Sister Elly Rex: Anchorage Alaska Mission 2020-2022

  Last P-day, we went to Qdoba with gift cards that someone had given to us.  Turns out the gift cards were empty! When the cashier, Alex saw that they didn't work, he said "one sec..." and went to talk to his manager.  Alex came back with 3 free future meals and paid for our current meals.  We were seriously so surprised and of course, happy cause we got free doba!!!  Well, the next week I decided to go back and make him a treat with a note.  We went back, saw alex, and gave him the simple gift + some graditude.  I've never seen anyone light up so quick! He was instantly filled with JOY and paid for our meal again! It was sweet to see how a simple treat turned his whole week around:) "Like a guiding star in a clear, dark sky, Jesus Christ lights our way. He came to earth in a humble stable. He lived a perfect life. He healed the sick and raised the dead.  He was a friend to the forgotten . He taught us to do good, to obey, and to l...

  We made dinner with Angela this weekend because she informed us that she has been eating tv dinners every day for 3 weeks... so we decided to come by and make dinner with her! She told us that she already cooked the salmon and told me to heat it up on the skillet for 2 minutes. WELL... 2 of the salmon got cooked but I didn't get to cook mine and the lady insisted that she already cooked it before hand and put it on my plate... yum! I just love eating food that swim in the ocean.  We invited Brother Marchant and his 6 year old daughter, Evvy to come with us to visit a friend that the missionaries used to teach. When Evvy saw us, she got so excited that she stopped eating her dinner, ran to the front door, put on her shoes, and yelled to her dad, "DAD THE MISSIONARIES NEED ME, WE HAVE TO GO!". It was the most pure moment ever! It was then, when I realized how important it is to have members involved in spreading the JOY of the gospel.  I have a new companion, Sister Lynsi...

  We have the most amazing bishop in our ward! (2nd amazing next to my dad of course!) but I am amazed about how missionary minded he is. He straight up went to a families house in the ward who hadn't been attending for a couple years now and asked why their 15 year old daughter wasn't baptized. They told her "well, it's her choice!". The next day she came to a youth activity, where we met her! I was so happy to hear this!! I jumped up and down on the thick ice of the church parking lot when bishop informed me of the joy filled news! An AMAZING young woman[Alexis] had asked Trenedy if she wanted to take the missionary lessons and she said yes! AH!  An inspired conversation- We served at the Mckennel House where we cleaned the lunch room and nursery room. There was a lady named Petra at the front desk who I sensed had something deep going on in her heart. At the end of our service, we asked her if there was anything else she wanted us to help with. When she informe...

  Easter week! My favorite week! Aka, a Carrot filled week! Or also known as the weekend we humbly reflect our Savior, Jesus Christ's resurrection.  The Maisey family=the most charitable and loving family that I've ever met. (Almost as charitable as Liz Robertson;).  This family invites a different 3 families to their house for Sunday dinner every week to help people feel love and belonging.  Sister Maisey is a walking miracle! When she was 16, she was riding a topless jeep with her friends diving up a mountain side. The roads were wet and icy and on one of the turns, the car slipped and threw her out of the backseat into the middle of the road where she broke her arm and leg. Moments later, she tried to sit half way up when a pickup truck turned the sharp corner and drove OVER her. The axel of the bottom of the truck skinned her head. She explained this story to me full of grace and compassion for both of the drivers! She was in a deep coma for 2 months after the ac...