Lone Peak Comin' at You!

New comps! Sister Mod & Sister Withers
(both went to Lone Peak High School).

The dynamic duo that is Sister Mod and Sister Wood was disbanded but then the dynamic LONE PEAK (my high school) duo was brought together! Sister Mod and Sister Withers comin' at you. LPOD. LDSOD. jk the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints OD. We figured that we were in the same ceramics class so I'd say the comp unity is at least an 12/10. Pinch pots really bring people together man. 

 This has been a week of SO many insane miracles. I could write an 8 page essay about it but I really don't want to so you'll probably get like 1 more paragraph hahah. 

- KEVIN - we had a feeling to go to a certain apartment complex so we did and we met this guy walking his dog. We talked to him and told him we were sharing about Christ and he was like, "Wait! Is your church just right up the street?" And we were like ya, and he was like, "I need Jesus in my life. You could probably get me." As in hey sisters please let me be baptized, heh. Pray for Kev!!!

- ROSALYN - we were about to leave an area and Sister Withers had a feeling to knock on a specific door. That person wasn't interested but referred us to her neighbor. We knocked on the neighbor's door and met Rosalyn who was looking for a church for her and her daughter to go to, but was kinda confused on which one was true. Now we're meeting with them to help her figure it out. :)) 

 Mmmkay there were tons more, but I said I would stop 2 paragraphs ago so I'll just leave it at that. GOD IS SO GOOD. Soooo good and the gospel is so true!!! 

 Love, Sister Mod

Sister Wood & Sister Mod

When it Rains, it Pours. LITERALLY!

4th of July -- woot woot!

Remember the wise man who built his house upon a rock and then the rains came down and he was good? Surprise!!! I am the wise man and that story was about me, except for I didn't build a house and and there wasn't a rock involved and I'm not a man, but it did rain a lot this week and I'm doing good. 

RAIN MIRACLE! Alrighty so we were giving out invitations to our ward 4th of July party and it was sprinkling a little bit as we were driving over to a certain neighborhood. We got out of the car and walked over to a house that we'd knocked before and as soon as we stepped onto their porch it started POURING like Niagra Falls x2. To quote the profound words of Chicken Little, "the sky was falling," and a lady answered the door and was like, "I don't usually let people in, but it's raining super hard so come on in." We were able to teach her and her husband the restoration and they are interested in learning more!! Pray for the Fam family :)) 

One of the last pics with Sister Wood cuz she's
leaving me for Alexandria. :')

Right now I'm reading in Mosiah and it's blowing my mindddd the destruction that comes from not listening. Like the Lamanites get their daughters stolen and instead of being like hey guys did you steal our daughters can we have them back, they just go and kill everyone. C'mon guys, ask and it shall be given, knock and it shall be opened unto you, and same thing goes for us. You can't expect an answer to a prayer you never said or a question you never asked. It's our responsibility to seek answers and "then do we with patience wait for it." (Romans 8:25) Try a little harder this week to listen and understand the Spirit and I'll do the same. :) Have a good week!! 

 Love, Sister Mod 

District :)

4th of July ft the sisters cuz sisters' activity! Woot woot!

It's the Little Things

Exchanges with cute Sister Clare!!

Well everyone, this week we moved from the summer season into the molten lava at the center of the earth season. It's a comfortable 99 degrees outside with a chance of death (hahah). At this point we can't tell if it's the light of Christ shining through us or if it's just sweat glistening, tbh probably a lil bit of both. Gotta love Virginia. 

 This week we were out tracting the mansions at the bottom of our area and THE CUTEST lady answered. She was like, "Oh my goodness, do y'all want to hear a crazy story??" Then she told us how her son is into watching creepy cult videos and she was trying to bond and watch with him, but she felt icky inside. Then her son looked out the window and was like, "Hey, there are 2 girls holding Bibles," and there ya have it. She was SAVED. It's the little things:))) I love it when Heavenly Father shows us that we're in the right place. Love that guy. 

 No super crazy updates for the week but I did wanted to share a quote I came across from my fave book, Our Search For Happiness by M. Russell Ballard!! It says ".. when considered from the unique perspective of eternity, fame and popularity aren't nearly as important as loving and being loved; status doesn't mean much when compared to service; and acquiring spiritual knowledge infinitely more meaningful than acquiring an excess of wealth." Keep your eyes on eternity brothers and sisters:) Have a good week!! 

 Love, Sister Mod

The church lookin' good!

Exchanges with Sister Clare

Tracting by the Spirit

Ok, so this morning I was reading through my journal to see what I should write about this week and there were some quotes in there that I'd like to share. Thank you. "Oh dude, some sauce went up in the air and came right back down," "Went to a fun Asian market and I bet you 5 cents I was the tallest person in the store," "This morning we moved all of Sis Elliot's earthly possessions. She's making us t-shirts for our moving company called the Settle in Sisters. We're gonna wear pioneer clothing and move people to Utah. Gonna be good." A day in the life of Sister Mod is about as good as it gets guys. 

But a day in the life of Sister Mod and Sister Wood is even BETTER. We have been putting more of a focus on spirit tracting (so rather than just tracting a whole apartment complex we just walk to every level and let the spirit guide where to knock) and we were trying to find this member referral from another ward. The hard part was that we didn't have the person's name or phone number or apartment number, but luckily we had the building number so we headed over anyway. The first door we knock on opens up and IT WAS THE MEMBER WHO REFERRED and she was like, "Oh hey sisters, come in and meet my sister!!!" So we taught her sister Dora and she is golden. When we are open to acting on the spirit, it will GUIDE!!! 

Last but not least, I just wanted to remind you all that the church is true and you need to read your scriptures, and makeup melts off in humidity :))))))) Have a good week and don't look too closely at my pictures :)))))

love,

Sister Mod

I GOT TO SEE MY BROTHER!!!

Paige got permission to see Tate! It was the best day EVER!

Alright guys, I'll be real with ya, the most exciting thing that happened this week was when we got to try Taiwanese soy milk. That gives you a TASTE of how my week went *ba dum ts* hahahaha! Sorry, that was the worst. Dad jokes for Father's Day, right??

Now that I've paid my respects to all the dads out there, I want to tell you about a sweet miracle that happened!! We were led by the spirit, not knowing beforehand what we should do, to Panda Express, and we met the COOLEST guy named Eric. Eric has 15 siblings so basically it seems like he is already a member of the church , but I just think it's amazing that God knew exactly where Eric was going to be. We had an awesome conversation and he asked us if he could come to church and meet during the week!! It has been eye-opening for me to see how aware God is of His children, like there is absolutely nothing that can frustrate God's plan (Doctrine & Covenants 3:1-3, check me). This is His work and the most important thing we can do is to just try. Try to be more worthy, try to be exactly obedient, try to follow the spirit and most importantly, try to be like His son Jesus Christ. God is good and Virginia is good and Sister Mod is good and I hope y'all are good. Love you all!! 

Love,

Sister Mod

(PS-- happy late Father's Day to my favorite dad in the world!!!! Heavenly Father!!! And a close second, Marc Mod haha love you tons Dad!!!)

the district before our favs, Elder and Sister Myers left us

My little brother was on a church history trip and they stopped in Arlington so I GOT TO SEE HIM!!!

I'm Definitely Not Wearing Stilts

Our best friend Jun

This week in the world of Sister Mod I was reminded that I, Sister Mod, am not short. I know what you're thinking. "Wow Sister Mod, this is only the 72nd email you've written about your height," and to that I say, ya, you're right. I have no excuses except for my life doesn't have very much variety so neither do my emails hahah sorry. The other day we were talking to a lady and her son came up to us and and looked at me with SO MUCH fear. He just stared at me for like 7 minutes and then he poked my leg and said, "Are your legs real or are you on stilts?" And when I told him they were real, he literally didn't believe me. He was like, "No, for real though." We were laughing so hard! 

We had zone conference this week and it was the BEST!! We talked a little bit about using every second of our day productively because this is the Lord's time and he said, "Don't try to wrap your mind around the whole 18 months, just wrap your mind around today." Life is so much happier when you aren't looking beyond the mark, so my challenge for y'all this week is to ENJOY TODAY. :))

Love,

Sister Mod

One Year is in the Books

Tears being shed cuz I had to leave my Dannielle :')

Hey guys, it's me, Sister Mod, here in Centreville. I definitely spelled it wrong in my last email, sorry for the false doctrine, won't happen again lol. Probably. My new comp is Sister Wood from AZ!!! and when I bore my testimony at church on Sunday, I said that I had 18 months left on the mish, so apparently she's training me! hahahah shoot. You know the whole thing about opening your mouth and it will be filled? Sometimes mine is filled with things that are just straight up wrong hahah. 

my girl, Sister Wood

Sister Wood is the best though and this transfer is going to be awesomeee for sure. The people here are SO nice, so pretty much I'm in heaven. We've only had one person hard core reject us in a whole week, so I'd say that's a miracle!! For real like every rejection we've had the people are like, "Hey, I am so SO sorry, I'm not super interested right now but I really appreciate what you're doing and your faith and your enthusiasm and your parents and your dog and this country for letting you do this. God bless you and America, can I get you a water bottle? You look nice today by the way." It's the BEST. My self esteem has never felt better;)) We have also been blessed to find some really awesome people so stay tuned for stories next week. 

fav family the Babcocks!!

Can I just say how grateful I am to be on a mission?? 11/10 would recommend. I've learned more here in the year that I've been out than I have in my whole life. (Exaggeration? Ya probs but it's the thought that counts.) I hit my year mark this week and I have loved every second of this. Even the hard seconds hahah. Jesus is worth it. Guys, this church is so true and if you don't know that yet, figure it out for yourself okay? It'll bless ya for eternity. Love y'all tons! 

the loml tapioca express

my other girl, Sister Vazquez