"You're with the Lord, you take it."

I am currently exhausted. But very pleased with this last weekend. And thrilled because our best friend Ellie, who also provides us with free poutine, is taking us hiking after this :))) LOVE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

Last week was pure chaos and we spent a grand total of ONE day in our area last week which means we have loadssss of work to do starting tonight at 6pm, but we're ready for it :) Thursday we hopped on a ferry to the mainland for MLC, which was remarkable as per usual. We spent 8 hours in a room with 38 other missionary leaders from across the province and I am amazed over and over again by the caliber of missionaries serving in the Canada Vancouver mission. I'm constantly trying to collect pieces of their minds and spirits to add to my work, and hopefully character. 

Past missionaries serving on the island had seriously put the fear of God into Sister Chandler and I about contacting and teaching on the ferry, because apparently it's illegal, but one of the Assistants heard me say that and turned to me and said, (please use an Australian accent, it was far more intense that way), "Sister Curtis, you proselyte until they are holding you over the edge of the boat." And I said, "Okay." So we hopped back on the ferry, getting wary looks from absolutely everyone as we generally do, and I was just PRAYING. Like, okay, yes I am willing to do this, but this is definitely a situation requiring some diplomacy. But, because God is super good to me, I instantly heard a family speaking Spanish behind me. And partially because I will never be over the "gringa speaking fluent Spanish" effect, I bee-lined it to them and spent the majority of the rest of the hour and a half ride teaching them about temples and families and the Book of Mormon and they LOVED IT and totally gave me their number. And the best part is, LITERALLY NO ONE COULD GET MAD AT ME BECAUSE NOT EVEN MY OWN COMPANION COULD UNDERSTAND ME. 

Also, General Conference is the best thing in all of ever.

Go watch all of it. Again. Hearing the prophet and Apostles speak is literally equivalent to hearing Peter or Paul from the Bible preach, why would we not spend every waking moment replaying and rereading this modern day scripture? 

ALSO I would just like to note how much respect I have for all the speakers who had English as a second language, and willingly got up and spoke in front of an audience of tens of millions of people about salvation. That is a big deal. Speaking in sacrament in a new language is enough of a trial some days.

I love you all LOADS. I love my mission, I love that God has our backs always and forever. Even when we are entirely unaware of it. I am learning diligence, hope, and how to be a good grown up. 

xxx Hermana Reagan Curtis