What's Up?!?

Howdy y'all, I have found myself saying this more frequently because when people find out that I am from OK and I don't have an accent it disappoints them so I try to say this phrase whenever I remember to so that they can recognize that I do use some southern terminology. Sister McGhie is from Georgia and she doesn't have an accent at all either. She didn't live there long enough to get one. So last week I told you about Melvin, well, he cancelled his appt on Tuesday and then the one on Friday and the next one on Saturday...BUT I still have faith that we will be able to get in with him soon! At least he calls us every time he has to cancel instead of us going to his house only to find that he is not there or too busy to meet with us, so that is super nice! Moving went pretty well last week. We were supposed to have some men from the High Priests come and help us but it turned out to only be Bro. Rippon and our former next door neighbor Bro. Stone and us two sisters! I must admit I think we did a pretty rockin' job! I have realized that that Heavenly Father must be trying to teach me that I don't need a large living space to be happy. I went from our apt in Walla Walla in a companionship to less space as a tripanionship to a fairly large bedroom at the Rippon's and now to an averagely smallish bedroom at our new home. It is teaching me patience with Sister McGhie and its making my bubble shrink. I am a little worried with what might happen next if thing get much "smaller" haha! We haven't had anything too exciting this week unfortunately. Except Robby came to church again this Sunday so that means that he will for sure be getting baptized on the 28th! I am SOOOOO excited! They are such a cute family! We had an appt with Robby and his family after church yesterday and we asked them how primary was and they told us how much they love church and how Robby is so excited to be baptized! Even though I haven't had many baptisms on my mission I know that it is not about that! I know that it is about bringing others closer to Christ and strengthen their faith in him. It is hard to remember sometimes when I all want people to do is read and pray about the Book of Mormon and they can't even find the desire to do that. But moving on... We tracted for quite some time on Saturday and ended up with a new investigator named Don and we have an appt this Saturday to go and teach his family! I am super excited about that...even though it is awesome to go tracting and to find people to teach through that effort the real statistic is that only about 1 in every1000 people found and taught through tracting get baptized! That is crazy people! I don't know how accurate that statistic is but from what I have seen I think it is true! There is a much better way for missionaries to have people to teach and that is through the members of the church!!!! So start praying for the Lord to put people in your path that are ready for the Gospel and "open your mouths" OYM!!! This is what we as missionaries strive to do and believe me, I know how hard it is! But y'all you don't have a name tag that announces who you are and who you represent, you have the responsibility to share the gospel through your lives and your words. Please never forget how the smallest things you do are seen by others around you and by our Heavenly Father and the Savior. Live worthy to have the Spirit of God always in your life and in your heart. I REALLY hope that everyone has my new address! PLEASE send all mail or whatever you send to me to the following address: 8202 W. Quinault Ave #D Kennewick WA 99336 Thank you to everyone that does write me! I am so grateful and excited every time I get a letter! For some missionaries it distracts them from the work but I think it is the opposite for me. When I know about home I know that everything is going ok or there wouldn't be anything I could do to fix it anyway so it a reassurance that I am where I am supposed to be. Being a missionary is so much fun! I love being able to talk to everyone and they tell us things that they don't tell to anyone else. When people talk about the missionaries in their wards or over this area, I know that they are talking about my companion and I or they know that same Elders that I know! Its awesome! Sister McGhie is so cute, she is always trying to do things for me, (I won't let her) and she talks to the pets more than she talks to the people we are visiting sometimes. She is constantly making jokes and she makes me laugh. When I was with Sister Lush she told me that McGhie was a horrible snorer but I haven't had to put in my ear plugs a single time! (Except the 4th of July) Even when Sister McGhie was sick the last couple of weeks she hasn't snored louder than Sister Lush! haha! I am going to make this letter shorter so that I can make sure to send pictures this week! I love you all so much and you are all amazing! Talk to you next week!