Guy: "Where are you from?" Sister Crosby: "Utah!" Guy "Oh, Utah! Home on the Range!!!!" Both of us: ??

The Sisters in Vicksburg!

Well, I am having a hard time remembering this week. But I remember that I'm exhausted and worn out, so that's a great sign! There was a lot of rain and really loud thunder, I remember that! Lightning storms are almost a daily thing in the summer here :) I love it! Except for when I am far from home and without an appointment. But that doesn't happen too often. 

Brother Watts, shredding guitarist!

On Tuesday we went to lunch with Matt Watts and we brought Summer :) Brother Watts was the original guitarist for Three Doors Down! Isn't that cool??? Now he's a member. (would someone please check this fact for me? I keep asking for videos and he hasn't shown them to me yet)

Every Wednesday we have a District Lunch before our District Meeting, and this week we made chicken and waffles! There was also watermelon and purple kool-aid to make it a complete Southern meal. 

Chicken and waffles! (I straightened my hair that morning and it was only 12:00. I've given up!)

On Thursday we taught had a dinner appointment with the most enthusiastic, curly-head, 3 year old I have ever seen. Everything that comes out of Little Natalie's mouth is a compliment or something extremely positive. Every time I see her I feel better about myself! "woooOOOOow!! your shirt has pink AND blue flowers on it, my favorite color is pink, I think your shirt is pretty." 2 minutes later "WOOOOOAH your skirt has buttons, let me count them. NINE BUTTONS, I love the number nine!! oh my GOODNESS!" In the middle of our lesson, the baby brother starts screaming and crying. Natalie sees the concern in our faces, drops the object lesson we asked her to hold, gets right in my face, and says "this lesson is AWESOME." in her cute three-year-old lisp. Now we've been saying that after every lesson that goes kinda off track. "That lesson was AWESOME." It helps. And I want to grow up to be more like Natalie.

The last highlight I can remember right now was last night! We built a fort with a less-active family and watched a church movie. The picture is with Sierra, who reminds me a lot of my younger self... her way is the right way to build forts, yall 😉

Building Forts with Sierra!!!

But really, I'm quite sure this was a good week :) We were able to do lots of service and I always love that! We saw Diane a couple more times, please keep praying for her! 

I may not have had a whole lot of big missionary miracle moments, but I feel like I learned a lot about myself this week. Sister Crosby and I have set some really cool goals to strengthen our faith, and it is working already! I'm so grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Man, what in the world would I do without it? All I can think about is how to share this peace and relief with others! I'm so grateful for my mission, and so grateful for all of you that support and pray for me. 

Have a blessed week! 
Sister Bartsch