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Dear Diary, 

Sorry I've been ignoring you for 3 weeks. 

Knocked on our friend's door and his teenage son peeked through the window at us, 2 seconds later we hear, "DAD, there's some little girl wearing a backpack at the door??" 

Please buy our girl scout cookies!! I'm tryna make my troop proud. 

Asked a witch if she wanted a pamphlet about Jesus! 

She did not. 

Met Ginger at the mall & helped her as she had a panic attack. Two days later she met us at the church with her husband and daughter where they were all taught the restoration. It was POWERFUL. Nobody could deny the spirit that filled that room. 

THE perfect time to gag & do the stanky leg is while you are being mauled to death by the most massive swarm of fire ants. I've seen it first hand. 

The elders made us RACOON gumbo!! 

Turns out they actually CAUGHT the coon in a trap, drowned it, cooked it, & then fed it to our whole zone. 

I'm horrified. 

So was president when the ZL's tattled on them....... 

Ran into a man named Marlon! He was TOO busy to talk to us and RAN past us. 30 mins later this man DRIVES up to us and said he'd been SEARCHING for us ever since he ignored us the first time. 

He LOVED the book of mormon & apologized for failing God's test the first time we walked by. 

LaRyan came to church again!! He LOVED IT. 

Prepared a 10 minute talk & had 20 seconds to share it... #3rdspeakerthings

Sister Frasure and I both wet our pants...and the kitchen floor while waiting to surprise Sister Williams for her shark themed birthday party. 

Like actually. I'm not kidding. We needed a mop. 

Told Sister Andersen I love Abinadi, Alma, & Alma the younger. 

Her response????? "Kiss, marry, kill? Go." 

Absolutely not. 

Best part of institute with the YSA? 

When the teacher said, "open up to Luke 2"

AND ONE KID SAYS "Luke?? whose Luke?? when are we getting our records??" 

I screamed & cried. 

If you get that reference I LOVE you. 

WITNESSED A BAPTISM TO REMEMBER. 

Meg was fully dunked in the water & then lifted up! Unfortunately her weave was not lifted up and Elder Godfrey turned around with a sopping wet weave in his hand looking like a LOST puppy. 

I'M MOVING TO LEESVILLE!

BACK TO LOUISIANA!!!!!!! 

Gonna be comps with Sister Nwobi!!! 

Mosiah 23-26 is filled with GEMS. 

Here's a couple of em...

Pray without ceasing 

Give thanks in ALL things 

Forgive your neighbors trespasses

Repent daily 

Submit cheerfully & with patience to all the will of the Lord. 

Pour out thanks unto God 

Be of good comfort 

Have an eternal perspective 

Have faith that the Lord will strengthen you

I've been PRAYING to become something more than I am currently. 

Basically "more holiness give me" has been on repeat.

If I want to do/ achieve ANY of those things listed above or in that song... I've realized it ALL starts with HUMILITY BABY. 

I have a firm belief that pretty much ALL problems stem from pride. 

Insecurities? PRIDE 

Fear of failure? PRIDE 

Companionship problems? PRIDE

Comparison? PRIDE 

We CANNOT overcome this world without first overcoming PRIDE. 

LISTEN TO MY NEW MOTTOS FROM AMANDA: 

"Challenging moments are GOOD. When they come before you knee-jerk react, evaluate "who do I want to be?" and if that is a disciple of Christ then seek to know how a humble disciple would respond and try to follow with as much exactness to that as possible, repenting when you find yourself lacking." 

AND 

"Do not just react in the way that no one will blame you for. React in the way that will inspire others, call them to higher ground, and God will be proud of."

I'm obsessed with these & her. 

Choose to live higher & holier!!!! Choose to react like the Savior in all things. Choose to become MORE than the natural man. 

lem. 

I mean SISTER SPANGLER.