Meals and Squirrels

Friends and Fam!

Hey y'all! Another week has come and gone and I honestly don't know where the time goes haha! But here are some things that happened!

☀️Highlights☀️

- We went on another pretty hike on Monday up to Heather Lake! We got tired on the way up but it was pretty!

- We got 2 member meals this week! Yeah that never really happens when you're in YSA😅

- We had a ton of lessons throughout the week which was fun.

- Sister Inskeep fed a squirrel from her hand and then tried to share a scripture but he ran away.

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤

I read a talk this week called "Come What May and Love It" by Joseph B. Wirthlin. I love this talk and I encourage everyone to read it! I love this quote:

"The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life."

This is so true. If we complain and mope around when tough times come of course you won't be happy! But if you learn to laugh, seek for the eternal, and trust in the Lord you will be able to find joy and happiness no matter what comes in your life!

I love and miss you all and hope y'all have the best week!

Kia Kaha,

Sister Twede:)

Heather Lake

Heather Lake Selfie

The highest temperature I've seen in Washington.

One of our member meals!

Fanny Pack Friday!

A Gun, A Car Chase and Stuff

 Family and friends!

Hello hello hello! It's Sister Twede coming to ya from good old Marysville, Washington! It's been a pretty good week. 

☀️Highlights☀️

- We made 3 new friends this week! Two people are not in our area but one person we found just from calling people in our contacts. It was super awesome! He said he wants to read the bible so we are going to do a bible study. 

- Tuesday was Sister Inskeep's birthday and we had a lesson with a member who rode up on his motorcycle and had a gun in his back pocket! Then at the end of the lesson he asked the other female member that came with us for her number! Haha, welcome to YSA!

- Later in the week we witnessed a car chase. It was pretty wild! The guy was weaving in and out of cars and the cop was on a motorcycle. The cop eventually stopped chasing him because it was too dangerous. 

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤

I saw this scripture on a post that another missionary in my mission posted and it really hit me. 

1 Peter 1:7

"That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:"

This really put my trials in perspective for me. The trials I have gone through in my life have made me into who I am today. I'm so grateful for the things I was able to learn from them. Yes, trials are hard but we should hold them close to our hearts and ask ourselves if we are going to let this tear us down or build us up. It's one or the other but I know if we let it build us we will become so much more than what we could ever imagine. 

- We did a new missionary training for the new missionaries in our zone which was so fun!

I love you all and hope you have the best week! Feel free to shoot me an email about your life!

Kia Kaha 

Sister Twede:)

Taking pictures for the FB page.

Special Birthday Delivery

Selfies

Fanny Pack Friday

Exchanges

New Missionary Training

Another Day, Another Week

Friends and Family!

Well, first off I just want to thank all those who still read these and don't just look at the pictures😂 Big thanks to all y'all! Anyway, this week was pretty busy which was great! It made the week go by so fast.

☀️Highlights☀️
- We got to have MLC (Mission Leadership Conference) in person!! It was so awesome! When we said our purpose, oh man, the spirit was so strong! It was so fun!
- We had exchanges with Sister Howard and Sister Heufner! I went with Sister Heufner and actually got to stay in an apartment for a day!
- We had a super busy day on Saturday which made the day fly by.
- I'm in the process of learning how to solve a rubik's cube!

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤
So yesterday I found my new favorite scriptures. Here's what it is:
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
  "And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong"

This really hit me this week because we have been struggling to find some people to teach. As a missionary you know you're supposed to be finding people to share the gospel with. But then there are these times that you kind of go through a drought and you do all you can but still come up empty. It's hard but that's why I love these verses because every hard time, every struggle, every heartache, every time you feel like you can't go any further is an opportunity to lean on the Lord. He gives us these trials to that we may be able to feel His strength carry us. I know that life is hard, but the Lord knows you and He will make you strong when you are weak! So keep you chin up and keep smiling because this is just making you into a better version of yourself! I love and miss you all! Hope you have the best week!

Kia Kaha
Sister Twede:)

Exchanges

MLC in person!

Fanny Pack Friday

Toilet Plunger

Family and friends,

Hey y'all! Hope all is well where everyone is!

☀️Highlights☀️
- We went on a super hike that took a lot longer than expected...but it was really pretty!
- We got to meet a new member who moved up from Lynwood! He's awesome and we had a great lesson with him!
- We had a really good lesson with our friend Anthony about the second half of the Plan of Salvation. He always has so many questions which is awesome.
- We got to do some service!! Our district got to take some time and clean the church! It was actually pretty fun. And we also did some service for the Salvation Army!
- We had to ask for a toilet plunger because our toilet got clogged😂. We won't name names.

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤
This week I was reading a talk by Elder Uchtdorf called "Of Things That Matter Most". IT IS SO GOOD!! So I encourage you to read it, because it's so good! But something that I love is this
"slow down a little, steady the course, and focus on the essentials when experiencing adverse conditions."

It's so important for us to slow down a little bit and refocus on what is most important. So much in life can distract us from what's most important so take some time this week to ask Heavenly Father what you need to eliminate from your life to put more time toward family relationships or the scriptures or serving others or things like that! I know He will help you with whatever it is!

I love you all and hope you have the best week! Feel free to send me updates about your lives!

Kia Kaha
Sister Twede:)

Lake 22 Hike

More Lake 22 Hike

Treat Yourself!

Fanny Pack Friday!

7/11

Salvation Army Service

Happy Birthday America!

Family and friends!!

Hey y'all! Happy Fourth of July! I hope everyone had a fantastic day! It was actually sunny here in Washington, so that was pretty neat! Anyway this week was a pretty good one!

☀️Highlights☀️
- We had some awesome member lessons this week and a really awesome lesson with our friend Anthony about the Plan of Salvation! He asks lots of questions which is awesome!
- We had 4 hours worth of meetings on Tuesday. They were all really good just lots of sitting on the same couch😂.
- We had an awesome Zone Conference on the 4th! And then we went to go get Cafe Rio, but it was CLOSED! So that was kind of a low light, not really a highlight but it's fine. We went to Panda Express instead and it took us 40 minutes to find it in a mall😂

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤
Yesterday I was reading in 1 Nephi 16. This is the story of the prophet Nephi breaking his bow while they are in the wilderness. So Nephi breaks his bow and then his brothers get mad at him and blame him for everything (which is not all his fault). Everyone is upset and just wallowing in self pity and complaining but not doing anything to make the situation better. But Nephi (the one whose getting blamed for everything) instead goes out makes a bow out of wood and an arrow out of a straight stick. Then in verse 23 of chapter 16, he goes to his father and says "Whither shall I go to obtain food?" This is so awesome because instead of complaining, Nephi looks around and uses the skills he has to help the situation.

This made me thing of how many times I just sit and complain about my situation. I know none of us are in the ideal situation we want to be in, but nothing is going to get better if we just complain. I am guilty of this, but looking at Nephi's example I want to instead look for what I can do with what I have around me and ask the Lord "Now what would you have me do?" If we do this, I can promise that the Lord will direct us and provide for us just as He did Nephi. So look around and see how you can fix your situation.

I love and miss you all and hope you have the best week!

Kia Kaha
Sister Twede

Legends

Selfie

30 minute walk view

Fanny Pack Friday

Happy Birthday America!

Apartment to Hotel to House

To those who actually read these,

Well this week was pretty wild!

☀️Highlights☀️
- As you know we were living in a hotel, but this week we moved in with another sister because her companion went home. So we are three packing and living in a house!
- We had an amazing lesson with our friend Janet! She said she want to be baptized and she said that she feels herself changing! SO AWESOME!!
- I HIT 1 YEAR!!🤯

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤
This week I've been reflecting on the past year and the things I've learned. There have been so many things that I've learned, but the biggest thing would probably be that I've learned is to find the joy in all things. No matter how dark the clouds get, there will always be a silver lining. We all have to go through those hard times, but they are what give us strength and give us the opportunity to learn to lean on our Savior and have Him help us every step of the way. I know He is walking with me no matter where I go. One of my favorite hymns is How Firm A Foundation but specifically the last verse that reads:

That soul who on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I cannot, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!

I know Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father know and love you intimately and individually. He will never forsake you. I love and miss you all and hope you have the best week and strive to find joy in all things!

Kia Kaha
Sister Twede:)

A stroll in the park

What a beaut!

Fanny Pack Friday-1 Year Mark!

Can you find us?

Saying goodbye to Sister Berry

Hotel Life

Friends and Family!!

This week was definitely interesting! We moved into the hotel on Wednesday and man it's been an adventure!

☀️Highlights☀️
- They asked us our sausage preferences when we checked in
- We are at 30/50 states so that's pretty sweet!
- The beds are amazing!
- We made a new friend! His name is Sherwin and he's super nice and super open to meeting with us so that's fun!
- Sister Inskeep accidentally hit the help button in the elevator😂
- We fit a ton of food in a mini fridge

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤
This week I was reading about Alma and Amulek when they got thrown into prison. One verse sticks out to me and its Alma 14:26
"And Alma cried, saying: How long shall we suffer these great afflictions, O Lord? O Lord, give us strength according to our faith which is in Christ, even unto deliverance. And they broke the cords with which they were bound; and when the people saw this, they began to flee, for the fear of destruction had come upon them."
Ok, so first off these guys saw the people who believed them get burned and have been in prison for a while and just beaten up and spit on and all the things. But even amidst all these things they STILL HAVE FAITH IN CHRIST! Now that is pretty amazing! It has made me think of what I do in hard times to keep my faith strong. It's at those times that you are struggling that you have to do the little things to keep your faith. Deliverance and strength always comes after the trials. So "Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever." -Elder Holland

Love you all and hope it's been the best week!

Kia Kaha
Sister Twede:)

So long B104!

Stay Strong Y'all!

The beds...aahhhh!

Fanny Pack Friday

Our new apartment