Sister Kailey Wanlass

  Guess who hit 2 months?!! That's right, it's been 2 months, that unbelievable.  This one is gonna be quick cause tomorrow is transfers, so it's our last pday all together Salmon festival We got to help our with the salmon festival this last weekend and it was my very favorite!! We got to hang out as a district/zone and help kids paint fish!! It was the best.  Jerry So a week or so ago, an elder in my district, Elder Anderson messaged this guy named Jerry, and he's actually interested!! Jerry moved from China a month ago, so he doesn't speak much english which definitely makes things interesting. We met him the other night and talked to him through Google translate which was really fun! As soon as he understood what the book of Mormon was he says "Oh! I want to join your church!!". We got excited, we're still not too sure how much he actually understands, but the enthusiasm was great!  Spiritual thought We taught a lesson to the bishop and his family,...

What’s up everybody?! Glad to be back! Exchanges This week we had exchanges (this is when we become companions with sister training leaders of the zone for 24 hours). It was so much fun! Felt like a little road trip for the day. I got to go all the way across the Columbia river to Wenatchee and tag along with Sister Smith for the day. Sister Smith is an incredible missionary and I learned so much from just the one day with her. She has so much confidence when talking with everyone, and she testifies in each lesson which was so powerful. We taught 8 lessons, some of which were Spanish so that was kinda cool. I am starting to pick up on a few phrases here and there! It was great though because I felt like a real missionary. Instead of just trying to talk to people who aren’t really wanting to talk to me, I was able to bear my testimony to so many friends that really are wanting to learn more and are working towards baptism. Hard Moments I’m just gonna be real honest, there were a few...

How much peanut butter is too much peanut butter? Apparently it’s normal for missionaries, but I think peanut butter is it’s own food group now. Also, fun fact! A new life skill that I have learned is that any sort of food inside a tortilla is a meal! Whether that be a mozzarella stic k, just eggs and avocado, or homemade fries! ZONE CONFERENCE: The Finding Flow  At the beginning of the week we had zone conference, and it was so good! They introduced a new way to go about finding people. One of the biggest things in missionary work is talking to EVERYONE. Doing this definitely gets me out of my comfort zone. But before the training a standard interaction would look like: *walks up to woman working in her garden* Missionaries: Hi! How are you doing today? Woman: Fine, how are you? Missionaries: We’re great! Your garden looks beautiful! Woman: Thank you. *We try to talk about gardening for a little while* Missionaries: Don’t you just love working with God’s creations. It’s just so pe...

 Just a little update, mission rules have changed and we can now only use email to contact friends and extended family, no more messenger or google chat. So if I haven’t responded, that is why… I know, sad. Trainee Training  At the beginning of the week we had a training with our mission president and his wife, and it was so good to actually get to know them a bit (more then just the handshake and picture I got when we first got to Yakima). They really are the sweetest people and they just love everyone and want us all to be the best missionaries. I have to say though, the best part of the training was getting to see my missionaries from MTC district. It felt like a family reunion! Spaceships and Crosses  So this week we had dinner with a member and some her friend that aren’t members, and let’s just say I had to stop myself from laughing multiple times! The friend, Patty, is a very unique human being. She’s christian, and she started to tell us about how she found Christ...