that hairball is my son

Sometimes I feel like my little door to Heaven/God's love is WIDE open and sometimes I feel like it's SLAMMED shut. 

A little bit ago my door was feeling SEALED shut. No MATTER what I did...all the yanking, begging, knocking, & pulling...it just wouldn't budge. 

ALL I wanted was for that door to SWING open so I could feel & see the LOVE that God has for me. 

GUYS that door is OPEN!!! Not only that, but that little door is GONE. Now it's just a massive wide open world with both God & me. 

Don't put up a wall/door/curtain/ANYTHING between you & God.

IF there is something... BUST IT DOWN! 

He didn't put that up. You did. 

Kyla & her mom came to church on Sunday and Kyla bore her beautiful testimony. 

Not a dry eye in the building. 

She & Nicholas are on date for baptism again & she isn't going to let ANYTHING stop them from taking this next step. #gettingadivorce....

Sister Amos told me I look like Mufasa & recommended a hair scarf that will help "with all the poofiness!!!!!" 

Of ALL the people in Monroe... Brother Oglesby is my favorite person here.

We found out he plays the electric guitar????? 

We formed a band & I think we are gonna go BIG. 

Everyone go look at "Coming unto Christ in Monroe" on FB to see the FIRE videos we made of some insane Louisianans. 

We went to Walmart and met THE PROPHET AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR! Kinda cool! His name was Willie. 

We got to go to mutual and talk to the young women about missions & missionary work!!! It was the funnest night of my life and so powerful. 

I truly do love being a missionary. More than anything I've ever done.

We went to FARMERVILLE this week. Way out in the boonies & experienced a folk life day festival!!! Imagine dozens of booths set up with hundreds of grandmas & grandpas walking around talking about the good 'ole days. 

A DREAM. 

We got saged & everyone gave us free things because Sister Gilmore is Native American. 

I'll miss these lil perks. 

We served at a veterans home as a district & this old man went down the line & PUNCHED each Elder in the arm.... then turned to me and said "I like your hairdo darlin'" 

We are running away together. 

Hug your little brothers! 

-Sister Spangler