The house looks so amazing!!! I love, love, love the new
color and the picture/board thing you did to replace the pictures. It looks so
nice. Where are those pictures that you made from your phone? Right when you
walk up the stairs? [Down the hall. MOM]
The snacks you sent are DELICIOUS! I just have to say
that. Oh man I miss AMERICAN snacks 😂
Yes I’m sending something small, but the post office is
closed today so I'll try to send it tomorrow!
I PLAYED THE PIANO! Like really, really played! Sister
Hansen has a version of Be Still My Soul and we are going to perform it in
sacrament meeting next week! I can hardly believe it. I haven't really read and
played music in years, and we picked this up in an hour. Granted it’s not super
hard or anything, but I'm so happy! We've gotten it pretty much down, and I
think we'll have it by Sunday! I'll try to take a recording :)
Awhhh I love family time. I wish for that! When you don't
get to see them all the time you realize how much of an impact they were in
your daily life! That's funny about Charlee. I love hearing stories about them.
Just for the record, I love sweet potatoes! We make grilled veggies pretty
regularly, they are easy, decently cheap and a healthy option! It's funny I'll
pretty much eat any veggie now!
Hey for the record, I love wearing those cute shoes, and
now I use them as Sunday shoes. It was a very, very good purchase :) H&M
will keep me going for the rest of my mission, they are going through a long
skirt phase so I'm finding some good cheap ones! I’m like basically turning
into you and bargain hunting!
We had such an awesome week. We've really been working
hard, it's super addicting. None of my companions before were super big on
going out and just talking to people on the street, and the thought kinda
scared me too, so we only did it when we really just had nothing else planned.
Lately, even though Sis. Baldock can’t strike up the conversation, that's how
we’ve been trying to find new investigators and Turkish people. It's been super
successful!! This week especially. I just feel so blessed. We come home every
day just exhausted but there is just this fire inside what we do. It amazes me
how often I’m able to share my testimony on the street and how it affects
people. It's just opened up my eyes so much and I just love doing it. It's
definitely one of my favorite things to do as a missionary.
I really learned this week that sacrifice brings forth
the blessings of heaven. We gave up chocolate for the transfer, but on top of
that, we gave up bread this week! It was actually super great, it was an
adjustment but nothing too big and I felt super good!! Like really life
changing! But sure, I don't think God cares how much bread I eat, but by
telling Him that I'm going to give up a convenience to replace that with more
miracles, He blessed us immensely. My love and heart are in this work. I feel
like this is really my calling and what I'm supposed to be doing right now! I
love it, I just simply love it.
We had zone pday today! It was actually in Neukölln! It
was super fun, we grilled and played soccer, frisbee and volleyball. It was
such a fun time to see that all of us missionaries are actually just super
normal people just trying to serve God. Oh man, I just love them.
Yes, woohoo because we prepared for that I don’t have a
ton of time but I'll try to answer a couple of the questions you asked me and
think on the rest during the week :)
1. Did you take a picture of the finished table and
chairs you did for the service project? It's not done yet, it's quite the project! We worked on
it again this past Saturday and will again this week. It's almost sanded!
That's the hard part but it's soooo fun.
2. Can you please explain the RV fire pictures? Oh yeah one morning I was just getting ready and heard a
huge bang from outside. A work truck exploded, I have no idea what happened,
but it was on fire. We all just watched it, it was super crazy. It made the car
parked next to it start on fire. I hope everyone was okay.
3. So what is the surprise you have coming to Berlin this
week? Elder Uchtdorf!!! It was so amazing. Definitely a very
spiritual night.
4. Are you seriously sending a letter to make up for the
shorter email? If so, I'm pumped! Yup but the post office is closed today!
5. So which missionary is Cb's lookalike? Does he still
look like him to you and do they have similar personalities? Nope, he is super awesome, and a really hard worker. Yeah,
I don’t see it too much anymore. Our Neukölln crew is so amazing, miracles
coming left and right!
6. How is it going with 4 sisters in the same apartment?
Is there more than one bathroom? I absolutely love it and never want anything else😂
its always a party. Yeah, the one bathroom thing is a little hard but we are
fine.
7. What is the most beautiful place you've seen in
Germany so far? I loved Tempelhof this past week. Google it.
8. What is the most annoying habit that some missionaries
have? Chewing with their mouths open.
9. What motivates you to work hard? My love for God and my desire to follow Him.
10. What is your favorite book in the scriptures? Awhhh hands down Alma. There is a lot to learn from war.
But I'm really digging Acts at the moment.
11. Would you rather ride a bike, walk or take the train? Walk any day! Easy to talk to more people, and no
headaches from crazy public transportation.
12. How would other missionaries describe you? That’s funny, I actually can answer this one. They say
that I'm super positive and happy, not like overly but enough. Focused and
obedient. Creative problem solving. Easy to trust and confide in (I ask the
sisters how I can improve every exchange and those are the ones they give me
that are my strengths)
13. How would the mission president describe you? That’s a good question. He says that I'm a low
maintenance, high performing missionary. I think that’s a good compliment? Oh,
I love that man, he is so wise. I'm really going to miss him.
14. What is one thing you could not go a day without? Prayer. I need that, knees on the wooden floor, talking
with my Heavenly Father.
15. What does your bedroom floor look like? Clean😉
16. What is the most unusual thing you have eaten? UGHHH I’ve eaten some weird food with Sister Baldock but
other than that, the Elders grilled cow tongue today and I almost threw up.
Sorry I really have no more time... pday just goes so
fast! I love you! I’m happy, doing great, and happy you're doing great :)
I love you a million miracle weeks!
Sister Macey Ingalls
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