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