People are always watching! Except when you need them to be!

HOLA MI AMIGOS Y AMIGAS. This week has been MUY awesome. and MUY LOCO. I'm talking COMPLETE CRAZINESS. Honestly I think I am living in a bit of a trance/dream state where simply crazy things happen. I'm not talking about miracles, although those are plentiful too, I'm talking just weird situations. Y'all are in for an interesting read this week.

FIRST. My companion is my soul mate. Sister Matthews blows my mind! She has been out 15 months, and is from Farmington Utah, that is 4/5 comps from Utah. And We have a blast. We are pretty much the same person. We say the same things, think the same things are hilarious, and we are on the same brain wave length all the time it is getting kind of creepy. And not to mention we teach well together too! So it is like a killer companionship. And we are just going to tear it up in the Jasper area as we get things moving and train the sisters! Also we are already planning to be roomies after the mission. Also she is hilarious. Also...we play fake poop jokes on each other..#poopinthedrain

SECOND. All the pictures you were sent this week.. were from one beautiful spring that feels like summer day. We were driving to find this less active member, and me and my driving skills drove past the house, just to have a bus following me so I couldn't just turn around..so I am a little stuck..so I pull over when I find enough room and it goes by, Next to us is this little road with a field that has a nice little turn around space! (or so we thought) So we go and pull to the side just to have me push the gas..look at Sister Matthews..and say.. "uh...we are stuck" to have her not believe me..so I think that me and my own strength can just push the car because Sis. Matthews is just 5'2 so I am like you drive and I get out and I'm pushing....in a skirt...with no luck...then Sister Matthews tries...and no luck.. So we get in the car and call everyone we think of that has a truck and we then pray for someone to stop... and nothing happened. Then sister Matthews has the brilliant Idea to turn our hazards on so some stranger will help us out! so we did...and of course...#1. we are on a country road so not many people drive past... #2..those who do don't stop! So we are just sitting there helpless...and not to mention..we both had to use the bathroom but didn't think to go before because we thought it would be a short trip...and so we look for trees..just to find the closest ones about a 1/2 mile away...through mud....so we were out of luck..again. But then we saw a car!!! YAY! And they stopped and started backing up! And then out comes this big man... from this little car...and we are like oh. no. this is like a horror film. But he came over and asked us what was wrong and we told him.. and he asked if we have gotten out and pushed..we said yeah but it was helpless in skirts...so Sister Matthews gets out again like a champion and pushes with this guy as I stay safe inside the car.. Then another man pulls over with a shovel.. and starts digging us out of the mud..we eventually get out. Thank goodness to these two men! But it's all really the buses fault.

Then that day we finally make it to the bathroom at the CVS and Sister Matthews gets her shoes all clean. And we are just walking through the parking lot, and we did the scan to see if there was anyone to talk to. There wasn't so we just were dancing a little in our own little world just snapping our fingers and being silly..then we here these 2 ladies laugh....and we flip around just to see that the whole time these 2 ladies were watching us...It was really embarrassing! BUT It was someone to talk to! They weren't interested in the Gospel ...but it was definitely a good missionary moment.

Later this week we were trying this person so we go up and knock on their door...just to have this bird come swooping down from a part of the porch nearly taking sister Matthews head off... it was really interesting.

On a more spiritual note. CLEANING. Yup. You might say..Why Sister Wagner..how is cleaning a spiritual experience. Here is how: God doesn't dwell in unclean places.. So therefore...messy house... lack of spirit. So the last 6 weeks have been super stressful on me because of how the area was doing that I walked into. And for reasons unnamed it wasn't able to be fixed. BUT NOW Sister Matthews and I rearranged everything, made it livable and much more accessible. Thank goodness for a new transfer!!!

So life is really awesome. We are doing super well and getting things back in order. We right now are working with the members to gain their trust because of missionaries in the past they are lacking a little bit! BUT! They are warming up to us really well thank goodness!

So this week we are going to do some exchanges and I will get the chance to work with some sisters! It will be awesome! I am so excited! The calling as Sister Training Leader is wonderful. I gain so much more of an appreciation for leadership and how much work goes into it. You don't realize some of the ins and outs of the mission..until you are in the IN. #humbling

Quotes:
"Does this make me look like a chunky hippie?"
"when my husband takes his sleeping pills he asks who stole his unicorn."
"Patti like tacos"

SHOUT OUTS: ALL Y'ALL...
I wouldn't mind some mail.


Thank you for all you do for me! and all the prayers that you send my way! I really appreciate all of it! Keep being amazing! and Share the gospel with everyone! Keep on Keepin' on! LOVE YOU ALL

-Sister Wagner

 

Looks like a fine place to turn around 

 Except the car got stuck... doesn't do it justice

 

                                                      Waiting for a kind soul to stop and help

Thanks to Sister Matthews strong muscles and pushing...everything turned out okay....besides her poor shoes

ADIOS SISTER LLOYD

WELL. 6 weeks have gone by and Sister Lloyd is off to a new location. And what is happening to me you may ask. Some big changes are happening in the GKLM. I am now becoming a Sister Training Leader! Sister Goodrich and Sister Matthews are the Sister Training leaders and their job is to go around and be with sisters all in the Indiana area for 24 hours. So they are always traveling and helping sisters in the surrounding areas! But because Sister Goodrich is going home in May.. There needs to be a new Sister Training Leader...that is me....and Sister Goodrich is now not a sister training leader because she goes home soon. So YUP sister Matthews will be my companion and they Sister Training Leader area will be moved to here in Jasper because it's more central to the sisters we will be serving. Now I hope this doesnt sound like boasting..it is simply me informing. And maybe now you have an idea that MY MISSION PRESIDENT IS LOCO and will probably realize his grave mistake in about a week... I definitely dont feel ready to have this responsibility and help other sisters.  BUT I better get ready because I start tomorrow.. I have always known that Sister Training Leaders are inspired..however now that I too am one.. it's hard to feel like it was an inspired move...but I know that the Lord knows what he is doing...but it is EXTREMELY humbling. I know that by serving these sisters I will become a better person and iron out some of my own weaknesses. so I am grateful for the chance to serve them! still though, Wish me luck. and every prayer helps.

last week we were struggling with people who were interested..but this week the blessings have definitely shown!! We have been taking the time and talking to nearly everyone (we arent quite perfect!) And we have certainly seen the blessings of finding those who the Lord has prepared! This week we are scheduled to go back and see many of those who we talked to and hopefully we will get the chance to really start teaching them the gospel! and how it can belss their lives and give them greater direction and hope..and let's be honest..we all need more direction and hope in the world that we live in today. 

One of the people we had the chance to talk to was Brittney! She was a young mom and she was super cute! We just went up to her and started talking to her and She told us that she was baptist, and as we kept talking to her we brought up the Book of Mormon. When we asked her if she had heard about it, she said yes! and then she proceeded to tell us that she had heard about it from her Pastor that was talking about it. She didnt say what he said exactly but it was all positive! in fact, she even said "I've actually been meaning to get my hands on a copy." What are the chances! that she had thought to get a copy of the book of Mormon eventually and then we just happen to stop and talk with her! It was so cool! People all around us are prepared to hear the gospel. She was so sweet! and hopefully we will start teaching her this week! 

This week I got a surprise that showed up at my door step. MY UNCLE DOUG. YUP. My uncle found me. haha It was pretty funny. So we come home for dinner and sister Lloyd has a package so we went to go get it off the porch, and we see this car pull into the drive way... what the heck, who could it be? So we walk over to the car. .. (side note: i've meet my unlce only a few times and the last time was 4 years ago and my dad has LOTS of brothers). SO I say HI can we help you. and the Man said. Yeah are you the mormon missionaries? and we said yes...and I stop and i go.."You look familiar" thinking to myself it cant be my uncle...im on a mission....and then he goes? oh? that's weird..so tell me something about your church. And I am all like you have got to be kidding me...and then I go "sorry I didnt catch your name..Im sister Wagner." And he goes, oh i'm DOUG WAGNER. So I just burst out laughing and go and give him a hug. It was HILARIOUS!!! We asked what the heck he was doing and he said that he had business in Evansville Indidana an hour and a half from us and decided to stop by! He had been trying to find out our location because he had been in our driveway for awhile but no one knew where we were! But then we srove by, he saw my smile, and thought to himself "Looks just like Dennis!" (thats my dad) And then followed us to our house hahahaha it was too funny! So he asks if he can take us to dinner so I call my mission president and tell him that I have only met my uncle a few times cause he lives in Minnesota, and that he just showed up for business, and he just says, "Go ahead! just dont order anything under $20!" It was just what I needed to spend some time with family. For sure a tender mercy! It was so good to spend some time with him! 

Also this week we set a baptismal date for someone on my birthday! #June20 #bestdayever And she is super sweet! Her name is Anne!

Quotes: 

"he bites your tush if you wear stretchy pants"

"if you dont have a butt its just called your back with a crack in it"

We asked..Where do we go after this life to a member who is old and not all there..he just said "hades"

"I love videos..and I love africa...take me to africa"

SHOUT OUTS: 

THANK YOU TANNER FOR YOUR LETTER!!

THANK YOU ELIUD FOR YOUR PACKAGE THIS WEEK!!!!

THANKS MUM FOR THE EASTER CARD!

I love you all so much! thank you for all the support and love and prayers that you send my way! it doesnt go unnocied. I know that God is there for all of you! Dont forget to pray! Laughter is the best medicine. 

HAPPY SPRING!!!!

-Sister WAGNER

 

(Most names have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved)

Sis. Lloyd. Me. Hermana Bennett. Hermana Mangali. Sister&Elder Fullmer. Elder Riphenburg. Elder Handen. Elder Fleener. Elder Gay. Elder Sorenson and Elder Stewart

District selfie. Taken by Elder Stewart.

SLOWER THAN A SLOW SNAIL

This email is going to be short because the work here in Jasper is literally slower than a really slow snail. There just isn't many people to teach. Before I came the people that were potentially interested..are now not..and those investigating...are now not... and the people that we are teaching currently.. more likely than not in one week we will not be teaching anymore.. Honestly I feel like we have started an area up completely from nothingness. BUT! That is just the grounds for a miracle! And Sister Lloyd and I will be working towards that and trying to bind the Lord for blessings he is more than happy to give us as we work hard and talk to everyone!

General Conference this week was amazing. For all of you that didn't get a chance to watch..man you missed out! but there is still time... If you want to know what Prophets of God have said to us.. Go to lds.org and go to the conference talks. But if you are to stubborn..then they really just had AMAZING messages on strengthening families, marriages, and how looking towards the light of Christ can really change us! And how Through Jesus Christ, we can be made clean again!

This week we got to drive in a pretty radical rain storm on our way to Tell City. We nearly died. NOT really. It was raining really hard and we come to this place...and we notice that pretty much the whole road is flooded..but it wasnt closed so we took it as an okay to keep going.. we could see the center line so the water couldn't have been that high right? and I wasn't going to make poor sister Lloyd get out and back me up in the rain for a good distance..so we attempt...we take the plunge into the water and as we do a car across on the other side decides to go through too making us feel more confident in our decision. (please note our bikes were on the bike rack) so we are driving in the water is going up over the side of our car. IT WAS AWESOME. We were safe and our car wasn't damaged. VICTORY! On our way home we thought it would be best not to go through the high water again so we decide to follow the Jasper serving Elders back to Jasper..Only to be in rain pouring so hard we couldn't see the elders and they were just ahead of us...but we could see the lines and that is what was important. But no worries the rain slowed and we arrived home safely!

QUOTES:
"I sing to him but I don't think he likes it...but I still do!"
"If you don't get someone a birthday present...it's not really the thought that counts."
"you could be an artist! or a designer! and the beach could be your...*dramatic pause* Inspirationnnn

SHOUT OUTS:
 THANK YOU MOM FOR THE EASTER PACKAGE!!!!!! It totally changed my life!!!!!!!!!!<3

I hope that you all had an amazing Easter and really reflected on our savior Jesus Christ and all that is made possible through him. I know that because of Him we too can rise again. That we can over come our sins and we don't have to bear the pains of mortality on our own, the he will help us and show us the way. He will lift our burdens and ease our pains and all we have to do is reach out.

I love you all and I miss you all! If you need anything at all please let me know and I will do my best to help!

-Sister Wagner

Eating a "bacon chicken ranch" Potato at 'Spuds N' Stuff' a place that just sells the best potatoes ever.

YUMM

Jasper is a VERY German town. Therefore there is this VERY German Restaurant. Schnitzelbank.

Saturday conference all by ourselves at the church! 

Obviously I am a pro at decorating Easter Eggs...

 Sister Mogle! me and Sister Lloyd. We didnt intend to match! She is one of the sweetest woman ever. She feeds us all the time :)

Sister Ferrera! She is HILARIOUS love her to death. If only you all knew the story behind this picture hahahaha

Wed-oh the puppy.. Wed-oh is the spanish word for white boy...but I dont know how to spell it.. there is my attempt. He is pretty cute if I do say so myself. 

Just one day at a time!

HELLO AGAIN MY FRIENDS,

What an awesome week once again. Well actually it was REALLY slow. Almost depressingly so! (That Rhymed.)
 But you know what! That is okay! Slow weeks allow for growth! and greater determination to be a better person and to work even harder! So there is no need to complain about anything! I was thinking that honestly complaining only makes things worse and unhappy. It allows for people to really get caught up in the "me me me" side of things which isn't what we want. What we want to is turn outward and to help people! SO we are just truckin' allow here in Jasper and that is what matters.

The announcement we have all been waiting for is finally here! ... WE ARE GETTING IPADS! So we were supposed to get iPads in December.. but that didn't end up happening due to some flaws in the piolet program! But come June the missionaries here in the GKLM should be all tech-savy with the new skills of pulling up videos on the fly! Which is the best thing EVER.

Speaking of videos... HAPPY EASTER and as a result.. The Church has produced the best Easter Video EVER! It is kind of a follow up to last years #BecauseOfHim but this year it is #BecauseHeLives. And the video is remarkable! and life changing. It is only 3 minutes and I am asking you to watch it! ALL OF YOU... because it's amazing and the spirit that you can feel when you are watching it is exceptional! So go to helives.mormon.org And you will not regret it! And if you dont I will be really sad. I will ask you about it next week..DON'T LET ME DOWN! Also..Everyone that has some idea what I believe.. but doesnt know completely.. check out beta.mormon.org because that one BLEW MY MIND. I just discovered it and honestly missionaries would not be needed if everyone went on that sight. It is awesome. GO LOOK AT IT!!!!!!!!!!! if you don't want to do the reading WATCH THE ANIMATED SHORT VIDEOS. pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)

So this week we had interviews with out mission president and a training from the Assistants to the president. Let me tell you people the training changed my life! It was so so awesome! It just makes me want to be an even better person and do even better things here in the mission and tell as many people as possible about the glorious news of the gospel! And it is Easter..what better time is there!

So the sun is shining here in Jasper Indiana! It was a little cold this week! but nothing below 32 degrees! and not to mention it is sunny and 60! or something like that! :) And it was 70 one day...so I am enjoying it greatly. No snow or anything! what a lucky thing to experience!

3 THINGS THIS WEEKEND THAT ARE IMPORTANT THINGS:

This weekend I will hit my 8 months in the field... signifying that I only have 10 months to go...That is crazy missions go by so fast We just need to live it while we can. I have a HUGE testimony of living in the RIGHT NOW. because it is so easy to get caught up with lots of things

EASTER!  The resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. I invite all of you to really ponder what that means. I know that because Christ was resurrected, we too will have that chance. Our bodies, one day, will reunite with our spirits and we will be glorious. Because of our Savior...death has no bounds. and I know that is true. If it wasn't for him.. where would we be?

GENERAL CONFERENCE! It is hear again! The chance to listen to a prophets voice! And the voice of the Apostles! What a wonderful opportunity that will be for all of us! I encourage you to watch it on Saturday and/or Sunday if you have a spare moment! 12-2pm and 4-6pm I know that if you bring questions..they WILL be answered either directly or the thought will come to you with the answer! There is a Prophet today! TUNE IN!

I love you all! Thank you for all your love and support!

SHOUT OUTS-

SISTER HOLT! She sent me a rockin' letter this week! haha I miss that companion!

MICHAEL PEACE- Thanks for the letter!!!! you're awesome!!

quotes:

(on the topic of a momma bunny eating her dead baby) "it went down quick so I didnt have much to look at"

"3 middle names..that's unethical..I don't even know how to spell unethical!"

Have an awesome week everyone!

MUCH LOVE--

Sister Taylor Wagner

DOG GONE IT

As you can see...by the title of my email..I was bit by ANOTHER dog. Are you kidding me people? It is starting to get a little out of control. I just don't know why I seem like someone that should be attacked by a dog. So we are teaching this older lady named Bee. She has this little poodle named "Precious" How ironic. That this is a demon dog I swear. So what happened was Bee had just gotten home from the store with her friend and he friend started walking a way from her and she had left something in the car. so she was hollering at her friend to come back and get what she left. So I decided to help her out and go get it and bring it to her friend. So I jog on over...just to have her dog (who was on a leash) start barking at me..then shake her head out of her collar and attack me... ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? Now I know what you are all thinking..."why didn't you just kick it?" well Bee loves this little dog so I just pushed it away with my foot...just to have it come even more aggressively at me...then bit me! so I don't know why she finally stopped but luckily I had rain boots on...but she still got me...ouch. But! it wasn't as bad as it could be...and I didn't have to go to the ER. So that is a plus!

So that was that experience. THEN! yeah I am not done with the dogs this week. We had another dog who was tied up nicely to a tree....but it was on a thin leash...and this dog was the size of a small bear...I'm not kidding thing was HUGE. (not an exaggeration). So this dog didn't look like it could reach us so we thought we are fine..then all the sudden..IT COULD...and it barks and comes right up to us as we are waiting on someones porch and of course I am behind sister Lloyd the first to die if anything happens and that this is MEAN. the owners friend even told us it was! So we are panicking and can't get back to our car so the owners friend gets the dog's owner and the owner stands by the dog and says that we are fine to come off the steps and get to our car...one step down the stairs and the dog is coming at us again... THE OWNER WASN'T HOLDING IT. Then the owner grabbed a hold told us to come and the dog lunged forward at us..luckily the owner was holding tight this time and we were fine. #barelyescaped.

BUT THAT ISN'T ALL.

Then yesterday we go to see a former investigator. so we knocked at his door...and then all of the sudden...the neighbor opened their door and out lunged a German Shephard barking at us and lunged at us. Thank goodness the owner had him on a leash..but it was a small woman who was being pulled by this dog! That dog could have easily gotten away if she wasn't holding tight already. Needless to say I had a heart attack.

Think im done....NO I AM NOT.

So as we were walking down a different road yesterday we were discussing how we hate dogs while we are missionaries just to see something run out of the corner or our eyes...then to look and what was it...NOT TIED UP...A DOG. A BIG DOG....so we panic as it runs at us and we practically scream a prayer and are tripping over one another sister Lloyd hiding behind me and me pretty much yelling at her to get it front of me because I have already been attacked and I had bare legs and she was wearing tights....We walked backwards all the way into their neighbors yard and hid behind a tree. It was so frightening. But! the Lord answers prayers.

So now I am extremely scared of dogs both big and small..I do not trust them... And today I am buying pepper spray and dog treats. We have to take some drastic measures.

Besides the dogs here though, everything is awesome! I love it! it is so much fun to serve in this area and try to learn Spanish! I'm still really bad and can hardly say anything but that's okay!

Awesome miracles happened this week though!

So we have this investigator named Ellie and she is so sweet! But we were having the hard time ever trying to get a hold of her! We could not find a time that seemed to work for all of us. So we stop by one day and see her little siblings outside. We go over to them and ask where their sister is! "Not home" They said...then they said "OH WAIT! there she is right now!" She had just pulled in! MIRACLE! Then we got in and talked to her and she had been really struggling with things and knowing why God lets bad things happen to good people and we were just there at the perfect time to morn with those that morn and comfort those who stand in need of comfort. Then nearing the end of lesson Jeff walked in! Jeff is her younger brother and we got the chance to talk with him and he had SO many golden perfect questions that could be answered with the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. AND! He prayed at the end of the lesson! It was so good and out timing was just perfect .I know that the Lord made that possible for us to be there right at the perfect moment.

We have this other investigator named Jackie. And we were having a hard time because Jackie didn't want to show us any emotion and we had no indication of anything! BUT! We were blessed and she came to a relief society activity with us! We have been working really hard to get to understand her and she is so sweet! just slower to warm up to people but she was right there and she was so happy to come to the activity with us! She is really progressing well now! And I know it is because of our diligence and prayers. The Lord truly does bless his missionaries. Nothing in this work would happen if it wasn't for him.

I know that the Lord is watching out for every single one of us. I know that he really wants us to be happy and so he provided us with his gospel. He doesn't want us to ever feel lost or confused or have these aching questions in our minds. He knew that we as mortals would have questions like where we are from where are we going and why are we here. so he gave us answers. He doesn't want us to be in the dark. He just wants us to look from where the answers are. And we can find them in the scriptures. And through the teaching of the prophets. I am so glad to have the knowledge of the gospel in my life. It has made me the person that I am today and I am so grateful for the sacrifice of my loving savior so I don't have to feel over whelmed or alone. And Neither do you. :)

I LOVE YOU ALL! Thank you for all your love and support! Keep the mail coming! you've done good this week! :)

BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS!

**TODAY!*** HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY MIKEY! I LOVE YOU! YOU ARE THE BEST BIG BROTHER EVER. DONT GET INTO TROUBLE! YOU ROCK MY SOCKS OFF!!!!!!!

**TOMORROW**HAPPY 21ST BIRHTDAY HAYLEY! HOPE YOUR DAY IS TOTES AWESOME!!

ON THE 19TH-- HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE! THANK YOU FOR BEING THE BEST KIND-OF-STEP-DAD EVER!

I LOVE YOU ALL! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

SHOUT OUTS

thank you MUM for your card!!<3
thank you BEV! Your card was soo thoughtful!
thank you PAPA for sending me an awesome letter!
thank you BRINSLEY for your thoughtful letter it really made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTES:

"There was this black lady who put rat poisen in her daughters smoothy..it was on facebook!"
"that is a weird PO-ETT"
"I feel like you are plucking me like a chicken..."

I love you all! Have an awesome week! Dont forget to wear green tomorrow! after all..it is st. patties day! :)

--Sister Wagner

(Instead of just taking all the names out, I decided to change them instead- Shannon)

Sister Lloyd and me!

The newest edition to my collection of dog bites....just a bruise and a little skin pealed off...but hurt none the less. thank goodness for rain boots

Jammin in Jasper!

HEYYYYYYYY! WHAT IS UP!!!

SO as you all know from my briefing last week I have finally graduated from my first area after 7 LONG months. Good months but I was ready to go! I am not serving at nearly the farthest point from Corbin, I am not in Jasper INDIANA! That's right! I have now gone to 2 states! haha It is SOOOO different here...hardly any baptists...hardly any attacking dogs...hardly any accents and here there are in fact lots of teeth which is different from Corbin! And i have noticed not as many people smoke here! SO that is kind of a relief! :) I love it! It isn't the city but it isn't in the middle of no where like Corbin is so that is really refreshing. The ward here in Jasper is AMAZING. The people are so nice and so welcoming :) I really feel like the Lord is really going to help me grow here and help me to do better :)

                                                                        Gorgeous

My companion is sister Lloyd :) She is really awesome! She is so cute and super sweet. I for sure have a lot to learn from her!

I met this family that has LEGIT 55 cats..............not even kidding. and they live in a trailer...get this it doesn't even smell. The sisters had found them randomly and the man was a less active member! And so I walk in and it was like cat heaven! and all of them were so nice. There is a way to be a clean cat lady people...I took some notes.

 A room...that only cats are in

                                                         They come to the treats

okay so miracle. So I am limited on time which is killing me! So I am sorry if this all seems brief and rushed! FORGIVE ME! So we have an investigator named J.. and she just seemed like she never wanted anything to do with us and that she really wasn't interested. BUT we decided that if showed her a lot of love and just talked with her than that would help. She struggled with prayer and we were able to get her to pray at the end of the lesson! IT was wonderful because that was a real concern for her and we were able to over come it by showing her an increased amount of love. and as we did that.. She really opened up to us after that.

The other day we were driving and we saw this older lady walking and we felt prompted to pull over and talk. Turns out she is friends with a member and has talked to missionaries before!!! MIRACLE! She said that she would talk to her friend about meeting with us sometime so hopefully that actually happens so that was awesome.!

THERE ARE TONS OF SPANISH SPEAKERS HERE! SO that is SO COOL! here's the problem..I don't speak Spanish...AT ALL...soooooooo that is just a rough life. BUT! When i come home fluent in Spanish you can thank the people of Jasper. WE need some Hermanas here STAT.

SO this leads right into my quotes:

Are you Spanish?
Are you Hispanic?
what is your nationality?

sooo that is really great! haha One problem... No habla espanol!!!

Well! I love you all! And I miss you all tons!

LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! Have a good week and be happy and work hard!!! :D

Much love, Sister WAGNER

SHOUT OUT TO MARISSA! Her birthday was the 5th!!

And TO SHANNON! my lovely cousin who turns 21 on the 10th! please play responsibly!  ;)

Sister Taylor Wagner
2250 St. Charles St.
Jasper, Indiana 47546

***SEND ME MAIL PEOPLE***

Honestly I cant get a library card here until I have a piece of mail to prove my residency..sooooo...yeah. Plus..I hate to tell you all...but you have been slacking on letter writing. im calling you all to repentance! LOVE YOU ALL. But for real...

ADIOS TO ME!

SO the time has come... I am officially leaving Corbin. I'm flying the nest. I never thought the day would come that I would be told I was being transferred...who would have thought that the day would come. I am sooo excited for the change of area..I kid you not when I say I have been seeing people from home here...then I do a double take and apparently I am going crazy. haha And the other day we were in Walmart and I go to tell Sister Holt about a memory from my mission...just to think on it more and figure out that really it was a memory from home...it is all starting to blend together now... That is when you know you have been some where too long. I am going to miss the members here so much, and the people I have been teaching. It will be hard to go. At the same time I am ready to learn more and gain greater perspective and learn from a new companion!

SO this week Sister Holt and I had to call 9-1-1...so that isn't as fun as it might sound. I made sister Holt do it...but it was still weird to do the whole...we need to call 9-1-1 right now. So Both of us are fine..it didn't involve us so no need to panic mom. Here's what happened. So after our most solid plan feel through and some of our pack ups as well...we went to go visit a less active recent convert named P..... She is super sweet. We pull in her drive way and get ready to go inside when we hear someone coughing and hacking and then Sister Holt says "P....?!" I turn around to see P.... holding her stomach and looking like she had been hit by a car and had 2 black eyes. We get out and she is coughing and nearly in tears turns out she was looking for her dog who had run off and she wasn't feeling well when she went out to get him and then it got worse from there. She has a problem with her pancreas and it was inflamed and she didn't know what to do so she just wanted a ride to her moms but her sons fiance had to leave so she couldn't bring her so she was crying and literally rolling in pain then she gets up and violently throws up in the bathroom so we prayed not knowing what to do...then told her we are calling an ambulance and that was that.

Two days later we stop by her house...she wasn't home so we go to the hospital and check on her and she said that she was missing her house key...great. But the thing is we saw her grab the key... so we went and visited for a bit then left. The next day we thought we should drop by again...so we ask if she was still there..they look it up and she was! so we go to her room..and she wasn't there..The cleaning ladies come through and say that she had left. So we start to walk out and she says is this hers? and hold up...A HOUSE KEY! THE house key! It was so cool! then we were like how are we going to find P....??! So we Drive to her house..and who was just walking up to her door? yup. P...! It was the most divinely perfect timing I had ever seen in my life. I was so happy to see that everything worked out and not only that she was exhausted and tired and her dog had peed in her kitchen the whole floor was soaked. We had the chance to clean her house completely for her as she rested. I was so happy to do that for her as gross as that sounds but she was so frustrated with other events that had happened. I love being a missionary because we can be right there with those who are struggling and be able to help them in their times of trials and heart aches.We get to mourn with those that mourn and comfort those who need comfort. I love that. I am so grateful for inspiration and the spirit. And I am so happy that the Lord allowed everything to fall through to place us in the perfect place. His hand is most certainly in the work!

SHOUT OUT TO MY AUNT AND UNCLE AND COUSINS IN MAINE! Thank you for the v-day package! y'all are awesome!
and to sister Nickerson for sending me a card!!

Please everyone don't forget the power of prayer is real. Your Heavenly Father hears and answers you all we have to do is listen and ask. I also want to share with you all that I know the Book of Mormon is true. I have been reading it a lot lately and the spirit that it brings is truly divine. I know that it is the word of God. It has brought me closer to my savior and has helped me through my personal challenges and as answered my questions. I am so grateful I am on my mission. I love learning and becoming a better person everyday.

I love you all and hope you are all doing well and staying warm!

--Sister Wagner