Hey guys! I got transferred again!! you've got to be KIDDING me, area #7!? haha chistes, I'm back home in good 'ol Oregon after 5 weeks of being sick out in the field! it's been a fat minute to say the least and I can for suresies say I have learned that God is truly in the details of literalmente every small thing and we are so so important to him as his children!!
But! fret not! I got lots of pictures and stories from my last few days haha. so read on bc it'll may a bit before you get another one of these from me ;)
P day! the Spanish district wanted to hike bridal veil falls and it's been on my mission bucket list since basically day 1 andddd I love the outdoors, so we full sent. good things it's not even a real hike though because I am OUT of shape and that 1/3 mile walk got me winded! so worth it to see the beautiful falls, hang with some of my favorite missionaries one last time, and get some fresh air after a week in my apartment. see pics below! I have lots of exploring in Provo canyon to do after the mish!
Tuesday was the busiest day I've had in a long time which is funny because Sister Jones said it was her most chill day. oh how the tables have turned! but YES, Sister Jones aka my vernal greenie bff! she's one of the sisters in my zone and we had exchanges together!! we went all over Provo to get her visa stuff for FRANCE dealt with and then had a couple member lessons that evening. president called that day to tell me I was going home in a day or two, so we decided to hit up bowl superfoods (where I went for breakfast on my first day of the mish aww!) for dinner and went to the Provo temple grounds to reminisce about the start of our missions and how much change and growth we had seen together. I could NOT have asked for a better last day with sis jones! love that girl and am PUMPED for our adventures together next summer!!
On Wednesday, I had exchanges with Sister Baker. Tuesday wore me out and I was worried for another full day, so I said a prayer that morning that I would have the energy to get through the day. Andddd I mostly made it (may have scared the poor greenie when I pulled over to puke on the way to a lesson though haha)! When we were knocking doors that evening, we knocked the door of what we thought was a nonmember, but turned out to be a previous mission president's wife from Chile. She was excited to see the sisters at her door and let us inside to share a message. I decided to share my mission scripture with her in alma 26:11-12 which reads, "I do not boast in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God. Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever." When I read that, it definitely brought tears to my eyes thinking about the insane amount of miracles I have seen during the last almost 10 months of my mission! In that moment, I was experiencing a miracle of being fully energized and alert at 7pm after a full day of missionary work on a practically empty stomach and the lady was so glad we were there in that moment to "accidentally" knock her door to share a message right when she needed it most. DOUBLE MIRACLE!
I am so so grateful that we can turn to our Heavenly Father and allow Him to strengthen us and help us to see His hand and miracles every single day. I feel mega blessed for the last 10 months I have had as a missionary and for the infinite ways I have seen the Lord bless me, my family and my friends. This gospel is absolutely the truth; the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith and the restoration, God's plan of salvation, eternal families, all of it, truth! It has blessed my life and I have found so much joy in sharing it with others! I love being a missionary and love you all!!
love, sister dougall (but I guess Kaitlyn now?! ok weirdddd!!)
Provo Temple <3
Bridal Veil Falls w/ Sister Holt
Acai Bowls (mine was a bit TOO full...oops)
District at the Falls
Exchanges with Sister Baker
took a nap on the chapel couch during a meeting and my comps left for lunch and forgot about me (HAHA don't tell Pres but had to document that one...)
Back home in the dubs ville!!!!
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