To the Family and Friends of Sister Myers

Hello, you don't know me but I know Sister Myers quite well. It was a
crazy week for Sister Myers and Sister Laws. A lot happened. But first
here are several funny things that happened to these 2 hooligans:

1. Once upon a time Sister Laws and Sister Myers were driving to find
a less active and the GPS took them to a fork in the road and it told
them to turn left.....but.....THERE WAS NO LEFT! What? Yeah that GPS
was off it's rocker because they were already on a back road that was
hard packed dirt to begin with and then it wanted them to basically go
off-roading up a VERY bumpy path that hardly looked like a path. Yeah
then they were taking a video of the whole scenario and while they
were taking it the phone started ringing and it is hooked to the car
and so they heard it but in the video Sister Myers like, freaks out at
the fact that the phone is ringing and they aren't in the car.....but
also she wasn't sure how long it had been ringing because one could
not hear it very well....anyway.....so that happened

2. Sister Myers and Sister Laws acted out 1 Nephi 18 for some less
actives this week and it was the funniest thing ever. Picture
attached. Also, it makes Sister Myers look really fat but she is in
fact....not THAT fat haha she hasn't gained any weight on her mission
so there (unless you count losing 10 pounds then gaining it back haha)
Also the outfits....were just so random. Not sure why they used
lemonade as the Liahona...I guess that's the closest thing they could
find that maybe sort of got close to resembling one.

3. So Sister Myers and Sister Laws were at a members how teaching them
(wife used to be less active and husband is a recent convert) - the
Dobbs and they were teaching them about the Holy Ghost. After doing a
little activity to demonstrate what the Holy Ghost is like they talked
about ways that they can have the Holy Ghost and ways that they will
lose the Holy Ghost. Then at one point Sister Dobbs decided to do a
role play with Hayden, the 10 year old and she "called" him by
pointing her hand up to her ear like a phone and Hayden did the same
and this is how the conversation went:
Sister Dobbs: "Hey Hayden theres this huge party coming up this
Sunday. Everyone is going to bet here and there will be beer and stuff
too. Do you wanna come?"
Hayden: .......... (long pause...like 20-30 seconds)
Sister Myers: "Hayden listen to the Holy Ghost, what should you tell
your friend?"
(another pause)
Hayden: "Can I bring the missionaries?"
Oh Sister Myers and Sister Laws just about died laughing. It was the
funniest thing.

4. Another time, after visiting someone, they decided to take a
picture by this giant Sparta sign so they parked on the side of the
road and went and took pictures. Upon getting back in the car they
realized they were stuck due to the melting snow....they could move
the car backwards but not forwards because there was just a slight
incline to get back on the road. Then they are like, "Hopefully no one
stops thinking we need help." Right like 3 trucks stop and they like
start pulling out ropes and stuff...the most embarrassing thing ever
and Sister Laws just told them that we were fine and just stopped to
take a picture and Sister Myers is like, "Um....we are so stuck! Don't
tell them to go!" But they do so then Sister Laws just backs way up
and then goes forward and so then she had enough momentum to get up
over the little ridge and they were on their way....wow.

5. This morning, upon returning from working out on the track outside,
these 2 sisters walked up to their door to find it locked! And no
phone! Great. So now what? Sister Myers had been on the back porch
that morning to get her shoes that had been drying so they thought it
might be open. But they needed a way up to the second floor so they
thought they could call the Tuckers and get a ladder from them. But
how on earth would they call the Tuckers? Well, the Elders knew their
number....but they didn't have that either. Usually Sister Myers is
great at memorizing numbers....like it's creepy...but she could not
remember it but she did remember the number of the sisters in
Christiana her last area....so they ran to an investigators house
nearby and used her phone to call them to get Presidents number who
could give them the Elders number who could give them the Elders
number who could give them the Tuckers number. (Oh also they tried the
apartment complex person but there was no answer). But President
didn't answer so the line stopped there. But Linda, the investigator
was so nice and took them to the Tuckers. They got a ladder and went
back to the apartment and Sister Laws climbed up it and one could
basically cute the suspense as she tried the back door. Locked. GOOD!
GOOD GOOD! So now what? Well, I guess it's back to the Tuckers. So
then 2 hours, a nap (for Sister Laws) and 3 letters (for Sister Myers)
later, the apartment lady answered and they were back in their
apartment. Used to be that the other set of sisters had keys to their
apartment (they had made copies and traded) but now there weren't any
sooooo yeah....today they are planning to make another copy and give
it to the Tuckers for safe keeping! :) It's been a weird day for them!

Okay, that's it for the funny stories and crazy adventures. Now for
some even better stuff!!!

So do y'all remember Ashlee? Well, the sisters decided that they were
going to have a real serious lesson with her about making sacrifices
to come to church because she just wont come because she is always at
her mom's. It was such a great lesson about putting God first with
some great examples from the scriptures. And guess what she said when
they asked her to make a way to come to church? "I'll just go to my
mom's on Friday and come back early Sunday so I can go to church." :)
Fast forward a few days to Sunday when the sisters were quite
disappointed when she didn't show up and they asked the Crossville
Elders (where her and her mom are) if they went to church....no go.
Bummer :(

But here's something super awesome! So Sister Myers and Sister Laws
have been teaching these less actives....they were relatively active
before but then something happened so they haven't bee going....but
anyway they are very simple minded southerns and so the Sisters have
to basically teach them like they are in primary but they are the
greatest people ever....haha they are the ones that they acted out the
scriptures! And guess what? Ever since they have been teaching them in
this way - they have been coming to church! :) And invited them to
dinner and that is HUGE! Also, another miracle about the whole
situation is at Sister Longie called them up on Tuesday or something
like that and asked them if she could GO OUT TEACHING WITH THEM! Wow,
that was a huge step - and she absolutely loved going out with them.
She kept saying how much of a ball it was! :)

THERE WAS A MISSION CONFERENCE THIS WEEK!! Woot! Sister Myers loved
that! :) If she could give it a title it would be, "Online RESET". The
meeting was all about how they are going to reset the missionaries
minds on how they use online technology. They are doing a 2 month
Facebook Fast to let the RESET really work and to take a few courses
slash read some things about how to be better online missionaries!
There are several stages to this RESET:
Stage 1: Mobile devices -  new iPads with more safeguards and better
technology, first the missionaries will get used to using these
Stage 2: Area book planner - new features for the computerized area
book will then be introduced
Stage 3: Online Proselyting - this is where online missionary work is
reintroduced and the missionaries get back on Facebook and become
effective missionaries in the technological world!
Some other interesting things: now, missionaries will get information
about online work way before they leave on their mission. They will
take online courses at home, then when they enter the MTC (or right
before, she doesn't remember when) missionaries will get iPads, which
will be theirs, and they will learn how to use them in the MTC and
then when they enter the field they will be prepared on how to use
technology in teaching people face to face as well as online. Then, 6
weeks before missionaries return home, they will have a 6 week return
home program that helps them plan on what they will do after they
return home and make a plan. Then they will show this to their stake
president upon returning home.
And this RESET is to help missionaries know how to use technology for
the rest of their lives. Here's a quote Sister Myers wrote down from
the member of the 70 that was speaking "This teaching [RESET] is not
just a reset of your mission, it is a reset of the rest of your life!
Media will be with you until the second coming."
So I think I was unclear at one point: this a RESET of online
missionary work as well as how we use media and technology along with
many other things! Things are changing!

So I would think that y'all remember Sister Myers last letter about
being stuck inside right? Well, because of that weather there were
several places in bad shape. So in Monterey, a city close by
Cookeville, about 20 minutes from Sparta, the stake was having a huge
service project to pick up branches and trees in peoples yards.
President Anderson asked all the missionaries in that zone to go to
the service project on Saturday and help out. Sister Myers was so
excited. She loves doing work like that....not sure why she didn't
like it before her mission...she didn't really say. But anyway, they
went up to Monterey and they were in groups and for like 5 hours they
went to members houses and stuff and some people used chain saws to
cute up trees and branches and everyone else picked them up and put
them by the street where the county would pick them up. Sister Myers
seriously thought it was funniest thing every. Especially since they
got to wear the OFFICIAL vest things that they say "Mormon helping
hands" that you see on like lds.org and stuff. It was basically the
best day ever. Pictures will be attached. Also she got some good
battle scars because she was wearing capris because her legs don't get
cold and so she got a few cutes and scratches and some bruises on her
arms but it was still SO FUN!!! She wants to do it again.

Well, that's basically it for the adventures of Sister Myers this
week. It's supposed to snow again this week and she isn't too happy
about that but maybe a miracle will happen and it won't. Also sorry
this letter is so long. Sometimes I just tend to go on and on.

Sister Myers told me to tell you that she loves all y'all and she
hopes you have a fantastic week! I do too!

Much love,
Sister Myers iPad

PS Here are some pictures that I have that are from the week. There
may be more!
1. See funny story number 1
2. See funny story number 2: Sister Myers was Nephi and Sister Laws
was the brothers/God
3. Picture that came from funny story number 4
4. From the mission conference! Sister Myers got to see Sister O and
her 2 very favorite people from Christiana! Michelle and Sister
Philburn! :) :) :) :)
5. All the missionaries before the service project :) I'll send some
more from the service project! :)