Hey everyone, I just had deja vu! That was weird. I never thought I would see myself sitting here with the Lords name on my shoulder. Oh but how grateful I am that it is there! It is a such a blessing to be on a mission! I am so happy to be here! My testimony has grown so much in such a short period and I am so excited for it to continue to grow!! I have been blasted with a spiritual fire hose and in the process somehow my name KLURISA got washed away! Haha it is so weird not hearing my name! I am now Sister Young and I started to feel like I was turning into a robot! BUT I got the best compliment ever. Sister Munger told me that I have a very distinct personality!!!! Best compliment EVER!!  I am still me. The Lord called me because of the individual gifts and talents he has given me. We all have so much to bring to the table. Don't hide your talents. SHARE THEM!!! 

So... I finally received the rest of my oils in the mail that I left home and I was so pumped!! I am like a the oil doctor here!! When the district gets a headache I am the one who provides! Hahaha I get "Sister Young, can I use some more peppermint?" it is great! I love my district so much! We have all cried together, shared our testimonies MANY times and have been supporting each other through this time of adjustment! There are 6 of us in the district, zone, and branch until yesterday when we got new meat! Hhaha I mean new missionaries! There are 3 Elders and 3 Sisters! 2 Trio's. I love it! WE all get along so good! They think Dad looks like Tom Selleck and they love the mustache! Hahaha On my first day Here I saw Josie and Braiden! It was so nice to see familiar faces! It was a blessing! They are going to be amazing missionaries! 

IT IS SNOWING!! It has been so hot lately bu the day I actually get to go outside it is cold and I want to stay inside! Messed up right? On Sunday we were allowed to go outside of the gates! It was wonderful. We made a joke that we were free and to make a break for it and Sister Nelson (Branch Presisdency Wife) was like we will just leave a cinnimon roll and and you will come back! Haha It was fast Sunday! I really don't want to leave! The Spirit is so strong. I thought I would miss things like my cell phone or things like that and I don't! We actually got a cell phone (That has no point in my opinion) And it rang and we all looked at it and we were like it's ringing what do we do? Our teachers just laughed at it and they were like you should answer it! Hahaha Yup we have turned missionary weird. We don't even know how to answer a cell phone anymore!

Since Skyler is learning spanish I also decided to learn. I can now say "My pants are on fire" in spanish! Very useful! I will learn more I am sure! 

In an lesson with an investigator I was explaining how Joseph Smith was used to help us on our path back to God and it came out like "Joseph Smith is a tool" The investigator just started laughing. Note to self... Don't call Joseph Smith a tool! I love teaching. If I could share just a tiny bit of how that feels I would! It is incredible! God loves us all so much and I have the urge to scream that on top of the roof tops! It is true! I am able to feel how much God loves complete strangers! It is so amazing and I want you to know that he loves you and he is aware of you! If you will pray and ask Him to help you with whatever you are going through he will! He is not going to leave you alone! He knows how to help you! LET HIM! One of the reasons I feel the spirit is so strong is because we pray so much!! Literally like 30 tines a day! We are always inviting Him to help us and guess what he is there! things come out of my mouth that are not me! I promise you that he is helping me beyond measure! It hasn't come easy I have had to exercise my faith and just keep going. As a missionary the spirit isn't like BAM here I am ! i still have to try and recognize it and build my relationship with God! It is an incredible thing! I challenge you all to find something that will help you grow closer to God. It may be taking away a worldly object or something i can't decide for you because you have a different relationship with Him than I do! 

I am now with someone 24/7! Yup bathroom and everything! When I have to use the restroom it is no longer I have to use the restroom it is WE have to use the restroom haha and it is worse because i am in a trio! Haha I love my Sisters but man peronal time is sacred! they haev helped me so much though! they are like encouraging me and helping me every step of the way! I would NEVER want to teach without them by my side!! 

This weekend is EASTER! Thanks for all the candy! I LOVE it! if I get out of the MTC without diabetes I will call it a victory! Haha but I love it! Thanks for all the letters and everything! Missionaries thrive on letters so make sure you write lots of missionaries! they love it! Mail time is sacred time!! Hearing from home is so wonderful! Emails are great but I have more time to personalize letters so keep that in mind!;) 

I invite you to watch general conference and return and report! Let me know what you get out of it! It is going to be so AWESOME!!! I am pumped to learn from our prophet and gain some personal revelation!! I hope you all feel the same!! 

I love you all so much!! You are amazing and I hope you know how much I appreciate you! I will be entering the Mission Field on April 8th! I am so blessed to be serving there! I couldn't be more excited! It is going to set me up for the rest of my life! 

I hope you have a fabulous week! 

 

GOD LOVES YOU!!