APRIL FOOLS DAY was this week and I got the sisters to all play a prank on our Zone Leader where we told them all the sisters were in the middle of a breakdown, complete with crying pictures, depressing audio recordings, and some strategically placed phone calls. It all ended with a call to the Zone Leaders when we said, "All the sisters are freaking out and so we sent them a text telling them how much we love them, stuff like that and they all replied with basically the same thing, 'Make sure to tell the Zone Leaders Happy April Fools Day'" it was an epic moment. Elder Williams was a good sport, he gave us all a shout out during our Zone meeting saying that he was so happy that he could still mess with the sisters. *epic*
Well the extra sad news for everyone is that on Wednesday of last week I got weirdly sick. *not corona* I was on an area call with some sisters and about half way through I look over at Sister Robinson and say, "I feel so sick." So we finish our area call and my stomach was just trying itself in knots. It was so bad. It was almost like my stomach was just so full that it needed to get rid of whatever was in there. It was awful. I ended up crashing extra hard that night with a stomach full of Pepto-bismal. *See picture below* A fat thank you to the City Park sisters who went a bought me the Pepto.
This week was actually INSANELY successful in terms of missionary work. We put 2 people on date for baptism, and had 4 people watch General Conference!! Which is lowkey a HIGHKEY successful week. God is working miracles even though I'm stuck inside all the time.
Speaking of..... GENERAL CONFERENCE WAS THIS WEEK
Yes you heard that right.... the biggest event of the year happened. There were many tears shed, many hearts warmed, and many answers given.
I went into Conference with 5 big questions I wanted to find answers to. Within the first 2 sessions all of my questions had been answered. I knew that my answers were from God. After those sessions all the other talks were just additional revelation that God wanted me to hear. It was incredible. I gained such a testimony of how God is so specifically aware of me and spoke to me, a nobody, through a living Prophet. It was incredible.
I am so grateful for the chance I had to be on my mission during this conference. I was able to experience it in such a personal way because I was no longer concerned if the people I was teaching were liking it, or if the family was liking it. I could simply just focus on the joy that I felt and how God was speaking personally to me. It was the biggest blessing in disguise.
I am lowkey loving quarentine... I know most of you might feel the opposite but it's so much less pressure. It's almost as if most of the worries I had as a missionary are wayyyy less. We get an extra 3.5 hours a day to just be outside and get some sun, if we need a break ever, we have permission to take a walk around or pause from the work. It FINALLY gives all of us a much need coping mechanism to deal with stress, where as before, whenever we wanted a break we always felt guilty for not working. I have honestly loved it. I even did some clogging in a park. Not even joking, I just wore my shoes and danced in a park. It was HEAVENLY. No one was really around to appreciate it but it's the thought that counts. Although I miss people, and I miss hugging, and I miss my sisters, I have, and so have so many other missionaries, been working too hard with no breaks and no way to deal with stress so this quarentine has forced us to take the breaks necessary to work hard. I've even noticed that most of the missionaries are overall less stressed. The sisters who before the quarantine were the most worried or stressed are having so much more fun because when they are overwhelmed, they take breaks! It's a huge blessing, at least for me.
I know that the world is crazy right now but I want you to know that I know that God is in control, no matter what. He will provide the blessings if we follow Him.
I love you all!!
Remember God is in the details!!
(Also God is in the details was referenced in conference and I was SO hyped about it)
Sister Carter
