RIP Juanita

Hiiiiiiii!!

I don't have a ton of time to email this week...this seems to be a reoccurring occurrence. Mom- I love you and I am so thankful for you. I will hopefully have more time to email you later today to discuss the skyping situation. Bishop Reddish- I love you. Thanks for your funny emails. I hope you have a good week with low stress. Emily- you are such a cutie. Seriously. Also, you got your license? Why the heck did I find that out through our family's Christmas card? I love you, my cute mexi. 

Quotes of the week:

1.) "Hey, pretty ladies. I would love to hear the message you are sharing!" -Creepy teenager in Massilon I went on my first exchange as a STL this week, and it made me really homesick for Lima. I've met probably 1 crazy person since being transferred to Wadsworth. I belong with the crazies, my friends. All social skills with normal people went out the door since serving in Bowling Green and Lima. BTW, if you were wondering, no, we did not share a message with this young gentle person. We laughed awkwardly, and told him we would come back later. I'll betcha 10 quarters that the Massilon sisters will not be going back later. 

2.) "What do we do if a referral died the night we got the referral? Would that be considered forever received and never contacted?" -Me and Sister Anderson talking to the Zone Leaders So, it's a very rare occurrence that we receive referrals, and we FINALLY got one on Wednesday. That night we got a text from the member who gave us the referral, and we were informed that the referral had passed away. The whole time during the phone call I heard President Brown's voice in my head saying "You should contact referrals as soon as you get them". Lesson learned, Heavenly Father. RIP, Juanita. Hope the spirit world missionaries are treating you better than we did. 

3.) "We would like all of you...well, if you want, of course..to say a memory or something you liked about Harry Shue." -Pastor @ Harry Shue's funeral David's (one of our investigators) dad died this past week, and we went to the funeral on Saturday. I had never, in my whole life, met Harry Shue. Instead of sharing something, I decided to take a nap. During that nap,I decided to start talking in my sleep. It wasn't too loud...JUST EVERYONE HEARD ME. So embarrassing. Sister Anderson told me it wasn't that bad, but she's too nice to tell me other wise. I'm tellin' ya, I belong with crazy people. There is no judgement among fellow crazies. 

4.) "I might have stolen some of your poo-pouri, but ONLY because I didn't want you to die." -Sister Anderson I love sharing the good work about the gospel AND about poo-pouri. That stuff is a gift sent from heaven above. Sister Anderson has come to love it as much as I do. I also love when a companionship isn't awkward anymore and we can freely talk about our bowel movements. Glad we got past that barrier. 

5.) "We have been called to serve in the place, where Christ our Savior has shown His face." -Mission song I had the opportunity to go to Christmas conference this week. We were able to have the meeting inside the Kirtland temple. While sitting in there, I couldn't even handle how grateful I am for where I am at and what I am doing. I love my mission. I love it so much. I love the people I get to serve with, I love my mission leaders, and I LOVE the gospel that I get to share in one of the greatest places on this whole planet. I am so blessed, and I am trying to not take a single moment of this experience for granted. 

Well, my sweet family, I need to get going, but I hope you know how much I love each of you. Have the best week ever!

Love, 

Sister Reddish