There's No Place Like the Kansas Wichita Mission: The one where I thought Kansas was flat

Hello everyone! My mother went from chastising me privately to doing it on facebook. So I figured it was time to write a weekly email.

Lunch meeting with President & Sister Barr

I left the wonderful Ridgepoint ward. I left some of my best friends behind. I left some of the best missionaries that I have ever served with. I made some amazing memories in Ridgepoint that I will cherish for the rest of my life. But...

P-day picnic from Ridgepoint

Sister Booth took us to get our nails done on P-day before transfers

Sister Booth had this made for me before I life Ridgepoint

I am still companions with Sis Fuller. We both moved to a new area. We are in Concordia Kansas. Which if you are wondering where that is, it is near Nebraska! We are an hour away from the closest missionaries. We are in what the mission calls exile. And it has been interesting so far. We whitewashed in and lets just say that it has been a nightmare...

Half of our teaching pool dropped us. Our most progressing friend told us that she did not want to be baptised. She blocked our phone number and also blocked us on facebook. And we made 2 DO NOT CONTACTS for safety reasons. But the Branch members are the reason why Sis Fuller and I are still standing. They are the sweetest people in the world.

Concordia is a very small town. It is not flat at all!!! It is full of hills. So whoever told me that the whole state of Kansas is flat, LIED!

Downtown Concordia

Even though it was hard coming into this area, the Lord has been with me and I have been able to see his hand. Saying goodbye to Ridgepoint was really hard and I have been struggling. If you know me at all, you will not that I hate change. So these past couple of days have been hard. We found 2 people. 3 of our friends watched general conference. And we put our friend Brett on date. We had no zeros! I am forever grateful that the Lord is with me. As a member in Ridgepoint said, "What's wrong with hard?" It means that we are growing. Comfort is the enemy of progress. We need to get uncomfy in order to grow. That is what I am currently experiencing.

New Salina district

I am down to my last 4 transfers. Which is crazy to me. 5 and a half months left as a missionary. I do not want it to end. I love this work with all of my heart. It is definitely not easy. But this has been the most rewarding experience of my life. I would never trade it for anything. I know Jesus Christ lives. I am striving to become a better disciple and representative of him each and every day. I know without a doubt that Joseph Smith was called to be a prophet in the sacred grove. The first vision is real. I have felt the Spirit confirm it to me several times. The fastest way to help someone feel the Spirit is to testify of Joseph Smith and the First Vision. I have seen that come to pass.