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

The Perfect Phone Call

BFF Sister Jones featuring the Potomac

Guys! This week I was sick and had no voice. It was hilarious. I would call out to people and they would turn around assuming they'd see a 13-year-old boy and BAM two sister missionaries sprinting towards them. (lol jk slight jog slight jog) Really caught 'em off guard. I have a testimony of creative finding.

Even though I was sick there were so many miracles! I don't even know where to start, so I'll just give the best one. We were street contacting last week and we handed out a card to this awesome guy! He said he was already set in his belief but we had a great conversation and then went our own ways. THEN on Monday night we got a call from the same guy and he was like, "Sisters hey, I've been thinking about it, and me and my friend would like to meet with y'all as soon as possible, if that's okay with you." So we died for a second that someone called us, (I thought it was a myth that people actually did that), and we called back to set up an appointment. We met with him and he is SO PREPARED!!! He was like, "Sisters, I've had this question for 50 years now and no one can answer it, do you think y'all can?" We were like, "Go for Gene! Fire away!" And he asked, "What happens to the people who died without hearing about Christ?" THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO LEARN GENE, THEY HAVE A CHANCE :'') I shed a tear, he shed a tear, my mom probably shed a tear reading this.  We also got to meet with his friend and now they are on the road to being baptized!!! Too bad I'm being transferred to Centreville!!! They're in good hands with Sister Jones though <33. 

Sorry this email is so lame but at least I have fun pics?? Redemption?? Love y'all! Have a good week!

Love,

Sister Mod

I found a Utah license plate and screamed, no joke!

BFF Sister Jones

DIANA, the cutest person in the world

Sister Mod and Bro. George

The district. Woot woot!

Missionary Work in a Nutshell

the only time sis mod has ever looked short

Alrighty, so this week was awesome but I'm going to Mount Vernon today, so you don't get to hear about it. Hahah! Sorry. Here are some highlights though!!!

-mission tour with Elder Haynie of the Seventy

-mlc exchanges w/ sister clark on her BDAY woot woot

-virginia turned into a sauna 

-sister mod turned into a melted popsicle

-i went to a resturant and hit my head on a light 3 TIMES (tall people probs or just dumb people probs? The world may never know)

-we had yummy Ethiopian food w/ my favorite part member fam <333

-we taught repentance and baptized converts (minus the baptize converts part heh, coming soon tho no worries)

Love you all tons!! Sorry this email is the worst!! I still love Jesus though!! Go read your scriptures!! And tell your mom you love her!!

Love,

Sister Mod :))

our fav human sister fair

the muffin man??

sis jones and i being grateful for air conditioning

sis clark's BDAYYYY woohoooo

The Referral from the Last House on the Street ;)

-us chillin' in an apt building, as always

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MY FAV MOMS OUT THERE (especially the one named Marci) (love u Mom). Moms are so special and they deserve all the love in the world. My friend Ballal helped me to know that this Sunday. We asked the little guy if he told his mom happy Mother's Day and he was like, "Ya sisters, of course! I even got her a present." So we were like, "Oh! What'd you get her?" And he says, "A Pomeranian." So casual. We are both like, "What?? Ballal, you got her a Pomeranian?" He's like, "Ya. I was saving up all my money for an Xbox but then it was Mother's Day so I used it to buy my mom a Pomeranian." Hahaha! In conclusion, do you love your mom enough to use your Xbox money to buy her a Pomeranian? Let that one sink in. 

Treat yo self

This week we were praying hard to receive inspired referrals from people we meet as we are out working! We hadn't seen much success with it in the beginning of the week, but we kept praying and trying and then FINALLY we felt inspired to go to a certain street and knock. Door after door no one was interested until we got to the very last house. Lol. He actually wasn't interested either, but we asked if he knew anyone that could use a message and after a couple seconds of thoughtful pondering he was like, "Ya, I actually do! 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue." So we are PUMPED at this point. We just got a solid referral right?? So we type 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue into our GPS and lo and behold, we got referred to the President of the United States. Hahahah shoot. God bless America. Also God bless Sister Mod and Sister Jones for not knowing the President's address. 

FLOWER BUSHES 😍

On the bright side though, we had President Packer of the missionary department train us on how to use the teaching pamphlets more effectively which was sweet! President Packer told us a story of how he was asked to give a demonstration first lesson to a big group of people, so he was practice teaching to his grandma and grandpa (President Boyd K. Packer, wow right?). When he was done with his 8-minute restoration lesson President Boyd K. Packer said, "Well that was way too long, you lost me at 6 minutes." That really just put things into perspective for me. We are to teach people like the Savior did, line upon line and precept upon precept, every man according to their own understanding. Which means SIMPLY. The gospel is so simple and man am I grateful for that because I still have so much to learn! Love you all. Don't forget to do the little things like say prayers and read scriptures, that's where the power comes. 

 Love, Sister Mod   un bday package from my cute trainer :') 

Our fav friend, Sister Fair

Fun bday package from my cute trainer :')

The aftermath of humidity, woot woot!