Week 5 Edina, Minnesota

Family and Friends!! 

Well, winter is here! Holy cow!! Its dang cold all of the sudden! Here is the thing, on Christmas we didn't even wear our coats! And then the day after it was FREAKING cold! And we had to put our coats back on...I was really hoping that it would be a warmer winter, but I guess not.  

This week has been great! We have done a lot of service!! we helped make tutus and moped a kitchen floor...we also had a zone service morning and all went to Feed My Starving Children...i love doing service...I feel like we are able to get to know the people we are teaching and work with in a different way when we serve them.

 We had a party on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. I think I was more stuffed then on Thanksgiving! It was crazy how much food we ate!! we had breakfast with all the missionaries in our ward over at the Graffs house...it was really good! After breakfast we played signs!! It was a party! Then sister Noe and I had a lunch appointment with some investigators! That was good!! And then it was time to talk to our families!! Holy cow!! That was the best!! I loved it! All my mom’s side of the family was there!! Everyone is so big!! I cannot wait to come home and give them all a hug! Then I talked to just my family!! They are the best!! I have blessed with the best family in the whole world!! It was so awesome to see them! and then we ate some more! We came home that night was were so full, I didn't even want to think about food! 

 

In Sacrament meeting on Sunday, two re-turn missionaries spoke about their experiences on their missions....it freaked me out to think that I’m going to have to speak when I get back!! I’m not ready for that..but they did a great job! They both talked about conversion and it was cool how they pointed out that before they could help others become converted to the gospel they had to be converted....it’s totally true!  

Sorry, it’s really short this week! We don't have as much time because our pday this week is on Thursday...I hope yall have a great week and a happy New Year! Thanks for all the love and support!!! Talk all yall next year!! 

 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 4 Edina, Minnesota

family and friends!

here is the thing, its like end of December and there is no snow on the ground and its raining....what is this?!? its not even really that cold..POSITIVE!　

this week has been great! there have been so many miracles, its crazy! I don't even know where to start!! its all so good!!

so, last week was our ward Christmas party and a brother S brought a friend that he had met in the post office during the week to the party...see you can do missionary work anywhere! haha!! He invited her to met with us and she said yes! so we got a member referral! and we had a great lesson with her! We met her at the church and did a church tour and talked about the restoration of the gospel..we ended the tour in the chapel and talked about Joseph Smith...the spirit was so strong!! When we invited her to be baptized she was so excited, she did the spirit dance!! haha!! I swear just about all the people that I’ve gotten to work with has there own little "spirit dance"

another awesome thing this week happened last night...we had a lesson that canceled and we didn't really know where to go..we had an appointment at 8pm by our house and we had like 30ish minutes before we needed to be there...so we started walking down the street, not knowing where we were going..as we were walking sister Noe pointed to an apartment building that she thought we could try...so we did...and the first door we knocked on, we met D from Kenya! she has been in the US for 2 weeks! she let us in and we watched the He is the Gift video...it was awesome! she was so excited to have us over and we are going back over on Christmas night! it was really awesome! I love how Heavenly Father sends you to were you are most needed!

I'm so excited for Christmas this week! its my favorite time of year and the BEST time to be a missionary! Thanks for all the love and support! I have the best friends and family in the hole world!!
 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

Week 3 Edina, Minnesota

Family and Friends!!

I cannot tell yall how great this week has been! I feel like there has been miracles 24/7! its been awesome and guess what....on top of all the spiritualness, it was been warm! all the snow has pretty much melted and I’m not wearing my leggings or my big coat! so crazy!! it totally is not normal December weather in Minnesota! but i really like it!

I don't even know where to begin about this week! its been great and so full of the spirit!....

We had our Christmas Conference this week and it was awesome! I would say that it was one of my top three favorite Conferences that I’ve had on my mission! it was so good!! President and Sister Forbes did a great job and the music was awesome! President and Sister Forbes did　a training on etiquette..oh my word..it was so funny! President Forbes was our example of what not to do...and it was PERFECT!!! it made me laugh the hole time!

in the mission they have a Christmas tradition of watching a movie at the end of Christmas Conference...last year we watched Miracle and this year we watched Its a Wonderful Life..it was really good....I had never seen it before, so I didn't really know what it was about, but I really liked it.　 Sister Noe was freaking out cause her family watches it every Christmas, so that as fun..she made sure I didn't get too lost! haha!! it was fun to just relax will all the missionaries in our area...I also got to catch up with the Prior Lake Elders and Sisters so that was fun.

Right after the Conference we went on Exchanges..I went to Bloomington and worked with Sister Smaellie...she came out in my group so I knew her from the MTC...we had a lot of fun! on Tuesday night we had a total rock out moment with all the Bloomington teams at a part members house....it was awesome! there are some really talented Elders and Sisters in the mission!!　 Elder Smith totally rocked out on the guitar and Elder Youngberg sang!! then we rapped book of mormon stories! words cannot express how totally awesome it was! I wish I would have videoed it! it was the best!　 Don't worry..we did work and teach some lessons...we taught this really cool Asian guy, who has the best questions that totally made me think....it was fun..i really enjoyed working with Sister Smaellie.

Saturday was our ward Christmas party! that was fun...the food was great! and our investigators had a good time...the best part was that these two little boys...they are like 5 and 3 years old and they sang: Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains...it was so cute! I did get that one on camera! we also went to a Christmas Concert on Sunday night...i got to see some of my friends from Austin! it was so cool to hear how they were doing and catch up...they said that everyone is pretty much the same and the work is still moving forward, which is awesome!

I have been so blessed to have been able to meet such awesome people here!　 I’m so thankful for them and the experiences that I’ve had while serving! it was the BEST choice I made! i'm so grateful for all the love and support from all of you! yall are the best!! I hope you have a great week!! HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!! so crazy that Christmas is next week!!　

　
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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

Week 2 Edina, Minnesota

Family and Friends!! 

Its been another awesome week in Edina! We have been working 24/7! its been awesome!! Sister Noe is such an awesome missionary! I have learned so much from her in the past like 2 weeks we have been companions! its awesome!! 

This week has been packed with so many miracles! its been awesome! 

At the beginning of the week, I thought this week was going to be long and kinda hard, because we had a lot of our appointments fall through and we have been doing A LOT of finding. But miracles have come from our finding! We have been able to talk to a lot of cool people and share the "He is the Gift" video! so that has been awesome..

Friday we were knocking doors in an apartment building and we got talking to a guy from Africa...he is here on a Volleyball scholarship for the U of M...we asked him if he had a smart phone..and know joke sat on his steps outside of his apartment and watched the video! After it was over, he said that there was a really strong spirit in the movie...we talked to him after about our church and invited him to come to the ward Christmas party on Saturday...i really hope he comes!! 

On Tuesday we met a really cool lady, again from Africa...she was coming home from and we were knocking on her neighbors door and I started to talk to her...we got talking and she didn't seem into what we had to say and as she was closing the door I asked if there was anything we could do for her...she asked us what we meant by that and I replied that we loved to offer service like cleaning or shoving snow...the only problem with the last one was that she lives in an indoor apartment building...so she didn't have any snowy side walked so shovel...he eyes lite up and asked us if we were for real....she had been praying all day to know how she was going to be able to get her apartment clean before her friend from out of state come to visit...We were able to set up a time on Friday to go back and help her out! Its really cool how service softens peoples hearts...we were able to share a little message with her and she wanted us to come back to meet her friend!  We went back on Sunday night to meet her friend, who happened to be from my companions home town! CRAZY, right?!? it was really cool! 

We have been working with a lot of less active members and it kills me how many of them have served missions and have then gone less active when they have come home! I don't understand how someone could have such a spiritual and life changing experience and stop progressing...its so sad!  But they are great people and have great testimonies..we just need to help them remember them! haha!!! 

So, another really cool experience we had this week...we were looking through a list of people that missionaries have talked to in the past to see if there was anyone that stuck out to us.....sister Noe was looking down the list of names and she stopped at one....and said that we should call them...so I did! And he totally answered! I talked to him for a minute about who I was and asked if missionaries could stop by cause the note next to his name said that he lived in Richfield..that is out of our area, but we know the Elders that are in that area and we were going to sent them if we could set up an appointment. He said that he would love to talk to missionaries about Jesus Christ and made an appointment! I asked if I could get his address and when I gave it to me, it was in Minneapolis!!! and totally in our area! so we get to go to the appointment! it was so cool! Sister Noe was totally inspired to pick his name!!

We put up our Christmas lights and a little tree in our apartment! it looks so cute!! and then this morning I got a package from grandma with more Christmas decorations, you better believe we are going to put them up! I love Christmas decorations! they totally help bring in the spirit!! This is the best time of year!! I just love it! 

Thanks for all your love and support! 
   

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 1 Edina, Minnesota

Family and Friends!! 

 

So much has happened in the past week! So crazy how everything can change so fast! I guess I should start at the beginning.....

It still freaks me out that one email can totally change everything! I’m talking about the transfer email!!! I was so sad that I was moving to a new area because everything was going great in Prior Lake, but I get the Lord needed me in Edina so it’s all good...kinda......I’m working accepting the Lords will are rolling with it...its something that DOESNT happen overnight. ;)  

 

So that meant that all of Monday and Tuesday was booked with stop bys to say bye to pretty much the hole ward!! However we had a pretty awesome experience on Monday night.  so, there is a lady that we had been trying to get into contact with for like the past 3ish months but could never catch her at home.....they was one day that me and sister pead met her, but we were unable to get an appointment that would fit both of our schedules....then like a month ago, me and sister Anderson where able to catch her and talk to her for a bit....I remember that we sang a song and just got to know her.  Well, on Wednesday of last week, she called us!!! And wanted to meet with us again! MIRACLE!! We set up a time and were able to meet on Monday night.  Her name is sister B and for whatever reason me and her totally clicked! I was so sad that I was leaving and would get to work with her!!! We talked for a bit and worked on a puzzle...then on Tuesday she texted us and asked if we could stop over again on Tuesday night before I left....we did and guess what!?! She gave me some puzzles to take to Edina and a sweet note! It was so cool! I totally believe that we were meant to meet each other!  

 

So, Wednesday was transfers....it was hard to leave in the morning...but I did it and  came to Edina.  Edina is a good spot, I’m still working on getting to know everyone and there dog, but I hope to catch on fast because my companion sister Noe is going home at the end of the transfer!! so I will be taking over the area! so scary!!  We had thanksgiving on Thursday...the food was great, but it was a little awkward cause I was at people's houses that I didn't even know, but that is life of a missionary...I should be used to that by now! hahaha!!  of course I loved the pumpkin pie and the turkey! it was great!! 

 

So, Edina is a richer area, but we also work in part of Minneapolis and at town named St. Louis Park.  There are a lot of Africans in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, so that has been a lot of fun...they are so humble! it’s so awesome!! One of the recent converts here is from Liberia...and on Friday night she taught us how to braid her hair!! it was totally cool...and I had some African rice stuff...it was pretty good, I’m kinda excited to try more African food! 

 

On Saturday we were doing some finding and GUESS WHAT!?! Someone has a full on hockey rink in there front yard! in my head all I could think was...you know you are in Minnisota when your neighbors have a hockey rink in their front yard.....of course I will send home a picture! 

Thanks again for all your love and support!! hope yall have a good week!!   

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 42 Prior Lake, Minnesota - Transfer to Edina!!!!!

Transfer to Edina, MN

Transfer week!

Family and Friends! 

Well, I’m super sad and really nervous to say that I’m getting transferred this week! Can yall believe it! I NEVER thought this day would really come! I’m going to be working in Edina, I don't really know where that is, so I will let all yall know more about that next week, you know, when I’ve been there :) 

 

I'm really sad to be leaving Prior Lake and the ward.....they have really become my family! it’s going to be hard, but it will also be a new adventure! So for that I am excited.  

It’s been a good week, sister Anderson and I have just been doing our thing and trying to build our teaching pool, I feel like that’s what I say each week, but that is REALLY what we have been doing for the past couple weeks and I think we have planted some good seeds and have some good potentials to work with.  I think that sister Anderson and her new companion will be able to get the ball rolling again! 

We met with this really cool new investigator, R.  He is older and grew up in the projects of Chicago. He has some great stories!! haha!! I think the best part of our visit last week was when he looked at me and said, "girl I know you are trouble and you are with sister Anderson to be controlled!" it made me laugh so freaking hard! in what world does this happen???? Mine I guess.

We also had a great lesson with brother B.  We talked more about the sacrament and how important it is in our lives. As we have been talking, somehow everything is leading us back to the "B" word (baptism).  He is a lot more open with the idea and the wheels are totally turning in his head. It makes me so happy! it would be so awesome to hear that he has gotten baptized! Brother and Sister B are the BEST! I’m really going to miss them :( 

We had a fun zone pday this week.  on Monday we went and played laser tag! it was a lot of fun! and we also played games at the church....we had a big game of  chicken in the hen house! hahaha!! it was so funny to watch the elders play! I cannot describe it in words, but it was so funny! and of course we cannot have a get together without a game of bball...i don't understand what it is about elders and basketball....then again, I’m not sure I really want to! haha!! 

This week sister Anderson and I also got to go to a high school play: the drowse chaperon..they did a really good job! it was really funny! the kids did a great job, they have a lot of talent! we went with our investigator B and her family!! her dad even come, which was awesome cause we got to talk to him more and get to know him better! POSITIVE! 

Well, I hope that yall have a happy thanksgiving!! Thanks for all the love and support! 

 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 41 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Foot in Face!

Family and Friends! 

It has been a great week in prior lake. me and sister Anderson have been doing good and just trying to build up our teaching pool...and its coming along, slowly but it’s coming!  The snow is coming down as I type and its cold! I’ve had to crack out my BIG coat and I cried! I’m not ready for this weather again...it comes too soon! But it’s all good! The snow is pretty and fun to play in.  Yesterday we stopped by the c families and I played in the snow with the kids for a minute and threw snowballs at sister Anderson...that was really fun! haha!! for me!! haha!! 

On Wednesday and Thursday I was in Lakeville on exchanges with my STL sister Toone.  She is from a small town in Utah and has been on her mission for about a year.  It was fun to get to know her better and to work with her. We had a lesson with a recent convert D all about family history.  I was really cool to watch how excited he was to find his family and start to build his family tree...it made me realize that I’m going to have to work on my family history when I get home....and you know do some work! 

On Friday we had a fun afternoon making all kinds of jams and jellies with sister B. I love working in the kitchen! it’s so much fun...we made applesauce and strawberry jam. While we were working, brother B come into the kitchen and we had a great talk about a miracle that happened in his life. he has been out of work for the last month because he hurt his back, and on Sunday night he prayed that in the morning he would feel better so he could go to work. and guess what! his back was better! it was so cool! he was so happy about it! I was so excited to hear about it cause its another stepping stone to baptism! he is so close and its so awesome to see how much he has changed in the last couple months! I cannot wait for our lesson this week! its gunna be awesome! 

Sunday night we had a great lesson with B. She is progressing right along. we watched the Joseph Smith movie and he really like it. we talked about the how Joseph Smith's experience would apply to us in our lives today.....and it  made me think about how because on his he prayed for answers to a question, we have answers to some of lives questions. it brings me so much peace.  I love how much she is taking in for being a teenager; I wish I would have been more spiritual when I was her age. 

This weekend was stake conference.  on Saturday we rode with brother and sister C to the stake center...they had both us and the elders.  us and the elders got talking about the snow because Elder Oliver is from AZ and this is his first winter!!! he was telling us how cold his feet where, and I was laughing cause it was only like 20* out and it was gunna get colder! I told him that wool socks were the best and the pair I have saved my bacon.  He replied by saying he had no idea what kind of sock he had on, all he knew was they were thick....think he said could you check them....of course we thought he was talking to his comp Elder Davis, but before I knew it I had his foot in my face!!  He didn't have on wool socks.........

I did learn more then what kind of socks elder Oliver wears at stake conference...what stuck out to me most was that I need to forgive others like the Savior forgives. He was so quick to forgive people for what they did....and I need to do the same.  I also learned that forgiveness is more for the person giving it then for the person who is receiving it.  it made me think of a quote: forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different. We need to not look in the past and freak out about what people have done, build on it and move on! I need to work on that. 

I'm so grateful for all the love and support I have from all my family and friends! It means the world to me! Thanks for all the emails, letters, prayers and stuff that you all do for me! Thanks thanks thanks!! 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 40 Prior Lake, Minnesota

FEAST!

 

Family and Friends! 

Well, I hate to say it but winter is here! We had our first snow fall of the season last night! It didn't snow very hard, but when Sister Anderson and I woke up this morning.....there was snow on the ground! Our cars are grounded, so we had a good little walk to the library this morning. I loved looking around at the white blanket that covered prior lake. I really like the snow, it’s the cold that comes that gets me! I cannot believe that winter is here, in many ways I feel like it just ended! Where did the summer go!?! Back to our cars, I think it’s really funny that we cannot drive, cause there is maybe an inch of snow on the ground...and that’s if your really pushing it! but the walk was nice so I guess I will have to get over it :)

 

We have seen so many miracles this week! it’s awesome!  Sister Anderson and I have been so blessed. I feel like the work is starting to move along again. We met some new people and I’m looking forward to going back to follow up.  We also had some great lessons with our people!  We met with brother and sister B this week.  Brother B loves to study the 2nd coming, so we talked about how we can prepare for it.  We started the lesson with the story of the 10 virgins-golf style! It was really funny, but got the point a crossed and at the end of the story, brother B said that he needs to get baptized to be prepared! it was so funny, yet really awesome! We went through some of the signs and talked about they have been fulfilled or how we can watch for them to be. it was good! We also met with the D family.  I don't remember if I’ve ever wrote about them before or not...But the D family is another part member. Sister D was baptized as a teenager but went less active soon after.  Her husband Brother D is not a member.  We have been going over there a little bit and this last week we had a great lesson! The last time we were there we talked about the restoration and prophets...sister D didn't understand prophets....i could see that she was trying to form a question, but didn't really know what words to use.  So this week we talked about prophets. I studying a ton for our lesson, but as we walked in the door I felt super unprepared...i didn't know if it was because I was leading out cause this was the first time sister Anderson had met them or what, but I rolled with it! As we talked I could tell that she was just not getting it! Right then, a question popped into my head...so I asked it.  After she got a smile on her face and said: Yes! that is what I’m trying to ask!! it was so cool!!! I totally felt like I was a tool for the spirit in our lesson....it was super cool! 

 

On Friday we had dinner with sister K and her daughter B. it was a lot of fun!! Before dinner we listened to B sing some of her choir songs and HOLY COW!! B can sing! sister Anderson played some of her songs on the piano and it was really cool to listen...then b got out her Les Misrables (don't know how to spell that) book! My heart skipped a beat!! I was so excited and she sang "Bring Him Home" it so awesome!!! she let me look at the book a little and oh man! I forgot how much I miss the music from that play!!! But I got over that quick :) We talked about the gospel after and it was just fun to get to know B more and listen to her talent! We also made cookies together for the Choir concert on Sunday.  

 

Saturday I had another one of those moment where I know that I was inspired. We were going to do a stop by and it just didn't feel right to me. As me and sister Anderson talked about it she asked what I thought we should do.  I told her that I couldn't get our investigator A out of my head...so we drove up to shakopee where she lives and come to find out she needed help....she hurt her back and had a party for her job she had to go to, but needed help preparing her supplies for it! so we helped! I knew that was where we were needed...i love how Heavenly Father works through us to do his work! and its awesome that he has called me to be the tool! 

 

Sunday night we went the Minnesota Mormon Choral thanksgiving concert. it was awesome! they sang with two other choirs.  The first choir was a Catholic Church choir, they did a good job...they sang a song that was a little Pirates of the Caribbean, but the organ was cool! The next choir was barber shop style! it was awesome! They were my favorite out of all the choirs.  They sang You raise me up and it was so sweet! and they totally were dancing and stuff! it a lot of fun to watch....and then the Choral sang last...they were good....but the other best part was at the end they all sang together! oh man, they sang come thou fount of every blessing! it was the BEST!!! We went with sister K and B...it was really fun and they really liked it! 

 

sister K gave her first lesson as a RS teacher! she did such a good job....it was so fun to see her up in front sharing her thoughts on the lesson and leading the class! it made me so happy! I love watching all the recent converts each week at church, if yall came to the ward, I don't think you could be able to pick out who was new and who was not...they all just blend in and look so in place on sunday...i think its so cool that i've been able to be in prior lake so long and see the difference our work has made on the ward! 

 

Friday was the 15 month mark! so crazy!! I cannot believe that I only have two transfers left before I come home! it freaks me out cause I don't feel like it should be that close! To celebrate all the spiritual growth we have made, I made me and sister Anderson a total feast! You see on Thursday I got thanksgiving in a box from home...and so I cooked it up! And I don't want to toot my own horn, but I did good! it was fun to make miracles in our kitchen! I will send pictures! 

 

Thanks for all the love and support! 

 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 39 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Drop it LOW!

 

Family and Friends! 

There has been so much this week; I don't know where to begin! And I hope that I can get it all in here....it’s just been fun! 

 

I guess we will start with the mission conference! We had Elder Carlson of the 70 here to speak to us...and holy cow, he totally brings such a strong spirit! It was crazy cool....I learned so much from the conference; I think that it was one of my favorites so far on my mission! It was awesome. His wife spoke first and she talked about 3 rules-or "guidelines" that we should all have in our lives. 

                 1! the rules apply to you! I think that there has been moments in my mission where I’ve thought that I was above the rules and honestly didn't see much success, it has been when I’ve been striving to be obedient that I’ve see miracles! 

                  2! obedience brings blessings! it kinda goes with the #1 but I know that its true! 

                  3! Change is a good think! before my mission I didn't think that change was all that hard, but it is! I guess I never had any BIG changes in my life, but when we allow change in our lives we are able to grow in ways that we never could before. it is also a part of repentance, so its totally a god thing! 

 

Elder Carlson talked next and man! I should just talk a picture of my notes cause it was so good!! but some of the highlights was when he talked about Heavenly Father is practical and specific, and we should be as well in our prayers and in our planning. As we are practical and specific we will see many more miracles in our everyday work. I’ve been thinking about this all the days since and it’s something I need to work on...I’m not as detailed in my nightly planning and then I don't pray as specific as I should. it made me think about all the times in the scriptures that it says something to the effect of: Heavenly Father knows all things, He know what we need, but is waiting until we ask him for it.  And I think that as I work on planning and praying specific, I will be able to see His hand more each day because I will be asking for specific help, not just general help. 

 

Elder Carlson also had us make a list of all the things we like about President and Sister Forbes...and he asked us to take note of the list because when we are off our missions we need to look for these traits in the person we marry! it was super cute! He then talked about how President and Sister Forbes is our example of what marriage should be and we need to talk note of it. so that was fun...after lunch, he gave us 3 points that we need to apply to our lives! 

                1! When we get home we need to go to the temple. I love the temple and hope that I can make it a priority in my post mission life. 

                2! goals are not just rocks in the road for us to trip over. He talked about how when we don't reach our goals it’s not something we need to beat ourselves up for, but to learn from and set new goals. I really liked that one cause I feel like I’ve set goal-mission and not mission- goals that I no longs want to work for or just have not been able to make happen, and that doesn't make me a failure. 

                3! get people to ask you questions.  When we teach people, they learn best when they are the ones to ask the questions. so, when you are asked about the gospel, don't be afraid to share it with them because they will learn and ask more questions.

 

So, mission conference was boss and I’m  so grateful I got to go! it was also fun to see all my mission friends, we took a picture of my MTC group that was there, so that was really fun to catch up with them and hear all the many miracles they have had in the past couple months. 

 

This week we had a district pday, and that was really fun! there are some great elders and sisters that I get to work with in this area. We played some games, and I think I was laughing 99% of the time! it was so much fun. We started off with the bag game. its where you take a brown paper bag and set it in the middle of the circle of people. Then you have to pick it with your mouth WITHOUT letting your hands and knees touch the floor....once you our pick it up you rip off a the piece of the bag you had in your mouth...so, as you go around the circle the bag will get smaller and smaller...it was so funny to watch the elders try to "drop it low" and pick up the bag....I think that a person’s height also helps, so I was pretty good! :)  We also played chicken in the hen house...no worries, no mission rules were broken, we were pair up in companionship :) I’m  sure if someone were to have walked into the gym, they would have been like: who are these crazy people?? it was a lot of fun! I’m  in a great district! 

 

Halloween night we had dinner over at the Johnson's house. Every year they have a special Halloween dinner..I think this is something I want to do with my family.  Sister Johnson will have a different theme every year...and this year it was zombies! we were eating different parts of the zombies, from there brain to their toes! It was really fun!! Sister Johnson is so creative and it made it so fun! Halloween night we went trick or treating with the C family kids! Sister C is very into Halloween and it showed in all the costumes!! We had Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Ellza (chick from Frozen), and the cat from Alice in Wonderland, the queen of hearts, and the ghost from Ghost-busters! it was fun!!! The kids got so much candy! All night after Trick-or-Treating they were throwing some at us and the Elders...i ate so much freaking candy! it was crazy!! 

 

Saturday night we had the ward Halloween party....again, I loved all the kids Halloween costumes! They were so cute! We didn't do a truck-or-treat, but just a normal trick-or-treat inside the church..they had us and the elders decorate a door..and yall all know what that means, we decorated the door and the elders passed out the candy! not gunna lie though, we did a great job! our door looked so good! I will have to send home a picture!  I was looking forward to dressing up this year but didn't get too, I was a little sad, but I’m  over it, not worry! 

 

Thanks for all the love and support!! I hope yall have a great week!! 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 38 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Family and Friends!! 

 

So crazy!! this week has been great! 

 

On Saturday we met with sister W. She is just so awesome!! as we walked into her house that night, I felt an overwhelming wave of the spirit! it was so crazy!!! it is so amazing to me how much the gospel has changed her life.  We talked about where she was read in the book of Mormon....and I loved how excited she was about all she had learned and understanding.  it was so cool! She just makes me smile every time I go over to her home..she is amazing! 

 

On Friday, we had dinner with sister K and her daughter B. That was a lot of fun...I love how much B has opened up to us and I totally herself around us..she is a lot of fun and totally reminds me of when I was her age...which was not that long ago, but still.  B has been reading the book of Mormon with her mom!! Totally cool! and also been thinking about baptism! Totally awesome!! 

 

Last night we went to a president's fireside and a member of the 70 was there! it was so awesome!! Brother B came with us and it was just perfect for him!! The member of the 70 talked about how the gospel is for everyone and no one is not good enough or will on fit in...and the hole time I was like, dang! that is so true!!! I think that it really helped Brother B and I’m so excited to talk about it with him this week....I think it was just what he needed to hear to help him progress.. 

 

We had our first district meeting this week with our new district leader..it was good....I really like his training...he did more of a role play training and it was fun to do more than just sit and listen to him talk...I think it helped me to better understand the new mission focus of working more with the less active members. We are planning on having a district pday on Friday so I’m really looking forward to getting to know the new members of the district better. 

 

I cannot believe that Halloween is this week! Where has October gone!?! I'm really excited for Halloween this year cause we are going to dress up...you know as much as we can as missionaries! haha!! 

Our ward is having a party on Saturday and instead of doing a truck-or-treat they decorate doors in the church and have the kids trick-or-treat and us and the elders have got roped into decorating a door...so this should be fun :) 

 

Saturday afternoon we went to 2 baptisms! It was fun! I love going to baptisms!! They are the best! I love the spirit that is present at baptisms...and I also love to think about when I was baptized and the convent I made and how it was blessed my life...and how it’s going to bless the lives of the person getting baptized...it’s so cool! I also love that baptism is just the beginning of our path back to live with our Heavenly Father again...it’s so awesome! 

 

So this week as short! I hope yall have a good week!!   

 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 37 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Family and Friends!!

 

It has been a good week! full of lots of good moments and spiritual times! It’s just so great! 

So, update on last week’s transfer, I’m staying in prior Lake and have a new companion, her name is sister Anderson...she is so sweet! I swear to you that she doesn't have a mean bone in her body!  It’s been fun to get to know her better,  and I’m looking forward to learning from her. She was sister Peads companion before she came to prior lake, so that is kinda crazy! she is really tall and makes me look even shorted than I really am, it’s really funny to see us walk around together. 

 

This week has been good though, we have been able to just do our thing...I’ve been so tired every night when we have came home, so I think that we have been working hard! haha!! We met with Beth on Sunday evening. We went over the word of wisdom and it went great. Beth has opened up so much to us over the past month, we are able to just talk about it all and she is not so shy anymore, which is awesome! She is very smart and is able to feel the spirit in a way I wish I could have at her age. We asked her what difference she has seen in her mom since she was baptized in July, and she totally had lots to say. One that stuck out to me was that Sister K is more happy and bright! I thought it was awesome that Beth totally picked up on that! it was really cool! I just love Beth!! she is so great! I'm super excited that I get to stay in Prior Lake and work with her! its awesome! 

 

so, I have some moments this week....lets just say that I’m totally the queen of dignity! 

#1- we were walking around and talking to people when we saw this cute little old lady in her garage.  We started talking to her and I asked her how she has been able to find peace in this crazy world full of destruction? and she replied that its so crazy how much construction is happening in her neighborhood and she thinks they are finished for the year, but it will start again next spring...it was so hard for me to not laugh!

#2-we were eating our dinner in our car on Saturday night in a gas station parking lot cause the family that had signed up to feed us had sick kids.  I was playing with the steering wheel and totally honked the horn, and here was a guy totally siting at a table right in front of our car! it was really embarrassing..and then I had to go and say sorry!! I’m sure my face was fire-truck red! don't worry!! 

 

One of the best parts of the week was that our recent convert Travis totally got to pass the sacrament this week!! it was so cool! he did such a good job! He looked so happy and proud of himself! it was so cute!! his mom, sister s was so happy about it, she was crying during the hole sacrament! it was really cute!!

 

we have been able to go to young men, young women's the past couple week to help the youth get ready for missionary week, last week we helped them with their teaching skills because this week they are going to be going and teaching people for their activity...they have been asked to talk to their nonmember friends and ask if they could practice teaching them! it’s so cool!! so, that has been a lot of fun....i really like hanging out with the youth cause it makes me feel like a normal person again, haha!! 

 

Sunday afternoon we has a really crazy experience...i still don't know if it was real life or not...but ya..it was crazy! so we tried stopping by a less active that we didn't know..when we got to the door, a little Hispanic lady opened the door and asked if we were from the church....we said yes and asked if JEM was home....in her broken English she said that was her daughter...and welcomed us in.  As we got talking, come to find out that JEM had no idea who we were and said that she has not been a part of our church...and we were like, are you sure cause we have your records.....she then talked about how her husband is a pastor of another church and he had talked to the leaders of our church to put her on the list.....and in my head I was like " lady it doesn't really work like that.." next thing I know we are singing a song and they are giving us tacos. as I type this it totally sounds like not real life, but it totally was, and I don't know what to think about it!! it was so crazy and weird!! 

 

well, thats my life this week!! hope yall have a great week!      

 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 36 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Family and Friends!!

 

Its been a good week here! Man, I just love missionary work! This week I've been able to see how the gospel has changed people's lives. I'm so grateful that I've gotten to be able to help others come to know Christ better.  On Sunday we had a lesson with our recent convert, sister K, and her daughter, B.  We have started to teach her and its really awesome! We went over the restoration and as sister pead talked about joseph smith it was like a spirit bomb had went off. I think it’s so awesome that no matter how many times I've taught the restoration or heard the story, it totally still brings the spirit so strong and reaffirms my testimony...I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet!  B also totally said the closing prayer and that was awesome!
 

it’s been a crazy week! So here is the story! On Monday, me and sister pead went to target to get food for the week and also got apples for our breakfast and an onion.  Later while we were putting our food and sister pead found an empty cupboard and put our apples and the onion inside.....while, in the morning I was so excited to have an apple...when I opened the cupboard, there was onion crap EVERYWHERE!!  It was crazy! I picked up the net of apples and noticed that there were bits out of all the apples!! As I took a closer look in the cupboard, there was real CRAP everywhere...yep yall guessed it!! We totally have a mouse in our kitchen!! It made me so mad!! so, we put our shoes on and went to the store and bought a mouse trap!! We put peanut butter on it and guess what! Within 20 minutes we caught a mouse!! It was pretty big, but its whatever! I thought maybe there was another one, and we set another trap..and what do you know! we caught another one!! totally we have caught 4 of them!! I personally think that I've had the most successful "hunting" season out of my family, but I could be a little bias.

 

We had our last district meeting this week.....it was really sad cause I loved my district, we have had a lot of fun together....but its whatever....I don't remember if I wrote this already or not, but this transfer I've been the district piano player!! it’s been hard, but in all honest I've seen miracles as I've sat behind the keys.....heavenly father has totally blessed my figures and I've played alright!

 

Well, I have to go, thanks for all the love and support!

just fyi!! today is transfers and I don't really know what is happening, so I will let everyone know what is up next week!!

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 35 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Family and Friends! 

 

You know it’s cool when you have to crack out your leggings! ask me if I’m happy about this.....NO! this is not okay, I can only stand it because of the colors changing! With all the trees that there is in Minnesota, the fall is AWESOME! but it’s also the beginning of the winter :( the only thing that keeps me going in the coldness is the thought 4 more months......but on the other hand it makes me cry....I just cannot win! 

 

Can I just say how much I LOVE conference weekend! it was fabulous! the spirit was so strong and the talks were so great! I cannot wait for my conference ensign so I can study the crap out of them! Ya, I’m kinda old school I like to read them...don't judge! I think that if I had to pick a favorite it would be elder Chirstoferson's talk on agency...I loved it! I’m so grateful for the gift to choose for myself what I want to do and how I want to worship and what I believe! it’s just over all the best...next to my family! 

 

We watched conference at the church on Saturday...I sat next sister w our recent convert! she is so sweet..it was so cool to be there with her and to feel the spirit that comes with conference...she brought her baptism journal to take notes in! it was so cute! she is so sweet and just the best...last week she was very overwhelmed with everything, she felt so lost and just like she didn't understand what was going on....so I was a little nervous how she was doing to take conference, but she LOVED it! 

Sunday was a different story...we were at members homes, and I got to hang out with the kids and do crafts...that was fun too! we watched the morning session with the cassells...sister cassell is making Halloween pillow cases..I got to help sew beads on....it was a lot of fun....for the afternoon session we were over at the moncurs...I played with scottie (the 6 year old who is my heigh!) we colored and braided sister peads hair. it was fun. 

 

Last Monday we had zone pday. we met at the stake center and had lunch and played sports..  we started with basketball..but you see the elders get really into it and the sisters kinda just get in the way, so then we played volleyball, always a favorite! we split up in 4 teams and just went to town! my team and really good, but we have to be humble....so we did alright :) then it was time for kickball in the parking lot, no worries we were in the back lot were we DIDN"T park....however there was a car back there...but it was safe :) for the most part......

it was a lot of fun to be with everyone and to get to know the missionaries in our zone better. there are some really funny kids! it was good. 

 

When it comes to teaching this week, it was alright...kind of a slow week with not much new news. our finding needs help and not gunna lie, I don't know what to do. I have been studying and nothing new has come to mind...and its been a struggle working with our leaders, who may  or maynot be very number minded...which really bugs me but what can you do...just pray and hope for the best, that my idea :)

 

We did a little shopping this morning and I found a really cute jacket! I was really excited about it. I will send a picture :) 

 

My companion has been sick, and so on Saturday before conference we had to hit up the doctor...she walks out into the lobby to meet me and says " I have ebola!" it was really funny but not at the same time...she had a mask on and everything! I laughed out loud and I’m not sure if everyone there liked that, but it was really funny! 

That’s pretty much my life, thanks for all the love and support! Hope yall have a great week! 

 

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo

 

Week 34 Prior Lake, Minnesota

Family and Friends!!

 

What an awesomely spiritual weekend! it feels really weird to email again...i feel like I was just here typing away not to long ago...anyway....this week has been so great and I’m so spiritual tired it’s not even funny! V got baptized and it was AWESOME!! Her dad came to support her and just loved it...after the service we talked to him a little and he said that he is just so grateful for all the church has done for V and this will not be the last time we see him! Can yall say "our next investigator" I really hope so :) But it was a really good service.  The members that talked did such a great job and totally brought the spirit.....when V got into the tank, she was so excited, you could see her shaking....then when brother Benjamin pulled her out of the water, she had such a big smile on her face! She cried and did a happy dance! it was so cute!! sister pead and I were so happy for her! at the end of the service she shared her testimony and holy cow!! she totally puts me to shame! she has been learning about the gospel for a little over 6 weeks and has such a strong testimony! it was so powerful and great! I may or may not have had a tear.....

She told us how excited she was to serve a mission in a year! I laughed!! she is already thinking about a mission and going to the temple!! its crazy! I hope that sister pead and I will be able to keep up with her!! overall, it was fabulous! i'm so happy for her and cannot wait to see what her future in the gospel holds!

Woman's broadcast was boss, like always! it makes me so excited for general conference the week! the talks were great! I really liked sister burtons talk about being prepared for when Christ comes again.  She talked about the parable of the 10 virgins and  what we can do now to save up oil for our lamps. after her talk I told sister pead that we get like 100 drops of oil for serving a mission! she laughed and agreed!  of course president uchtdorf's talk was also a favorite! I cannot wait to read and study the talks when they come out on lds,org in printable version! 

On Sunday night we met with sister K our recent convert and her daughter, B.  B has been coming to church with her mom and all the other activates...and last week she came with us to presidents fireside and on the way home we got talking and I think we were able to break the ice and earn her trust....so all week sister pead and I have been thinking about how we can help B progress and take ownership of her conversion and not just ride on her moms.....so on sunday we did our lesson and B got more into it then she has in the past....so before we left, I asked her if she has thought about baptism for herself at all...she smiled and said that she has and she does want to be baptized! it was so cool!! So, we are now going to start focusing on her and helping her progress to baptism!! its so cool how much the Lord has blessed sister pead and i!! like, right when we think we are going to have to start from the beginning again, people come out of the woodwork! its crazy! 

So, funny story about the elders! they always call or text us the most random questions like: "how do we boil eggs?" ...and last night was the icing on the cake...they call us freaking out cause it’s like 6pm on a Sunday night and their gas light just came on...and they need to get to Bishops that night for our weekly meeting with him...so they ask us what to do?? and how many miles they could drive on E....LIKE WE KNOW THESE THINGS! But we come up with some ideas: 1-get roller blades and a rope and we can pull them to bishop’s house 2-go get gas 3- call brother cassell! they didn't like any of our ideas....but ended up calling brother cassell and he had a gallon of gas he could give them...it was really fun and I’m sure that cause I’m a missionary and I think everything is funny. 

Well, today is zone pday and we are going to go to the park and play sports...so, ya! that should be fun! Thanks for all the love and support!      

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LOVE!

Sister Randi Hulet

xoxo