Sister missionaries sang as they walked and walked and walked and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAALKED.

Let me just be candid with you guys for a second.... THIS WEEK SUCKED. but it also was miraculous and i really can not complain... but i think we walked over 40 miles. in -17.. wind chill -25.... no exaggeration.. ok maybe a little on the distance.. but on the cold. no. it. was. disgusting.

but the rewards were sweet and worth it.

soooo im trying to sort through this crazy head of mine and think what i need to tell you first.

blah ok

last monday we walked 500 miles everywhere and i thought i was gonna die and its HILLARIOUS trying to talk to people when your all bundled up cause you cant actually rotate your head to look at people.. you have to rotate your whole body.. so i feel like a big awkward lego marshmellow sister talking to people ha. also if your face itches or your arm or something you just have to endure it cause theres no WAY im takin my mittens of for anything... except to write a number on a card. thats it.

i saw the martins. :)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) oh the martins. i love them.. they are crazy people like me and i love it and those crazy people are GOING BACK TO ENGLAND... crazies... so i got to say good bye and hug em all one last time :) love them... so hopefully i see them in june?? ya?? :) yes :)

we had FHE with anna... she is Ugandan..she was baptized 4 years ago and she is rock solid :)i love it. we watched the testaments with her and she was cryign when christ visits the people and she was like "he REALLY will come AGAIN." in her darling accent. i love these people.
and she's right. HE REALLY WILL COME AGAIN. SOON.

tuesday.

we met with ashley... SHE IS ON DATE FOR BAPTISM PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! IM SO EXCITED :)

my FIRST EXCHANGE...
dun dun dunnnnnnnn

its was great :) i went with sister wilson.. she is just about finished with her training so it was cool to just talk with her about that... we found a sweet new investigator for them when we were on exchanges.. AND got their investigator to commit to baptism... it was awesome :) miracles!

wednesday exchange back... went to service.. we play bean bag baseball with really old folks.. i love them.. and they are hillarious.
this was another day of walking around forever and feeling like we were dying. but were still alive so obviously we were fine

thursday district meeting... training on asking inspired questions... im bad at that cause i just respond to quickly to people.. i talk and ask questions that just come instead of pausing and thinking about it.. so thats what im working on this week.
thursday was the worst ever for WALKING. we walked and walked and walked... and so many people were not home and that really annoyed me. we found two potentials for other missionaries.. one Filipino lady and a YSA guy. solid.

friday. we call it fat friday cause we get to stay inside and plan for a few hours.. and munch on food...but healthy food ;)

gave cheryl (investigator) a church tour and when we were in the relief society room looking at the baptismal font we invited her to be baptized next month and she ACCEPTED. so that was crazy awesome to :) this area is HAPPENING!

saturday helped a lady in the ward move, met the duponts.. awesome family who has nerf wars all the time.. yes i played in a long wool skirt.. miracles.
met a few more of our investigators walked all over the city... got on the wrong bus.. we were super ticked cause then we had to walk FURTHER...... BUUUUUUT it was a miracle cause then we met crystal who was a former investigator from lethbridge who knew missionaries and we walked like 2 miles with her just talking and she was so excited to see us and wants us to teach her daughter :) so that was neat.  i did want to cry that day i was so tired though and my feet hurt and we literally walked all day. like i think we sat down for 2 hours that whole day including supper and one lesson. the rest was trying to contact people.
sunday was amazing. ammmmmmmmmmmmmmazing.

ashley came with all her kids all by herself

cheryl came

and like 5 less active families we are working with came :) it was PACKED. then we had a linger longer so EVERYONE was happy :) especially me :) and we have the car now so im especially happy :)

were going to dye hair today and go shopping so i must go.. still lots of people to write back!!!! :):)

i love you all i love love love you :)

love sister douglas