Sip n Save 4 lyfe--May 6, 2022

What is up everyone?! Happy Monday! I am currently sitting trying to think of what I even did this week because I am horrible at taking pictures and we have been busy with life lately! I am currently loving life as a content creator, it has become one of my favorite finding tools and its cool to be able to develop new talents on a mission! This week I got a brand spanking new camera (I love you mom and dad) and its been awesome to take out everywhere! Might become a vlogger ??? Anyways let's get to the summary of fab stuff that happened this week! 

☆ We popped off on tech work and finding people online! And taught soooo many English classes and got my Spanish critiqued in every class!! Wooohooo! 

☆ met the cutest pigs ever in the world! 

☆ last Monday I learned how to cut hair and found out you have to oil the blades #saladdressing4thewin

☆ filmed a video of me and some cutie bestie kids washing cars! It was a blast! 

☆ invested in a sip n save which means pay $5 and get a "free" drink everyday for a month so I've been back to the powerade grind and never been happier

☆ went on exchanges with sis diether who only speaks English and it was kinda fun because it made me realize I can actually speak spanish because you're kinda forced to when your comp can't haha 

☆  had a pizza party last pday and also got accused of being a felon by my housing coordinators, lol what a time 

☆ had the best member dinner party bonanza with the elders, spaghetti and our best friend frankie!! 

Which let me tell you about Frankie! He is such an amazing guy and so pure. He had a stroke and is also going through chemo right now and honestly just having a hard time. Because of his health problems he can't hold a job and he also doesn't have any family support. Everyone knows he doesn't have much but he is just so happy to be alive and grateful to God for every small thing he does have. He had us over for dinner yesterday and he made us spaghetti and was just so happy to have us. We come to find out Frankie had just been robbed of pretty much anything of value in his house and he still chose to use the last of the money he did have to feed us. It makes me cry just thinking about it. Life hasn't been great to him but he chooses to give thanks to God and serve others. He is truly such an amazing example.

We have all been blessed with so much and it really made me stop and think about that song, have I done any good! 

Have I done any good in the world today?

Have I helped anyone in need?

Have I cheered up the sad and made someone feel glad?

If not, I have failed indeed.

Has anyone’s burden been lighter today

Because I was willing to share?

Have the sick and the weary been helped on their way?

When they needed my help was I there?

I invite you all, myself included, to really ponder these questions and think about how you can do better to do good in the world! We have been blessed with so much, and we have so much to give! 

Love you all tons and tons! And as always, God loves you more! 

<3, Hermana Hadlock 

This Is The Saddest Song Ever--April 25, 2022

Hello everyone! Long time no see! I truly have been slacking on my email game and my mission president would agree haha (oops) I feel like time has just been flying and I forget all the things I need to do haha. Life has been crazy fun and I just love it haha, here's a run down of some highlights 

☆ subbed the cutest sunbeams class and during singing time we were singing  mother I love you and this little kid just blurts out " this is the saddest song EVER!" and was just so heartbroken and upset by his feelings, it was so pure and cute and the funniest thing ever haha it brought me so much joy 

☆ We did service for a family we are teaching and cleared tumble weeds from their yard and we had a stack 6 feet tall and like 10 feet around it was actually insane 

☆ had elote from an awesome ice cream truck 10/10 

☆ Got food poisoning from some mole and were puking on the drive home haha 

☆ went to a burger place and took a pic with the loml

☆ got absolutely rejected by my abuelito even though we could hear his phone ringing and choosing to ignore us haha cried 

☆ went out knocking doors and got invited to a baptism and confirmation party for a different church? Had bomb food and an awesome talk about other religions and how as long as we are trying to listen to God's voice and respect/love his children we are doing what he asks! They were so awesome!

☆ had a funeral for a worm with some kids we are teaching 

☆ attempted to film videos for hallar paz! Go like the page please!!! It's cool  

☆ taught tons of English classes and met lots of awesome people! One of them we met on the street and he was like um one day can you please preach to us ? We almost died, it was such a miracle ! 

Man, being a missionary is hard work but I love reflecting on the weeks and seeing all the miracles big and small! There are so many random little things that just make me die laughing and love life so much. Sometimes in life you're down in the dumps with a broken femur, having problems with family, feeling abandoned by God, feeling alone in your trial and just begging for the burden to be lifted and I can just testify that great things await. Even though your trial might always be there, even your whole life God has great things in store. Maybe it comes in the little moments that make you laugh, good friends to cheer you up, an answer to a prayer, a good song on the radio, or sometimes it will come in the form of a miracle. But no matter what I can promise that great things await you, and me, and all of us! Because God has a perfect plan, he knew we would make mistakes, go through hard times, struggle with temptation, and deal with imperfection our whole lives. So that is why he sent his only begotten Son, for us to have the opportunity to experience the great things of this life that could only come through the healing, sanctifying, freeing power of the atonement. I can promise you that God has great things in store for you! You are so loved that God would've sent his only begotten son again and Jesus Christ would do it all again for YOU ! 

I love you. But God loves you more! 

<3, Hermana Hadlock 

New Comp!!!- April 11, 2022

Woohoo what a wild week! I got my new companion Hermana Maxwell on Wednesday and we have just been figuring out life together haha it's always interesting to start a transfer with a new comp but it will be good!! We are making videos for the Spanish Facebook page so we've been working a lot on that which is exciting! But also overwhelming because I have no idea where to start, but I'm always down for a good challenge :)

HIGHLIGHTS!! 

☆ a nail in the tire the night before transfers so changed that at like 1030 and headed to jiffy lube bright and early lol 

☆ got some cute rama 9 t-shirts from the best members ever! 

☆ saw my bestest girl in the whole entire world my mtc comp Hermana Smith!!! We met up at transfer sites and I literally cried haha I love her 

☆ knocked doors and a funny old lady gave me a plant so that's always fun! I hope I don't kill it lol 

☆ found out that Moses Lake has poison water and we have to boil it now lol thriving! 

☆ I officially made it as an hermana with receiving 500 water bottles in one day, I love it haha 

 

hahaha one thing that actually made me die laughing this week was going to church. I looked real tired and a lil rough not gonna lie and I shook a members hand and said hi and he reintroduced himself because he didn't recognize me lol! I am still laughing over that, I literally see them multiple times a week! That's how you know it's been rough lol 

Anyways, I just love you all lots and thanks for keeping me updated on your lives and for loving me from afar! I don't have too much time to write some super spiritual hype up for this week but attached is a quote I love! Sometimes we don't feel like we are taking a ton of wins or are making much of a difference or even coming close to our goals but I know God sees us and it's all part of his plan! Every little win we have even if it isn't great in our eyes is good enough for him! We aren't asked to make miracles happen overnight and to be perfect all in one day, just doing that one percent better and having those little wins is how we accomplish the great things! I know the Lord helps us every step of the way, through every win and loss! Yet his love is unchanging :)

Love you all so much, but he loves you perfectly! 

<3, Hermana Hadlock 

Plan of Happiness-April 4, 2022

 Whoa I am truly bad at writing emails lately but I miss yall so I will do a speedy update to end out this transfer haha! 

♡ General conference!!! It was incredible and so fun to watch it with my friends here in Moses Lake! So many amazing talks that truly just made me grateful to be a member of this church! 

♡ I have truly never eaten so much good food in my life, I haven't had to cook for 2 weeks haha so I'm thriving 

♡ I also learned how to make tortillas and fresa con crema with the nicest lady in the world!!

♡ danced with the literal cutest abuelo I ever did meet, he has the best cowboy hats in the world and he is so proud of them haha

♡  nearly died after having a day full of rejection, house inspection, car troubles, and all our friends dropping us haha but my sparkling water saved me 

♡ made a cheesecake outside at 10 pm with my dear comps 

♡ ate 30 tacos in the span of 3 days because I could never reject a bomb abuelita made taco

Man, it has been a crazy ride the past little while but I wouldn't change a thing! A mission isn't easy but celebrating the little moments and recognizing tender mercies changes everything! Oh on that note of celebrating life, we got transfer news this week and I am staying in Moses Lake and getting a new companion this Wednesday! I'm so excited to see where the next transfer takes me and all the amazing people I will be able to meet! It's always such a wild transition and really throws me for a loop every time  but at the end of every transfer I come to realize that God's plan and timing is perfect! You can look back and see all the little things that happened, the challenges you went through, the things you did wrong, the things you did right and recognize that it was all necessary! Even if it is hard, I know God has a plan and that is is perfectly curated for you and where you are right now! His love is infinite and extends to all! If you don't know that, pray to know, watch general conference and listen to the words that God wants you personally to hear! I know this church is true, I know your heavenly father loves you and you can feel his love and guidance through his living prophets today and I am eternally grateful for that and this beautiful plan of happiness! 

I hope you all have an amazing week and find joy in his plan! I love you all so much but our Father in Heaven loves you oh so much more! 

<3,  Hermana Hadlock