2017...Wait, What???

Sister Reddish will have her p day on Wednesdays from now on. Something about the age change "evening out" with the amount of missionaries going out now. It will be weird not to have missionary monday anymore. Thanks for all your love and support of Sarah. Love you all, Sherry

Mom- I did get the poo-pouri. I couldn't handle how adorable the travel sized bottle was. I almost cried because it was so cute. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Haha, Sister Anderson and I actually set an alarm for midnight on New Years Eve, SO i totally was awake at midnight...well, kinda. I basically only had the energy to mumble "Happy New Years!" and then I was out again. Next year I will hopefully be a bit more enthusiastic. ;) I love you, Mom!! Emily- I am so sorry about your ear. I tried to think of more puns to say about your infection, but nothing beat your pun. Such a punny girl. Have an awesome week at school, cutie. I love you so much. Dad- I just want to let you know that if I was at the Bishop's training meeting, I would have laughed at your joke. Don't let those old guys bring you down. You are a strong, independent bishop, and you don't need their laughter to complete you. I love you tons. 

Quotes of the week: 

1.) "Can Mormon's be fat?" -Corinne (new investigator) Here's a fun fact for ya: there is a total of 0 obese Mormons in the movie "Meet the Mormons". ZERO. I'm not going to say anything about Corinne's weight, BUT I will say that she was very concerned that there was a 0% chance that she was going to be able to join our church.The best part of this story was that the member who was watching the movie with us simply answered her question by saying "Oh, yeah. I can think of at least 7 right now." Don't you worry, Corinne. There are at least 7 fat Mormons in the world. 

2.) "Rich, what does it mean to keep the Sabbath day holy?" "It means you push the record button for the football game and get your butt to church." Plot twist: Rich didn't come to church on Sunday. I guess he accidentally chewed off a chunk of his tongue and it wouldn't stop bleeding. It was probably the weirdest excuse that I've ever heard for someone not coming to church, but his tongue did look pretty gnarly.

3.) "Sisters, we left some left over sauerkraut in the fridge for you to take home." -Sister Cain (returning member) I would rather eat my own vomit (and yes, dad, chuncky vomit) than eat another serving of sauerkraut. Three people fed us sauerkraut this New Years holiday. Apparently it's supposed to give you "good luck" for the year. I give 0 poops about the good luck it brings. In fact, I'd rather have bad luck. No bad luck is even comparable to having nasty, fermented cabbage. 

4.) "Well, I guess we just start tracting..." -Me This week me and Sister Anderson went on exchanges with Sister House and Sister Nay. We both went to their area because they are struggling finding people to teach. I was with Sister Nay. Sister Nay got here on the 29th of December. She didn't know what she was doing, I had no idea where I was at, and we had absolutely nothing to do by 1:30. We tracted until 6:30. 5 solid hours of trying to find someone to teach. Were we successful? Heck yes. 5 return appointments. Awe yeah. Sistas Nay and Reddish. Dream team. Up top. 

5.) "God didn’t design us to be sad. He created us to have joy! So if we trust Him, He will help us to notice the good, bright, hopeful things of life." -President Uchtdorf My life is good, my life is bright, and my life is hopeful, and it's all of these things because of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love the gospel, and I love that I get to share it with people. I know that this church is the only way people can experience true joy. I know this because I've felt it. For a while I couldn't figure out why I was so happy on my mission (it literally sucks major butt sometimes), but I now know I'm so happy because every day I'm sharing a message that can only bring happiness. There will never ever be a day that I will not be thankful for my mission. 

Well, family, I love ya. Tons and tons. Make this week the best ever. 

Love, 

Sister Reddish