WEEK 13 🐿 may the squirrel live in heaven

What is up shawties!! How was everyone's week? How are you all? Good I hope! https://photos.app.goo.gl/h2MunHpv7FBt582w8 Hick Nation is somethin else, lemme tell ya. People are so very interesting here (as always) and I lowkey vibe with it. To start off…. ☆ I RAN OVER A SQUIRREL (hence the title of my email) we were driving to Joplin and erm…. This squirrel thought it was a good idea to eat an acorn right in front of my tire! Sister Nielsen and I sharply gasped and screamed “SQUIRREL!” Then all of a sudden, I created a new speed bump in the road. Oops… let's just say there was loud silence in our car after that. #heavengainedanangel 👼🐿 Anywho…. ☆ We had a fire MLC-R last week in Joplin! Got to meet some of our cutie new missionaries that just came in, they're in for one for sure….hahah they're fine. We got back home and sometimes you just get reminded you are a girl…these ratchet old farts cat called us as we were knockin their street. Don't know why but men are the only people who seem to listen. They need elders in some of these areas, we teach people and you can't tell if they just listen to ya cause they're lonely and single or if they genuinely just want to know god. WHO KNOWS BRUH, whateva whateva. I'll take what I can get, use it to your advantage I guess…. 🤷‍♀️ ☆ Sister Nielsen got the plague again. We stayed home for a little and I had way too much free time on my hands. Some of you will be gettin a letter from me soon… You never realize how much time you have in a day until you can't do anything. Its all good, I got lots of study time! I love it!! it also down poured again, WOO!! I love rainy days!! ☆ WOW I love fast sundays. You never truly appreciate Sundays until you are a missionary. Sundays are my favorite! I've made it a goal for myself to bare my testimony every fast Sunday, it has been such a powerful tool in strengthening my relationship with the savior. I bore my testimony the first Sunday I joined the Monett ward and now everyone remembers who I am….so I guess that worked 😂 I just love the spirit that is room when testimonies are shared especially when all the cutie kiddos got up to talk!! They know their savior and it shows dedicated love for Heavenly father!! ☆ We put our friend Steven on date!! Guys….I never thought I would put an old man on date for baptism that had no shirt on while wearing animal print leggings that were barely holdin on with them nonexistent cheeks. Heaven help me, Sister Nielsen and I PRAYED he didn't turn around. Unfortunately we didn't pray hard enough…it's alright. It was AWESOME! He's a goofy man but he wants to become better and find Christ in his life. Let's pray he comes to church and keeps those commitments frfr! He'll do it. I have faith! ☆ In all honesty it's been a rough week for me. The Mish puts some real pressure on you. Its alright, I'm alright. Takin it one day at a time, learning, loving, having faith and trusting that the lord has me doing the things I need and in the places I need to be in at the right times. Fun times! ☆ yay fun news!!! My favorite girl Eva from home, Navea, got endowed this weekend YAYAYA I'm so proud of her!! 🩷 ☆ We finally got in contact with our friend Darrin! Some of the hollidays have been screwing us over fr, with everyone going out of town or to their families different churches, so he was gone for a bit. But we got to share a good lesson with Darrin! The spirit was so strong and it was definitely God's timing for us to be there for him. ☆ We found a new friend named Val! She is actually amazing and so cute. We met her yesterday and she might be YSA but we got to teach her about Christ, the Atonement, and all the good stuff. She was super Interested and we got a return appointment YAY! She has promise! ☆ Had some good lessons with some of our new members. My fav cutie Evonne is planning on getting her Patriarchal blessing soon which is so exciting and she is just so anxious to get endowed! I love it! She has so many sad moments in her life that she tells us about and my heart has just become so empathetic for each and everyone of the people we talk to and teach. Life is Hard. With Christ it's doable ☆ I almost ran over a cat… oops… add it to the tally board I guess. 😅 That's pretty much it!!! Time for my favorite part…. 🤑RIGHTEOUS MOMENT🤑 Ok so this week we were studying a BYU devotional given by Elder Holland called “Remember Lots Wife” HOLY THIS TALK IS FIRE I'll just share a couple points he made that I loved. "Her faith in the memories of the past were far greater than her faith for the future, Do not dwell on the past. The past is to learn for the future. Not to live in the past. Faith is always directed towards the future. We miss the here, now, and tomorrow because we are so trapped in the then." "Dismiss the destructive. Until the Atonement of Jesus Christ has revealed to you the beauty of your bright future. Everyday ought to be a start to a new life. “Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be. Trust god. See all. Nor be afraid." "The substance of things not hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Is there any future for me? Will I be safe? Will I be sound? Can I trust in the Lord and my future? " "Will it be better to go back with lots wife? Faith is for the future. Faith builds on the past but never longs to stay there. Faith trusts that God has great things in store for us, That Christ truly is the high priest of good things to come." One of our new members, Sue, said something in one of our lessons that went perfectly with it! She said, "There's a reason the rear view mirror is so much smaller than the windshield.” Have faith that the lord has such a bright future for YOU! The past only holds us back from immense growth. Move past it. Hope for things which are not seen. Have FAITH. I love you all so much!!! Let me know how my people are doin! Update me on your lives, it brightens my day! Here is my address for anyone who wanted it: 1301 Deerlake Apt. C Monett,MO 65708 United States ,Sister Coon 🩷🩷🩷