Sister Elly Rex: Anchorage Alaska Mission 2020-2022

  "What shoes should I wear today" -Staheli  "Well how snowy is it today"-Wilhite "I only heard the snowplows go by once this morning"-Rex Nick made me fried chicken this week to make me feel more at home lol. That same man bashed on us for an hour after we ate... at least he has some love in him! His wife Tammy, gave me a ballerina blanket she made. Which melted my heart because the first visit we ever had with her, I told her I liked ballet and she remembered!  Judy surprised me with a huge bowl of popcorn on Christmas eve, she literally is an angel. We helped Judy in our ward prepare for the apocalypse! She has 7 years of toilet paper, ramen, food, and toiletries stacked up. Made us feel like we the world was ending and we needed to buy things to barter with to stay alive... hopefully times don't get that bad BUT if they did, we know where we are goin!  Christmas Eve, me and Sister Staheli lit luminaries for our family members who have passed away. ...

  First off, It won't stop snowing...  Second! I prayed for this week to be full of opportunities to share the light of Christ and WOW! Lemme tell ya! It most definitely was:) We served with the Salvation army to serve families in need of Christmas presents, food, and most importantly  JOY ! I was absolutely humbled at the gratitude others have for the simple act of serving one another. Lots of families have been impacted during this pandemic and working with families this week has opened my eyes to see the different circumstances people have gone through. Whether it was losing a loved one, losing a job, or losing their source of light, we were able to help them feel loved through simply caring!  The "Angel on the Tree" volunteers were inspiring to me. I love to listen and ask questions, as many of y'all know:) I met this Man named, "Lancelot". I asked him if I could call him Lance and he said, "no". ANYWHO... Lance has been through it all!! He is ...

  Dear Alaska Anchorage Mission Families,   What a great blessing it is to be here in beautiful Alaska with your wonderful elders and sisters. They are truly angels on earth declaring the joyous news of our Savior Jesus Christ and His Restored Gospel. As you “Light the World” this Christmas season may your home and hearts be filled with peace, love and joy.   “We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary. He is the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the Flesh, the Redeemer of the world.”   Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year!   Love, President and Sister King

  How many missionaries does it take to move 3 missionary apartments? 12 apparently! We moved apartments out of the blue this week. The new place is SO nice! Imagine... an apartment with a microwave attached to a wall... an oven that beeps when it's preheated...  a fire alarm that doesn't go off every time we make chicken nuggs... Oh yeah! We scored BIG time. 1 Nephi 9 thoughts: Jesus Christ is the Savior and Redeemer of the World! He is the Messiah! We would be lost without relying on his Grace and Mercy. I have a firm belief of needing Christ's mercy in my life as I accept him and apply his atonement into my life. I know that as we trust him and gain faith in him, we can be blessed with the most sweet and pure feelings of JOY;) Let us try our hardest to learn more about our Savior and remember him. Let us take his loving example into our lives and create a lasting change. As we do this, Jesus Christ blesses us to meet life's challenges and to stay strong. He helps us ...

  Less than 5 hours of sunlight daily woohoo! And that's only on the days it doesn't snow... so more like 5 hours of sun weekly! We filmed our Silent Night music video that will be coming out soon! It looks magical! We filmed it in the -6 degree weather with only dresses on for 30 minutes. We got back to the car crying in pain from being so frozen.  We served lots of people this  week ! We layed and sealed tile for Nadine, we helped our Judy on her farm, sorted gifts for the Salvation Army, shoveled my first driveway of snow, and helped clean out a lady's house who had passed away. I love serving people! It brings a pure joy into my life and to the people's lives we are serving.  Perfect love casteth out all fear. [Jesus Christ] is filled with charity which is everlasting love; wherefore, all children are alike unto [him]. [Jesus] loves little children with a perfect love. (Moroni 8:16-18) What gifts has God given you? I am thankful for the gift to listen to others....