It's a small work after all!

Hello family and friends!

Getting our sign on!
(I LOVE YOU!)

     I am loving this new chapter in my mission.  Apple Valley is such a wonderful place.  The ward is really close and they are very missionary minded, AND they are all sooo excited to have Sister missionaries in the ward.  We had a dinner every night last week and the dinner calendar is full for the next 2 weeks.  We are so blessed to be here.  I love being here with Sister McCullough.  I haven't had this much fun in a while.  We get along great, we are very similar but we are different at the same time.  It is perfect for missionary work because she is good at the things that I am trying to improve on.  I am so happy to be here with her!  It has been fun helping her with ASL.  I am not really good at it and it is even harder to try to talk to people.  But it is really fun to learn the different signs and they are so grateful to be able to learn and participate.  Sister McCullough is so cool!

We love Apple Valley!

     We have a really fun district this transfer.  There are 3 sets of Elders and 3 sets of Sisters.  I am stoked I have never had so many sisters.  It is usually just a bunch of boys.  I am so excited it is going to be great to get some more Sister insight on things.  It was fun too because after district meeting we all went out and we had lunch together.  It is much better then lunch with the Elders.  It isn’t as awkward. :)  The other sisters in our district are Sister Tingy, Sister Jacklin, Sister Hulet (she was in my MTC district), and Sister Pead!  It is so fun to see Sister Pead again! 

Lunch with the Sister's in our District

     This week we are meeting with two investigators Kahliya and Tiuana.  The Elders who where here before us where teaching Kahliya.   Kahliya is 20 years old and and has a one and a half year old son.  Her mom and sister just got baptized and now she is interested in learning more.  When we went to have our first lesson with her she invited her friend Tiuana to join us.  Tiauna is 33 years old and she has 3 kids and one on the way.  Her husband is a MMA fighter/trainer but he hasn’t sat in on our lessons yet because he is very busy with work.  We are teaching both of them now and separately.  They are both doing pretty good.  They haven’t come to church with Sister McCullough and I hopefully next week.  I will tell you more about them next week.  But things are looking pretty good.

It is getting cold!  We have to wear our hoodies!

     This week was surprisingly really cold.  It felt like it was November instead of September, it is already in the 50's.  Hopefully it doesn't stay that way.  On one of the really cold days we were trying to decide where we should go after all of our plans were falling through.  We even got lost for a little bit and were in a completely different place then we had originally planned.  I felt that we should look for some apartments and that if we kept driving we would find some.  We eventually did and we went inside.  We started walking down the hall but then I felt that we should turn around and go the other way.  We started knocking and then at the second door we knocked on they invited us in before we said anything.  I was surprised and I said, "Do you know who we are?" 

     She then said, "Yes, the missionaries""

     We then found out that she is a less active member who hasn't gone to church in over a year.  Over the past year she has really been struggling.  Her family was baptized a couple of years ago but then the husband got a hold of some anti literture and hasn't come to church since.  It has really been hard for the mom to come on her own with her 3 kids.  In that moment, as she was very emotional and opening up to Sister McCullough and I, two strangers that she just met.  I knew that we were her angels.  Heavenly Father sent us to her at that very moment, she needed us, she needed someone, she needed a sign from God to show her that He does care and that He is aware of her.  It was amazing to see how because we were in tune with the spirit we were able to touch this sisters heart.  We are going to keep going back and hopefully help her come back to church.  I am so grateful that we followed the spirit and that we were able to give light to her life. 

     This week went great.  We were able to have Parbarti (Joyce) go to church again for her second Sunday in a row.  Things are going very well with her. She has been getting really involved with the ward.  I really enjoy the Apple Valley ward.  It is great to see them reaching out and inviting our investigators to activities.  Parbarti's biggest struggle is that she has an autistic grandson she is trying her very best to help and support and it is a lot of hard work.  We were able to help her to meet with our bishop and he was able to help her a little bit.  We will hopefully be able to help her realize that as she shows her faith in Christ and continues to learn more, he will bless her.

This is baby Elinor ...

Helping Romeres after church!

     This week what stood out to me the most is truly just how aware the Lord is of those in Apple Valley.  Especially the Sisters.  We have had countless moments where we ran into active members, less active members, part members and even investigator women who need the gospel and the spirit in their lives and they need visits from the missionaries but if Elders were still here, they couldn't get to them.  We have been able to go into their homes and we have been able to share messages with them that have completely lifted their spirits.  I know that we are here for a reason.  I know that there are so many sisters out serving for a reason.  There truly is something special about sister missionaries.  I will always have a soft spot for them in my heart.  I know what they are sacrificing and I know what they have to offer.  The Lord is aware of the sisters here in Apple Valley.

     I am so happy right now.  I love how things have been going.  Change is good.  I am grateful for change.  It helps us repent and to become the people that Heavenly Father wants us to be.  I love you all. 

Thanks for the support.

Love, Sister Kendra Curtis

It's a small work after all!

First of all look how funny this is!!  So I was talking to one of the 

members in my ward Rob Amott, and he went to 

Cottonwood High School!  Look who was in his year book! 

Then I was talking to another member of my ward, Dan Thatcher, he is the 2nd counselor and he went to Murray High School and knows Uncle Tyler!  He even said he remembers you dad. (He said you wouldn't remember him so don't worry.)  He said he has an older brother named Mike Thatcher that you might know.  Funny huh!  What a small world!