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Hi Friends!

 Okay, so I know that missions are supposed to be hard (and don't get too crazy, it's still hard) but it's way fun too! All these different people warning me that it would be so hard and all that got me super worried, but I LOVE it. there's something hard everyday, but there are MIRACLES everyday too, it's crazy. 

 We have so many Investigators that are doing so well and it baffles my mind to see their progress. It's truly isn't because of us. We're obedient and do our best to listen to the Spirit. EVERYTHING else is out of our hands.

 The highlight of this week was Ana, who I mentioned last week. Her baptismal date is set for November 25th and she's practically adopted us, she told us that God sent us to her and she's keeping us, sorry mom. :/ She's got such an affect on all the people that she meets too, She's gonna be the means of so many people coming closer to Christ, I can feel it. 

 We've got so many parents in Terrace Heights, it's hilarious. Ana is our mom, A less active and her husband are our parents(Jim told us he gets to vet our boyfriends even), Kim and Marie are our grandparents, and Brother and sister Jenkins are our grandparents (Sister Jenkins has an extra room for us to stay in when we come back to visit too! :))

 We went to a baptism on Saturday! And because it got leaked that I can play piano, Elder hunt asked me to play. It was my first time attending a baptism as a missionary (and Ana came!) and it was such a different experience. Each day something happens that makes me feel more and more like Sister Shuldberg and less like just Karlee. What's funny too is that when I sign something or have to write my name I almost always start writing Sister Shuldberg instead of Karlee Shuldberg. such is life as a missionary :). 

 Also, I've discovered that it takes me about 5 weeks to start getting irritated at my companion, lol. It's what happens when you literally spend 24/7 with someone raised differently than you. But no worries, I love her more than anything that is bothersome, and we're having a blast in T-Heights.

 Alright, miracle moment. Bryan is an investigator who is a self-proclaimed atheist and we were trying to get him to pray. On Saturday, they found out that we might not get to g o over there anymore cause of some issues with his dad and their landlord, so he went back over to talk to his dad again and said a prayer(!!) just before walking in the house and it all worked out and he was so confident that that was an answer to his prayer (cause it was). EVERYONE, Heavenly Father does hear your prayers and always answers them, trust in that <3

 Much Love!
Sister Shuldberg

 p.s. the subject is cause Sister Zollinger scared me when I fell asleep during personal study one day and I just looked at her and very angrily (and sleepily) said "why would you do that." and now she won't stop mocking me

 p.p.s. I held a baby! I know, I know, there's no coming back from it lol. We were making cookies with Ana and apparently I wasn't mixing it right, so she practically threw the baby at me and let go, I couldn't just drop a 2 month old! (It was kinda wonderful tbh). 






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