August 13, 2010

oh time flies ..

2 YEARS!
can you believe it?!
i cant.

August 13, 2008
the day i went into the MTC.
oh how i loved the Missionary Training Center!
so many memories!

the day i officially became ..
SISTER WARNER
for the next 1.5 years!
[and started the journey of meeting SO many greats! SO many its hard to name!]
just go back and read my old letters! 



i said goodbye to THIS lovely bunch and said hello to a whole new world!
what a wonderful AND tough world that was.
the MTC is a refiners fire [as said by my sarai!]

i knew the Lord would take care of all them while i was in His service.
He kept to His promise as i labored in His vineyard.
my heart ached for them everyday
BUT
the Lord blessed me in His little tender ways.

one time i REALLY really REALLY missed my sisters.
the whole day. i was new yet to the mission life.
i was in green bay. it was the fall. i was with sister hood.
we came home for lunch.
what a tender mercy! i had 3 letters from my sisters!
Heather tended to write letters. all at diff times. BUT mailed them at the SAME time in DIFF envelopes!
loved it.



1 YEAR AGO!

August 13, 2009
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

i was JUST transferred to this GREAT area the prior week.
i fell in LOVE with the Kozlosky House!
they became instant fami!

ALSO i got put back with my SISTER BLACK!
AND
with SISTER BEHRENDS!

TRIO NATION i dubbed us.
i wrote rhymes and raps on the bathroom mirror for Papa K.
i felt like b.c. i was in the MKE i needed my LA skills to come through!
[i dont have much though! dont tell Papa K!]

Papa K lit a fire this day for me.
to BURN something for my 1 year mark as Sister Warner!
what did i choose?!

oh just my beloved PANTY HOSE!
[thanks lisa jane .. btw!]



we the TRIO NATION also had the wonderful opportunity that day to go to the 
CHICAGO TEMPLE!
[thank you lauren major for driving us!]

they had a RC [recent convert] go for the first time!
what a blessing!
what a good day!



now to ..

AUGUST 13, 2010
this is today.

now i am home. 
i miss Wisconsin EVERYDAY!

TIME FLIES. 
it really does.
i just really like dates and memories.

this is me now. 
i work. i spend time with my mom. i go out with YSA in LA.
i speak in acronyms.
i text again.
a lot.
but not as much as before.
ok. that might be a lie.


either way. texting or not.
I LOVE LA.

but really ..

I LOVE MY MISSION.

i will NEVER get tired of saying it.
i will NEVER forget it.
or anything associated with Wisconsin.
and i am happy about that!

just like my Sister Hood [Jones. Wife of Nic. Mother of Ruby]
said to me ..
i will be that one crazy lady who always says ..

ON MY MISSION ..

yep thats me.
24/7/365
serisously.

and i love it. 
hope you get use to it!


2 comments:

  1. BEST POST EVER!!! i miss you! I MISS THE WIS! Goodness. Lets just rewind! DeAl?

    ok not really! ... this is good too, i GUESS! some of us still have SCHOOL!

    i LOVE you.

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