All Heaven broke loose

I dont even know WHERE to begin i have like miracle after miracle to tell you about........

also im getting a six pack.. not because of working out but because sister w and i LAUGH SO HARD like 50% of the day. i love it. i love everything i love everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

OK..... MONDAY: we had a giant potluck with the whole branch at the currys home.. i love them. i love the branch it was fabulous... then we went out to sister j to sing with her for FHE.. she is the cutest...

TUESDAY: went out to the k's and played with puppies.. (i sent the pictures) g is quitting smoking so we gave him a little pep talk and talked about priesthood blessings... then the zone leaders brought our MAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY HEAVENS OH MY HEAVENS THANK YOU EVERYONE!! i dont think i have ever been so excited to get mail and i dont think i have ever gotten such NICE mail :) thank you :) soooooo we might have read our letters in the car on the side of the road.. but it took too much time and we felt really guilty about it haha so we prayed and asked for forgiveness and went right back to work and found d and awhile tracting and A said she had been looking for a church and that she would see us on sunday at church!! (she didnt come :( but thats ok cause we know where she lives we'll just go talk to her haha)

then we went out WAY into the country and helped do some farm work... (my jeans i brought with my have officially become farm pants.. they are ruined. holes in both the knees) but i have LOVED getting my hands dirty and just WORKING.. i love it :)

on the way home i hit a bird :(:(( it was so gross and i dont know HOW but it managed to get stuck in the ONE HOLE IN THE BUMPER WE HAVE and we were worried it would get stuck in the radiator so the elders had to rescue us... which.. is even more hysterical because the whole time sister w and i were laughing so hard we were crying and the elders didnt even break a smile... (they are pretty serious haha) the poor bird was very much dead.

WEDNESDAY: we did our regular member visits in the morning... lots of visits.. then that evening went out to S and I's house.. S is tongan and is A BOSS and i love their family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they just invited us in, gave us food and cookies and talked forever.. and NOW THEY ARE INVESTIGATING!! and at the end the wife said, m and j need this.. here's their address... and so then.. (i have to skip to friday to tell you this story) FRIDAY COMES AROUND and we go drop by m's house and we just pretended like we knew them and were totally friends and j answered the door and said, sure come on in!!!!!!! and we shared the restoration with them and their friend F was there and he was asking us so many questions about the book of mormon and baptism.. (he totally asked us to baptize him in the tub.. LOL it was so funny) then before we left f said.. h needs this!! and e and m.. and he gave us ALLLLLLL their numbers.... were gonna have to start a tongan branch out here if we keep getting referals like this.. plus also they are all so golden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! then on saturday night we texted all of them and invited them to church and f said " ya for sure!!!! i didnt even drink tonight just for you guys cause i didnt want to be hungover at church lol" HOW COOL IS THAT! he didnt even drink!! this kid likes parties all the time... so thats a big deall.... met with him again last night.. man he is so golden.. just LOOKING FOR CHANGE:)

sooooo thats how we got 4 new investigators aand like 10 potentials in 2 days.. sooooo sweet.

back to thursday..

THURSDAY was crappy as can be.. we drove all the way out to wild wood.. its like a 50 minute drive.. and every appointment fell through.. EVERY APPOINTMENT.. went tracting.. NO one was interested.. drove to evansburg... EVERY APPOINTMENT FELL THROUGH... annnnnd i really mean guy in a big red truck honked and glared at us and we didnt even DO ANYTHING TO HIM! :P haha... drove out to entwistle... EVERY APPOINTMENT fell through!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i felt like we were in a movie... like we kept joking and being like "OK YOU CAN COME OUT NOW.. WHERE ARE THE CAMERAS.. THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE." worst day ever.... but it ened well.. we had moose burgers with the h's for supper and then friday was the best day ever with the tongans. you gotta take the downs and the ups.

i feel like im finally reaching my potential... im just begining to.. i still have so much to do and learn and always will.. but im not so annoyed at myself all the time.. im really giving this my all and i love that :)

i love this :)

i love being a missionary. i love what im learning. i love that i can see how to apply it to real life already. i love the friends im making. the people i love. the success were seeing. and yes the challenges also.

i love the perspective the gospel brings.

i love the relationship im gaining with my savior.

i LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love you :)))))))) i love YOU!!

love from sister douglas