“you look crazy” ~ sister silva to me, every day.

seriously though family, i am SO HAPPY ALL THE TIME & there's not even any reason to be! except for like, you know, the restored gospel of Jesus Christ & His Atonement & the Book of Mormon & temples & being a missionary & Christmas lights & things like that.......... :) :) :)  but seriously.  SO HAPPY.  it's weird. :) :)

so this week we had family home evening with the k & i love them, & i sent a picture home of them. and i love them. like how even do i love them so much, i'm not sure. they're just CUTE and i want to give my whole life to helping them live the gospel & be happy. more or less. :) :) :) land of happy, i tell ya. it's appletown wisconsin. 

also, i learned something from the story of hagoth. i'm determined to learn something from every page of the Book of Mormon but Alma 63 had me stumped for a while....... so i asked my good friend sister maynard and she got a little distracted talking about the mississippi river and such BUT  i did feel the Spirit enlighten my mind and teach me about using my talents as directed by the Lord to bless others & preparing the way for others & lovely things like that :) :) everything in there is there for a reason! love it :) :)

also, on THURSDAY i got a package that MADE MY ENTIRE LIFE seriously i was like way to happy & excited about it...... i was like yelling in the car hahaha #whatever :) :) :) but anyways, I LOVE THE LOWER LIGHTS & david archuleta and i'm SO SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) i love music that i love because it makes me want to share it with everyone and that is how the gospel is too so it's a perfect reminder :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) THANK YOU. we've been listening to it non-stop since thursday hahaha :) :) :) :) :) 

in other news, friday it snowed. but just a little bit. and then it mostly melted. and then today it snowed again. and saturday was the coldest day of anyone's life, i'm pretty sure. SO. SO. SO. SO. FREEZING. but it's all good. we're just doin our missionary thang anyways :) :) :) also the sunsets at like 4:30. not a problem. we keep on going :) :) :) 

also at restore they took a picture of us for their facebook so if you go to the appleton restore facebook page you MIGHT see a picture of your favorite sister missionaries..........? haha just sayin :) :) 

also, HOLY CANNOLI I NEED TO LEARN SPANISH. ayuda me! no habla espanol!!! i'm trying so hard to learn but i keep getting the words for eggs, youth, and thursday mixed up. not a happy story. and all the spanish-speaking missionaries are like "you're weird and crazy" yeah i know, but i need to help these people!!!! 

so we brought someone who ACTUALLY speaks spanish with us to help me teach my friends m and "f" (i started calling him that because i didn't actually know his name because he told me it in spanish and I DON'T SPEAK SPANISH but it turns out his name is actually j.") :) and IT WAS AN ADVENTURE. turns out, j has questions. GOOD questions. bueno preguntas, you could say. ;) preguntas like, how do prophets know that God is calling them and not el diablo? (the devil.) well shoot son, i could maybe answer that in english but espanol es muy muy deficil sooo....... we'll keep workin on it hahaha. translation makes things fun :) :) like we told him that the young men (jovenes????) bless the sacrament and he was like "what do you mean they bless it?? doesn't God bless it???" and i was like ugggghhhhhh languageeeeee!!!!!!!!! but it's all good because GUESS WHAT. he told us that m has been telling him that she feels so good when we come over, she feels peace & all, and he'd been anxious all day because he knew we were coming over and he wanted to see if he could feel that way too. "............. well do you??" "yes, i feel good." SCORE TEN THOUSAND POINTS FOR THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF THE SPIRIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) looooooooooove it :) :) :) :) :) 

so that was a good time. 

in other news, appleton stake conference happened and i loved it. all the missionaries in the appleton zone were invited to the adult session because it was all about hastening the work and i loved it!! :) :) :) the cutlers spoke and they are just so cute. i just love everyone and seeing everyone i love & meeting all these people to love & being a missionary is the greatest thing ever i don't want it to stop i love the wisconsin milwaukee mission :) :) :) :) :) and everything. amen.

also, the p gave us a ride and we sang hymns in the car the whole way back from neenah :) :) brother p would just start em over & over, hymn after hymn hahah he doesn't know all the words but he loves them and i loved it and i want to be just like them when i am older :) :) :) 

also, it should be a truth universally acknowledged that promptings come when we're on the move. always follow the Spirit always. amen. :) :) :) looooove it. PMG -- "you WILL succeed in your work as you learn to receive & follow personal revelation." recipe for success? yes please :) :)

so i'm probably getting really annoying right about now but i'm JUST SO HAPPY it's ridiculous. i don't even understand it. it is weird. 

things that i love: 

- s (who is 10 and  sometimes like to swear at us and likes to hit me and threatened me with a roll of toilet paper once) said the prayer last night!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) so so so so good :) :) 

- my successful snowflakes <3 we pick one every night that we did well that day, and one to focus on for the next day :) :) 

- alma 26:1-2. President K asked us to reflect on and take inventory of blessings we've received because of the Atonement. also, Moroni 7:22 (last bit) every good thing in my life is from Christ :) :) :) and i'm just happy!! sooo happy!!! not like EVERY minute of every day but overall..... yes. i am happy. because this is the gospel of happiness and peace and that comes through Jesus Christ. holy cannoli what a great day is every day that we have this gospel :) :) :) love it.

in other news, happy thanksgiving!!!!!!! we'll be spending it with a few different member families and i'm excited :) :) i wish i could remember this one quote that i used two thanksgivings ago about how the way we live is a true measure of our gratitude.... or something..... whatever. oh well. 

also, merry Christmas season!!!!!!! these are my ideas so far for missionary Christmas land: 

- go caroling to your friends & neighbors with the missionaries

- go caroling WITH your friends & neighbors & the missionaries... to an old-folks home or rehabilitation center or something :) :) 

- have friends over for hot cocoa & cookies & a Christmas message by the missionaries.... you can pick if it's a Bible Christmas message or a Book of Mormon Christmas message :) :) 

that's all i got so far.......... i'll keep thinkin :) oh! the W are taking "thanksgiving baskets" to their neighbors & inviting them & us to a Christmas program at their house because they all are ridiculously talented so they do that kind of thing. it shall be lovely :) :) 

i love you, family!!!! i am sooooooo grateful for you..... seriously. i realize more & more each day how BLESSED i am to be a part of this family. i took it wayyy to much for granted. you are actually the greatest. the gospel of Jesus Christ BLESSES FAMILIES. a ridiculous amount. I AM SO HAPPY and it is 100% because of Jesus Christ. 

also, i think i'm up to 99.6%. ;) 

I LOVE YOU. i love this gospel. i love being a missionary. i love my Savior so so much. I. AM. SO. HAPPY.

i love you forever (thanks to Jesus Christ) :) :) :)

love!!!!!!!!  Xoxoxoxo     sister cece proffit :) :) :)

 

also -- "the missionary next door - sharing the gospel with your friends" by d h h. they gave it to us at zone conference (it's by a sister in this mission) and it's awesome. i'm trying to make you a copy of it but we'll see............. anyways it's awesome :) :) love you!!!