Sister Kailey Wanlass

And we’re back! I still can’t get over the weirdness of how time on the mission works, but that’s ok! Members  The members here are absolutely incredible! I never noticed until being on my mission the sparkle in the eyes of members, but it is no joke. It can get really hard and discouraging going from house to house all day with either no answer (even though sometimes they are obviously home), a door slammed in the face, or just a breif lesson with no interest, but as soon as a member sees you and you can see that sparkle in their eye and they are just overjoyed to see us, it makes the day oh so much better!   At the beginning of the week we met with a member named Sonny. Sonny is honestly one of the most intune, spiritual giants I have ever met. The first time she saw me she said “You look familiar, I knew you before” and assuming that she’s just some crazy old woman my response is “No, I’m from Utah, this is my first time in this area”. And she says “I don’t mean in thi...

Hello again.  Ya know, before coming out I always thought to myself "I am going to excitedly write an email every single week". Yes, I have written an email every week, have I done it enthusiastically, no, but that's ok. Just know that I am doing it for all of you because I love you. Pre-Washington The last few days of the MTC were great! Definitely exhausting and I now hate doing role-plays with a passion, but it’s all ok! It was so hard saying goodbye to everyone. Everyone left either thursday or friday, and us sisters got up both mornings at 3:50 to go out and say bye to those who were leaving. I love all of them and miss ‘em like crazy! ELDER BEDNAR Elder Bednar came and spoke tuesday night for the devotional and it was incredible! There had been a rumor going around campus that he was going to come, but I didn’t actually believe it. I’m glad I was wrong. There is such a special spirit when you're in the presence of an apostle. He talked a lot about repentance. On...

  Hello again!! Another Week at the MTC Let me tell ya, when people say that mission time is weird, they weren’t kidding. The first few days of MTC felt like they would never end, and now it is so hard to believe that I will be leaving for Washington in… ahhh, less than 3 days! I’m ready but also terrified. I was sitting in church on Sunday and thought to myself, “Next sunday, I will be some ward’s missionary…”, ya I’m not too sure what to think about that.  Classes are going great! We’re all getting tired of role-play, but it is one of the things that is the most helpful, so I guess we’ll endure it.  Abbie Brockbank, who’s practically a cousin, came in this week and that has seriously been such a blessing for both of us! It’s so nice to get a hug from someone familiar, and just have family around. And I forgot to mention it last week, but so I can be an official MTC missionary, I thought I’d mention something about the food. Ya know, it’s not as bad as I was anti...

8/9/23    Well I have officially been a missionary for 2 weeks! And I'm not quite sure if it's gone by fast or slow!  At home MTC Let’s just say that at home MTC was quite the roller coaster. I was on classes for about 6-8 hours a day and the back pain was real, but so was the spirit. It was so special being able to start my mission at home with my family, and it really made it such a nice transition to being here in provo. Honestly, HMTC feels so long ago, and I can’t quite remember much stuff that happened, so sorry for not having any more details! Companions I have gone from having one companion, to two companions, to three companions, and back to two companions in just under 2 weeks. My original companion is Sister Pounders, and she is so awesome! She’s really great to teacch with cause she is able to remember scripture references (something I am slowly, but surely, working on) which is SO helpful when teaching lessons! Sister Tolley is a bonus companion because her o...