So let us dive deeply into my week!! First of all Dominic, Dominic is something known here as a gold tag investigator. It means we don't know if they are real investigators, RM's acting as one of their converts, or someone reliving their conversion story. We taught Dominic as a group of new missionaries, and he was our last one for the night. The teacher brought up the golden tag at the very end and asked us something amazing, he said, "why does it matter if they are real or not? It doesn't. The real question you should be asking is are you real?" Wow, are you real? Are you truly converted unto Christ? Are you being honest in your dealings with your fellow man? Are you real?

As I send before we had to move apartments, I guess here in Provo they have a problem with bats flying in through the vents and never leaving the "warm" building (this is also proof that Provo is not God's promised land, Logan is ;). Anyway, we had sightings on the third and fourth floor of our building, which shouldn't have bugged us because we were on the second floor, but apparently a sister who can't deal with bats complained to the front desk and required all floors to be moved out of the building, so now we live in a new building and no I am not unpacking. Our new dorm smells like a rest home and I don't want my clothes to smell like that. 

The worlds fastest answered prayer that I have ever seen happened this week. On our second or third day here (they all blur together now) Sister Taylor who is a sister in my district, also going to PA, had just finished working out and she felt super sick so myself and the others who were in the room said a quick prayer that she would feel better, not 2 seconds after saying Amen did the water in her body, leave her body. It was crazy, prayers are answered people. 

all right, baptism invites. Yes we are asked to invite to baptism on the first lesson, unless we feel strongly to not to ask. So I have yet to invite to baptism because our current investigators are super closed off and don't quite understand the church. We also had our first TRC this week, TRC is another gold tag investigator who only you and your comp teach, her name is Taylor. Stubben and I agree that it went better than we could have imagined, the Spirit fully taught our lesson to her and we could tell she was opening up to the idea of the church being the right path for her, it was amazing. We also have two Progressing Investigators or PI's. Her name is Mily and we have only taught her once, but she seemed open to the idea of the hope of our church. Our other one is named Tim and he was extactic about what we taught him, he agreed to read the BOM and pray night and day! We were so excited that if we had had more time we would have invited him to baptism. It was that awesome. 

We leave the MTC on the 20th of this month and it can't come fast enough for me. I want to leave today!!! Also our preaching certificates expire on the 6th of Feburary so we are thinking that that is when we come home from PA but we aren't sure yet. We wont know for sure until about three months into the mission, but man I am not ready to come home, I am just ready to leave the MTC.

Sunday night devotinal was amazing, Chad Lewis who played for BYU and later the PHILLY EAGLES spoke to us about how important our work is. He talked a lot about his mission and the opportunity we have to teach the gospel. Man oh man am I PUMPED UP to the work. There is no place I would rather be right now, not even Disneyland. He talked about how we are ordained of God and called to be His representative and we should always hold ourselves as such. He is also the one who said "Jesus Christ is running to your aide" Isn't that just the most comforting and amazing sentence? He is running to your aide. He who is perfect is running to my aide. MY aide, me the most imperfect person, worthy of Him running to my aide? Man that is crazy. So comforting to know that He is always there. 

Oh, Chad also talked about Jon Denver, and I have been singing freaking "Country road take me home" or whatever since Sunday. Thanks Carter. ;)

WE HAD CHICK FIL A FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT, best meal I have had here. It was freaking awesome, like seriously God loves me so much that he gave me chick-fil-a, and if that doesn't prove He loves me I don't know what will. 

It's hard to call the people I know by Elder and Sister. When I saw Kaleb Bodily I had to physically restrain myself from giving him the biggest hug ever, and I was surprised that I called him Elder Bodily, because I just wanted to yell KALEB and ugh it was hard. He says hi btw. I also ran into Mitchell Gillingham a lot, turns out he was in my district!! Ally he is all grown up, you did such a good job ;) Caden Larsen was also in my district so I ran into him a few times and he said he's doing great!! Ashley Bernhardt always practices her mandarin on me so I never know what she is even saying to me, it's fine. 

If you want to send me letters or anything here is my address!! Sister Josie Jackson SEP20 PA-PHIL 2005 N 900 E Unit 107 Provo UT 84602 

Gosh I miss ya'll and how do I deal with homesickness? I rap eminem of course! What else would I do? Haha I love you guys and don't worry I am still the same sarcastic and midily inappropriate Josie you all know, love and miss.

All my best! Remember Christ is on your team, but right now he is wearing a jersey with the name Jackson on it! 

Love,

Sister Josie D. Jackson

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mission