Ok so this is long but so good! Love you all 

Last days in provo were sad 🙁 At our last district council we had like a mini testinony meeting and it was super powerful!! So bye provo!!

Wednsdsy we got up at 4:30 to start traveling to salt lake airport then to oregon!! At the airport we literally ate full cafe rio meals at 9:30am cuz we were starvingggg. In the airport we met this cute old Filipino airport worker and he was telling us about his mission in the Philippines and how he was the best baptiser they have ever had lol i almost pulled out my tagolag but all i know is kamote and gusto ko ng taco bell and i figured he would be confused if i just whipped that out 

We got to Oregon and met the Parkers our mission presidant and his wife! They are the best! But it was honestly a super overwhelming day and the sisters stayed in a hotel room and it was rough for me im not going to lie all i wanted to do was go home but its ok God needs me out here so I’m here! 

We woke up at breakfast at the mission home and then we met our trainers and got our area! So im in the Kaiser zone in the Royal Oaks ward but im technically in Salem! Its the most dangerous place in the mission and it really is the ghetto and the people here are super poor.. 

My trainer is sister evans she is super fun and chill! Shes an STL and this is her last transfer so hopefully a good one haha but shes been in this ward for A YEAR so very imposter syndrom cuz she knows everyone super well! And everyone things we are sisters lol! Anywho shes the best 

Then we went to our apartment its pretty nice then we went out to do the work haha and i was so terrified. But im sorry our first lesson was with our friend Kaylea and this is the first time shes met with the missionaries and it was SUCH A POWERFUL LESSON and it was amazing and she is so ready and get this WE PUT HER ON DATE FOR BAPTISM!!! It was so cool!! We were so happy after wow yes!! Then we just visited other people, i dont say much lol cuz i dont know like anyone or their story and i get so scared but we working on it! Then we had dinner at our ward mission leaders house the Sheltons and that was good so yes!

Then (so sorry everyday had so much so im trying to just touch the big things) friday we just visited people, lots of canceled appointments and no one answering doors or phones but we got a referral and so we went to his house… wasnt home… we went back to the car and called… he answered… his name is Thomas and oh my he was sooooo ready for the Gospel of Jesus Christ like wow and we ended up putting thomas on baptismal date, on my birthday!!!!!! But sad news he moved to a different area so we had to send him to these other elders so ya but prayers up for thomas! Oh and then a member bought us little ceasers for dinner so ya!!

Saturday was a LoNg DaY we worked hard but didnt have much success or find new people. There was a ward relief society lunch which was lowkey fire such good food. Then we knocked so many doors and we went public contacting at the mall to had our flyers to this event and Sister Martin does NOT like public contacting like i got physically ill, the whole time im not kidding i was about to throw up. So ya that was not fun and knocked some more doors and then this member Lori bought us dinner at Baja Fresh but she didnt stay lol she just swipped her card and left but lwoeky i needed those nachos cuz ya! We also got asked if we were twins today lol 

Sunday was a chill day church was nice not having to worrying about knocking doors and stuff but none of our friends showed up ://// i also got aksed to give a talk next week sooo prayers 

Anyways sorry that was so long! But love you all so much!! Miss you!!! 

Grateful 🙏

– still my sleeping mask 

– personal study time

– fooood

– Jesus!

Happy fathers day to the best dad ever!! I am so grateful for my dad!! He’s the best and i miss him sooo much!! I also want to talk about our Heavenly Father!!! God is truley our Heavenly Father and He loves us each soooo much!! Its been hard not being able to talk to my dad and family throughout the week so i have relied so much on talking to my Heavenly Father in prayer and have seen the comfort and love He has and gives me!! I know prayer can bless our lives so much and God is listening and answering all of our prayers in the way He knows is best! 

💙sister martin