Stuck in mud, snow storm, & a ice storm

Another week! Yay!! Blairsville is honestly getting pretty hard. Ive been trying to just take it day by day but sometimes its more like second by second HA 🤣

Monday: last monday was zone p-day and that feels like a year ago.... zone p-day is always real fun! We went shopping after to give me some therapy haha because theres definitely no shopping in good old Blairsville. It was a great day but definitely went way to fast!

Tuesday: We tracted and tracted and tracted and no one wanted to hear from us. Typical Blairsville. We had a lesson with Ashley & Chris but they canceled because chris has kidney stones so thats a big bummer!! We did teach the Jones kids!! They are so fun and it amazes me that at such a young age they want to learn about the gospel! So cool!

Wednesday: Another full day of tracting!! Our area is huge so we packed our meals and went out 30 mintues to a new area and tracted!! It was an adventure wooo! Not many respective people but its our efforts that matter!! Right?

Thursday: we had good old district council and i gave a training on how to begin teaching. The first few moments are sooo important for anyone we meet. We need to remember we are still humans and so are they!! (Some missionaries actually forget this HA) Meeting new people everyday has been one of my favorite parts of the mission. Being able to talk and be with all types of people is so fun!! Especially when their nice!! (pretty rare in georgia)
It was VERY rainy and we went to go tracting, and went to park our car and it slid & GOT STUCK IN THE MUD!! HA omg it was hilarious! Sister Venema and I literally had no idea what to do. I got out and started pushing the car. Yes me HA!!! Mud splattered all over but we got the car out and thats all that matters! Extra blessings!
People think were crazy and dont want to hear from us when were out in bad weather knocking on their door so we ended up going to walmart and helping people load their groceries and taking their carts back! It was so fun in the rain but people still thought we were crazy hahaha

Friday: we went to visit a few members and tracted too. Time is going real slow on the mission. The days feel like weeks and the weeks feel like months. Hopefully it'll speed up just a little.

Saturday: WE WOKE UP TO SNOW!!! Snow in Georgia isnt really a thing. It snows every couple years and thats it!! We were told to stay inside all day so you bet I enjoyed myself  a day off isnt really a thing on the mission even pday so it was real nice. When it snows here, not very many people are prepared so no one goes anywhere hahaha we went out in the evening after the snow stopped and everything was closed and it turned into even more of a ghost town than it already is hahahah!

Sunday: church was canceled because not only a snow storm but an ice storm too! We stayed inside half the day and then did some service for a lady we tracted into! She is moving and needed some help packing boxes!! She is hilarious! She is sooo southern and loves elvis and was jammin to him the whole time! Hahaha it was really fun & we were glad we were able to help!

I am so grateful to be a missionary. I feel like i say it every week but still can't say it enough. Its amazing being able to be apart of the Lords work and see it first hand.

I have gained a greater appreciation for the atonement this week in my studies. How blessed are we that Jesus Christ suffered to relieve us from sorrow, pain, guilt, affliction, temptations, and literally everything. The atonement is truly a gift & its just up to us to use it. I want to invite all of you to find one thing big or small that you can repent for. Whether it be from long ago, yesterday, or today. TIME IS RUNNING OUT!! Through Jesus Christ and his sacrifice we can feel everlasting peace and Joy.

I love you all & know the savior loves you too! Keep being you and dont forget to share the gospel :)

Xoxo, Sister Barton