bye mom :( (but not Nan)

first and foremost, hermana kartchner goes back to the  real world (georgia) on monday and this week has just been all kinds of emotions and i feel like it's the end of an era. she's been my companion since i got to the field in august, and i just am not entirely sure that i know how to do a mission without her. she's incredible and so incredibly consecrated to her mission and i can't even imagine her without her nametag and i'm just beyond grateful for everything i've learned from her. ah.

we don't have transfers until after christmas, so the next two weeks will be pure CHAOS but also most likely the funnest two weeks of my mission because, in real life, RILEY SEITER AND I WILL BE COMPANERAS!!!! and also sister paxton who i adore. guys, this is every missionary's dream. who knew that when we were marching around belize on splits with the missionaries, straight out of high school, that two years later we would be running around british columbia as companions :)) but also we're covering both the spanish and the english area's so that will be pure chaos. pray for me and my spanish por favor, because last time she came to a spanish appointment with me the woman commented that in arizona (where sis. seiter is from) "hace mucho calor" and sister seiter said, "it has a lot of color?????" so yes. send prayers.

okay prepare yourself for the miracles. 

1. yamilett: white rock sisters (aka candace brimhall, my world is super tiny) found her so we dropped by to teach her. we shared the restoration and when we told her about the First Vision she looks at us and goes "you don't understand yet, but someday you will give birth to a child. and every time it will be incredible, but the first child it will be the most incredible." and we are "?????" and then yamilett says "those are the feelings i'm feeling right now" and I was like "OH THE CHURCH IS SO TRUE THAT IS THE SPIRIT THIS STUFF REALLY HAPPENED." spanish people man. hahah i love them.

2. carolyn: is not even spanish, but her boy friend is, and they have the cutest baby girl and we've been teaching them for a long time and she just loves the church and wants to be a part of it so bad but gets stressed cause she doesn't think she can feel the spirit even though she's literally so in tune with it and after a week full of hunting for people to share our message with in dumping snow and rain and whatnot Heavenly Father answered our prayers and we set a baptismal date with her!!!! for february 18th!! and they're getting married!!! and it was the absolute happiest moment!!!!!!!!!! AH such a blessing to be able to teach somebody who gets it. who wants this. who sees that life just gets so much better with the gospel in it. they're already planning to be sealed in a year and i just am so grateful to be a part of this moment for them. that sounded super missionary but it's true.

3. i got promoted to driver :)))) because sweet hermana kartchner was never properly educated on how to drive in the snow and we got in an accident with a kind asian man this week :)) but we are okay :))))) and still thrilled with the snow :))))))) don't worry mom all is well.

okay love you millions MERRY CHRISTMAS. really and truly. these are the greatest days of the whole entire year. be nice to people. look for light. do the things that Jesus did, don't just think about them. 

with all my love, 

hermana reagan Curtis

 

Hermana Curtis

Canada Vancouver Mission
P.O. Box 149
Pt. Roberts, WA   98281-0149

ps thank you thank you thank you to all of  you who sent my cute mom little scriptures and notes.... i haven't gotten to see all of them yet but the ones i have seen make my day every day and I JUST FEEL SO MUCH LOVE AND I AM SO GRATEFUL!!!

ps the english ward here is purely immigrants (zero canadians live in surrey) and the children in primary's names are literally: leech, cherubim, selvaragu, bandong, dilipper, behira, and chavz. please care.

xxx

FOTOS:

 

zone conference/lone peak reunion with sister lauren hunt and candace brimhall!

THE TEMPLE in langley ah i die. it's so pretty. and literally the House of God. and every time i see it i just wanna be in there, soaking it all in. hna kartchner, sister seiter, and sister paxton. and moi.

 

 

cute gomez family, jackie (the mom) always complains about how one of the twins "is more christian" than the other hahahha. <3