Sister McKnight
Friday, December 30, 2016
Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Letter 12-27-16
Hey everyone! It's me again! :P This week has been pretty good. I'll have to send pictures next week but I can still tell you what happened. :) So this week we've been to our only investigator, whose name is Rebecca. :) She's so awesome! We've read scriptures with her 1 Nephi chapter 1-2 and Joseph Smith's testimony at the front with her and she's making connections and then after we would read with her, we would help her with her craft that she had to make for the Christmas holiday.:) It was so fun! We were both worried about messing it up but she was like, it doesn't matter what it looks like, you make it the way it is and that's perfect! She's so awesome! I hope she continues to grow in the gospel and realize that this is the message and church for her to join . :) So yeah!
Anyways, Christmas eve we spent it at a member's family home named the Tome's. They are so awesome! We got to eat tamales! So yummy! Then they gave us a gift which was warm fuzzy socks that are my favorite color and M&M's. :) It made me smile and warm inside and it made my companion Sister Carter smile. :) Then Christmas morning, all of the sisters in the same apartment complex came to one room and we had breakfast and opened all of our Christmas gifts there. :) Thank you family for the gifts and thank you Grandma and Grandpa Lofgreen for the gifts as well! it made my day! Thank you Aunt Kim and Uncle Dale for the card and gift card! :) Thank you for Savannah and her seminary class for the letters, thank you members from my home ward for the letters you sent as well. I will try my best to write all of you back. Please continue to write me and to email me, it helps when I'm at my low moments. I got one of the warmest gifts on Sunday as well! The sun was shining so bright and it was so warm (all 45 degrees warm) :P Everyone was sad but I was so happy it was sunny and warm! :) <3 I love you all and can't wait to hear/read from you soon! I will continue to pray for each of you! <3
I love you all,
(pictures maybe coming soon. :P)
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~Sister McKnight
Washington, Kennewick Mission
Anyways, Christmas eve we spent it at a member's family home named the Tome's. They are so awesome! We got to eat tamales! So yummy! Then they gave us a gift which was warm fuzzy socks that are my favorite color and M&M's. :) It made me smile and warm inside and it made my companion Sister Carter smile. :) Then Christmas morning, all of the sisters in the same apartment complex came to one room and we had breakfast and opened all of our Christmas gifts there. :) Thank you family for the gifts and thank you Grandma and Grandpa Lofgreen for the gifts as well! it made my day! Thank you Aunt Kim and Uncle Dale for the card and gift card! :) Thank you for Savannah and her seminary class for the letters, thank you members from my home ward for the letters you sent as well. I will try my best to write all of you back. Please continue to write me and to email me, it helps when I'm at my low moments. I got one of the warmest gifts on Sunday as well! The sun was shining so bright and it was so warm (all 45 degrees warm) :P Everyone was sad but I was so happy it was sunny and warm! :) <3 I love you all and can't wait to hear/read from you soon! I will continue to pray for each of you! <3
I love you all,
(pictures maybe coming soon. :P)
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~Sister McKnight
Washington, Kennewick Mission
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Letter 12-19-16
I miss you so much!! The first week of the mission, sorry about this, this is going to be a if'y email but it's had many ups and downs. :/ My trainer has been asking me to do SO many different things all perfectly and telling me things that I can't do and not necessarily anything that i'm doing right, just doing wrong. She is known throughout the mission that she is AMAZING, but I have mixed feelings. I feel so rushed and not good enough to be on this mission. It's so hard, but I know I have to continue and to try my best, and that's all I can do...
But there is some things that are good that happened throughout the week. We've been able to talk to others that I would've been just skipping over but, it was good experiences. We've had no progressing investigators or baptisms at all for almost a year. So I hope that we can make a difference at things in this area. People in the ward are very nice and we've had dinner at three people's house.
It's kinda hard to warm up or get used to my trainer Sister Carter, and all the other missionaries because they've known each other for a long time and I'm the only new sister, but it's getting a bit better, very slowly. I feel rushed and tired all the time.
Sorry for this email, but I hope everything get's up hill from now. The scenery was awesome, it snowed a lot and yeah, I am in a walking zone so yeah.... I hope to loose weight. :P Thanks for the pictures, one thing that I may ask is if you can send hard copy pictures to me of the family and friends and maybe some from the MTC so I can look at them all the time instead of once a week for one hour. I miss you all so much! Please, continue to pray for me, it means a lot! I got the package from Grandma and Grandpa Lofgreen, but haven't opened it yet. :) I'm excited! It's very cold! :P If so, can you also send me some of my lotion, if not that's fine as well, I can buy here, but yeah. Please also, feel free to write me, :) I miss you!!! I love you all!!! I can't wait to see you soon!!!!
Sister McKnight
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Notes from Emily- please don't send her lotion, she left plenty behind and we will send it to her. Also she has been told that they are not to give out their physical address but to have everything go through the mission office. If you need at address just let me know or it is on her blog site. She only has access to a computer on p-day (which is Monday) so sending letters in the mail really is the best. Plus it sounds like she could use them. We are putting together a stack of pictures and little notes to send to her. If you would like to send me an email with a picture and I note I will include it in our package. Thanks for helping to support her through this journey.
But there is some things that are good that happened throughout the week. We've been able to talk to others that I would've been just skipping over but, it was good experiences. We've had no progressing investigators or baptisms at all for almost a year. So I hope that we can make a difference at things in this area. People in the ward are very nice and we've had dinner at three people's house.
It's kinda hard to warm up or get used to my trainer Sister Carter, and all the other missionaries because they've known each other for a long time and I'm the only new sister, but it's getting a bit better, very slowly. I feel rushed and tired all the time.
Sorry for this email, but I hope everything get's up hill from now. The scenery was awesome, it snowed a lot and yeah, I am in a walking zone so yeah.... I hope to loose weight. :P Thanks for the pictures, one thing that I may ask is if you can send hard copy pictures to me of the family and friends and maybe some from the MTC so I can look at them all the time instead of once a week for one hour. I miss you all so much! Please, continue to pray for me, it means a lot! I got the package from Grandma and Grandpa Lofgreen, but haven't opened it yet. :) I'm excited! It's very cold! :P If so, can you also send me some of my lotion, if not that's fine as well, I can buy here, but yeah. Please also, feel free to write me, :) I miss you!!! I love you all!!! I can't wait to see you soon!!!!
Sister McKnight
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Notes from Emily- please don't send her lotion, she left plenty behind and we will send it to her. Also she has been told that they are not to give out their physical address but to have everything go through the mission office. If you need at address just let me know or it is on her blog site. She only has access to a computer on p-day (which is Monday) so sending letters in the mail really is the best. Plus it sounds like she could use them. We are putting together a stack of pictures and little notes to send to her. If you would like to send me an email with a picture and I note I will include it in our package. Thanks for helping to support her through this journey.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Goodbye MTC, Hello Washington!
Today was a BIG DAY! Sister McKnight packed up and left the MTC for the Mission Field. She was able to call us from the Airport before boarding the plane for Washington. It was good to talk to her. She was nervous with all of the airport firsts (she has never flown before) but sounded GREAT! A few minutes later we were sent the following text message and picture:
They are looking great and about to head out of SL airport to our home mission!! Hopefully we are able to meet them again there and send you another pic during their mission!!
They are looking great and about to head out of SL airport to our home mission!! Hopefully we are able to meet them again there and send you another pic during their mission!!
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| Sister McKnight, Elder Worthen, Elder Baldwin, Elder Barker |
Yes, she was the only Sister heading to Washington today. We know she arrived safely because we received the following text message.
They just landed safely in Tri-Cities. They were met by Pres and Sis White and the APs. Washington/Oregon will treat them well!! Merry Christmas!
Then we received the following email and pictures from the Mission Office:
Just a note to let you know that Sister McKnight has arrived safely at the Washington Kennewick Mission. The picture is with President and Sister White and with the other 3 missionaries who arrived today also. We are excited to get to know her. This is a great place to serve as a missionary and I know she will learn to love her mission as we learn to love her.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Letter 12-8-16
Okay, so first off, my companion and I had two TRC appointments this past week. They are just like actor investigators. We will never really know if they are real investigator or not but, the best things happened...... they both said yes on our second visit with them!!!!!!!! They said YES!!! My companion and I, when our first TRC appointment said yes and we left after the lesson, we hugged and we were so happy! :) It was so awesome being able to see how she was able to come unto Christ and to be able to feel of his love that he has for her. :) <3 Then our second TRC lesson, our investigator started to cry because the spirit was so strong that we all started to cry a little bit and it was such an amazing feeling to have. Again, to be able to teach with the spirit and have the spirit testify that what we were teaching her was true and that God and Jesus Christ loves her so much! <3 on that one, after we left, outside the door, we just gave each other a huge hug and teared up some more. Man, was that such an amazing experience and that got me more excited to be able to go to Washington to be able to teach people who we, through the spirit can help them come unto Christ. :) <3
Earlier this morning, we also got to go to the Provo Temple. I love it so much! It's so beautiful and i keep finding a lot of symbolism and other stuff in the temple that I never recognized before. It is so amazing, even in the artwork not only in the temple but used throughout the church. Everything is symbolic and it's beautiful and amazing!
Hey Mom, Dad, Nanners, Joe, Kiley, Sarah, and Bradee, I love you all! Never forget that! Thank you for being a beautiful, amazing family. You truly are my strength. :)
It's really cold here, but it's snowing again right now. :) When it snows, it makes the cold a lot more durable. :P
This week as well, we did an in field orientation and I learned a lot, but here is just a few things that i learned:
* You should believe you can baptize
* The Lord is already preparing specific people to recieve you in every area you will serve throughout your mission.
* Remember to open your mouth and God will fill it
* Act on the promptings of the Holy Ghost and you'll be blessed.
* Represent the Savior, as he would have you be
And one thing that keeps coming to my mind and is shown to me is that the Lord really loves and blesses his missionaries. :) <3
Thank you all for your prayers and faith me in, it means a lot. I love you all! Can't wait to hear from you soon! Never hesitate to email or write, :) I love them!
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~Sister McKnight
Washington, Kennewick Mission
Earlier this morning, we also got to go to the Provo Temple. I love it so much! It's so beautiful and i keep finding a lot of symbolism and other stuff in the temple that I never recognized before. It is so amazing, even in the artwork not only in the temple but used throughout the church. Everything is symbolic and it's beautiful and amazing!
Hey Mom, Dad, Nanners, Joe, Kiley, Sarah, and Bradee, I love you all! Never forget that! Thank you for being a beautiful, amazing family. You truly are my strength. :)
It's really cold here, but it's snowing again right now. :) When it snows, it makes the cold a lot more durable. :P
This week as well, we did an in field orientation and I learned a lot, but here is just a few things that i learned:
* You should believe you can baptize
* The Lord is already preparing specific people to recieve you in every area you will serve throughout your mission.
* Remember to open your mouth and God will fill it
* Act on the promptings of the Holy Ghost and you'll be blessed.
* Represent the Savior, as he would have you be
And one thing that keeps coming to my mind and is shown to me is that the Lord really loves and blesses his missionaries. :) <3
Thank you all for your prayers and faith me in, it means a lot. I love you all! Can't wait to hear from you soon! Never hesitate to email or write, :) I love them!
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~Sister McKnight
Washington, Kennewick Mission
Week 3 Pictures
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| A view from a study window. She loves it and all the snow! |
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| Her favorite picture from last week's Temple Trip. Her companion curled her hair and she loved it. |
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| Her room mates and district members. |
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| This is for a play that was written by her companion. |
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| How her group celebrates a birthday in the MTC. |
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Week 1 and 2 pictures
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| Roommates: Wright (Companion), McKnight, Ricks, Kefu |
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| First laundry day with her roommates |
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| First Temple trip and first time ever at the Provo Temple |
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| Her MTC district |
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| Companions: Wright and McKnight |
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| Taking in the snow. She says she is loving it. |
Letter 12-1-16
This week was amazing! So I'll start off with today because it hit the top of the list! I got
to go inside the Provo temple and do an Endowment Session and be in place of the children for sealings. It was such a great experience to be able to go through as a missionary with my district and zone. The spirit was so strong, it was just amazing! Then I got my cool new mission shirt which I bought! So awesome!
Yesterday, in class, I realized how my testimony of the temple is so strong, I love it! Another thing that I learned about in class is to quit worrying about stuff, press forward with faith, be obedient, and our steps will be guided and our mouth will be filled when you open it. I also learned that when you follow the promptings of the spirit you WILL be blessed. Another thing I learned is that the Lord speaks to us in a way that we can understand. Another thing that really helped my testimony grow is that because I was called of God to be a missionary I will have his spirit will be with me always, even though it may not be as strong all the time. Also another great thing that happened to me is that two Elders, Elder Chen and Elder Card pulled my companion, Sister Wright and I to the side last night, and told us how awesome we are and that they wish that they could become like us in a way with the knowledge we had, the insights, and her cool personality. These are Elders that don't speak much so coming from them, that meant a lot to me that other people find my insights and testimony uplifting.
Also another thing that was made known to me this week is that. My testimony in the scriptures are growing and becoming much stronger.
Oh!!! So some people from my district are going to try and perform "If you could hie to Kolab". Elder Worthen, writes his own songs but he did it with this song! We are going to try and do it at the MTC for our last sacrament meeting here together. But, me, Sis Wright, Elder Baldwin, and Elder Card is going to sing while Elder Worthen plays, I'm so excited for that!
Also, it has snowed so much! I love it! One day this week my district and another district for our zone came outside after a LONG day and we had a huge snowball fight! SO FUN!!!! And that day, it snowed all day and it's starting to snow today as well.
I love you all so much! Yes, please keep emailing me and writing me! I love it and it brings me such peace and joy! If I left anything out that you want to know just ask and I will respond.
Love,
Sister McKnight
to go inside the Provo temple and do an Endowment Session and be in place of the children for sealings. It was such a great experience to be able to go through as a missionary with my district and zone. The spirit was so strong, it was just amazing! Then I got my cool new mission shirt which I bought! So awesome!
Yesterday, in class, I realized how my testimony of the temple is so strong, I love it! Another thing that I learned about in class is to quit worrying about stuff, press forward with faith, be obedient, and our steps will be guided and our mouth will be filled when you open it. I also learned that when you follow the promptings of the spirit you WILL be blessed. Another thing I learned is that the Lord speaks to us in a way that we can understand. Another thing that really helped my testimony grow is that because I was called of God to be a missionary I will have his spirit will be with me always, even though it may not be as strong all the time. Also another great thing that happened to me is that two Elders, Elder Chen and Elder Card pulled my companion, Sister Wright and I to the side last night, and told us how awesome we are and that they wish that they could become like us in a way with the knowledge we had, the insights, and her cool personality. These are Elders that don't speak much so coming from them, that meant a lot to me that other people find my insights and testimony uplifting.
Also another thing that was made known to me this week is that. My testimony in the scriptures are growing and becoming much stronger.
Oh!!! So some people from my district are going to try and perform "If you could hie to Kolab". Elder Worthen, writes his own songs but he did it with this song! We are going to try and do it at the MTC for our last sacrament meeting here together. But, me, Sis Wright, Elder Baldwin, and Elder Card is going to sing while Elder Worthen plays, I'm so excited for that!
Also, it has snowed so much! I love it! One day this week my district and another district for our zone came outside after a LONG day and we had a huge snowball fight! SO FUN!!!! And that day, it snowed all day and it's starting to snow today as well.
I love you all so much! Yes, please keep emailing me and writing me! I love it and it brings me such peace and joy! If I left anything out that you want to know just ask and I will respond.
Love,
Sister McKnight
Letter 11-25-16
Sunday was pretty awesome. It was nice and relaxing. It was a bit weird, not taking the sacrament till like 3 or 4 in the afternoon and having church spread out all day long but it was nice. Very peaceful here. I've learned A LOT! :P I know that the spirit here is very strong and is with me almost the whole day! :) It is such an awesome experience. Some missionaries say it’s like a spiritual prison, but my companion and I, with another set of sister missionaries love it and everything that we learn from the MTC and how to love and teach our investigators.
:) Oh, guess what?!?!?! I got to hear, see and shake hands with Neil L. Anderson!!!! It was so awesome! I was afraid that we were not going to be able to because of the seats we were in, but he came all the way around and shook hands with my whole district. :) Such and awesome experience! We did a service project as well on Thanksgiving where we packed bags of food to give to the hungry, watched Ephraim’s Rescue. Then at the end of the night we got to see all the different cultures that are here in the MTC perform different musical numbers and dances! So beautiful! Then we got to walk around and take pictures near the Christmas lights and I will send pictures as soon as my companion and other district leaders send me them.
I will forward you one of the pictures in another email from a temple walk we did as a district! My district is amazing! We have an Elder in my district whose name is Elder Worthen, and he is an amazing piano player! He writes his own music to hymns and just other music in general, he can also play many different types of instruments too but his piano skills are amazing! I almost cry every time. He also started to play the John Schmitt song where he uses his elbow to play, just from his memory, but any, yeah, he's pretty cool and talented!
My companion is SOOO beautiful and her name is Sister. Wright, (we rhyme!) :P But she's so nice and helped me once when I had a breakdown of me not being good enough, and she loves chocolate, and ice cream, and yeah! We work perfectly together and l love when we teach a lesson to investigators who may or may not be pretending but the spirit is so strong, and I'm so glad that I have her as my companion!
We were supposed to go to the temple today but we were told that we have to wait to next Thursday, because everything is all messed up because of Thanksgiving. :/
:P The MTC is a great experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything! Even when I get feeling down I always get picked back up because the spirit it so strong here and what we learn is true and everyone’s testimonies are so strong in my district that when we all share what we know, it’s another boost and I stand tall, knowing that I'm a representative of Jesus Christ. I love you all and can't wait to hear back from you soon!
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~Sister McKnight
Washington, Kennewick Mission
P.S. Also it snowed!!! I got to play in the snow!! As it was falling!!! So beautiful!!! I loved it so much!!! I got to make snowballs and look up in the sky as it was falling. I got to eat some of it, haha, it tasted pretty good and yeah!
:) Oh, guess what?!?!?! I got to hear, see and shake hands with Neil L. Anderson!!!! It was so awesome! I was afraid that we were not going to be able to because of the seats we were in, but he came all the way around and shook hands with my whole district. :) Such and awesome experience! We did a service project as well on Thanksgiving where we packed bags of food to give to the hungry, watched Ephraim’s Rescue. Then at the end of the night we got to see all the different cultures that are here in the MTC perform different musical numbers and dances! So beautiful! Then we got to walk around and take pictures near the Christmas lights and I will send pictures as soon as my companion and other district leaders send me them.
I will forward you one of the pictures in another email from a temple walk we did as a district! My district is amazing! We have an Elder in my district whose name is Elder Worthen, and he is an amazing piano player! He writes his own music to hymns and just other music in general, he can also play many different types of instruments too but his piano skills are amazing! I almost cry every time. He also started to play the John Schmitt song where he uses his elbow to play, just from his memory, but any, yeah, he's pretty cool and talented!
My companion is SOOO beautiful and her name is Sister. Wright, (we rhyme!) :P But she's so nice and helped me once when I had a breakdown of me not being good enough, and she loves chocolate, and ice cream, and yeah! We work perfectly together and l love when we teach a lesson to investigators who may or may not be pretending but the spirit is so strong, and I'm so glad that I have her as my companion!
We were supposed to go to the temple today but we were told that we have to wait to next Thursday, because everything is all messed up because of Thanksgiving. :/
:P The MTC is a great experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything! Even when I get feeling down I always get picked back up because the spirit it so strong here and what we learn is true and everyone’s testimonies are so strong in my district that when we all share what we know, it’s another boost and I stand tall, knowing that I'm a representative of Jesus Christ. I love you all and can't wait to hear back from you soon!
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~Sister McKnight
Washington, Kennewick Mission
P.S. Also it snowed!!! I got to play in the snow!! As it was falling!!! So beautiful!!! I loved it so much!!! I got to make snowballs and look up in the sky as it was falling. I got to eat some of it, haha, it tasted pretty good and yeah!
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