This week was quite busy for many different reasons but it was so fun! We had some miracles this week so it might be a long one, so buckle up!
Oh! I'm mad I forgot to include this last week but this was a miracle haha So, we are on our way home from dinner and it's snowing pretty bad but we had planned to stop by this man's house so we decided to just go real quick. He lives in the middle of nowhere in the mountains and we cannot figure out where his house is, and the place we think it is was very snowy and our car cannot make it up the hill. So we turn around and start driving home when I get the strongest feeling to go back and hike the mountain. So we go back and just stare and were thinking, wow, are we actually going to do this? We ended up hiking this mountain in the freezing cold and we were so unprepared for the snow but we did it! And we ended up meeting this guy and having an amazing lesson with him and the spirit was so strong, I knew that we were supposed to be there and meet him. It was one of the moments you could feel God say like YES TAYLEN! you followed the prompting and look what happened! It was amazing!
Then later this week we met Gail and Hans which was an experience to say the least. They live clear up in Mount Hood in basically a cabin, surrounded by trees and nothing else for miles. So, we decided to stop by real fast and we had to park in the real steep driveway because it's in the mountains. So we go in and have a lesson with Gail but then Hans comes in asking a billion strange questions and he has done his research. He knows lots about different beliefs and he's watched about every religious documentary ever haha He is a very interesting guy and has the most bizarre theories in the world, but I guess that keeps it interesting? So then we go to leave and hop in the car to realize we cannot back up, our tires are spinning like mad in the slush and we aren't moving at all. We start to panic when we realize we don't have service and no way to get out of this driveway, so we end up having to go re knock the door and ask for help getting out haha Which long story short after several attempts and half a billion prayers we made it ! That was a miracle this week!
Then of course we had our Christmas celebrations! We had Christmas eve and Christmas as non pros days so unless we had lessons we weren't expected to go and knock doors which i was hyped about haha! We were able to hang out all together, play games, sing songs, shotgun Bangs and we even got matching Christmas Pj's which really made it feel Christmassy. We had Christmas eve breakfast as a district which was so fun, did secret Santa, and went and played in the snow haha it was snowing so hard it was awesome. Then we had an amazing testimony meeting all about Jesus Christ as a zone, and it was amazing to see a whole bunch of teenagers come together during the holidays and truly focus on Christ. Then, we had Christmas eve dinner with some members from the ward and sang Christmas hymns and it was so special. Christmas as a missionary can be hard and very different but at the end of the day when you spend it with people you love focusing on Christ that is all that matters!
Finally, Christmas day! We woke up to our neighbor ringing the doorbell at 6 am bringing us cheesecake so that was rough haha but nice thought I guess. Then we opened all the nice gifts you sent us, danced to Christmas Music, and ate all the candy. It was so fun to spend the past couple days just hanging out with each other sharing our traditions! Then we got invited over to Anthony, Miles and Maggie's house for Christmas dinner and wow it was awesome! We got so spoiled with so much food, great company, and awesome dessert.
Also, earlier this week we were having a lesson at their house and Maggie walks up and says I have a gift that your church wouldn't love but I want you to have it and gave us Scratch off lotto tickets HAHAHA Me and Sis Carter were laughing so hard. I love that woman! We are very hyped because we straight won $10, we have never been more happy in our lives. Best gift I have ever received. Anyways, it's been such a good and fun week and I hope yours was too! Never forget how loved you are and have a fantastic New Year's!
- Hermana Hadlock
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| Miguel gave us all a Christmas gift, bracelets! |
I loved reading this and hearing all the wonderful promptings and miracles that are happening to you, Taylen, while you are out serving the Lord! I love that you are watching for the little miracles and seeing the Lord's hand in even the smallest of things!
ReplyDeleteI'd like the share something with you, that I just recently learned... 'Everything happens because it's supposed to. If it was meant to be differently, it would have been. The way your life is happening, is wxactly how its meant to be at this moment.'
So, whether it's from a good decision or a bad decision, we are meant to go through it and learn from it. There is something we can learn from every situation. So, don't fret when bad things come up, or hard times come. Just think to yourself,'What can I learn from this situation and what good will come of this because I have to go through it? Yes it's hard, but there must be a reason i have to go through it.' I promise you whether it be days, weeks, or even years down the road, you will be able to see how that hard time made you stronger and ready for something better in your life. (Truely! Ask your Mom if she can see how the hard things that have happened in her life, were there so she could progress and bring great things to her later on.) It happens all the time and makes for some great 'Aha' and 'Wow' moments in Life!
I still love my cute Taylen and am so glad for the beautiful young woman you have become! So happy you have made such excellent choices along the way which have brought you to where you are now in your life, serving the Lord. And...I'm so glad you are having such fun along the way! Keep up the great work and the great attitude!
Love you!
Holly Phippen