I had such a happy week :) We'll start with exchanges. I love Sister Mozingo. She served close by me in my last area :) She is known for "slaying" whatever she does, having the best missionary music, and being ridiculously positive about everything. Bless her :) we had a great day! Except for when we went to a gas station... that had no gas... and was really sketchy inside.. as we were driving away, a really nice black lady honked and yelled "THIS AINT THE STORE YALL NEED TO BE AT, GO UP THE ROAD." ...... YES MAAM!!!!! We learned later that if a station has bars on the windows and bulletproof glass around the cashier, we should find another one :) lesson forever learned 👍 don't worry, mom, I'm safe!
AND THEN on Thursday I had the best day at the Food Network. I love it every time, but this time there was only 6 missionaries and a LOT of boxes to build. We usually build boxes one day, and then pack them full of food on another. This box building turned into a huge contest. Fold, tape, put papers inside, and stack them 5 high. Yall, my team crushed it. We even beat the ladies. It was so fun!! And they let us take pictures!! One of them had some Spiritual questions that we were able to talk through, too. It was just a really happy, hot, sweaty two hours :)
Thursday night was the last time we got to help out with the Special Needs Adults Reading program.. I'm really sad it's over for the summer. They asked me to say the opening prayer. I totally forgot that it's not normal to say opening prayers at community functions... but it is here!! They had a little awards ceremony and recognized each of the students. Only half of them could make it, just the guys! But we got to meet their families and take a picture with them, too. LOVED IT.
Yesterday was cute Zachary's baptism. About 4 or so months ago Sisters were knocking doors and found this family! Turns out they were members and hadn't been to church since moving to Mississippi. Well, we've been visiting with them ever since! Remember when I helped out at a superhero birthday party? That was Zach's! And he was turning 8! So we have been helping him prepare for baptism :) He's such a sweetheart and he he even bore his testimony yesterday.
My companion and I are doing our very best out here. We are really good at laughing instead of crying when things are struggling, worried, stressed, scared, or nervous. We just pray and get to work! I'm grateful for Sister Crosby's greenie fire!! I sure needed that boost. We are striving every day to lift the hopes of the people down here, so many are worried about the future. We hear about so many discouraging events, but we are trying to respond positively and good news! My current favourite scripture to share is Moroni 9:25-26. Mormon is writing to Moroni about all the wickedness he has witnessed and the awful state of the Nephites and the Lamanites, but he finishes his letter with:
25 My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.
26 And may the grace of God the Father, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever. Amen.
And I think we could all use a little lift!
Have a blessed week!
Sister Bartsch
1. MozzyG!! (Sister Mozingo) (She gave me that dress💕)
2-3. Food Network Fun!!
4. My fav, OG. She gets released next week! Hooray!
5. My Buddies: Aiden, Sis Crosby, Matthew, Seth, Xavier, Jared, Chris, Branden, Daniel, and me! (Notice Seth's yawn. Classic.)
6. Zach!
7. We don't understand the hype. But we've seen people wandering streets looking at their phones! Makes it easy to talk to them :) thanks, Pokemon!
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