Hello Everybody!

This past week has been a blast!!

We have been finding new investigators left and right!! The work is moving fast here in Emmett!

Billie W.  has been hesitant in getting baptized, but she has now calmed her fears and has a date for April 10!! And the Carpenter family has a date for April 11!

The Letha Elders ended up giving us a referral, her name is Ines. She is 15 and she was introduced by her friends in her high school choir class. She is super cute and she told her friends that she wants to get baptized... her mother is less active but wants to come back to church.

Last Wednesday we were asked by the Letha ward to come and talk to the Young Women about serving and preparing for a mission!!  It was such a great experience! We started off introducing ourselves and then we talked about what missionaries do and some things to prepare. We ended up doing a role play for them and showing them how to answer questions that their friends might have and we taught the first discussion to them (The Restoration). We talked about sharing the gospel in their everyday life and how that can help them prepare to serve. When we asked them who all wanted to serve ~ they all raised their hands! They were such a great group!! Lots of great Sister missionaries coming our way!

On Thursday we went to Billie's house to help her with yard work. I ended up mowing... haven't done that in forever it seems... I had Billie start it up for me! Her mom doesn't like the church and she was nervous for us to come over but she ended up loving us and she invited us to come over for dinner!! Service can really help us get into homes to share the gospel. :-)

Friday we had Sister's Conference and the theme was "The road of life is ALWAYS under construction." That life is never going to stay the same it will always be changing. President and Sister Cannon had their daughter and niece come and share their mission experiences and how the mission had transformed them. We also talked about how we can love and serve our companions! My favorite thought was "My life is my message" What I do is who I become.

And Saturday night we had a family fun night with the East Valley ward! It was a dinner and game night! I hadn't played a game in like 10 months... We ended up playing one of my favorite games.. phase 10 and I ended up winning! Billie played with us and I heard that she was a pro. She said "Sister Tuckett, I was just going easy on you!" It was fun!

Well that was a bit about the past week! I love the mission, it has come to the point where I don't want to come home.

I love sharing this Gospel with my brothers and sisters, because it is true!

I love you ALL!  Miss ya!

Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Wearing the scarves that I sent.

Sister Pritchard made herself a new skirt!

 

 

Sister's Conference...

"The road of life is ALWAYS under construction."

They were suppose to wear something black, orange, yellow, or red.

They asked some members if they had any vests

so they could really look the part!

 

 

Fun with cattails!

 

 Raining cattails!

 

On their way to a district meeting.. they met up with a herd of cows!

 

 

 

She loves her mission so much she doesn't want to come home!

 

Hey there!! 

So we had lots of crazy awesome experiences this past week!

One day we had just come back from meeting with the Bishop from East Valley (Bishop B).  We were just driving along and singing our little hearts out when Sister Pritchard said "we need to talk to her." Me, "WHO?" I didn't have any idea who she was talking about. There was this lady that was walking on the side of the road. We parked to catch her but she turned the corner on the other side of the street. So we got back in the car and seriously drove past her 5 times trying to find a place to park!  lol This lady gave us a couple of faces, like what are these crazy girls doing... hehe.  We finally we found a spot and tracked her down! We talked to her for a little bit and invited her to learn more. She said that she wasn't interested, we gave her our number and left. Even though she didn't accept our invitation we knew that we needed to talk to her, She has our number so hopefully sometime down the road she will have a change of heart! 

We had another lesson with the C. family! We invited them to be baptized!! They have a baptismal date for April 11!  We are so happy and excited for them!! The kiddos are 12, 10 and 8!  They are looking forward to that special experience! BJ (12) he said that he already feels like he is baptized.. how cute is that!  Heavenly Father is preparing his children! 

We also went tracting in this little trailer park and no one seemed to be interested, they all KNEW about Mormons! Then we met this cute older lady! She was sweet and happy and invited us to sit with her. After a couple of minutes she said "Now let's talk about your religion." Sister P. and I looked at each other like - uh oh! She began talking about how the church is a lie and lots of false things... We just sat there taking it. She said that we were brain washed and that our families are cursed and are going to hell as well as us. It was sad and heartbreaking to see how hard Satan is working on our brothers and sisters. The most hurtful thing was that she said that we have NO way to receive revelation from God.  We both thought about it afterwards, expressing how it strengthened our testimony not destroying it. 

One of our dinner appointments fell through at the last minute so we ended up calling our WML (Ward Mission Leader) from East Valley. They lovingly invited us to join them for dinner and they took us out for Chinese food! It was so good! But the conversation was the best! We talked about how much Heavenly Father loves us and knows each of us! And much more, but it was nice talking about why we are here on earth and that we are willing to sacrifice our time and talents to serve each other. To help others remember the decision they made before they came to earth! 

What a great week! I love this beautiful valley!!! Emmett is the best! 

Love you ALL!!

Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett

 

Extras:

She said that they are working hard and teaching lots of lessons and doing lots of tracting!

They are still doing the once a month Saturday morning breakfast to help with missionary work.

She said she gets lots of chicken enchiladas for dinner appointments! ;-)

 

Sister Tuckett LOVES her Emmett, Idaho!

These were taken last week on their p-day (preparation day)

The district went for a hike.

I asked her why she didn't get a front view picture so we could see faces...

but she never answered!

 The Valley!

 

 

 Last week was Zone Conference and she got to see Sister Nogueira again!

They go back to Temple Square in 4 weeks.

I think they will miss this part of their mission.

 

Sister Pritchard went to beauty school before coming on her mission.

This morning they played beauty shop. 

 Out shopping and running errands this morning.

Back to the church for emailing!

 

Being silly sisters!

I asked for more pictures and this is what I got!



I am pretty sure she loves serving with Sister Pritchard!

And she is LOVING her mission!!!

Hello!

The first full week of my last transfer in Idaho is gone... so sad!

So our goal for this transfer is getting the ward more involved and excited about doing missionary work!  We have been talking with the R.S.  (Relief Society) WMLs  (Ward Mission Leaders) and the Bishoprics! They seem to be on the ball but now we are having to brainstorm on how we can help the members! Since I haven't really worked with members before outbound, I sure have been learning a lot from Sister Pritchard!  She loves to work!!

So we had a lesson with Billie at the Bishops house with him and his wife! She has been struggling with feeling Heavenly Father's love for her.  So that is what we were focusing on this time!  We could tell that she could feel the spirit and his love for her!  He helped her better understand how she can recognize his hand in her life.  So we challenged her to write down some of the things throughout the week that she could see his love for her.  She loves the gospel, she just needs more help with understanding/recognizing the spirit.

So Calvin Grover here in the South Slope ward just got home from his mission from the Oklahoma Tulsa Mission.  He ended up serving in Bartlesville and he said that he know the Tuckett’s up there... such a small world!

Well hump day has come and gone!  :(  I cannot believe it!  It would be nice if sisters were able to stay out for 2 years....  The life of a mission is hard but extremely rewarding!!  Super grateful for this opportunity!!

Hope all is well, love you all!!!

Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett

 

 

Not much other info.. 

Sister Pritchard went to cosmetology school before coming on her mission so today she is going to trim and color Sister Tuckett's hair!    She PROMISED me pictures for next week!

 

I asked her for pictures.. so this is what she sent me!!!

HORSES!

 

I couldn't figure out why she would have her hand down a horses mouth!!!!

 Come to find out ~ it was Sister Johnson.. ..
who they had dinner with and who is a horse dentist!

 

She didn't give any explanation for this picture....

 

And of course,, she had to send pictures of the skulls!

 

Then she sent this beautiful picture.....  Pretty cool!

 

Then I asked her again for pictures of HER!!!!

Silly girl!

 

This was her OLD district.. She didn't send one of her new district.

 

 

Silly Sisters!!!

When Elders have their "hump day" ~ 1/2 way point of their missions ~

they burn a shirt.

Apparently when sisters meet their 1/2 way point they do a "pregnancy" picture.

 Yes... Sister Tuckett is half way through her mission now!

And FINALLY... a Normal picture!  ;-)

Sister Pritchard and Sister Tuckett

Happy Sister Missionaries!

Hello!!!

So it is the end of my first transfer here in Emmett ID.  So I am sure that mom has posted what's happening this new transfer! (No I haven't!!) Well, I am staying in Emmett which is what I wanted!!!!  I love the people here!  I think I needed them more than they needed me. :-)  I also have a new companion ~ Sister Pritchard from Gilbert AZ!  She is super sweet!  We have already connected well with each other! She has just been out a transfer longer than me and she is loving the work!

So let's be honest... I have been slacking on the whole journal thing!  Yes rebuke me, I know it is horrible but this past week I have been catching up and doing my best to remember what has been going on, seeing the blessing of the mission and the members and those I meet.  Especially what I am learning!   I am doing it with the fact that if I have something that I want to write about I write it in my planner/or a sticky note.  Mostly what I have learned has been through the love and actions of others.... and it comes softly.  Just like in the scriptures ~ change, learning, answers ~ all come softly/quietly.  I have been working on listening and pondering.  Really taking the time to understand what the Lord wants me to realize or learn!

So again, I am super grateful that I get to stay in EMMETT!!

There is still lots of work to be done here in Emmett and I am looking forward to another transfer here before I head back to the Square!

"Come what MAY and LOVE it!"  Learning to love the good times and the hard times in life/mission! Gaining that deep appreciation for our learning experiences and just enjoying the journey!!

I Love and miss you all!!

Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett

 

 

She said she loves getting to eat "real food" at the members homes but she eats too much!  ;-)

Her companion was going to be unpacking today so they weren't really doing anything special on their p-day.

 

 

Her camera keeps "dying" on her so she didn't have any pictures except these two for this week!

 Her new companion!

 

 

 Some of the elders in her district during emails today.

 

Hello!

So this past week we had Zone Conference! It was amazing! Sister Cannon (Mission Pres Wife) talked about the Atonement! President Cannon talked about helping those we teach make and keep their commitments! And later we performed a skit about Moses and the people having faith as they crossed the Red Sea. It was pretty fun. We did our best to make it spiritual and funny!

So Billie, we taught her about being obedient and the power of prayer and how we can receive answers to our prayers by reading the scriptures! She is crazy shy! She is best friends with bishop's wife and she looks at her to answer questions, but this week she has opened up and will talk! She is continuing to pray for a new baptismal date!!

So I have always loved meeting with the members! But this past week has helped me realize that I NEED them! They are just great people and I love hearing their stories!

So this will be my last week of my first transfer here in the Idaho Nampa Mission! We will see what happens for this upcoming one!! It sure has been an experience here! Learning a lot! Hope you are all doing well!

Love you tons!!
Called to Serve

Sister Tuckett


She didn't send a single picture this week!  :-(

She finds out Saturday about transfers on Monday.  She doesn't know if she will be staying or going so if you are sending her a letter, you need to send it today or tomorrow!