Sister Kinsey O'Dell's Mission to Canada: Hello:) (March 31)

I've finally decided that Cardston is probably the size of Snowflake, Arizona! So small! But I'm loving it :) I'm loving my companion, Sister Gonzalez, more and more everyday! We have so much fun together in every situation which I'm so grateful for. I can officially say I've experienced what it's like to slide on the ice when driving and to get your car stuck in snow! Not fun! (don't worry mom and dad it wasn't bad and I'm safe!) haha Oh! Snowflakes really do look like snowflakes! haha It was pretty cool to see the snow fall on me and get to finally see all of it's intricate details. So pretty!

We have dinner at someones house every single night :) We've over 7 wards so each ward gets to feed us one night a week. It's been fun getting to know all the members and sharing a message with them every night. Every single house I've been to has stairs going up to their front porch, not one house is actually on the ground I've realized. Probably because of all of the snow!This week I got to meet a few less actives. I met with the Decottignies who are French (a mother who only speaks French, and her son who speaks French and English). At the beginning the mom was talking a ton of French to her son and I asked Sis Gonzalez what they were saying after we left and the mom was mad that we were there and wanted to know what we wanted and the son pretty much told his mom to shut up and let him listen to us hahahah what a sweet relationship! Sis. Gonzalez has been sick all week so we haven't been able to do much this week which I totally understood but I was feeling like...I didn't have a purpose here in Cardston yet because I felt like I wasn't doing much. But on Thursday we got to visit with this older lady, Wendy, who's really sick and just lays in bed all day. She's always in so much pain and her kids don't really talk to her. but while we were visiting her she told us she was gaining her memory back and her kids were talking to her again (such a miracle.) We shared with her D&C 32:25 ( I think) about being steadfast in Christ and that just made her day. She couldn't see that well anymore to read the scriptures and she was so grateful for us to visit her and read to her. After we left I just felt so happy and got the thought this is why I'm here. I'm here to bring others to Christ and it doesn't necessarily have to be through finding brand new people to teach lessons and baptize. Sometimes, actually a lot of those times we need to be helping those around us and take that time to help them draw closer to Christ but also for us to be more Christ like. It was just a cool experience for me and made me realize Heavenly Father is always with me.

Sunday was a bit crazy. We were only able to visit 3 out of the 7 wards but I enjoyed getting to know more members! Then every sunday night they have mission prep and we get to help out with that :) We also help with seminary on Tuesdays! I might be going to the Cardston temple this week or next week! :) I can't wait! And sometime before I transfer go to Waterton National park and take a tour of the amish community here. They're called something else other than amish but I can't remember! There are a lot of amish and native americans that live here, and old people! Today our whole zone always go to the Leavitts house for Pday (they're in our stake and the nicest people ever). In their house you go through a door upstairs and it's like Narnia! haha It's like walking into another world of fun hahah they have every game imaginable and racquetball and volleyball and pool and everything! I'm excited :) Then tonight we have a lesson with a 9 year old girl, Ana Unger :) She's an investigator! I'll let you know how that goes next week :)

Well that's my week! I hope you all are having an amazing day :) I pray for you all every night :) love you!!!

Love,

Sister O'Dell