A woman doing a man's work...

Hello friends! Hello Family!!!

     I don't have a TON to say this week! life is good! I just feel on cloud 9! I LOVE this gospel!!! I LOVE the fact that God has blessings awaiting us in Holy temples! I have had the opportunity this week to really stand up for what i believe in and had the opportunity to i guess "tell people how it is" and just be bold! many times! I am grateful for those opportunities! 

    NOW trying to sound negative but its a cool story: I was having a hard time this week...Satan was causing me to have thoughts in my head like: "Oh..you don't have the priesthood. It is not required of you to serve a mission...therefore you are a woman doing a man's work. you are not a powerful missionary." and i just kept having this reoccurring thought this transfer over and over and over again! and sadly i gave into his lies and agreed with these pessimistic thoughts. but i was in church yesterday and I had another thought but it had a different feel! I thought in my little noggin: "Ashton! you ARE a woman doing a man's work..." and as i thought on THIS idea (which i KNOW was the Spirit)...i realized that it means this: I am working for Jesus Christ! I am doing His work! Jacob chapter 5 talks ALL ABOUT THAT! i just DONT know why i was being blinded! but ALAS! i am blinded no more! THAT is something i love about the Book of Mormon! It removes scales of doubt, deceit, and fear from my eyes one by one! As long as i continue to read and HEED its teachings! I love that Book of Mormon! and I know it's true!

      ANYWAY!!!!!! long tangent that i didn't really need to go into! but...here we are haha....LIFE has been so so so so so good though! The Lord is BLESSING THIS AREA!! it has been wonderful to see for the past 6 months i have been in this ward! Bailey came to church yesterday!!!! Kealey is in New York and went to church in the Manhattan temple!! Tien came to church! Sofia and Scott came as well!!! Many investigators are coming to know their Savior by taking His sacrament !Its so awesome to watch!!!

        Bailey is getting baptized on the 29th! I feel like i probably will be trasfered by then! we shall see!!! :( but regardless! we are helping her prepare for baptism as best we can!!!! She is going to invite all of her family and her boyfriend! CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

       Funny Story: I was with sister Mansfield (from canada) on exchanges in milwaukee and while we were walking to an appointment we were crossing a street and saw like this bird that got run over...and then we looked at it closer and it was totally a WEAVE! OONNNLLYYYYY in milwaukee would that occur! Hahahaha it was the funniest thing!...doesn't sound funny....but...i assure you it was! haha

I love you family! I will figure out my camera situation and send pictures! LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!

"Because I have been given much i too must give!"

-Sister Wise

jk here are some from sister kirchhoefer! Love you all!