September 24, 2012

Well This week was transfer week so we said goodbye to a lot of the missionaries in this area, but I am staying so thats good. 

I love Medford, The ward here is so supportive and loving. My bishop is from texas and him and his wife are seriously the most amazing people in the ward. Its great to have a bishop who gets it and is so willing to do anything we need. 

We had a miracle happen this last monday. We were playing dodgeball and met Catie, she is now getting baptized Saturday! So Exciting. 

We have some amazing investigators we are working with trying to help them get closer to christ. Pray that they will get it eventually. 

OH I just love being a missionary. Last night we were with an investigator and its in the ghetto.. . . Drunk people and cops. I feel like I am living the reality tv show. when I am there I hear "Bad Boys bad Boys whatcha gonna do whatcha gonna do when they come for you"

OH MY I just remembered. This week we went through the temple with Linda and Gary! It was so amazing. The spirit was soo great. In the celestial room while we were waiting a ward member Sister Chaney came up and talked with me for a minute. She was saying how she sometimes lets her thoughts wonder while she is in the temple. Boy Was I glad I was not alone. I told her at one time I was looking at the apron and My thoughts went like this "I could make and apron, I should probably have mom sign me up for a sewing class, What if I become a seamstress instead of a nurse. Oh gosh I have to grow up soon and decide what I want to be, ahh I am in the temple!!!" Sister Chaney shared this with the whole RS room on sunday so now the ward knows I have a hard time focusing. So embarrassing. 

It was a wonderful week. We are trying hard to find more people to bring closer to christ. 

Love you all 

Kenzie 

September 19, 2012

 Well Hello family! I hope all is going well. It has been a fantastic week here in Medford. We have been very blessed in finding new investigators and the ward is so supportive.

 

We had an amazing district meeting last week where a RM who was overly successfull came and talked to us. It was great to get advice from him and examine our own area and see what we can change. We have set some amazing goals for the ward and the Bishop is so fantastic about supporting us and helping us achieve them.

 

Its turning into fall here. We wake up and go outside to excersize and its about 50 degrees. By the time we leave to go out to work at 10 am its about 85-90. Its so beautiful here and all the colors are starting to change. I think thats one of the most interesting parts of my mission. I really feel like its still summer of 2011, I feel like its still that time, I am still a new missionary and nothing at home has changed. I remember last year when It started really raining in November I thought multiple times, why is it raining in the summer. I think I have totally lost my sense of time, it just flies too quickly.

 

Well I love you all, I am grateful for all your prayers.

 

Love Kenzie

September 10, 2012

Family!

 

I hope you are all having a fabulous week. I feel so blessed to get your letters everyweek and hear about all that is going on in your own lives. Its crazy To see how fast life is moving at home and to not be there. But its great to hear about it all.

 

So Medford is still fantastic. I feel so blessed to be in this ward. This week we get to go to the temple with Linda and Gary. A few months ago when I ran into them at the temple I felt so blessed to see them progressing to do baptisms in the temple. I never would have dreamed to be able to be there when they go through the temple. I got the okay from president this last week while he was down here for a training. I am so excited to be there. The real purpose for missionary work is get people to the temple. and to be able to see this family go is jsut amazing. I cannot express the joy I feel.

 

So it sounds like home is pretty boring. Mom, I dont like taking the dogs out either. . . . .

 

So our investigators are great. Buddy and Claudia are slowly moving forward. We just pray they begin to see a need to live righteously. Norma is doing a great! We found her on miracle monday. Tonight we are having a FHE with her and her husband and 4 kids. The gospel will bless their lives so much. She said it all sounds amazing, she is just struggling to know the Book of Mormon is true. Our amazing tracting Miracle Maryann We met with her on friday. It was our second lesson and my companion describes her as a "secret shopper" she is so perfect. She ask the perfect questions and has the most amazing answers. She committed to be baptized, but not to come to church.. . . So were working with her.

 

I am excited to keep working my butt off. Its amazing how quickly this all flew by. I have 13 weeks left to save all the souls who are ready to be saved!!

 

Love you all

 

Love Kenzie

September 3, 2012

This week has been a whirlwind of emotions. we had some very good days and then we have been on exchanges the past few days. I have felt the spirit of the lord so strongly with me its amazing. 

So we have the only pear orchard owned by the church in the ward boundaries. Each member within an hour is asked to donate 12 hours of picking pears. It has been some of the funnest service I have ever done. But Its interesting on fast sunday to hear a lot of testimonies, people crying, about pears. Its a good thing I have grown up a bit or I would have laughed. 

This week we had an amazing lesson with Norma and Brian, they are both getting very close to baptism. I feel so blessed to be here to work with them 

I love you all. 

Love kenzie