Abby's Mission to Orem

From Abby - Sister Hethcote is My Boyfriend Hey :)  Last Email of 2025 I'll have you know that I thought about having my email title be something christmas themed and then promptly vetoed it  The title above doesnt need explanation  Consider it a hard launch  Anyways I am SO sleepy all the time guys its actually insane.  Happy to be alive, happy to be a missionary.  We locked in on ginger bread houses last week for allll the christmas vibes  Elder Chapin ate his like a burger, pink sparkles and everything  figures Sister Rhinehart and I have combined funds on our card right now since her MSF is bugging, therefore I'm actually seemingly rich ALL the time  that being said our money will max out at $500 so we have to spend it which we tried to do... Our plans were promptly thwarted by a nice old lady in Sister Rhinehart's ward.. Points for having a comp that lives here :) RIP MSF  We're just buying lunch for everyone since it needs to be sp...

From Abby - "Satan drives a tow truck" Hi :) I have difficulty explaining to you how fast my mission is flying by. Every day is over before its even begun and I feel the weeks are tripping over themselves in a jubilant sprint. The next one is started before the previous one feels completed  In my head is a constant array of emotions and thoughts that I mostly successfully suffocate with missionary work. Like the adversary, they claw for attention, come unto my mind in times of weakness, and open pathways for idleless.  Being a missionary is by FAR the strangest, most rewarding and lifechanging event I've ever had the pleasure to be a part of! Though I am built up in the everlasting fortitude of Jesus Chrust, I also am hovering at the top of the adversaries list, this juxtoposition is grounds for extreme exhaustion at times as I am caught between the most powerful influences of the universe, a war of will and agency, a war of wise stewardship, a war of truth.. Anyways I...

From Abby: I Believe in Christ so Come What May HEY  I'm LOCKING in. This emai will be sent today. Its currently 5:00pm  Last week pday -Last Sistrict activity, got Chick Fil e and ate it while playing stupid epic games like Black magic, green glass door, and around the world  -SOBBED over trying to figure out university things.. Why is it so IMPOSSIBLE to figure out anything ever when it comes to applying, accepting an admission offer, or signing in to any university account ever.  theres got to be a heaven stat for how many times my Dad has had to endure me SOBBING over the phone to him.  Good Dad. Love that guy  Our stake President Jed Smith joined us for a lesson with Kauge (our Beloved dear friend)  we taught f the plan of salvation, and testified of so much more beyond this life.  Brother Hall CHEFFED up chicken alfredo and the spirit just poured into the room without compulsery means. The Gospel brings belly aching laughter. for sure  ...

From Abby: Big Hairy Audacious Goal Hi all :) Happy New Month  My greatest desire is that I won't have to be slaving over this email all day  I look forward to the day where I won't feel mentally chained to the consistency of these emails  Lets just get into this week  We had a sisters Pday,  we went to the Timpanogos temple for an Endowment session and I can't give you words to explain how much I love the Temple and the Covenant's I have made there. I think every day Sister Williams Sr and I say SOMETHING about how much we love our covenants.  I got to visit with my mission president at the end of this week and during our interview we got onto the topic of Consecration (One of the five temple covenants) he shared with me his experience trying to decide if he should be a Mission President: If they (President and Sister Brown) chose to serve they would lose millions and millions of dollars... He explained how one night Sister Brown and him were getting into ...

From Abby: Goomba Hi all dearest readers It's currently very early in the morning since we're going to the TEMPLE today and I wanted to get an early start to my email.  Last week we played Jeprody as a dictrict and we discovered that there are some competative people in our distric (*Coughs* Elder Drysdale) but it actually turned out to be so fun and we had an elaborate discussion about Baby names after so it was worth it.  Mine were flamed but its fine  something else that's absolutely terrifying is the fact that I sat down at a cumputer and LOCKED in on school application. Best believe I called up my Dad and made him sit on the phone for emotional support as I navigated the maze that is school application.  I feel a sense of peace about it but its also wildly strange that post secondary education is already on the Horizen. Also catch me begging on my hands and knees to Heavenly Father that my FSY application will be accepted.  Sister Williams Jr told me that m...

From Abby: Holiest Highs Guys not the past two emails being titled after Josiah Queen songs  blame sister Williams shes DJ :)  HOW can I EVEN explain this week enough to do it justice.  I genuinly don't think its possible  all I can say is that God is a God of MIRACLES. Pure sweet miracles of everlasting joy  Last monday (Nov 17)  we had a cute lil district lunch at Zupas  a certain teenage girl walks by past the WHOLE table of Sisters and goes "Bye Elders ;)"  PLEASE. It was criminal  Also Zupas gave me two strawberries :)b pday night theres NOTHING in the calender. After knocking a couple doors Sister Williams Sr goes "Lets go to the Boulevard" (Apartment building? Complex? Idk) after knocking a couple doors it just felt SO uninspired.. We see someone moving furniture so of course we walk over to see if we can help! The family is spanish speaking and right as we offer someone named Mario (a member of the ward) walks by and is like "Let me h...