Letter from Jan 30
Hey Family and Friends!!

Oh my...so this week was the most exhausting week in every way
possible...physically, spiritually, emotionally, etc...but it was a
week that I will never ever forget!! Are you ready to hear all about
our 7 Day Challenge...cause I will tell you all about it and all the
other stuff that happened this week too! So buckle in and hold on
tight it is going to be a fun ride!!
Ok...so Tuesday was p-day...hooray...but on our way to the library to
e-mail we stopped by to see if Dora was home...unfortunetly she
wasnt'...so we just went and did the things we needed to do. It didn't
really feel like a p-day because we went and had a lesson with a RC
Beau right in the middle of the day, but it was good. Then when we met
up with the other missionaries, Sister Brower and I tried to make
Elder Heap finish teaching us how to solve the Rubick's cube...he got
transferred, so we will never finish learning, but we can solve the
first two rows!...but that night we had a lot of appts with Members
and LA's and even Mark and his mom! On our way home for the night, we
of course stopped by Dora's...oh and we have been calling her all day
long...and guess what she was home!, but she was asleep on the couch!!
So we didn't get to talk to her, but we left her a note! Have I
mentioned that missionaries are the BEST stalkers!! Well we are and
you will see that throughout the things that happened this week!
On Wednesday we had service and then taught Michelle. We taught her
about temples and Family History and she is so excited to go to the
temple and start working on her Family History!! And we are excited to
help her! That afternoon we just did some stop-bys...which included
going to Dora's probably about 5 times...before we had dinner with a
fun family. Then we went to the church to see what was going on for
mutual and get our planners all ready for this transfer. So we didn't
see Dora at all once again today....but guess what Sister Brower and I
had so much faith that it was still going to happen! So what did we do
you ask?? We booked the baptismal font! Yes we did! Then as we were
planning for the next day we prayed specifically to know what time we
should go see Dora on Thursday....
So next comes Thursday...we did service and a little bit of weekly
planning...which involved planning Dora's baptism...andthen we had
lunch with Helen. It actually wasn't too bad that time...and we found
out something that we have in common...are you ready...Helen and I
both LOVE Grey's Anatomy...ya pretty great! So we actually had a good
time with her. After Helen was when we felt like we should go see
Dora. Can you guess what happened?? She was HOME!!!! She let us in and
we taught her everything we needed to and then told her she was
prepared to be baptized and invited her to be baptized on Sunday...3
days later...she didn't even hesitate and said "Yes, If I don't have
to work." Basically Sister Brower and I were in total shock and were
freaking out inside!! I think we were so happy we didn't know what to
do with ourselves...but we weren't totally out of the woods...we would
find out on Friday if Dora had to work. But the rest of Thursday
wasn't very exciting. All we did was our weekly planning and had
dinner with a family.
So Friday...this is the day we have all been waiting for...well Dora
told us to call her in the afternoon...so I will tell you what
happened in a minute...That day I had LTM's(Leadership Training
Meeting) all day...like from 9-6! It was a really long day, but I
learned a lot as well! And I got to spend the day with Sister Hayes
because she is training a new sister this transfer. When it was all
over Sister Brower and I gave Sister Archibald a ride home, because
President had to leave early to give a baptismal interview...and I
seriously just LOVE her!! When we got home we went to a big stake RS
Activity and it was really good for what we were there for...but we
left early to go see Dora...so are you ready...we get there and are
talking with her and she tells us that she has to work...we were
devastated!! We asked her if she would ask for it off, or ask someone
to switch her and promised her that if she would Heavenly Father would
prepare a way for her to be baptized!! When we left we still had faith
that it could happen...I mean Heavenly Father can do anything he
wants! So we just kept praying for a miracle! By this time I am pretty
sure half the ward is praying for her, the entire zone, obviously me
and Sister Brower, and lots of others!!
Saturday may have been the longest day of my mission...we were in such
limbo not knowing if the baptism was really going to happen. We still
had faith that it could...but we weren't able to talk to Dora at all
on Saturday...she wasn't answering our phone calls and she wasn't
home...so we went on complete faith that she would just come to church
and it would still happen. Sister Brower and I did everything we
possibly could for it to happen! The rest of our day was long as
well...it was just filled with lots of stop-bys...and then ended with
a lesson with Mark and his mom...they still won't commit to a
baptismal date...but we are still working with them.
Sunday...the last day of the challenge...we started our day bright and
early with ward council at 7...not fun to wake up earlier than you
have to as a missionary...every minute of sleep is precious...but it
was a good meeting and the ward is behind us 100% with Dora! Then we
had church...did Dora come??? Nope...but we still had faith she could
come to one of the other wards, because we did give her that
option...we tried calling her to see if she would come to one of
them...but she didn't answer, so we decided to leave church and go to
her house...she was at work...so she wasn't able to come. So no
baptism...but don't worry...My faith was so strengthened this week!! I
know that Heavenly Father answers prayers and that He loves all his
children!! He gave us so many tender mercies this week even though it
was a hard week! After church we had lunch with the Vance's! Love them
so much! and then dinner with the Spencer's a little bit later...they
have a daughter serving in Las Vegas, but they hated the 7DC...oh
well...but then last but not least we had correlation with Bro Byrne.
I am just really glad this week is over, but really it isn't over and
the next few weeks are going to be stressful too in helping Dora enter
the waters of baptism...but guess what Sister Brower and I are up to
the challenge!!
Mom...to answer your question about church...since we cover 2 wards we
go to church from 9-2....it is fun! Church is the best!! As a
missionary 9:00 church isn't bad because you wake up at 6:30 every
morning anyways...and Sage! You are such a stud...keep reading!!
Well I hope you all have a super week!! I love you all so much!! And
miss you a lot too!!

Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant

The picture is just a crazy one of me and Sister Brower and one of the
Vance girls and her cousin!! They are great!!