What I believe

 "What happens now? Now that I believe?"

"What do I need to do to be baptized?"

"I want to come back to church." 

"I want my girlfriend to learn what I learned from the missionaries." 

"I am willing to open my heart. I want to become like Jesus Christ."

"What changed for you when you chose to believe?" 

Every line has a person and their story behind it. But more than any experience we had this week, I want to share what I believe.

I have felt God's love in my life, it fills me, as 2 Nephi 4:21 describes. Every time I look into the eyes of the people we come across, my heart gets a little softer. God has opened my eyes to see people where they are which = a lot of tears from Sister Rex. Sometimes my heart hurts because of the hard things that others go through, but other times it hurts because of how often I fall into sin, "nevertheless I know in whom I have trusted. My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions... and he has filled me with his love" (2 Nephi 4:18-21).

I believe in Christ. I believe that He lives and that no matter what "sins easily beset you" He will help you when you turn to Him. I love the Prophet Joseph Smith. Everything that I know about Christ is because of him. This is the ongoing restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I will stand forever. Where will you stand?

I've always believed it's true; but now it's real.

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex

Sister Thacker wears Christmas earrings every 25th of the month - Merry August Christmas!!!

Just some action shots of me eating breakfast. Enjoy.

You mess with Jessie you mess with us 

Farewell Sister Thacker 

The happiest group of sisters! The elders question how these ladies are always so happy

SISTER REX x 2

Sometimes missionary work be like: 🥴 #awkward 

Just a 20 year old

 Our POV: sees young guy sitting on road, let's go see how old he is!! 21?? YES YSA are who we've been praying for! He asked what's up?! He WANTS to talk to us?? Yes OF COURSE you can walk with us while we teach you the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

This guy was just soaking it all in as we walked around the block, dropping all our big guns Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, THE true church of Christ, baptism and he was nodding and saying "yeah!" to everything we said!!! 

And then all he wanted was our instagrams. We laughed at what was probably going through his mind while we were pouring out our souls 

His POV: 2 girls want to talk to me? Sure I'll listen to whatever they have to say and then get their instagrams

Sometimes I forget that I'm just a 20 year old girl out trying to share the gospel and that not every person is searching for truth, but when we find the ones that are it makes everything else worth it. Some of those sweet moments from this week:

•Jessie really took our invite to heart, praying to want to want to change 

•Michael's whole countenance changed when he learned what repentance means 

•Forsi's tears of sadness turned into tears of joy when we showed her the Book of Mormon is available in Persian. "My language! I forgot my sadness! God is good!" 

God IS good and He helps me forget my sadness. 

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

Actually answer those questions for yourself

It was a SWEET EXPERIENCE to look into the eyes of Elder Renlund and then to hear him say with such quiet confidence, "I know that He lives." 

This week was full of anticipation as we waited to gather together as a mission to learn from an apostle of the Lord. And it left my heart absolutely FULL

Con of trying to have an open heart all the time: I pour my heart out to everyone these days and it gets STOMPED on ahahah YSA are Class A punks #leavethemloved

We are teaching some BALLER guys, we can't keep up with how much they want to meet!! #pray4girlstojoin they each WANT the gospel, they WANT to learn, they NEED Jesus Christ. They see how real Christ is and it's eye-opening. Sister Renlund posed a few questions that really got me thinking:

"How real is the Savior in your life?

 What can you do to make Him more real in your life?" 

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

I rest my case of why I would never choose to live in Lancaster. 

The 2 most precious hermanas #bestsnacksuppliers

Peep Sister Tobler's missionary clothing line coming to you October 2021 

Sister Thacker almost had to lower me behind this dumpster HAHA

WHEN YOU FEEL IT. THE CHURCH IS TRUE.

What sillies left all these doors open...

We always regret the frosty but it hit the spot in the moment 

Monumental Moment: Sister Thacker ran;)

There were a lot of moments where we felt like we hit the "end" (sign pictured below) but we kept on running (also pictured below). 

After a painfully slow rejection, I was frustrated. "What the heck am I doing? Am I even doing what God wants?" 

Right then we turned the corner and saw him. We've been trying to get ahold of this guy named Bryan and all we knew about him was that he wears beats and has a skateboard. There, sitting on the side of the road, was a man wearing some big beats. I stopped in the middle of the road and yelled "IS YOUR NAME BRYAN?" 

It sure was!!! Bryan came to church with us all the way in Santa Clarita and read the Book of Mormon the whole drive there. 

Not all my frustrations led to finding Bryans, sometimes I stop when we hit "end" signs. But what gets me up and running is remembering what Christ has done for the world. Each day we see heartache and unfairness, things that only Christ's love can heal.

Remember and run for Christ!

(Even Sister Thacker who hates running ran for Christ this week hahaha "Jessie is worth it!")

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex

It's NOT the end 

The Joshua trees are growing on me

PSA: 4 minute drives ≠ 4 minute walks 

We still laugh everyday that we're companions 

Love me some flat sunsets 

Have you ever seen such a happy smile on someone (who hates to run) running??

Just out for a run!

"Let me put a shirt on"

That is what we WISH every shirtless man we talked to would say, but it was the most commonly used phrase from this week's contacting

#justwearyourshirtpleaseandthanks 

We have some fully clothed friends that we're teaching who have my heart!!! 

"You can't get rid of me, I know it's true and I love it." 

Those are the moments I pray they'll never forget. Moments when the spirit testified to their hearts! I LOVE THE SPIRIT SO MUCH!!! "The spirit speaks the truth... it speaks of things as they really are" (Jacob 4:13). Everyday I rely on the promise that "by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things" (Moroni 10:5). There are so many things that fill our hearts and minds, things that leave us uncertain but through the spirit WE CAN KNOW THE TRUTH. And it's the most painful yet joyful experience watching people learn that for themselves.

Wear your shirt and open your heart to the spirit this week!!!! 

Love big! Love hard! 

Sister Rex 

GAINED 5 LBS EATING THIS BREAD. Legit weighed myself before and after hahahah 

The hairstyle of this transfer #sweatysweaty 

A glowing sky that brightened a long day

We love our dirt roads!!! #dustyandcrusty

But then we realized there was no way out and I began to rethink my "FULL SEND" of running through a closing door 

At first we thought it was funny that I was trapped on the other side of the gate 

I really thought I was going to have to scale the fence but then THE DOOR WAS OPENED and Sister Thacker and I were united #alwaysstaywithyourcomp