Week 52

So I e-mailed you on Wednesday and not a ton happened this week :) But I will just tell you what did happen :) I can't even fathom the fact that I've got 6 months left next week...All of my friends have 5 months left! haha It's so crazy...I never thought this day would come it seemed so far away and now it's here and I'm just freaking out :) Haha on my year mark day I may or may not have wallowed in my own self-pity :P haha jk I just don't ever want to not be a missionary! :) haha I love it too much! You guys can just come to WA :) haha But I just reflected on the person that I am. Being in Olympia has been a learning experience but I feel like I lost a little bit of my focus when I got here. :) I get distracted by friends and such. And I pondered this week a lot about my character...I think this is something that I just like to think about a lot....but It's because I do not want to come home with changed habits, I want to come home with a changed nature! :) So I pondered on that a lot.. I of course have changed SO much about me and who I am and now I think I just need to refine that. Because now that I have a greater self-confidence I find myself being a bit prideful sometimes. And well that's never good :) haha SO I am refining who I am. I picture myself as a little old lady who is meek and patient and every little kid loves to come over and I just don't see myself as that yet so I'm working on it :) haha of course Training is trying my patience and meekness :) Its fun and I LOVE sister H but it's easy for new missionaries to get upset with learning and such. Sometimes I make her make decisions and she hates it! :) haha So I have to be very patient with her sometimes :) and I of course did the exact same thing with Sister Hall :) haha but it's so good for me to learn these things again. Isn't funny how you learn things over and over and yet you still forget? So crazy! :) haha Anyways so this week was fun on Tuesday we had zone conference and President made me lead all the music which I totally sucked at but it was quite fun! :) There's no way in a million years I would've stood in front of a bunch of missionaries and acted out "once there was a snowman" a year ago...see! I'm growing! :) haha But I actually am so glad that I get to be out of my comfort zone so often on my mission because that is where I learn the most! :) Thursday was my year mark day and it was pretty uneventful...we did teach Axle who is a member but he's basically an investigator. He was baptized but knew nothing about the church until a couple months ago and now he is such a good member! :) He's so awesome! :) Then we had dinner at the Mahoney's they are the cutest little family and so sweet to each other! I seriously learn so much about families out here and what I want to do with my family :) It's a lot of fun to see the different ways people raise their children :) That night we went with Elder Genereux and Pierce to see some YSA people :) Honestly the YSA branch is a little bit of a....well let’s just say that we don't really have success in that area :) Except we are teaching a girl named Allison with the Elders right now but that's about it :) haha On Friday we had dinner at the Mcowens! (the wife is the one who's from Springville) and they are the greatest people in the world! :) They are so sweet and so helpful with the work! They gave us a George foreman and a waffle iron because this girl likes to cook!!! :) (me) and all we have is a hot plate :) I never realized how much I loved stoves! haha :) So we will be eating more than just quesadilla’s now! :) That night we found a ramtha guy while tracting! Their beliefs are pretty interesting....he told us about our 3rd eye and how Christ has a twin brother and a wife and children and told us over and over to read the white book! (which we wanted to pull out our white handbooks and say we have!!! :) haha ) He said all sorts of weird stuff though! But he went to the ancient school of wisdom! Elder Genereux told me that in order to get into the school you have to pay $3000 and they write your name on a paper and put it in this field with all sorts of bushes and trees and stuff and give you 24 hours to find it and if you find a paper than you can be in the school. I dunno if that's true but it's just so interesting to learn about how different people do different things and believe different things. :) The world would be so AWESOME if everyone was "Mormon"!!!! :) haha It was fun though! I really actually like finding out peoples different ideas! :) It's so interesting! :) haha On Saturday we got to go to a fireside practice for the fireside that we had in Lacey last night! It was fun :) Then we went and Saw Gary again! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!!! he is the biggest sweetheart and I just want him to be baptized! He always calls me pushy and so I keep telling him that one day I'm just going to push him into the font :) hahaha not really but I wish :) :P Gary is still working for March 15th, but he is struggling. He has to quit smoking and Coffee and tea. And he still struggles with Joseph Smith. I just tell him that he's being stubborn but I know that it's a huge struggle to quit smoking. So I am praying very hard for him that he'll be able to let go and let God help him :) Sometimes that's the hardest thing because we are all prideful. but I believe in him so much! I know that I still have that problem sometimes...where I just can't seem to let God help me. But that's the whole point of the Atonement. He can help us with everything. Isn't it cool? We can be so happy in this life if we just let go and let God help :) But I love Gary so much :) He is like my pride and joy :) Our other investigators were either sick this week or out of town :/ so that was a bummer...but I am excited for this week! It will be good :) haha That night we had dinner at the Howes who are a Part member family and they are so awesome! I love them a lot! Sister Howe has been going through radiation and she told us about how when she has to do the radiation (which she does every single day except for weekends) She pretends like she is looking at Christ's eyes and just focusing on Him and then she related it to when Christ walks on the water and when Peter comes out of the ship and is walking to Christ and when he has his eye's fixed on Christ he's fine but as soon as he looks away and is afraid he starts to sink. But Christ will always reach out and catch us when we start to sink. And it was so amazing! I got chills! That is like my favorite story in the bible! :) I love it! :) On Sunday we had to speak in the YSA ward...that was fun! I talked about our responsibility as finders...you guys better be doing work back there! :) haha Then we got to go to the fireside that night and papa Rich came! My RC from Steilacoom! :) I love and miss him SO much!!!!! I freaked out when I saw him and immediately gave him a hug! haha He is getting ready to go to the temple! He was baptized May 26th so he is planning on going asap! :) I AM SO EXCITED!!! :) And Gary came and he Loved it! :) it was a lot of fun! I haven't smiled that much in a minute :) anyways I am out of time it seems! I hope all of you are doing wonderfully! I am missing you and always praying for you! I Love you so much! :)

Love always

Sister Wilkins :)

Also on my year mark :) In our pool house lookin good :) haha

Also on my year mark :) we still get to see the sound! :) Every once in a while :) haha

This was on my year mark :) I liked this old tractor so I took a picture by it :)

Me and Sister Logan :)

                               Gary's study desk :)

GARY!!!!

PAPA RICH!!!!! I love him so much! :) haha and His granddaughter Emerald :) She wouldn't stop moving! :) haha but Papa rich is getting ready to go to the temple! May 26th!!!! :) I am so excited and SO proud! :)