April 2nd
Hey Everyone, I'm felling much better! Just so you all
know right off the bat! We have been sick in bed for almost 8 days which is
a life time as a missionary. We are all still a little sick but
feeling much better. There were many really funny things that happened, and a
lot of the Book of Mormon was read. One of the great blessings that
happened from all of this is that we didn't get caught up really in
all the celebration of the holiday, and ended up focusing on the spiritual aspect
of the holiday! And WOW! My whole point of view has changed on
Easter. For the first time I have come to understand what it’s all about. And
really it should to be the biggest holiday that we have, because it’s the most important.
On Sunday, it being the first full day
that we were out of the house, was a blast! I woke up and made everyone
pudding. All my companion are now big fans of pudding. We then sat at the table
and read the Easter story. The spirit was so strong and it was a
great way to start the day. We then sang in church two
different times. I was great and it sounded even better considering that
we were still sick. And were surprised by the visit of the Seventy from our
area that came. He talked of the life of the savior and what that meant to him.
I was great and I was over come by his testimony. After we taught and
had some really great lessons on the Saviors live. We then got to go
to a great member in our wards home and celebrate Easter. It was awesome the
set up an Easter egg hunt. We had a ham feast with some really great cheesy potatoes
and then ended it with dying eggs. My companion Sister Swap was wearing my
white dress with flowers on it and spilt the blue dye down the front of it. I
was crying tears from laughing so hard. The blue dye all so all over her leg
and she is now part Smruff. It was a great night and the best part is that the
spirit was so strong.
The testimony of Easter
that I have gained this year will be a gift that I will have the rest of
my life and a blessing that will benefit the future family, Tory and I will
have! I will forever celebrate the Savior on this day. My mission has blessed
me in more ways than I could ever say. Thank you Heavenly Father for this great
gift. I hope that all of you will take another look at this holiday and find a
way to center it around the savior just like everyday of our lives should be.
I love you all see you. Sister Cannaday
April 8th
Today was great but sad. There is a Sister in the mission that
is going home early. And they are taking away my Baby Sister Swapp. I'm so very
very very sad. To tell you the truth I'm crying a little bit right now. Because
I just found out.
WOW! What a conference this time! It just blew me away. There
were so many really great talks. So much great instruction. Please please heed
the council! They are so on it. Also this week has been one of the busiest
I have had on my mission. I taught more then ever before and talked with more
people then ever before too. I love doing what the lord has in store. I
love you all so much. And it was so good to get out of the house. I love you
all! Keep studying those talks.
Sister Cannaday
April
15th
Ok everyone my letter is going to be short just because we have
run out of time today. Just know that my birthday was great!!!! I got to
spend the time with a lot of people that I love just like last year. The rest
of the week was full of crazy teaching and full of the spirit.
There is so much I would love to tell you but I have no time. I love you all
keep reading, praying going to church. Sister Cannaday
April 21st
I may have sent most of my day hiking again :) There is just so
many wonderful things to do here and everyone has been
helping me see them all. The hike that we went on brought us to this view where
all you could see were cascading mountains until they faded into
a blue sea. It just took my breath away. Every time I go into the
beautiful world that the Lord created for us I truly fell the love God has for
us all. The spirit is so strong in those places as the weather is getting
warmer get out there and enjoy it!!! I truly stand all amazed at the
world he has given us. I also felt the same way as I watched a woman that I
love so dearly dressed in white get baptized this Saturday. Being a missionary
is the best because we get to be apart of these wonderful peoples
lives. Oh how sweet the fruit.
I love you all Sister Cannaday :)
April
29th
So once more I'm going on an adventure today. We are going to
the beach! YEAH!!!!! I can't wait I love going even though we can’t get in the
water. I do want to tell you all about this funny moment that I had this week
teaching. We starter teaching a man this week who is so ready for this he even
said so. I had this impression that we should invite him to come with our ward
to the temple before we even started really teaching him. Crazy right? There is
just so much to understand before you even understand why you can't go in. So
we took full advantage of the car ride up there. Well as many of you know I get
Car sick, this time I got really really carsick. He kept turning around when
the spirit was strong and looking at us in the eye. That was not good! Luckily
we got through the restoration before I got really sick. At one point I said
"I'm getting really sick so you know. .... To tell the
truth can we pull over at the next exit?...... NO can we pull over
NOW!!!!!" as Tiffany the great driver that she is got all the way over in
30 sec. and I got out the door running. There was no time to waste and
I through everything up! Right there on the side of the road. It was really
funny! But I felt bad to leave that as a first impression on someone new that
we were teaching. But it all worked out. We got back in the car, the spirit was
there and we just kept on teaching. I love this work!!!!!! Everyone, the spirit
is true and can change anyone’s heart and bring them to the waters a baptism. I
love being a tool in his hands!
See you soon love you all!!!
-Sister Cannaday
