Loving Life as a Sister Missionary: I love being a missionary!

It's been another week! I can't even believe it. I am loving missionary life more than ever. Especially after Christmas! This past week was a little slow as far as teaching goes, so we're hoping it will pick back up this next week. Our sweet investigator Osi is incredible. Still have nooo idea where she came from.. SUCH a blessing. In our lesson on Tuesday, she said that she would hate for Christ to come again and for Him to tell her that she's been doing it wrong this whole time. She said she wants more than anything to be following Jesus Christ and the commandments. Like I said before, she's golden. We challenged her to keep reading the Book of Mormon and to pray about it and she seems more than willing! It's the best when people keep their commitments!!!

I'm learning more and more of just how much Heavenly Father loves His children! Since being on my mission (a whole month this week! woohoooo!) I feel like I've had a brand new set of eyes. I now look at people who I probably wouldn't have even taken the time to get to know a month ago, and I can see their true potential. I love being able to see people the way God does. Everyone deserves to feel loved. Especially from Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. It's so sad to think that a lot of people don't know how truly loved they are.

In the YSA, most of the members are the only ones in their family. It's heartbreaking when you see someone who is SO excited about being baptized and their family just disowns them and believes they're "brainwashed" but these YSA folk are SO incredibly strong. They handle all of these trials like nobody's business. It's the best seeing them have the support they need from everyone else in church and at the activities. I love going to FHE and all of the other fun things they do on a weekly basis. Everyone here is so nice! For Christmas, (keep in mind, these are poor college students), two of our YSA gave us presents! A Winnipeg Jet's Tshirt and an adorable scarf. These people are so thoughtful. It's been the best spending Christmas here. These people are my family now! I love it!

Fun Facts for the week:

1. When you're walking outside, as much as you think there is something in your nose.. there isn't. It's just your nose hairs freezing.

2. Negative 24 isn't that bad, until you've only been tracting for maybe 12 minutes, and you can't feel your legs. Gotta love dresses.

3. Children here wear snowpants alllll winter long. It's the best.

4. You'd think people would be nice and let you in their house because it's so cold outside, but instead, they just remind you of how cold it is and begin to tell you that you're crazy for being outside. Then, the door closes. Next house please.

I love being a missionary in Winnipeg. I feel like Elsa's ice castle isn't even as cold as this place. "the cold never bothered me anyway" is still my motto! I'm still sooo happy I'm here and not somewhere scorching hot. Love me some slippery sidewalks.

I love my Savior and I know He lives! I've realized more and more just how much He loves us. Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us and even though we may have nooo idea what that plan entails, it's worth the leap of faith! I hope you all have a fantastic week!

All my love, Sister Stevenett