You can still be cool, and be tight with the Lord April 3, 2017

A man who we are teaching who is thinking about being baptized but

also thinking about being a preacher said this to us last week.

I'm trying to think of cool things that happened this week but I

didn't even have time to write in my journal at all so I can't

remember anything that happened. Write in your journal people

Conference was great!

Being in a trio is still fun so that's good. Teaching is a bit tricky

but we are getting there.

The first couple days of this week were a rollercoaster but in the end

I am just grateful to be a missionary, and to be able to serve for as

long as I get to. As it is getting close to the end I started freaking

out a bit but it has only motivated me to work harder and go more

crazy talking to everyone we see and being bold.

But I am grateful for my companions. It is obvious to see the

different strengths each of us have and how we help each other.

Yesterday we went to visit some people that missionaries had been

teaching a long time ago. They all had moved but as we were driving

away to go see another person and I pointed out this really fat beagle

and sister Fugal slammed on the breaks and pulled over and said we

should go talk to the person who owns the beagle and we did and her

name was Diana and she is a high school English teacher and she is

great. GREAT. She was telling us how her job is her mission field as

she helps these young people. It was just a really cool experience.

She accepted a Book of Mormon but seemed a little hesitant so I don't

know what will happen, but it's just cool to be a missionary. You get

to meet so many people and feel the spirit all the time and study the

scriptures for fun and WATCH PEOPLE BECOME DIFFERENT PEOPLE. It's

cool.

I don't remember what talk but I'm pretty sure this was a quote within

the talk someone said but it was my favorite part of general

conference. The context of it was Heavenly Father talking to each of

us and welcoming us into His fold.. or something along those lines.

Anyways the quote was "come as you are but don't plan to stay as you

are" and I love that. On my mission I have definitely DEFINITELY

experienced repentance. And I have a testimony that we can change and

that we are supposed to change. Heavenly Father isn't satisfied with

who we are even when we may be. He knows we can always be better and

that is why there will always be challenges and trials and chastening.

Because he loves us.

I can't look at all my notes right now but from memory I would say

that my favorite talk was probably Elder Renlund's. I loved how he

said we should treat others the way Christ would, and then actually

explained what that means.

I also loved the one by Elder Choi about looking up and not around you.

Have a good week!

Sister Madsen

There are some future Mormons living in our apartment building
And this is the only other picture I took this week. I will repent and
channel my inner sister Dimond next week and be better