Sister Tanner Update

It has been a great week! We have been having a few lesson opportunities while we are out tracking!! Its been great! I love it so much! It is hard at times but all that you need to do is push through it and all will work out!! Also many people don't like how we are out when its so dark outside when we are tracking they always tell us many reasons why we shouldn't be out at 7 at night....we are careful where we go so don't worry! :) 

Halloween was this week! we had a Halloween party on Wednesday with the ward! it was great! There were less actives, members and non members there. It was a great turn out! Since it was a costume party we got permission from President Weaver to dress up like pioneer missionaries!! It was great! The lady that was in charge of it (Sister Bartlett) had dresses and bonnets that we used! Many people loved that we could come and that we dressed up!!

 

On Halloween since missionaries are not allowed to be out tracking and doing things since there are many people that dress up like missionaries and do things that are not good.. all of us missionaries in each zone had a zone party. We all played games and had a great time.

Also we got to watch Ephriam's Rescue!! It was way good!! I am so glad that I got to watch it and that I didn't have to wait until I got home to do so!

 What a powerful movie and story that it is! The party took all night and we got home just in time for curfew. 

We have a few service opportunities of service that we have been able to do. We also have been getting referrals from mormon.org to go and check up on and one of them happened to be one that we already have been teaching! Crazy how it all works. 

Our ward is wanting to do things that they can to help hasten the work of the Lord. Its so great that they want to do that. There are less actives that have been coming back to church and its so great to see all of this happening! 

Sunday was another great day like they all are. There are many people who have been through so much and they have great testimonies! 

God works in amazing ways....we were headed out to visit a less active and we found this lost dog walking around. We were not sure what to do but we decided to go and see the less actives and ask them about it (the dog) and they invited us in and talked with us and they were excited that we came...They said that they are going to start coming to our ward now. Also the bishop called when we were there and scheduled an interview with the daughter!!! And all of this there reactivation is pretty much all because of a dog! Well of course it's all of the Lord's doing! :) 

Just yesterday we had a missionary fireside that half of the WA TAC missionaries sang for a stake. It was an amazing experience.  I love it so much! I love to sing! Always sing praises unto the Lord!! :) 

I love this gospel and all things that are in it. Times are tough but if we all work together all will be for the best! This gospel has blessed my life and I am so grateful for everyone that has helped me along the way to where I am at today! so glad that I am not alone on the path back to my Heavenly Father. I know that He truly does love us and wants us to go back to Him. He would not have put us on this earth if He didn't want us to be like Him  and receive all of the blessing that He has! I love all of you and want all of you to know that the work is hastening! I love it!  

Love Sister Tanner

So to start off on I gave a talk on Sunday in the ward. It was on how to prepare to invite others to come unto Christ. I don't know what I said I just let the spirit guide.

So this week has been great! Been working a lot with the ward. That is such a blessing! They all love having sisters in the ward. They haven't had sisters for 20+ years......I have been getting feed everyday this month so far and the calendar is filled up all the way. 

We started meeting with this girl named Alyssa and she is awesome. She is Christian and she is willing to learn more she knows that God loves her. She really is ready and I hope wiling to be baptized. Well she is awesome. we have also been getting and going to the less actives and helping out there. The ward is going to help out with what they can.

 On Friday we went up to Port Orchard where Sister Johnston served because this 72 year old lady got baptized!! She (sister Johnston) helped out a lot with the process of everything. It was amazing to see a baptism!!  Saturday the young women came over to help decorate our house. We are making it look more like a house of the Lord and more Christ centered. I don't know if I told you that when we walked in there was coffee vinyl letters in the kitchen.....we fixed it up and made it look cute. :) 

Saturday night the stake put on this Joseph Smith play/musical called One Life. it was good. we had a great time watching it and saw a few members of my ward there (desuttes river) 

I love the work of the lord! its so great to be here on a mission! Like what President Clark from byu-i would say "its a great day to be here at "Tacoma, Washington" I love it so much! there is so much that needs to be done but also so much that has been done already!

Tracking has been getting harder and harder for one thing is that it gets dark at 6ish!! Its crazy!! Its so hard to see at night especially when I am driving!! But we came to the conclusion that I will not drive at night because its so hard for me to see and sister Johnston can see a lot better than I can!!! There is so much love here for everyone!

One thing there are spiders EVERYWHERE!! No joke! Every house has at least one spider by the door!! Haven't seen any really big ones yet!!

Its so hard to see people all the time and have them not realize  that there is so much out there that they are missing with the gospel and everything else!!

They don't realize that they need Christ in their lives! Its so sad!

Cool thing is that everyone in this ward reminds me of some of everyone back at home!! It makes it feel more home like!!

This gospel is true! I know that. I have seen a few miracles too many in just one day!! There is so much happiness in missionary work! It is a hard thing to do but I am learning and getting used to it!

I hope all is well with everyone! I love you all! You all really have been a great example in my life!!

Love you!

love sister Tanner :)