A good broken

There are a lot of broken people here. A song that I've always liked hit me in my soul as I realized how much I FELT the lyrics: 

       "You look away to avoid the hurt." 

The last time I was around these parts I looked away. I put up walls around my heart and without realizing it, my joy became a barrier to sympathy. It took painful, pleading months of prayer to break those walls down:

       "If you want a heart of sympathy, pray to God to help you see the world that Jesus sees."

The walls weren't the only thing that broke; so did my heart:

       "Once you see... your heart will break and you'll lay awake. You'll understand God loves them too."

Driving through these homeless filled streets, sitting in homes where parents plead and pour out their hearts to their children who blanky stare in another direction, teaching people who want to be baptized but can't because of limitations. These are moments of "a good broken" because they've filled me with God's love for all His children. 

I finally see. It has always been the broken ones that Christ heals (Matthew 4:24). But He can only heal those who come to Him (3 Nephi 9:13-14).

What broken part of you will you let Christ heal this week?

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

See you never Santa Clarita 

How I felt leaving Sister Palmer:(( 

BUT AYO LET'S GO SISTER THACKER 

When God sends you BACK to Amargosa YSA

Not completely pictured: the wind that has caused half my hair to fall out. Really holding onto Alma 40:23 "even a hair of the head shall not be lost."

Lancaster does have SOME green!! 

And this. Is an iconic group of elders. 

Not in the mood to be converted, but let me show you my jarred kitties

We were just chatting out on this porch when a black nail polished hand shot out of the front door holding a little jar of lemon drops

"Wanna lemon drop?" 

After his mom clarified that we knew he wasn't interested in the church, the rest of this mystery hand came out- long blue hair, tattoo sleeves on both arms, giant earrings, and he plopped right down with us 

"Oh sweet I can talk to you then! I wasn't in the mood to be converted today." 

People see the tag and they RUN from us, but we've learned to stop chasing the ones who don't want it because THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT THE GOSPEL NOW

On Saturday the ZLs called us absolutely frantic; this week as a zone we hadn't found a single person. "What can we do right now??"

When things aren't going our way sometimes we stress what more can we do?! All our missionaries are working HARD and they're frustrated too. I realized that all we can do right now is turn to the Lord, this is His work. We can unite in prayer and fasting, we can align our will with His so we can be lead to the people that He is preparing.

We had an "emergency zone prayer" and by the end of our night, we had found 7 families!!! In the past I've tried to give more, to try harder, to work longer, but I've learned what I really need to do is pray more. 

#soeasyyoucantdoit TURN TO PRAYER THIS WEEK, IT WORKS!!!

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

OUR FAVORITE NEIGHBOR BOB

The porch where Rebecca came to the knowledge of her Redeemer and where my heart GREW

Soaking in all my palms before heading back to the desert 

Last run with Sister Palmer:((

If you want to be entertained, watch videos of Rebecca on laughing gas hahaha

The lemon drop guy's jarred kitties

Were you a cheerleader?

EVER GET TO SEE YOUR BEST FRIEND GET BAPTIZED??! 

Almost every transfer I get asked "were you a cheerleader?" and it just cracks me up - in another life I'd be one #WHATTEAM #TEAMCHRIST

Luckily for me missionary = cheerleader

We get to cheer people on as they come unto Christ!! That has been the BEST part of my mission, screaming and squealing and celebrating the little victories. 

The gospel of Jesus Christ in action changes lives! Standing next to a soaking wet Rebecca after she came out of the font was a moment I'll never forget because it was so real for her. She just sobbed as the day she never thought was going to happen became a reality. 

It wasn't all screams and squeals with Rebecca, there were a lot of tears and heartache, but those challenges were the moments that brought her closer to Christ.

I 

I believe 

I believe that we 

I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE WON

Because Jesus Christ is on our side!

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex

A belated 4th pic #crustypics4life

A zone of miracles, I LOVE these people

Come a long way with this one;))

Pretty evenings @ the park 

THE BEST DISTRICT 

Sister Palmer in her natural habitat

My favorite picture on the planet 

Soooo extra