Sunshine, Smiles, & Serendipity: Riddle Me This

This past week has just really been one to laugh at. In all honesty, it's been a little bit of a joke. It was a good week, don't get me wrong, but also just so ridiculous at the same time. So Tuesday we went and had Family Home Evening with the F.'s. They are just a riot, mainly because they have 3 boys and they are all from Hungary, so they are just very loud but so loveable. It was an interesting lesson and let me just tell you, kudos to whoever has FHE on a regular basis, because that stuff is rough. It's going to be super hard when I am a grown up and have kids and try to have FHE, especially when they are teenagers...joy. Anyways, it was still a good day.

Then on Wednesday we had Zone Meeting. It was so good, but also just a repeat of what we learned at Mission Council. So Sister Holm and I were trying so hard to be so reverent, but I got a little distracted and started looking at all the different pictures in the room and wrote on her planner (because I didn't want to be disruptive and whisper) "Riddle: why are all Book Of Mormon characters depicted as so ripped in paintings?" and she wrote back "Answer: They are so filled with the Spirit that their bodies cannot contain it." So folks, there ya have it. The answer to life's most probing question in the Mormon world, now answered for all mankind to hear.

AAAAAnyways, Thursday was a really weird day. We did our Weekly Planning and then had this strong spiritual impression to go and see J., the one who is getting baptized on the 22nd, so we drove all the way out to Osoyoos, picked up one of our Branch Missionaries, and went and saw J, just on a whim. (hey that rhymed). so we go over and he is feeling SOOOO much better!! so thanks everyone for your prayers(: he is doing loads better. but we also found out something is very wrong with his living conditions that is making his health so bad right now! so our members are on that and are trying very hard to get him to a safer living situation. so we are super grateful for the Spirit in telling us we needed to go see him! We also had an amazing dinner with this really awesome family that has been friend-shipping one of our investigators, but we had to former him because he said he would never believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. So that was super heart breaking for both Sister Holm and I, but it strengthened my testimony so much in Jesus Christ and that He is the Savior and Redeemer of the world, and without Him and the Atonement, there is no way to return to live with our Father in Heaven again. Jesus Christ lives, and He will come again!(:

Friday was Valentine's Day, as the rest of the world knows it. Sister Holm and I were each other's Valentine's I think...I don't know. she like, switched Valentine's like eight different times that day between old people and dogs and all of that. such is the life of a missionary. I just said that my dad and Elder Andreasen and Jesus were all my Valentine's so it doesn't really matter haha so there's that.

Saturday was soooo incredible! We drove to West Kelowna to see the baptism of D. and N., two adorable little kids! We had J. and S. and the Whitesells all drive together and we drove our car (obviously). Ah! J. just has the best true friends ever. The Whitesells are so great, and our amazing Branch Mission Leaders, and S. is a Recent Convert of about 5 months now!!! Such a miracle. J. was interviewed by President Tilleman and passed and we are so excited and so is J. and so is the rest of our branch!! This Saturday is going to be amazing! AAAND guess what? President Tilleman said that Sister Holm and I can dress in all white and get a white bandana for J.'s little dog Annie (that he just adores and doesn't go anywhere without) and hold her and sit on the edge of the font with her while J. get's baptized! This baptism is going to be one never to be forgotten, just like all baptisms, but still(:

Sunday we drove back from West Bank and as we were walking up to our apartment, Sister Holm slipped and fell on the ice. Oh, my dear companion is just a walking accident waiting to happen...but I love her(: haha anyways ya'll, this is just the best experience of my entire existence and I literally would not trade it for anything in the entire universe.

Love you all to infinity & beyond(:

Love always, Sister Brittany Anne Larsen(: