May 6 th 2013

sooo, it's been a couple weeks... I was transferred up to Byrd Spring which is in huntsville cause my trainee got her visa then last week I got transferred back to Vestavia Hills with a new trainee Her name is Sister Jackson She is form Farmington Utah and man is she adorable She is 19! I and am officially OLD! :) haha just kidding. So last Monday I found out I was getting transferred back to Vestavia then It's been a blur from there. Thursday I got to drive a brand new Chevy Cruze! only had 2 miles on it, We had to move them from the dealership to the mission office for the vehicle coordinator. Friday we were trying to "find" most of the day and we only got 1 return appointment... but its THIS THURSDAY!!! YAY!!! Saturday we went though the ward directory and tried finding less actives.... one his house had been torn down 2 years ago... WOAH! right? Sunday we were at the church the ENTIRE DAY!!! for Church a linger longer and a fireside... It's been crazy! looking forward to this coming week can't wait to meet all these new people!

Welcome Home

Sister Naylor has had a rough go at it for the last little while. Because of medical conditions that she needs to see her local drs for,  she has been brought home. She has been in a lot of pain and most likely will be staying home for good. She was so sad to say goodbye to the members, new converts and the good people of Alabama. She truly loved it and in the short 6 months of being gone,  she touched many lives and helped many people on their way back to Heavenly Father. The short time she was there,  she served a good purpose and should have no regrets. Who knows why it works out the way it does but Heavenly Father always knows better than us all.  We love you Sister Naylor!

Roll on!

Transfers

Katy has been transferred, if you'd like her new address please email

KATYSMISSIONBLOG@gmail.com

(She said she prefers snail mail over emails only because she runs out of time on PDAY to read and respond)

Email From a Member

This sister emailed my mom to let us know Katy gave her a bag to ship home of some belongings:

We have really enjoyed having her serve in our ward; our Bishop
announced yesterday that they hope that Sister Naylor gets to be
reassigned to our ward territory sometime soon because our ward has
really enjoyed working with her, she has been a joy to have around and
has such great missionary spirit and enthusiam.

Take care.
B. A.
Birmingham, AL

Katy's most recent update

Alright, Alright, Alright!

so it's been a few weeks....

Here it goes...
Lunch at Lisa's,teaching less actives,cute old lady gave us a cold coke, CHURCH!, Dinner at bishops, TEMPLE, taught investigator, all our appointments fell through, faithful Friday (Ali was Baptized), Silent Saturday, Easter Sunday (Ali was Confirmed), tons of letters, Zone Training, Went to Doctors(for my foot) (I'm fine), No one was home :(, recent convert, CONFERENCE (Cute president Packer), Conference AGAIN (Uctdorf is DYNAMITE), I'm writing this! :D

Well that is one word... maybe 2, okay 3 words from everyday since my birthday summing up the day. :D

Alabama is GREAT! It's getting HOT! lots of pollen EVERYWHERE!! I'll take some pictures... It's GROSS!!!

I love you all!

the first Picture is all the letter I wrote last Preparation day... The same amount is on the way... I'm working on writing EVERYONE back! sorry it's taken forever!
#2 is TEMPLE TUESDAY! yea... It really happen on a Tuesday! :D
#3 is Ali's baptism! :D I Just love her!

Have a GREAT WEEK!! more pictures will come next week. :D

Happy Birthday!

Today is Sister Naylor's birthday! I sure love her and am grateful for her in my life.

I have her new address if anyone would like it, please email

katysmissionblog@Gmail.com

Have a great day!

Sweet Home Alabama...literally

Alright Y'all I am back in Bama! I have missed it so much! I was home for 2 weeks on medical leave but all is well so thanks for all the prayers! I am now serving in a place called Vestavia Hills its a suburb of Birmingham. I am actually in the Birmingham stake and my area covers downtown Birmingham. We are the first Sister here so we are starting from scratch. :D I love Alabama and so happy I am back! My New Companions name is Sister Workman she is a Visa waiter for Brazil and She few in with me from Salt Lake. So my Companion and I have been in 3 states together... not many people can say that. I better keep it short time is almost up. We are just trying to find, Teach and, BAPTIZE! I love you all! I want each of you to know out father in heaven loves you so much and knows you better than you think and give you the opportunity to learn more about him and yourself when you least expect it! I have some letter writing to catch up on and will try my best to get to it today!

Love always, Sister Naylor

Piggly wiggly is movie reference and that house!

Katy is Back in Bama!

This is from Katy's sister (Emily): as you may have noticed there hasn't been a post for almost a month. Just to update everyone....Katy flew home for a couple weeks to get checked out for a previously existing condition (nothing too scary). She was in a little bit of pain and just to make sure it wasn't serious they brought her home to get looked at by her Drs who were familiar with her. Sorry to anyone who wasn't able to see Katy. She is doing great and now can serve without the worry of anything being wrong. She didn't want to make a big deal about coming home, nor did she want to have to say goodbye to everyone again (as you can imagine, that would be difficult to do twice). She loves you very much and appreciates all of the support. We don't have her address yet but it's across from the mission home so if you send it there
(Sister Kathryn Naylor
Alabama Birmingham Mission
3100 Lorna Rd Ste 102
Birmingham, AL 35216 ) I'm sure they will get your letter to her.

She called and said she is now a trainer! She is serving with a sister she flew out with today and is so excited! :) thanks everyone!

Here are the missionaries she flew out with and one picture of her meeting our puppies. She wants one of course!

To anyone wondering why she didn't get checked out in Alabama, there was a lot of prayer and thought that went into her flying home. There was some reason she came home. The reason, we may never know but that's how it works sometimes. We're lucky to have family, friends and a Heavenly Father who loves us and who always keeps us in his thoughts.

Until next week! Roll on!

February 4th

So Um.... Pretty much being a missionary is AWESOME!!! 

Alabama is GREAT!! This week we had alot of training I drove to Birmingham twice these week, It took tons of MILES!!! Tranfers is coming up next week but I stay here cause I'm still training! We had my first baptism the family is GREAT!! It happened yesterday because one of the investigators had to work Saturday! It's so neat to help others build that relationship with our father in heaven. There is so much work to be done so I'm going to keep this short. ;) I challenge each of you to OPEN YOUR MOUTHS!!! Stay true to your baptismal covenant and stand as a witness of God at all times, in all things, and in all places! We need to share how much this gospel means to us and help others get there as well!! Sometime this week bear your testimony with a non member and invite them to church! ... and REPORT BACK on my facebook!! :D obviously I cant check it but we are all honest people! :D I love you all and you are each in my prayers! 

Stay true and ENDURE TO THE END!!!

ROLL ON!!!

Sister Naylor! <3

Awesomeness

So Um.... Pretty much being a missionary is AWESOME!!!

Alabama is GREAT!! This week we had alot of training I drove to Birmingham twice these week, It took tons of MILES!!! Tranfers is coming up next week but I stay here cause I'm still training! We had my first baptism the family is GREAT!! It happened yesterday because one of the investigators had to work Saturday! It's so neat to help others build that relationship with our father in heaven. There is so much work to be done so I'm going to keep this short. ;) I challenge each of you to OPEN YOUR MOUTHS!!! Stay true to your baptismal covenant and stand as a witness of God at all times, in all things, and in all places! We need to share how much this gospel means to us and help others get there as well!! Sometime this week bear your testimony with a non member and invite them to church! ... and REPORT BACK on my facebook!! :D obviously I cant check it but we are all honest people! :D I love you all and you are each in my prayers!

Stay true and ENDURE TO THE END!!!

ROLL ON!!!

Sister Naylor! <3

Baptism

Katy hasn't been able send us too much the last two weeks to post but here is what's new this week:

She had a baptism on Saturday and she was SO excited!

This week was great she said and she loves you.

Mormon 8:22 For the eternal purposes of the Lord shall ROLL ON, until all his promises shall be fulfilled.

First Book of Mormon

This week has been another blur! so much teaching!! There are so many people ready to hear the gospel down here, and alot that are not! :D No doors slammed in my face yet but alot of people yelling through doors to go away. My first day tracking we went out for an hour and got 3 appointments! The appointment were for yesterday and only one was home (so normal). We are so hopeful for her though she committed to church next Sunday and to read a chapter in the Book of Mormon.

Yesterday after we taught her there was a crazy RAIN STORM!! it was WARM!!! :D the tornado warning went off for about 2 minutes then stopped. I was soaked from head to foot. Needless to say I will be investing in a raincoat today.

Last week was way warm with a high of 76 I think.. It's cold again though. I live about a mile away from where the big tornado happened back in 2011.

I placed my first Book of Mormon to the attendant in the bike shop! Way cool experience. There is so much work to do! God needs his Missionaries!! I can see why the announcement was made!!

Doing the Lord's work is the best decision I have EVER MADE IN MY LIFE!!

I love you all!

Alma 26:12 "Yea, I know I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever"

ROLL ON!!

-Sister Naylor

Katy's New Address

I haven't quite decided if I should post her apt address on the BLOG cause it's a little sketchy (since it's not a private blog)

She would love to hear from you though!
If you send an email to:

KATYSMISSIONBLOG@GMAIL.COM

Let me know who you are so I can say "HI"..along with that, I will send you an email right back with her current address (I promise to be fairly quick since it goes right to my phone)...OR... if you want to TYPE up a letter and email it to me, I can print and enclose it in my next snail mail letter to her to save you a stamp :D

-Emily

First week in Alabama

So HERE WE GO!!

Tuesday: I flew out at 8:20 am had a layover in Georgia for 45 minutes then hopped onto a SMALL plane to Alabama! (shortest plane ride EVER!! like 15 minutes) We were picked up from the airport and taken to the mission home where they fed us dinner and we interviewed with the Mission President. Then! Lucky us we got to stay in a hotel!! They dropped us off and said we can do what ever, Sleep Study! Whatever we wanted. WEll the sisters in my room at the MTC were the same sisters who I was at the hotel with -one who is serving in Florida. The night before we didn't sleep cause we were packing so as soon and I got to the hotel I changed and jumped right into bed I slept from 7:15- 6:45!! YAY!! I finally got a GREAT night's sleep.

Wednesday: We were picked up at the hotel by Elder and Sister Tyler and taken to the Birmingham Stake center for transfers. Where I learned that My Companion was a temple square sister who hadn't arrived yet be cause she was being transferred that transfer. After all this we went and got lunch(me and my temporary companion who was waiting for her temple square companion as well) we got CHICK FIL A!! My companion finally flew in at 5:30 and I got to meet her about 6:15. Her Name is Sister Eggenberger. I had the privilage of telling her that she is my trainer and that the area we were going to was an area neither of us has ever been. After that a very nice member drove us up to our Appartment which is about and hour and half from Birmingham. My first Area is CAPSHAW, Alabama!! it's the smallest area of our whole mission!
Thursday- Sunday: BLURR!!!!! I couldn't even tell you what has happened the days all jumble together. :D Thankfully sunday was a normalish Sunday the first regular church schedule. I do go to church on Sundays from 9:00- 3:30 because our area covers 2 wards.

Now is PDAY!!! THANK HEAVENS and we are about to play some Ultimate frisbee! Love you all!
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT!! God is Great! the church changes peoples lives! there are so many prepared souls in Alabama!

Love, Sister Naylor!!

BELOW: Sister Murray (AL) and Sister Naylor

BELOW: Sister Lindhardt (AL), Katy, Elder Roberts (MTC), Sister Murray (AL) and Sister David (FL)

BELOW: Sister Naylor, Elder Kunz (OR) and Sister Murray (AL)

Sorry, these were the only 3 she could send me today, but she will be sending me an SD card hopefully this week. :D

Alabama Birmingham Mission Blog

Katy's mission president is awesome about updating their blog. Here is an update about her in Alabama. It's official, she's there!!!

http://alabamamissionupdate.blogspot.com/

I'm leaving on a Jet PLANE!! (She wrote this the day before she left)

Even though Katy is now in Alabama, this was the email she sent to everyone reading her blog.


I'm leaving on a jet plane!! tomorrow morning is when it happens!!! I'm so excited to be flying to Alabama tomorrow!! I have recieved alot of letters and a few PKG's please know I got them and will respond as soon as I can! I have just been super busy and haven't had a spare minute to do anything!! So tomorrow night I will be sleeping at the mission home then Wednesday I get to meet my new Companion. I think that means Pday is on Wednesday cause that is transfer day too. I have learned so Much!! It's crazy! I love the MTC but I am so excited to get out of here.

I want to bear my testimony to you all that I know without a shadow of a doubt that this is God's work, That Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer! I know that Joseph smith was a true prophet of God and restored this wonderful Church to where it is today! I know that conversion is a continuous process one that we all need to continue to work on and move forward with. I'm so grateful to be here learning how to teach this Glorious gospel. I'm even more grateful for My father in Heavens hand in my life!! I know that Each of you have been placed in my life because God knew I needed your example!!!

GOD is GREAT!! I love you all!!

ROLL ON!!! :D

Love,

Sister Naylor

Last Week

So this last week was a really eventful week. I had tons planned. I've been waking up at 5:20 everyday since I got here then not getting to bed until 10:30 which is a super long day I have no idea how people do it!! I can nap on Pdays but that is about it. It's weird how yesterday didn't even feel like Christmas. I hoped you all partied really hard without me. Last night we had a fireside by Greg Olson that famous painter. He has this new painting he is going to release that is Jesus and John the baptist. he showed us an unfinished version of it which was so amazing!! It's Jesus laughing with John. They are so many people here right now waiting to use the computer so I will keep this short. I was privilaged to get my very first cold sore. GROSS!!! They hurt hard core! It has been so great to hear from all the people who have been writing me! Thanks for all the packages,Y'all are amazing! I am so blessed to be here at the MTC and learn everything the lord wants us to teach his children. There are so many amazing lessons to teach, I am so looking forward to get out of this MTC and teach the people of Alabama.

Since I am the coordinating sister I was able to welcome the new people into our zone. Last week was the first week of the younger missionaries coming through there are 6- 18 year old elder's who came into my zone this week and 2- 19 Year old sisters. AT this point in time there are 2031 people here at the MTC starting in February they will have about 4000 people here. Our father in heaven is wonderful. The work is so important.

Love, Sister Naylor

A day in the the MTC

So My usual day:

5:20 : wake up
7:10 :breakfast
I have class twice throughout the day and the times change everyday but I have at least 6 hours of class if not more.
I study for 2-3 hours through out the day
11:45 is lunch
4:45 is dinner
9:30 head back to residence
10:30 lights out and time for bed.

the rest of the time is just filled with everything else from teaching to studying to firesides. My days are full to the max!

-Sister Naylor