunity to humble </span><span style="background-color: white;">myself and to grow. I am pleased to announce that: (1) I know that what I teach people is true, (2) I have studied "Preach My Gospel" from cover-t0-cover, </span><span style="background-color: white;">and (3) </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1977380697" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">6:30am hasn't been so bad</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">;)</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">My mission has been a whirlwind. I have been through the greatest </span><span style="background-color: white;">sorrows and joys of my life thus far. I have never: cried, laughed, </span><span style="background-color: white;">texted, emailed, driven, studied, prayed, eaten, and felt more </span><span style="background-color: white;">awkward in my entire life, than while being on a mission!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I am incredibly grateful for all the people I have met. It is so good t</span><span style="background-color: white;">o be in the company of others. I have made eternal friends out here. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Oakton, Franconia, Potomac MSA, and Braddock YSA will forever be in my </span><span style="background-color: white;">heart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I cried for </span><span style="background-color: white;">2 hours when I had to leave my first area in Oakton, VA. I never thought I </span><span style="background-color: white;">could love working in another area like I did in Oakton. My companions </span><span style="background-color: white;">and I were so close to the Ward members that it felt like home. We </span><span style="background-color: white;">were loved and we loved right back. I thought I had peaked in my first area and that the next place </span><span style="background-color: white;">would be a disappointment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm so grateful </span><span style="background-color: white;">that Franconia proved me wrong. The success we had in Franconia will </span><span style="background-color: white;">always be a highlight in my life. We worked hard and taught so much. </span><span style="background-color: white;">We baptized and we re-activated members. We found a couple who later got </span><span style="background-color: white;">sealed in the temple. We felt like successful missionaries and when I </span><span style="background-color: white;">had to leave Franconia, I thought I couldn't possibly love another </span><span style="background-color: white;">area as much as Oakton and Franconia...I had met so many great, </span><span style="background-color: white;">influential people. I already enjoyed and endured enough joy and </span><span style="background-color: white;">tribulation for me to go to a third area! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">But alas, God sent me to the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Potomac Mid-Singles Ward. This is a Ward that no one really knows about, yet it </span><span style="background-color: white;">covers 4 missions (Baltimore, DC North, DC South, and a sliver of </span><span style="background-color: white;">Richmond). I was kind of intimidated and bummed that I wasn't in a </span><span style="background-color: white;">family ward. But I would still be living in the Arlington/Alexandria area, so I </span><span style="background-color: white;">couldn't complain. Wow! Potomac stole my heart. The work we did t</span><span style="background-color: white;">here was amazing. I made so many memories with the members! The people </span><span style="background-color: white;">there are remarkable....I'm still numb that I had to leave the </span><span style="background-color: white;">mid-singles of the Potomac Ward but the Braddock Singles Ward healed that wound. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I love the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Braddock Singles Ward. I have seen so many miracles. We have 3 new investigators and 2 of them came to church yesterday. Sister Moore and I spoke in church yesterday and a less-active that we have been teaching came to church to hear our talks. It was the first time in 8 years! Seeing myself in so many of the members, I was able to </span><span style="background-color: white;">discover a lot about myself. </span></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I just wish I could say goodbye to everyone I love here, but </span><span style="background-color: white;">I can't. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leaving Braddock this week will probably </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">be the hardest because that means I won't have a next area--my next "area" is Milwaukee, my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">home</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. I am excited to see my family and friends, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">but being finished is going to be hard to accept.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">They say your mission is a gift to God but I feel like your mission is </span><span style="background-color: white;">a gift from God. My mission was hard. Despite that giant ode to all my </span><span style="background-color: white;">areas and how much I loved them, I still struggled to some degree in </span><span style="background-color: white;">all of them. But through those struggles, I was able to see the joy </span><span style="background-color: white;">that life and especially my mission gave me. It's a powerful thing--</span><span style="background-color: white;">feeling God influencing your life. It's humbling to feel the </span><span style="background-color: white;">Lord fix you AND the people you teach.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I have such a testimony of this gospel. Some of my favorite moments t</span><span style="background-color: white;">hat I wish I could capture are: hearing people read the Book of Mormon </span><span style="background-color: white;">for the first time, seeing the look on someone's face when I told them that t</span><span style="background-color: white;">hey will see their deceased loved ones again, and most importantly, teaching people </span><span style="background-color: white;">how to pray. I'll miss those moments. I hope to have those moments </span><span style="background-color: white;">again.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints IS the gospel of Jesus </span><span style="background-color: white;">Christ. I know that if we follow the example Christ gave us, we WILL be </span><span style="background-color: white;">happy...no matter what happens.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I love you all so much! Thank you for all your touching emails, </span><span style="background-color: white;">letters, cookies, and prayers. They helped more than you know.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">For the last time...</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">xoxo</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Sister Elizabeth Kelly</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">So many words and thoughts about these past weeks that I decided to </span><span style="background-color: white;">express them to the tune of my least favorite Christmas song - The Twelve Days of Christmas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">On the First Day of Christmas, DC South brought me - </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">A ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Second Day of Christmas, DC South brought me - </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings (seriously Wende, you rock) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Third Day of Christmas, DC South brought me - </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos (#dontjudgeme) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Fourth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me -</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees (not Christmas in July...but more July in Christmas)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Fifth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me - </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC (Temple Visitor's Center) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Sixth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me - </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 Kellys skyping (may or may not have gone over the time limit) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Seventh Day of Christmas, DC South brought me - </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 songs of Pentatonix (on repeat) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 Kellys skyping </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Eighth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me -</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 awkward carolers to the APs (#neverforget)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 songs of Pentatonix</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 Kellys skyping</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Ninth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me -</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nine zones a singing (our mission got to sing at the Temple Visitor's Center on Christmas Eve)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 awkward carolers to the APs</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 songs of Pentatonix</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 Kellys skyping</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Tenth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me -</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">10 sisters for breakfast (we had our sister missionaries over for a fun Christmas </span><span style="background-color: white;">Eve breakfast)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9 zones a-singing</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 awkward carolers to the APs</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7 songs of Pentatonix</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">4</span><span style="background-color: white;"> days of 75 degrees</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Wende Moore stockings</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Eleventh Day of Christmas, DC South brought me</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10 sisters for breakfast</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9 zones a singing</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 awkward carolers to the APs</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 Kellys skyping</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 days of 75 degrees</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a ghetto Christmas van named "Candy"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, DC South brought me -</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11 cracks on my iPad</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 Kellys skyping</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 TRIPS TO THE TVC</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 meals of Oreos</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a great Holiday Season!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">For New Year's Eve, we had a zone activity where we first, helped blow </span><span style="background-color: white;">up thousands of ballots for a New Year's Eve street parade in Falls Church and </span><span style="background-color: white;">then we headed back to a Stake Center to watch "The Best Two Years". </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That movie is pretty funny not being a missionary but BEING a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">missionary, it was hilarious to watch. All of us missionaries cracked up at t</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hings we didn't laugh at before our missions. But, now that I am a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">missionary and I know how things go, it was pretty funny. We then </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">played some card games and played Mafia. If there's one thing to know </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">about Mafia...it's a game where friendships are made....and ruined!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We had a good week this week! We found some new investigators which </span><span style="background-color: white;">was awesome. But they all need to be passed to family wards. Typical </span><span style="background-color: white;">single ward missionary life!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I am so grateful for my mission. All the people, areas, companions, </span><span style="background-color: white;">meetings, friends, cats...you name it! They say a mission is an </span><span style="background-color: white;">opportunity to give a gift to the Lord but I feel like it's been Him t</span><span style="background-color: white;">hat's given me the gift. Virginia is home. There's a part of my heart </span><span style="background-color: white;">that will always be here.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Kelly</span><br />
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elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-918441753724873232015-12-28T19:50:00.002-08:002015-12-28T19:50:54.147-08:00Christmas Memories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763;">Dear Family and Friends:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">We had a wonderful Christmas Skype with Sister Kelly. We laughed and shared a lot of great stories. She is up-to-date on all of the Kelly Family happenings. She is working hard to the end. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Here are a few photos we received this past week. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Happy New Year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Love, </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">Marya</span><br />
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elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-5337973513662319832015-12-21T19:06:00.002-08:002015-12-21T19:25:47.305-08:00The Merriest of Christmas Greetings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The weeks are going by so fast. It's always funny how, whenever I don't want weeks to go by fast, they always do. We had a very eventful week. Many meetings, two exchanges, a whole mission Christmas conference, and we went to the temple visitors' center <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_458625640" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> night. It's really busy, but...I'm glad that it is. I only get 90 minutes to email on my Preparation Day. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had some neat experiences this week that made me feel like a </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">missionary at Christmas time. By the way...feeling like it's Christmas </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is a miracle in it of itself because it has been so warm, here and </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">there is no snow :( </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few weeks ago, the Elders in our Ward told us to check on this girl who is less-active in Montclair (40 min south). They met her through their recent convert. Yesterday morning, I had this prompting to check in on her. I felt that she needed to be our last visit of the day. So off Sister Mooore and I went. So many miles. We started to get a little discouraged because it was already 8:15pm and we had to be home by 9pm. We got to her house and she was there with her family (she lives at home....pretty much all of the members in the Braddock Ward live with their parents.) Her family invited us inside and they were so kind. The parents immediately offered us drinks and then invited us over for Christmas Day! Their home was BEAUTIFUL. They live on a lake. We found out that the daughter we were visiting and her other siblings left the church. But, the parents are very active and they are BYU-I Pathway Program missionaries. We sat down and shared an excerpt from Elder Christofferson's amazing article, "Be at Peace". Her parents were so touched by the fact that we came. I could just feel this dad's sad soul being lifted for just a moment as his daughter mentioned that she liked the message and that she would love to meet with us again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Moore and I walked away feeling that we weren't just following a prompting, but answering a mother and father's prayer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then, earlier this week, I was on an exchange (worked with another sister missionary) in Old Town Alexandria and I had a promoting to check on someone who used to be interested in the church. We knocked on the door. The girl we came to visit was in the shower but her roommate (or maybe her sister...cousin...friend?) answered the door. She wasn't too interested but I asked if we could show her a "little Christmas video" (He is the Gift) and she surprisingly let us in and we watched it. Well, long story short, we had the most amazing hour long conversation with her and her teenage son. I was near tears, the spirit was so strong. We all taught each other. It was incredible! We read the scriptures with them and they loved it. THEN, she practically rejoiced when we asked if we could come back and teach her! But, I think my favorite part was when we were showing her "He is the Gift", her son came down the stairs to see what was going on and soon, found himself watching it...and he was smiling the whole time. Ahhh teenagers are the best! It was just the greatest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Kelly did not have time to write a blog entry today. She asked that I encourage her family and friends to read Elder Christofferson's article in the December, 2015 Ensign titled, "<a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2015/12/be-at-peace?lang=eng">Be At Peace</a>." (click underlined title)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />I'm going through a phase where everything that I am learning is super-eye-opening. I'm a little ticked that I'm learning this 17-months-out, instead of 17-weeks-out.<br /><br />For example, last week two people from the Mission Department in Salt Lake City, came to our mission. We had a training meeting where we focused on the importance of </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: '"georgia"', '"times new roman"', serif;">planning and</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif;"> teaching simply. I heard "teach simply," "simplify your teaching," "be simple in your teaching" and "teach in a way you would teach a 9-year-old" the entire conference. WOW! It really hit me of how important it is to "teach simply".</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />We had an investigator who was really sick for a month and then got in a car accident. We Skyped her from her bed the entire month of November. Yesterday, she came to church! Yay!<br /><br />We have been getting so many referrals this week and teaching people. I love going out and talking with people about the gospel...even though sometimes it's a little nerve wracking :(<br /><br />Last night, we watched the Christmas Broadcast at the Washington DC Temple Visitors' Center. We went with a senior missionary couple, Elder and Sister Kinard and a recent convert. The temple is so beautiful this time of year. I am excited to be a sister missionary there this week.<br /><br />In the Braddock Ward we have a "break the fast" party after every fast <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_841891411" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday. Yesterday, the food theme was a CEREAL BAR. </span></span><br /><br />SISTER KELLY LOVES CEREAL AND THE WARD GAVE US ALL THE LEFTOVER CEREAL!<br /><br />That miracle happened about 3 minutes after I paid my fast offering. Coincidence? I think not.<br /><br />Have a great week...<br /><br />Happy Birthday Moo!<br /><br />Xoxo</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me give you an example. We went to go knock on a door and behind the door...there was this huge party. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was on the sketchy end but why not add to the party with a sweet </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">temple light festival flyer? This guy walked out and thought we were </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">two college girls that got invited.He started chatting with </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">us. Little did he know that we were missionaries. We started </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">talking to him about God. It turned out to be an awesome discussion. He was sober </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">too. Score! He got really excited about the light festival. We then </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ended up crashing the party and everyone was so nice. Maybe because </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">they were a little tipsy, but nonetheless, we had a good time with </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">THE </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">WASHINGTON DC SOUTH SISTER MISSIONARIES ARE INVITED TO BE </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">TEMPLE VISITOR CENTER SISTERS DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Sister Moore and I finally get to live our dream of working at the DC Temple Visitor Center. We get to go once a week. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are beyond excited!</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">We had another adventure in DC and it took all day. So, all I have to </span><span style="background-color: white;">report are photos.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">This past week was wonderful and busy. Sister Moore and I love our ward. We had a great turn-out at church yesterday. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Oh goodness this will be a short one!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I love Sister Moore so much. She actually bought me cat socks. We laugh so </span><span style="background-color: white;">hard together that I feel like I'm back at college.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Also, my toothbrush fell out of my bag (long story) and got destroyed </span><span style="background-color: white;">and contaminated and it was a major First World problem. So, sweet Josi, a college student from the Braddock Singles'</span><span style="background-color: white;"> Ward bought me a toothbrush. See photo below of her handing me the </span><span style="background-color: white;">greatest gift since Sister Moore's cat socks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">A lot of things happened this week that kept reminding me that </span><span style="background-color: white;">God will always win...even though it might not look like it. He just </span><span style="background-color: white;">always wins. If we pray and ask Him questions, He will give much more </span><span style="background-color: white;">clear and peaceful answers than Google...or worse, Facebook.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Sister Moore showed me this article called "Believing Christ" by </span><span style="background-color: white;">Stephen E. Robinson that I really loved. Here's a little story f</span><span style="background-color: white;">rom the article. </span><br /><br /><i><span style="background-color: white;">" When my son Michael was six or seven, he did something I thought was </span><span style="background-color: white;">wrong. He is my only son, and I want him to be better than his dad </span><span style="background-color: white;">was. So when he slipped up, I sent him to his room with the </span><span style="background-color: white;">instructions, 'Don’t you dare come out until I come and get you!'</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">And then I forgot. Some hours later, as I was watching television, I </span><span style="background-color: white;">heard his door open and tentative footsteps coming down the hall. I </span><span style="background-color: white;">slapped my forehead and ran to meet him. There he was, with swollen </span><span style="background-color: white;">eyes and tears on his cheeks. He looked up at me--not quite sure he </span><span style="background-color: white;">should have come out--and said, 'Dad, can’t we ever be friends again?' </span><span style="background-color: white;">I melted and pulled him to me. He’s my boy, and I love him.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">We all do things that disappoint our Father in Heaven, that separate </span><span style="background-color: white;">us from his presence, his Spirit. There are times when we get sent to </span><span style="background-color: white;">our rooms, spiritually though not physically. When that happens, we </span><span style="background-color: white;">sometimes lift up our eyes and say, 'O Father, can’t we ever be </span><span style="background-color: white;">friends again?' The answer, found in all the scriptures, is a </span><span style="background-color: white;">resounding 'Yes--through the atonement of Christ.' I particularly like </span><span style="background-color: white;">the way it is put in Isaiah </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1914340765" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:18</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">: 'Come now, and let us reason </span><span style="background-color: white;">together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall </span><span style="background-color: white;">be as white as snow.' [Isa. </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1914340766" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">1:18</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">]"</span></i><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">With that, I would like to bear testimony that I know this church is </span><span style="background-color: white;">true. It is. It just is. Everything that is done in this church is done </span><span style="background-color: white;">through a Father in Heaven that loves ALL of His children and that we </span><span style="background-color: white;">have a Savior who loves us no matter what. They both love us no </span><span style="background-color: white;">matter who we are. It might be hard to feel that love...I know because </span><span style="background-color: white;">sometimes I can feel a distance from it. But that does not mean that their unconditional love is </span><span style="background-color: white;">not there.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Love you all, </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">xoxo </span><span style="background-color: white;">Sister Kelly</span></span>elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-69354326950863861742015-11-09T19:12:00.000-08:002015-11-10T18:05:58.019-08:00Sweet 16<div class="ii gt m150ee703d874052c adP adO" id=":m8" style="direction: ltr; margin: 5px 15px 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; position: relative;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">#1 - First and foremost, I just spent two hours with my mom's friend Tracy Fuller, her two daughters, Lauren and Emma and Lauren's baby, Grace. They are so beautiful and so much fun. I love my mom's friends. Thank you so much Fuller girls. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">#3 - Sister Waldron went home and I felt numb saying goodbye to her :(<br />#4 - We MOVED. The day after transfers. I hate moving. It is the worst. We still don't have a couch. It's been a struggle.<br />#5 - We have some people we are teaching who are really progressing and changing their lives. It is amazing.<br />#6 - I love President Huntsman so much! He always knows what to say.<br />#7 - A General Authority, Elder Perkins, came to our mission last week (Monday). It was INCREDIBLE! I love him. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">#8 - Elder Perkins gave a talk in the October 2006 General Conference. EVERYONE should read it. It is titled, "A Great and Wonderful Love."<br />#9 - While Elder Perkins was talking to us, I shared a story about one of the times I knew the Book of Mormon was true. While we would read scriptures as a family, my dad often said, "Now how could Joseph Smith have written that?" I would always feel the spirit when my dad said that. Elder Perkins stood up and told me that my dad is awesome and that he's grateful that I have a family that reads scriptures together. Soooooo, shoutout to Mom and Dad for being awesome and diligent parents! Elder Perkins thinks you two are pretty cool ;)<br />#10 - Sister Moore and I helped a member on a class project. She goes to George Mason University. The project was about...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (Big surprise.) It was an amazing experience helping her out. She aced the speech! <br />#11 - Sister Moore and I already managed to get locked out of our new apartment AND get into a car wreck. (Car accident...not our fault.)<br />#12 - We almost ran out of gas on the freeway.<br />#13 - I introduced Sister Moore to Potbelly's sandwiches and she is totally converted.<br />#14 - I tried Whole Milk for the first time ever...it was okay.<br />#15 - We taught some less-actives about the concept of agency and how we cannot be acted upon. We read 2 Nephi 2 with them. The spirit was so strong. They came to church yesterday.<br />#16 - I love my mission and really don't want to go home :(<br /><br />And so it is. My Sweet 16s.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We did not hear much from Elizabeth this week. A general authority came to speak to the missionaries on Monday, so her Preparation Day was switched to Thursday. What we do know is : (1) she moved, (2) she has a new companion and (3) as exhibited in the photos below, she had to say goodbye to two former companions. Goodbyes are never easy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We received her travel plans today, via email. She will arrive in Milwaukee, Friday, January 22, 2016 at 12pm. She is really coming home. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am going to miss Sister Waldron to pieces!!!!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Okay now on to our week.</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A lot has happened...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- We have 2 new solid investigators.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">- One of our investigators might be getting brain surgery pretty soon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">KATIE GOT BAPTIZED! She was my investigator in Potomac that I had to leave behind. She is amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One day while Sister Waldron was packing, I decided to whip out our Areabook and make some phone calls to random people that missionaries have contacted in the past. Even though it was kind of a weird way of doing missionary work, I felt good about it; so I continued. I called about 15 people. NOBODY answered. Some had their phones disconnected. Others hung up. BUT one person called back! I started talking to him and said that missionaries had previously knocked on his door but hadn't heard from him in a while. He said he wasn't big into religion and explained why. I then started bearing my testimony of prophets and our church and started teaching him about The Restoration. He then told me concerns that he had with God and mercy. Sister Waldron and I both took turns on the phone and we were able to tell him about God's plan for us. We really taught by the spirit and were able to answer questions that had conflicted his soul for a while. We are meeting with him in person on Thursday</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. This typed story really isn't giving the experience any justice. It was one of the best lessons I have ever taught. He was totally planning on rejecting us, saying that he wasn't interested because "religion is screwed up" but we started to bear a simple testimony and he listened. Then listened some more. And now he wants to meet with us. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />We went to the Washington D.C. Temple Visitor's Center with Jordan and watched the Joseph Smith movie. We were a mess. Ever since I was 11 years old, that movie has killed me. "Praise to the Man" on the bagpipes? Kills me.<br /><br />Sister Waldron and I drive an average of 80 miles a day here. It's ridiculous. But I like driving the car, so it's been good for me. Builds character.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Last week I thought to myself..."Gee...I have 2 baptisms in 2 weeks! Lucky me."</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Well...that changed.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Veronica's parents apparently got really angry with her when she broke </span><span style="background-color: white;">the news to them about her being baptized. It was so heartbreaking seeing this girl want </span><span style="background-color: white;">something so badly and knowing it was the right thing...yet having </span><span style="background-color: white;">someone she loves not agree. It was really shocking. And confusing. </span><span style="background-color: white;">And hard. We are pushing her baptism back </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">but we realize that the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">situation needed to happen :) Sweet Veronica is really learning how to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">press forward in faith, as am I.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">There is always a setback before somethings great happens.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">We have some new amazing investigators though! One has a cousin </span><span style="background-color: white;">serving a mission in West Virginia. Oh and sweet Jordan who got </span><span style="background-color: white;">baptized in August went to the temple for the first time and we went </span><span style="background-color: white;">with her. It was amazing! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I felt so humbled to have God bless us with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">amazing prepared people right as we thought the world was ending since Veronica </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">had to push back her baptism. (She even bought a dress!) B</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ut we are pressing forward.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Speaking of pressing forward, President Huntsman gathered all the </span><span style="background-color: white;">missionaries who are going home in the next 3 months and had a </span><span style="background-color: white;">"Return With Honor" meeting. It was so incredible. I love that man. It </span><span style="background-color: white;">made me think about what motivates us and why we are still out here. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I </span><span style="background-color: white;">think my answer changes everyday. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Last week, I had to change clothes </span><span style="background-color: white;">because we got soaked and there was a short period of time where I </span><span style="background-color: white;">didn't have my missionary badge on. I looked at myself in the mirror, without my </span><span style="background-color: white;">badge, and sorrow creeped into my heart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I only have 3 more months of </span><span style="background-color: white;">this. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 more months of telling people on an hourly basis that Christ </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">loves them. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 more months of inviting people to have faith. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 more </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">months of seeing people's lives change and brighten. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Only 3 more </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">months of MEMBER DINNERS and sharing spiritual thoughts (my fave).</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Ahhhh. So sad. Oh and I got my papers to fill out for my flight info. back home to Milwaukee. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Bahhhhh! I still have so much to learn.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Love you all,</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">xoxo Sister Kelly</span></span>elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-64934447162435075052015-10-05T15:13:00.002-07:002015-10-06T04:10:36.642-07:00Bronchitis, Hurricane Joaquin and General Conference - My Week As A Missionary<div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't think I have ever been so sick in my life!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At one point I was coughing up pretty much every color of the rainbow. Gross, right? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">THE WORST PART WAS THAT I GOT SISTER WALDRON SICK ON HER...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yep...Sister Waldron spent her 21st birthday in her pajamas...coughing and sleeping...and coughing...and eating popsicles...and feeling miserable. It was at the end of the month and we had no money left on our card so I found random cash in my purse and ordered a pizza because that is all she wanted despite her sore throat. So there we were...2 missionaries...2 pizzas...and 2 tired to function. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We found out we had BRONCHITIS. Holla for the Braddock Bronchitis Babes...chillin' in our Bronchitis Burrow! We were SO sick. It was honestly depressing. At one point, I said: "That's it! We're going outside and doing SOMETHING." And looking like death...we went to the church to watch...wait for it...Mormon Messages. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yeah our lives are pretty spectacular. CHURCH TRIP WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Do you even know how pathetic we looked to the Elders? So pathetic.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I looked like I was on drugs...actually because I was on drugs. #amoxicillin4ever</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would like to raise a toast to the Sister Training Leaders who gave Sister Waldron ice cream and both of us DoTerra Oil (that Lime stuff is pretty great) and our amazing Bishop who gave us: fresh apples, a humidifier, and a very generous gift card to the local grocery store. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which leads us to our next adventure.....HURRICANE JOAQUIN. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We didn't even know there was a hurricane until we got a text from one of our investigators. Then the APs told us to go to the grocery store to prepare for a power outage. So, Sister Waldron and I dragged ourselves to the store with the Bishop's gift card to prepare for this "dangerous" hurricane. We were so delusional that we bought all this food that needs to be cooked with an oven and refrigerated. Hurricane Joaquin:1 Braddock Bronchitis Babes:0</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But it turns out that Hurricane Joaquin didn't even hit Virginia (I think). So, really, Hurricane Joaquin lost and WE WON. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But enough about our struggles...LET'S TALK ABOUT CONFERENCE.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">General Conference was this weekend and it was so incredible. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We watched it with Veronica (who is planning on being baptized on October 17) </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in her dorm room</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. We actually took a video of our reaction when the new apostles got called. It was epic. I have still pictures below from the video. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really needed conference, for a lot of reasons. Missions are hard. These past couple of months, at times, I have found myself at a breaking point. I feel like the words of our inspired leaders really mended me. Conference is such healing balm I tell you! Conference and amoxicillin...what more could you want? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love our Prophet and I love our apostles. I love the women leaders of our church. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After 2 incredibly discouraging weeks...I felt so uplifted. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took about 24 pages of notes (yeah kind of excessive). So, to summarize everything....I would like to remind everyone that God will take us now..in whatever condition we are in and it doesn't matter what we have done. He will take us as we are and work with us to help us become the people we were always intended to be. I needed to be reminded of that. Sometimes I feel like I am impossible to work with, that I have failed too often and continue to fall short. But, in our Heavenly Father's eyes, it doesn't matter. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also really want to take the sacrament more seriously. I learned a lot about the sacrament and what it means and how I can make that time more meaningful. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved being reminded of how the spirit can speak to us specifically and how we all go through trials and tests of our faith...but through Christ, everything will work out. It really will. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I loved being reminded of how much I matter as a daughter, sister, friend, companion, and a faithful woman in this church. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Okay, before I just go on a major roll on everything I loved and learned and cried about, </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was a crazy one. But we made it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this gospel and I love my mission. I really do. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I don't love Bronchitis. Or Hurricane Joaquin.</span></div>
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Here are still photos from the video we took of us when they announced the new apostles.<br />
We all held hands as they started to announce the apostles.<br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">The flu decided to pay a visit to Sister Kelly this week.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I died.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I was so out of it, that one night in my prayers...instead of saying </span><span style="background-color: white;">"Dear Heavenly Father"...I said, "Dear Sister Waldron" !!!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">So I really can't remember this week BUT - </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"> - I do remember the fact that </span><span style="background-color: white;">Veronica is getting baptized hopefully on </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2053270098" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">October 17th. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">She bought a </span><span style="background-color: white;">baptism dress and everything. She has even invited people </span><span style="background-color: white;">to attend her baptismal service. She is so so excited!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"> - I also remember going to General Women's Conference this past Saturday evening. We met </span><span style="background-color: white;">President Ezra Taft Benson's (a former prophet in our church) </span><span style="background-color: white;">daughter, Beverly Parker. She came up to us and said, "I love those </span><span style="background-color: white;">badges you're wearing!" Then we started talking. Sister Parker then talked to </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Veronica</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> at the conference, and now, she is coming to Veronica's baptism. So pretty much...President </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Benson's daughter is coming to our investigator's baptism....how cool </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">is that?</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"> - And I remember and know for a fact that my companion, Sister Waldron, is a saint. Not only has she cooked for me this </span><span style="background-color: white;">past week, she even changed my humidifier. #truelove </span><span style="background-color: white;">#mamawaldron</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"> - I will always remember that this week, I finished the Book of Mormon again. Yippee! I recently </span><span style="background-color: white;">read Mormon 8 and 9 and just loved it.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">New favorite scripture: </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">"For the eternal purposes of the Lord shall roll on, until all His </span><span style="background-color: white;">promises shall be fulfilled."</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Don't you just love that?</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">May we all remember that the Lord has a deep plan for us...one that </span><span style="background-color: white;">spans out through eternity.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">xoxo Sister Kelly</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />I got transferred to yet ANOTHER singles' ward! The Braddock Singles' Ward to be exact. The ward covers the rural area of the mission. I'm in the sticks. We drive a lot.<br /><br />It was really weird leaving Potomac. I felt numb for about 48 hours and I'm still in the process of snapping out of it. But I'm excited to be in another singles' ward. #singleforever<br /><br />Funny how the Potomac Ward was joking about me getting "banished" to Warrenton, VA and it turns out that Warrenton is in my area. Ha!<br /><br />I love my new companion Sister Waldron. She is from a small town in Washington State. I will officially be her last companion in the mission field because she goes home in six weeks, or "next transfer." She is awesome! Fun fact: I replaced her in Potomac.<br /><br />JEYBEN GOT BAPTIZED! It was amazing. The spirit was incredibly strong. He bore his testimony at the end of the service. President and Sister Huntsman came which was a special treat. Sister Huntsman found for me a copy of the hymn "Amazing Grace" so that I could play my violin for the baptism. Thank you, Sister Huntsman.<br /><br />Also, the night before I left Potomac, an old investigator texted us to hang out....we hadn't heard from him in months. We were so shocked. He talked about the changes he made in his life while he took a "break from us." The changes were brought about because of the spirit he felt as he learned the gospel.<br /><br />I'm exited for this new journey. Braddock might be my last area; so I better make it a good one!<br /><br />xoxo</span></div>
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elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-50249169295956458132015-09-19T10:01:00.001-07:002015-09-28T18:45:07.353-07:00Sister Kelly Has A New Location<br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Kelly has a new location. She was transferred to Springfield, VA on Thursday, September 17. She is currently serving in the Braddock Singles' Ward. Her companion is Sister Waldron from Castle Rock, WA. Elizabeth was sad to leave her former area, but loves serving in singles' wards.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From what she communicated to me via email, all of her clothes could not fit in the car. How did that happen? The above photo is Sister Kelly and Sister Waldron in the post office mailing us the big box of summer clothes back to Milwaukee. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Marya </span>elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-9439287884658414272015-09-14T17:43:00.001-07:002015-09-19T12:06:31.357-07:0017 Miracles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My time in Potomac is running short. I either have one more transfer or I am leaving this week :(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But guesssss what? OUR INVESTIGATOR, JEYBEN, IS GETTING BAPTIZED THIS SATURDAY!</span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_142399364" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;"> </span></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> We started teaching him in May; when I first arrived in Potomac. He was introduced to the church through the Mitt Romney Campaign and made a lot of friends that were members of the church. One of them, was a member of our former bishopric in the Potomac Ward. Jeyben is amazing. He now works for Senator Hatch and went to Salt Lake with him. I remember one time in July, he texted us as he was standing in front of the statue of Christ in Temple Square. It has been such an honor teaching him. He was prepared from the beginning. It has been such an edifying experience to see him grow and change. Last night, we finished teaching him the lessons. Sister Corey told him about the first time she met him and how proud of him she is and HE CRIED. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So that was one big miracle. Especially since we wanted to baptize him <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_142399365" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">October 24th</span></span> and he said, "Uhhhh can we do <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_142399366" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">September 19th</span></span>?" ;) </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jeyben teased me once about how he has seen the pioneer movie, "17 Miracles" and I haven't. So here are my favorite "17 miracles" that have happened these past 12 weeks training Sister Corey in the Potomac Ward.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#1 Surviving I-395 traffic in a rainstorm. With 1 windshield wiper. For 6 miles. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#2 I might as well get this scary incidence over with now. One time Sister Corey and I were walking home from an appointment at about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_142399367" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">8:45 p.m. It wasn't too late, but it was getting dark. We had to park our car at the church, a few blocks away. It was the only free place to park (welcome to Virginia). As were were walking, this car started to follow us and we realized that it was full of some pretty creepy guys. We started walking faster and we realized that they started to follow us into the parking lot, thinking we were the only ones that would be there. OUT OF NOWHERE, this guy comes walking out in the parking lot and scared off the creepy car. The car slowly back out of the lot. We never saw this guy again...we have no idea who he is...hence, Miracle #2. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#3 Out of all the times we were lost at the Reagan Airport (we have become very familiar with the Delta Terminal), Pentagon parking lot (most intense 3 minutes of my life), Arlington National Cemetery (yes, that actually happened once....) and Rosslyn (worst experience ever), we only managed to get lost in DC one time...and it wasn't even the Mall, it was Georgetown.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#4 One time Sister Corey and I felt strongly to go to this apartment complex to check on some potential investigators. We ended up finding all these new people to teach and found one of my old investigators in the park (turns out he lives in that complex) and taught him too! It was an overall great weekend of just teaching the WHOLE day and introducing so many of Heavenly Father's children about his love. I loved that afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#5 About 2 weeks ago we had this lesson at the church and literally 3 min after the lesson, another lady tried to get into the building. We let her in and asked if she needed help. She began to explain how she was looking for a new religion and prayed for an answer. She then decided to go on a walk, and saw our church building. We ended up talking to her for an hour and taught her about the Restoration of our gospel. She had tears in her eyes and asked us why she had never heard these things before. It was amazing. She came to church and everything but she is unfortunately moving out of the country :( </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#6 We are teaching this man who used to only want to have intellectual discussions with us and really wanted "healthy debates." Sister Corey and I got so burned out. Talking with a former corporate lawyer about "the concepts of faith" and numerous religious theories was fun and all, but we new he had more potential. We told him we wanted to start giving him the lessons. He agreed and every lesson since, he has brought a friend! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#7 One evening we decided to check on some less-actives but, we had a feeling to check on a potential investigator instead. We felt that we needed to go to the McLean area and no joke..."Madison Ln." popped into my head and sure enough, Madison Ln. is in the McLean area. We found out that indeed a lady interested in our church lived there and we knocked on her door....and she was kinda rude! We were so disappointed but I thought...NO. WE ARE HERE FOR A REASON. So I told her we wanted to show her something and she let us in. We showed her "Because He Lives." We ended up staying for an hour and a half. She was so grateful. We are now teaching her! She also has a really cute dog which is a miracle in it of itself because I hate 99% of all dogs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#8 We were out and about checking on people and knocking on doors and we talked to this man who was so nice. We also showed him "Because He Lives" and he said, "WAIT! My kids need to see this!" And we showed it to the entire family and they loved it! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#9 We helped a member talk about religion with her boyfriend. It was wonderful being able to help her feel more comfortable doing something that can be so challenging at times. The conversation went really well. We just felt so good helping her out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#10 One Sunday, Sister Corey and I gave talks in church (sacrament meeting)....afterwards, and a member in our Ward came up to us and said, "Hi. Here is my boyfriend, Tom and he wants to take the lessons. He also wants a Book of Mormon".....uh, hi Tom. We were so shocked but felt so grateful since we had been praying for someone new to teach! We have been teaching Tom since June. (He is the one that gave us the blender and protein powder. Ha!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#11 We found a less active and she happily let us in! We talked about the Atonement. It was so incredible being with her. I love those moments when the spirit totally leads you in the right direction and you teach something that the person really needed to hear. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#12 Another less-active miracle... Sister Corey wanted to check on a less-active but I wanted to street contact. But then eventually I realized that it would be a good idea to check on at least one of the less-actives. Sister Corey mentioned the name of someone and so off we went. She lived sort of far from where we were. By the time we got there, we actually needed to go to another appointment. But we rang the doorbell anyway. She was super nice. Then, we had to break the news to her that we had to go, but we wanted to see her again. She said, "Come by tomorrow." We were so thrilled! When we visited her the next day, she told us that she had been praying for love and guidance. Then, hours later, we showed up on her doorstep and rang the doorbell. We have become such good friends. We see her almost every week. She even came to church. She also took us to some fine dining in Old Town which...was really incredible. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#13 The next miracle didn't happen when I was serving in the Potomac Ward. It was while I was in one of my previous areas. But, it happened when I just happened to be in Potomac on day. A less-active couple Sister Wright and I found got sealed in the temple and are doing so well! The first time we met them, we would only visit the wife at work since she didn't feel comfortable having us come over. Then, as time went by....she and her husband (both!) started to let us stop by. We visited them about 4 times a week. We got so close to them. I literally freaked out when I found out that they were going to the temple. I was able to call them before they went. A serious highlight of my life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#14 Recently, we went on exchanges with the Alexandria 2nd Ward sisters. We street contacted all day and we met the most amazing people. One lady made me cry! She was so kind and so wonderful. I love that feeling of meeting the right people, at the right time, in the right place.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#15 That fact that we had about 5 dinners in almost 2 months when I first came here and now we get fed basically every night (sometimes we have double dinners) is a miracle for us, at least. We have become so close with the ward because of these dinner sign ups. We made some friends for life I tell you. Friends for life!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">#16 We have a new investigator who challenged herself to learn more and is already at the end of Alma in the Book of Mormon. She's incredible. She wants to meet with us multiple times a week and is so willing to find the truth and knowledge that we bring. We are meeting with her tonight. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-#17 Okay this is a crazy one. In a previous post, I shared how about 3 months ago, Sister Tescher and I had the thought to go to COSTCO for lunch. We ended up sitting next to this family. The wife was Mormon and he was not. They moved here in February and didn't have a great experience at church in the last place they lived. They sort of put church on hold. But interestingly enough, the husband had been wishing that they would run into missionaries so that he could invite them over and hopefully...his wife would go to church again. Long story short, we met with them, almost every week and we have become so close to them. When we would visit, the dad would go in the other room. But as time passed by, he started to sit behind us on the computer with his headphones on.....them the next week he took one headphone out to listen in.....then he started to chime in occasionally....then this last time he participated the entire time! They went to their family Ward Sunday and the daughters went to Young Women's and Primary and they loved it!!! I cherish my missionary Costco Connections. So incredible that we went to Costco that one day :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We have been out on the streets talking to a lot of people and it's </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">been such an incredible experience. I feel like I've met people that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">have helped me and have been such an incredible motivation...whether </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">or not they accept our message. On Saturday, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we went on exchanges and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">street contacted for 7 hours and, even though my legs almost died, I </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was so excited to be out and about reminding people of God's love for </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">We may be having a baptism soon. Our investigator that we have been </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">teaching for 4 months wants to get baptized really soon. We asked what </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">he thought about October 24 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and he said, "Uhhh, can I do it earlier?" </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">UH, YEAH. YOU CAN DO EARLIER! Sister Corey and I were so excited! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Potomac Ward hasn't had a baptism in almost 18 months.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />This week was incredible! Sister Corey and I hit the streets on Saturday and talked to so many people. We found a teenage girl who wants to learn more and she's the sweetest girl! She was so touched when we shared her a little message about how God loves her. She told us that she always wanted to go to church and be a part of a youth group but could never find one. We also talked to so many people who were of different faiths and it was really amazing talking about religion. I have literally had so many intellectual discussions out here that I might as well major in philosophy when I get home because trust me.....I've discussed it all. Who would have thought that I'd be talking about scripture with a professor of Chinese Literature at George Washington University? Or, that one time where I taught a corporate lawyer about the concept of pride and charity? I'm tellin' ya folks, I have been in some really intense, yet incredible situations out here!<br /><br />Our investigators are amazing. Last week they BOTH told Sister Corey and me that they know the Gospel is true and are preparing themselves to make the commitment of baptism. Our one investigator decided to take a detour to the temple and booked a personal tour at the Visitor's Center all on his own! He also broke it to his family and friends that he's "considering becoming a Mormon" and to his surprise, they were all cool with it. It was such a faith builder for him to know that the Lord is always on your side. I feel like I don't emphasize enough about all the miracles that go down in this neck of the woods. But, let me tell you that every day I am so touched by all the beautiful things that are happening in this area. I witness so many tender mercies on a daily basis.<br /><br />For example, we have been teaching this older gentlemen who used to be this really powerful lawyer in New Jersey. He said he didn't want to be converted or to be taught, but merely wanted to have "intellectual discussions about Christ". He is friends with many members of the Potomac Ward and is a fun person to talk to so...why not? Over the past couple of "discussions" we have seen a huge change in him. On Friday, he told us that he loves our little sessions so much that he wants to hear ALL the lessons we have. In addition, he shared that he has been telling his friends about his "meetings with the Mormon Missionaries". Right after he told us that, he shared that he invited a friend who wants to know more and that he would be coming in 10 min. Then, just this morning, we had a lesson with him and this friend brought another friend! Sister Corey and I feel so honored to teach him AND his friends!<br /><br />I love this gospel and I love all of you, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So much happened this week that I don't even know where to start. This week went by really fast. Church was great yesterday, as always. We drove a lot this week but got a lot of work done. We are trying to clean out our area book and we've seen a lot of success because of it. We had some amazing lessons this week with people along with some effective, as always, meetings with the Ward Council. I love our Ward Council to pieces. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One great thing that happened this week was teaching a less-active in our ward. She is not from this country and has been struggling with some things; so we decided to stop by and see her. She is in the process of moving. So, when we arrived, there was no furniture. The room was pretty much bare. We ended up watching "The Restoration" which is a 20 min. film about Joseph Smith and his experience of restoring the Gospel of Jesus Christ here on the Earth. Don't know what it was, but something about watching the film, via the ipad, on a bare living room floor, was a wonderful, spiritual experience. The spirit was so strong and I am so grateful for Joseph Smith. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I tried to have another Costco Connection, but it was a bust. A failed attempt. My companion and I THOUGHT a Costco was located near to a teaching appointment we had that was quite far away from where we live. All I wanted to do was go there for lunch! We ended up getting really lost and yeah....safe to say, we almost drove 80 miles that day. Yikes. We eventually found a Costco...only about 30 min. away from home. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our investigator Tom gave us some workouts to do. He demonstrated them and everything...we don't mess around in Potomac. MY ARMS ARE STILL BURNING FROM ALL THE DIPS AND PUSH UPS. I'm dying. Why is getting fit such a force to be reckoned with? We made a deal with him that if he prayed, we would plank. What did we get ourselves into?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We got a new car...it has about 1000 miles on it. Safe to say this will be the nicest car I will ever drive in my whole entire life. We said farewell to our dear old car on Thursday. It was a sad goodbye, but it was needed. It's going to be really nice not having to go to Firestone every 2 weeks for some new melodramatic problem. I swear I've been to Firestone more than the Temple Visitor's Center on my mission. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to the Nationals Baseball game on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. Got to see everyone I love. We didn't get home until midnight. We had such a blast! I ran into Hermanas from the DC North Mission who team taught an investigator with us. I also decided it would be a good idea to take a selfie with the DC North Mission President, President Cook. I was going to take one with my actual mission president, but I never got the chance. At least I have a selfie with some DC mission president, right? I saw Sister Maw, Rossi, and Tescher! Crazy that two of my companions went home on Friday (Sister Savage and Wright). But, it was sooo good to see my former partners in crime at the baseball game! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We had to drop one of our investigators who has been with us since </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">March. He basically "broke up" with us, but we left on really good </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">terms...kinda like one of those "let's take a break" relationships. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It was sad but it was needed.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">All I gotta say is, that by the time my mission ends, I'll be so </span><span style="background-color: white;">prepared for getting dumped and stood up...and ignored. Ha! But </span><span style="background-color: white;">seriously, the struggle is so real sometimes.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">But, we have some awesome investigators right now. It's so incredible </span><span style="background-color: white;">to see them grow. I love the Potomac Ward. I don't wanna leave! We </span><span style="background-color: white;">have SO much support from our Ward Council and the rest of the members. And, we get fed every night </span><span style="background-color: white;">now :) We are so close with so many Ward members and it is the best </span><span style="background-color: white;">feeling.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Yesterday was Sister Corey's birthday. We spent it in DC with my friend from high school, </span><span style="background-color: white;">AVERY! This marks the 3rd time we have seen each other since I began on my mission. We went to this cool Asian restaurant for lunch. I dropped </span><span style="background-color: white;">a glass of ginger limeade down a flight of stairs and glass shattered </span><span style="background-color: white;">everywhere. That was an event in and of itself! Then we went to the </span><span style="background-color: white;">National Art Gallery which I'm pretty sure is the best part of the M</span><span style="background-color: white;">all (besides the Lincoln Memorial...and Jamba Juice). It was so </span><span style="background-color: white;">great to be with Avery.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sunday night I texted the TWO Relief Society presidents in our ward informing them of Sister </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Corey's birthday (Monday). We planned a surprise "Fro-Yo" trip. And, our lovely Relief Society Presidents went the extra mile. They arranged to have some </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">AMAZING gals in our </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ward come to Sister Corey's "surprise party!" The more the merrier. It was the sweetest thing. We had so </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">much fun!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Have a great week everyone!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Sister Kelly</span></span>elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330852978611611661.post-85815647558148606712015-07-27T16:05:00.001-07:002015-07-27T16:16:52.908-07:00Fender Bender, Car Towed and a Rockstar Investigator<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">First off, I would like to put it out there that I'm pretty sure Sister </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Corey is training ME. She's helped me out a lot and I'm grateful to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">have her as my trainee/trainer. She is amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Saturday, we were on our way to an appointment and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">we got into a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">fender bender! Not our fault. Our car only has a little dent but it </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">was still kinda scary! I had some bad whiplash but nothing Advil and a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">rice bag can't fix. Sister Corey and I were joking that our day </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">had been pretty boring which was odd because everyday in Potomac is an </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">adventure. Nothing like a good 'ol fender bender to spice up the day! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So grateful that everyone was okay.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We have been making huge progress with our investigators! One of them </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">came to church all on his own, went to a Stake Priesthood Meeting </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">afterwards, will be going to Family Home Evening tonight</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, and THEN is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">going to institute with us! Can you say a Rockstar? ROCKSTAR. We love </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">him. He works for Senator Hatch so he's already surrounded by members </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of our church on a daily basis.</span><br />
<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I crave church, like everyday...especially the Potomac Ward. These </span><span style="background-color: white;">people are so incredible and I just want to be surrounded by them ALL THE TIME. </span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I officially come home in less than 6 months. It's been really eye </span><span style="background-color: white;">opening evaluating myself and seeing the strengths I've developed and </span><span style="background-color: white;">the weaknesses I've come across this past year. I have a lot to work </span><span style="background-color: white;">on but I have come a long way. There are changes I've made in my life </span><span style="background-color: white;">that I am very proud of and I am excited to test out myself when I </span><span style="background-color: white;">come back to the real world.</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">I love you all!</span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Sister Kelly</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span>elizabeth kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348682077026702684noreply@blogger.com0