Wow sooo I must confess my dearest bloggers, I was homesick for the past month. The holidays have been really hard. I have never, since I was born, spent a Thanksgiving away from my family. Isn't that crazy? It was hard for me to focus on the work and I wasn't fulfilling my duties as a missionary I guess you could say. I was obedient but it was just hard to focus. And then I read a quote in Preach My Gospel that said something along the lines of "If a missionary works theres is no time for homesickness..." Which is sooo true. I have loved this work since day one although it was difficult for me thinking about home, worrying about the family for no apparent reason. Now we're working our tails off even more and boy does it feel GOOD. I'm no longer homesick and I'm soo sad it took so long to get out of it. Christmas is right around the corner but i have no worries. I wanted to share another story that really touched my heart and soul. My companion and i are teaching a boy named Hayden (i may have talked about him before) Hayden is blind and partially deaf but has a hearing aid and communicates very well. HE teaches me a lot more than WE teach him, i can tell you that. Yesterday we took the elders to sing to Hayden. HE has heard them before at a baptism and was really impressed with them. The elders sang a song called "How Can I Be." It's a song about all the prophets in the Book of Mormon and how can we be like them (YOUTUBE it if you dont know what im talking about). When the elders were done HAyden immediatelt got up and just began to cry we asked him what was wrong and he said "the music was beautiful, and sometimes when people hear beautiful they cry, and those people are ME!" It was amazing, the spirit works through music like you wouldnt believe. I thought I loved music but i realized last night that i will never be able to understand how soothing the stroke of a keyboard or strum of a chord must sound to one who has never seen the emotions of a performers face or the scenes of a musical. I can never imagine how powerful the gift of song is to someone like Hayden. I held back my tears as I came to the realization that i will never understand all the things in this life but i do know that my Father in Heaven loves all his children and has made us all completely different and unique yet all equal. I love this work. I am dedicated to it and I appreciate EVERY MOMENT i get to come closer to my Savior its unreal!

ALrighty people this entry is going to be filled with just randomness so prepare yourselves...
My area is awesome im still in Damascus, MD the people are awesome. My comp and i are working super hard with members and providing service for everyone we can. So heres something cool, we help out one of our investigators one or two times a week and she has a barn. Its sooo cool this little girl from the suburbs gets to deal with horses, fed them, and walk them, put them in the stable, and talk to them. Man i would love to own a horse (theyre good listeners)... As my mom is probably shaking her head right now. Who woulda thunk that a girl had to leave texas to become a really country girl! We have also been shoveling snow, raking leaves moving stuff and doing whatever anyone asks us to do! MAn i love this work its sooo SELFLESS. Its amazing not having to worry about yourself. "Therefore Take no thought saying what shall we eat or what shall we drink or wherewithal shall we be clothed." HE knows all. "But seek ye first the kingdom of God..." (Matt 6:31-33) Anyways this is my last story you'll love it!!!!
Ok so i would like to tell you all the most awkward thing that has happened on my mission so far... last week we were teaching this super powerful spirit filled lesson to this lady whose husband, unfortunately, is a raging alcoholic. He was upstairs asleep when all of a sudden my companion and i (who are facing the staircase) see a set of really skinny hairy legs coming down the stairs... they keep coming, we keep looking, and its her husband coming down with no pants on it was the most AWKWARD AND DISGUSTING thing EVER. WE almost died!!! He was wearing a hoodie and tightie whities (his hoodie was tucked in the undies mind you)!!! UGHHH he gets to the bottom and his pants are hanging on the stairs and he's like "ohh HEllo Mormon GIrls!!" My companion and i are staring at the ground at this time. Our pure minds completely violated/shattered/whatever other word you wanna add here. ahh it was horrible... man it was hilarious! uhh i mean gross, yea gross. lol. I felt bad the lady was so embarrassed. HECK SO WERE WE! But that story is worth telling. Anyways my dearest friends and family i love you all, until next time! hopefully ill have some more funny stuff to tell.