“I wanna be cool for the Lord, not for the world” :)

oh, family. :) 

first of all, i would just like to say that i believe in living prophets. i do, i do, i do. i believe that God still speaks to His chosen servants and that they lead His church with His authority. and, i love that. i love, love, love it. :) :) :) :) :) :) :) 

so this weekend was obviously great.

BUT MORE THINGS HAPPENED THAT ARE GREAT. 

first of all, a miracle on monday. A G SET A BAPTISM DATE. !!!!!! family, here i must confess that i did not have very much faith going in to this lesson hahaha we've tried to set a date with her before about 2 months ago or so and she was just like "no, no, no, no, no, no, no" literally shaking her head. sooooooooo okay. i would here like to express my gratitude for new companions coming in and being like "we should totally set a date with her" and for having faith and being persistant and loving and helping her to set her own date. #murricle. family, her heart has been so softened. i blame the Book of Mormon and the Spirit. :) :) :) it seriously wasn't us or anyone. it was the Lord. & it's been a long time coming. :) :) :) :) :) [she's been investigating for like 7 years but has never read the Book of Mormon or set a date... until now :) :)] and i just loved it. i loved really feeling like i'm helping someone. cause sometimes you feel like you're just wandering around talking at people hahah. but that night i really felt the change. and i learned that you never never never EVER give up on people :) :) :) :) :) also, quote from her: "ever since you guys have been coming over, prayers have become more of a regular thing" :) i would like to point out that we don't usually talk about prayer. #SPIRIT :) :) :) :) :) anyways. i loved that :) :)

tuesday, zone training day! it was great. according to elder bednar, (who was not there.... he just told president cutler this. because they hang out. apparently.) "our work is changing, turning, and purifying hearts" :) we're trying a new focus on family history and i'm so excited! turns out that's what ammon & aaron & them did.... we always think about them using the scriptures when it talks about them opening & expounding the records of their fathers, & that's true, but it's also family history! how cool! so i'm excited :) :) also on tuesday we drove through racine to my favorite danish bakery and purchased a delicious apricot cheese cobbler kringle that was magnificently delicious and i wish i could send it to you <3 and we also went to go see lake michigan. and then we drove through the "ghetto" because sis ruiz wanted to see it hahaha <3 :) :) also elder goodale & elder mcdougal made me a booklet called "adjusting to non-missionary life". it is tacky & horrible & i love it hahaha :) :) :)also on tuesday a dog winked at me and i winked back #whathaveibecome. and when i asked o why we should be excited for conference or why it's important or something like that, she said "well that's a stupid question!!" hahaha #converted? ;)

on wednesday we went to culvers (shocking i know) and i would just like to reiterate how much i love that food and i WISH that i could mail frozen custard to you #butterburgerbaby ;)  also, talked to a man on his roof. #canwepraywithyou.....? ;) got a free museum tour by talking about family history. and FOUND NAMES to take to the temple when i get home!!!!!!!! pandora's hope chest, people. also, i've heard puzilla is pretty cool. but i haven't tried it. yet. but seriously, what a miracle!! i thought our line was all dried up, no more names to be found.... wrongo chongo bongo. i found 12. finna take them to the temple in 3 weeks :) :) :) anyways. we love family history now. who knew??? :) :) :) [update: in the time it took me to write this letter, i found 17 more names... :)]

best quote from thursday: "i'm sure i could find some people we could teach some gospel principles to!" ~ a c #getsit :) :) :) i love her because i feel like we're on one team with her. & it's cool :) :) :) other best quote: "as it says in preach my gospel..... oh heck, i'm becoming sister proffit!" ~ sister ruiz hahahaha :) :)  i would here like to say that i love this trio :) i love sister roylance and i love sister ruiz. they are great :) :) :)

 friday we had great weekly planning. which sounds boring but is exciting hahaha :) also, great quotes from companions (we love trio comp study) :) :)(talking about ether 12:34) "mansions are big to hold all the people that you love inside! the more people you love, the bigger your mansion will be" ~ sister roylance :) :) not sure if that's doctrine but i liked it :) :)"i'm surprised at how many problems can be overcome by being friends with people..." ~ sister ruiz :):) can you tell why i love them so much? :)

AND THEN IT WAS SATURDAY. and saturday was general conference. and i LOVED LOVED LOVED it so much :) :) :) :) :) we watched saturday morning at the j's house and they are great. they gave me a lemon juice / ginger root / cayene pepper shot to stay awake. it worked really well hahaha. also, the wimpy verse club is back. and brother b, wml & former stake president, is a proud member hahaha ;) ;) ;)i can't compose my thoughts completely so i'll just share a few favorite things :)

elder nelson talking about letting your faith show -- me in my head: "let it show! let it show!" a la frozen :) :)

sorry everyone but all the talks were for me....... so that was convenient ;)

this song = perfection :) We thank thee, O God, for a prophet / To guide us in these latter days. We thank thee for sending the gospel / To lighten our minds with its rays. / We thank thee for every blessing / Bestowed by thy bounteous hand. / We feel it a pleasure to serve thee / And love to obey thy command...We doubt not the Lord nor his goodness. / We've proved him in days that are past...We'll sing of his goodness and mercy. / We'll praise him by day and by night, / Rejoice in his glorious gospel, / And bask in its life-giving light. / Thus on to eternal perfection / The honest and faithful will go :)loved it :) also, best accent = a tie between elder zivic & elder aidukaitis. i would also like to say that i got the spelling of his name down right on the first try soooooo... #proudofmyself ;)

saturday night we got to watch the priesthood session with sister w at her cute little condo and can we just say SMACK DOWN by elder oaks????? it was awesome :) :) :) :) :) thumbs up for LIVING PROPHETS & APOSTLES :) :) :) also, glad i got to hear president uchtdorf talk about "rip van vinkle" hahaha 

SUNDAY gems: "i rrrrrrrrrrrecommend it to you!" ~ elder perry hahahaha i thought of mom saying that when prophets "recommend" something you should probably just do it.... hahaha :) :) :)

also, elder aidukaitis. couldn't handle. he kind of looks like the bad guy from phineas & ferb? hahaha. i'll share with you my more spiritual notes later..... like in 2 1/2 weeks haha ;)

also, sunday was pretty much ruined (but then saved by conference) because PRESIDENT CUTLER called at 9am (cue: heart attack) and told sister ruiz that she's being ET'd to marshfield..... TOMORROW. #brokentrio #brokenheart #literallycrying #ifeelitsnotfine

sooooooooooooooooo we blasted vocal point on our way to the church to console ourselves. #dannyboy #heisborn #superloud #ilovethemidwest

to quote a letter from a friend of mine: "It's the ephemerality of it all that makes it so sweet."

this is true, family. true about a lot of things :) 

i love you times a million, family. i'm grateful for living prophets & apostles. i know that Jesus Christ leads His church today though them. they "keep us in the narrow way" (hymns, #103) and they point us to truth and right. there is an anchor of eternal truth in this crazy crazy world. those who follow God's prophets will never go astray. and, i love it. i love you guys. families are central to everything we do and are about. thanks for being the best :) :)

xoxoxo

sister proffit :)

ps -- yesterday we ate something for sister ruiz (she couldn't finish it b/c she didn't like it) while the family who made the food was out of the room #amirealmissionarynow? ;) #triopower :)

LOVE,   sister c :