life is an adventure

Right? I mean for reals though. This week I ...

• get a call that my dad is probably going to die so i need to prepare myself. So that was enjoyable. not. 
• oh and same day, not same time, my Zone leaders..( two elders in Big Fork) house BURNT down.. in a fire. it happened. All their suits, letters, everything.. burnt to a crisp! So sad.

• HUGGGEE snow storm happened same day.. piles like 10 feet high of snow in the middle of the road as medians.. never seen anything like it. oh p.s it was 4 degrees with windchill for a couple days. The reason why the Elders house started on fire was because they had to warm the house and somehow there was remnants of something in the chimney that caught on fire.
• my companion had thought for sure she needed to go home to marry her boyfriend.. she even called and told the mission Prez (she left while he was still on his mission, and now he's home and apparently proposing through letters and e-mails) rad. not really. haha it's frustrating when your companion does not want to be on a mission. i guess she feels like her time is up.. she's served her mission. Whatev's I know the Lord will make it work out. i'm not sweating it one bit. If that's what she's supposed to do.. who am i to stop her right? I am just glad I finally figured out why she wasn't happy in Montana.. she just feels like it's her time to have babies.. haaa NOT ME yet. I got some more Montanans to baptize.

        To be honest though.. I have felt soo much peace this week. and joy. I have learned how to listen to the Spirit more than ever. God has comforted me and even made me super happy. Im serious. I'm like the happiest person alive. I laugh ALL the time.. at myself, at weird, entertaining people I meet. but mostly at the small successes I've seen in this area. The Lord has shown me small changes that people I have taught have made.. and that makes it worth it to me. I Love seeing the light come on for people.. I love seeing Jared and Cameo Wright for the first time in 10 years.. come  to church.. and open their scriptures.. I love knocking on thier door and seeing thier smiles and getting hugs from them.. like last night when Jared says.. "Hey Orange county, where've you been, haven't seen you in a couple weeks, I thought you forgot about us". haa
    I loved seeing Jenna Jensen (14 year old investigator) Come to church for the whole three hours yesterday.. wearing a dress.. holding her Book Of Mormon we gave her.. turning to me every few minutes and saying can I use your scripture marker?.. I want to mark what we read last week.. this chapter is so awesome. I was amazed as we sat in young women's (the lesson was about the Holy Ghost) and Jenna raises her hand to answer questions.. she even says.. "I had this expereience where I felt the Holy Ghost telling me I need to get baptized.. and now I'm just trying to make the decision.. cause i feel like it's not just me getting baptized.. but my parents too, I want them to feel this". What the? How can I EVER repay the Lord for the miracles I see all around me? How can I thank him for helping me stick through the rough, dark, days? I don't think I ever can. Last week Jenna said.. "Sister Davidson I've met with missionaries before but this time it's different.. I feel something now.. If I get baptized can you baptize me"? haha  that was priceless. i told her of course I couldn't since I don't have the Priesthood, but it's ok cause I got to teach her the lessons and that's ok.. she still doesn't fully get why I can't personally baptize her.. but that was classic.. haa
       Yesterday at our dinner appointment when it was time to share the message, I ended up using the members I-pad to go to a football "mormon message" She has three boys that are ages 7-11 and all are super sporty.. Since I've already seen it a million times I just held it up so they all sat around me like I was a librarian.. and it hit me while I was staring down at these three little boys.. their mom next to me.. smiling.. (cause for once they paid attention to something spiritual.. ha oh football)  it hit me that these little boys were being raised in the gospel.. that they had a Mom that LOVED them soo much and wanted them to enjoy the world.. but not be part of the filth it has.. that she was their #1 teacher.. to help them grow up in righteousness. it was like a wave of emotion staring down at their cute faces all intent on the message.. I felt such a sense of love.. and a little of whats to come in my future.. hopefully someday as a mother.
    Did I ever tell you guys how much I love the gospel? I sooo needed this mission. God knows what he's doing. Without it I would still be a good person.. but because of it i KNOW I'll be such a better one.. a better mother even.
Nothing can replace this time. it's been hard sometimes.. but the best thing for my life. It's the truth, it really is.. and no matter what comes my way.. because of the gospel I know that even if my Dad does pass away I'll see him again. That's what my mission is about.. sharing the message with everyone.. that Jesus really did come to Earth. He suffered for us, died for us.. but He was also ressurected for us. You and I will see Him again. No doubts.
Loves and Aloha
Sister Rachelle