fit check!

Elder Smith can play Egyptian Rat Screw on the ukulele if we just get him the sheet music!! 

This week was a zone challenge filled week. We were chugging sprite, downing saltines in under a minute, INHALING cinnamon, & getting demolished by wet tortillas. 

The water tortilla challenge is the best thing I've ever done. Using a tortilla to SLAP someone, who's mouth is chipmunk cheeked with water... into OBLIVION, is exactly how you'd imagine it to be. Life changing. 

Planned Leonard's baptism with him and he was SINGIN' the whole time "I'm getting baptized!! I'm getting baptized on the THIRTIETH!!!!" 

He is best friends with everyone in the ward already. Not shocked. He's my best friend too. 

We now have a handshake & he wants us to do it at church for everyone and not tell anyone we planned it. "We'll tell 'em GOD TAUGHT US" 

GENIE IS AN ANGEL WOMAN. 

You know mama coco?? Her TWIN. 

God has been preparing her to receive the gospel and she is READY for it. First lesson she asked for another copy of the Book of Mormon to give to her neighbor. 

Who are we teaching now?? HER NEIGHBOR. 

"It feels like a dream!!!!" -9 year old Carl when he came out of the water. 

Carl's WHOLE baptism felt like a dream. 

The massive goggles he rocked?? 

The fortnite dance moves he performed for us afterwards during his "welcome to the ward"????

A DREAM. 

So honored I got to attend his special day. 

ANOTHA haircut. For Sister Larsen this time. Someone get me a license ASAP. 

Volleyball night was, as usual, a HIT! 

DJ absolutely dominated on the court. 

Probably from the spiritual HIGH he was on after learning about God's plan for him. 

No but actually DJ has changed since we first met him.  He was SKEPTICAL (& I was skeptical of him actually progressing) and then he read the first TWO BOOKS OF NEPHI, came to church & is absolutely loving it. 

You never know who's ready!!!  Forever thankful I can rely on the spirit to tell me what to do & what to say!! 

SISTER SPANGLER 

11000 Buddy Ellis Rd #418 Denham Springs, LA 70726 United States

Skinny wimp moving Co.

Cleaned out a NASTY trailer and the fridge opened when we were taking it to the dump pile.... 

MAGGOTS GALORE!!!!!!! big black ones straight up dancing on rancid meat & veggies. 

Lunch time??? Yummy. 

"I'll kick down the door!! In the name of Jesus! Handcuff him to his wheelchair & say 'you can't roll away from God forever!'" 

-a quote from Leonard, on his plan to bring Cedric to church. 

Sounds like a solid plan to me. 

DJ came to church and absolutely LOVED it, are we shocked?? Honestly, yes... some of the speakers are INTERESTING to say the least. 

Overheard him talking about us to a member "Those sisters man, they sure are PERSISTENT!! They wouldn't stop reaching out & I got tired of making excuses." 

YEAH BUDDY!!! CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP.

Andrae said church felt like home. 

Greenly, my 4 year old best friend, got caught trying to throw away her full plate of food!! I had her BACK & ate her roll for her after her dad yelled at her. He still doesn't know & NEVER will.

Take that Brother Saxon! 

Greenly doesn't eat "trash bread!!" but I will. 

Found out I want a pet pig! 

To my future children reading my weekly emails!!!! REMIND ME THAT I WANT ONE!!!!

Don't let me say no, keep asking. 

& If your name isn't billy, let's name the pig billy. 

HAVE YOU GUYS HAD THE OATMEAL CREAM PIE BLUE BELL ICE CREAM???????

Game changer. Move to the south ASAP and snag some of your very own. 

Turned Sister Garcia into a short haired GODDESS, who needs a haircut??? I'm ready. 

We had a testimony meeting at ZOCO right before we did role plays for THREE hours........ 

SPIRITUAL BANGER. 

I love love love bearing my testimony. If you haven't done it in a while, go share it!!!!! 

This gospel is REAL & GOOD and everyone needs to know it. 

WRITE ME! 

SISTER STRANGLER

Sell your soul to God???

Tommy, Luke, and Jack are VERY concerned about the welfare of our souls & really tried to help us see that Joseph Smith was leading us down to hell!! 

Then we met Daniel and ANYTIME we even mentioned the Book of Mormon this man would yell "ERROR." 

Interactions like that SOLIDIFY my testimony to the max. They remind me of the reasons I KNOW the Book of Mormon is the word of God & how I KNOW Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. 

This is the only true church & boy am I thankful for it. 

Leonard LOVED the Plan of Salvation.

"Hey, I'm learning the stuff they learn in spirit prison, but here it feels like paradise!!" 

Yeah, Leonard is rocking & rolling right down the covenant path. 

Played Gaga ball with the youth & SLAMMED the ball into this kid's face. 10 points for Gryffindor?

Sister Perkins and Brother Bunch are both in their NINETIES and got so upset that we hadn't been inviting them to lessons or asking them to give our friends rides to church!!! 

THEY CAN BARELY BREATHE. 

Sister Larsen asked me if I had chicken pox because my entire body is & forever will be covered in bug bites. 

Then she gave me one frozen pizza roll to cheer me up despite my literal leprosy. 

Pres. Amos said I remind him of a duck & a tree. 

We were ready to drop DJ after our first lesson with him....... MEET WITH HIM 2 DAYS LATER & HE'S FINISHED 1ST NEPHI???? 

He said he just felt SO excited the whole time he was reading it & explained Lehi's vision of the tree of life to us in DETAIL. 

SOMEONE IN LOUISIANA WHO CAN COMPREHEND WHAT THEY'RE READING??????  I didn't think it was possible. 

Ariana came to church & was NOT a fan........ BUT said she'd come back when we explained that we have different speakers every week. 

After last Sundays talks, I probably wouldn't want to come back either.... 

"I definitely welcome the touch of chips."- Sister Ervin, when I was complaining about how sweaty my hands are.........??????? I screamed. 

Apparently my hand sweat is the equivalent of getting chip dust on you, not that pleasant but worth it for the chips?? 

Help. 

"Let the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ enter into your heart and TAKE POSSESSION OF YOUR SOUL." -Elder Christofferson 

The gospel is not just a PART of life. 

It should be our ALL. 

Is the gospel THAT embedded into your life?

LET it take possession of your soul!!! 

ONLY good things will come from it. 

PEACE!

-SISTER SPANGLER

Mr. Devil, shut up.

The past transfer has brought all my weaknesses FRONT & CENTER!

RIGHT in the spotlight. 

Weaknesses that I thought I had overcome!!!!!!!!!

Feels like Satan took EVERYTHING I learned and crumpled it into a little paper ball & YEETED it into the closest trash can. 

BUT THEN GOD GOT THE REBOUND BECAUSE SATAN MISSED AND HE WILL ALWAYS MISS. 

Seriously though. 

I've FINALLY started to learn how to let HIS love for me COMPLETELY OUTWEIGH satan's bullying & belittling LIES. 

I love being on a mission. 

Went to teach our man Cedric, but his brother LEONARD came to the door instead!! Taught him & HE'S NOW on date for baptism!!!  

He then bore the most beautiful and POWERFUL testimony at church on Sunday. 

I was BEAMING and so was he. 

He went up to the bishop afterward & said "you ready to baptize me next??" 

Met ARIANA & she told us "I don't think the person who baptized me was worthy to do that??" 

UMM HE WASN'T! But we've got someone who is. 

Taught her about the priesthood and she said 

"I will RUN to get baptized by someone with the power of God" 

hehe RACE YA to the font. 

Had a 4th of July BBQ with the Juban lakes missionaries & an entire bottle of ketchup leaked all over my hand!!!!!!!!! mmmmmm yum. 

If you lick ketchup off your hands don't ever talk to me again. 

favorite condiment?? 

-SISTER STAR SPANGLER BANNER 

11000 Buddy Ellis Rd #418 Denham Springs, LA 70726 United States

ALSO KYLA & NICHOLAS FROM MONROE GOT BAPTIZED 

AND JOSEPH'S MOM 

HAPPY DAYS