Hola Everybody! This week has been a pretty great week and i can't wait to tell you all about it! So heres my Top 5:)

1.YMCA: No, i am not referring to the Village People. I am talking about the establishment here in Washington. We started doing service there and it is awesome. A less active in our branch runs an after school program for elementary age kids where they do fun activities or just hang out. We basically get to play with a bunch of kids for two hours every week while trying to reactivate a member. It might be my favorite part of the week. So fun! Kids are the greatest!!! 

2.LA's: This week we have been focusing a lot on visiting all the Less Actives in our branch and let me tell you, there are A LOT. We took a Branch Directory and every name that we don't know we have gone to visit. It has been pretty interesting. Some people are really welcoming and others were not happy that we dared to go visit them. It has been great! People are so funny about church! They need to stop getting offended and realize that people are idiots and say/do stupid things but the Gospel is perfect and that is what matters. Ugh! 

3.CHEESEBURGERS: Every once in a while we have late night Cheeseburgers. It is fun. Sometimes its just a really hard day and we say to ourselves, "Its always a good time for a cheeseburger!" Yep. We do that. 

4.KNOCKING: Its still a hard knocking life for us. We have no one to teach! Where are all the investigators? They are hiding, but we will find them!!

5.FLU SHOTS: I saved the best for last. So i found out that in the month of September it is mandatory for all missionaries to get a flu shot. Great, right? Well Hna. Moses was set on getting them done as soon as possible, aka last P-Day. Well, I said only if they have the nose spray. So we called all the places in town that you can get a flu shot at and asked if they have the nose spray...none of them did. So Hermana Moses said i would have to suck it up and get a needle. You can imagine how i am reacting right now. Its not pretty. Well, she drags me to the local pharmacy and tell the lady we need flu shots. She has us fill out a paper and then takes us in the back room where there are two needles and one of those red boxes full of used needles.*Intensify the shaking and sweating* Hna . Moses gets her shot first and then its my turn. Well as usual i am jumping up and down in corner trying not to cry. Luckily the nurse was very patient. Heres the miracle: After only about two minutes of my usual fear induced panic, i took a deep breath, hugged Hermana Moses as tight as i could and buried my face in her shoulder and got my flu shot. So let me paraphrase: i got my flu shot without crying and only spending a total of five minutes in the Doc. office. Thats the fastest i have ever gotten a shot in my entire life!!!! This is a big deal. Family, i hope you are proud of me cause it was truly a miracle! 

Alrighty that is all i got for this week! As always I LOVE AND MISS YOU TONS!!! Until next time...xoxoxo Hermana Rice

This is how our relationship works...

​Moses got in my makeup! She clearly had fun.