The Cheerful Texan Missionary!

Happy Birthday, Sister Stringfellow (and also Kimberly)!!

How wonderful to spend your 21^st birthday on the 21^st serving the Lord.  We love this picture of you with your Mission Mom [and her sister] when you served for 3 months in the WEM (Washington Everett Mission) taken 9 Nov 2014.

Then the MTC on 3 Dec 2014-then 15 months in the DTM (Dallas Texas Mission). 
We love your cheerful spirit:

25 May 2015  “.... one of my former investigators from the Washington Everett Mission…recently got baptized, and told me how much better his life has been for him….  I am so happy right now I can hardly handle myself.  This gospel, this work... is absolutely amazing.” 

“Family, even though hard things happen on a daily basis, my mission is the most joyful and fulfilling thing I have ever done in my life. I am so grateful.”

26 December 2015  “The tornado touched down…. It hit the hardest in Rowlett (my first area) and Garland….With those 3 waves of tornadoes, the sirens went off 3 times and we had to take shelter in the safest place in the apartment...It was pretty intense, but I wasn't very scared. I felt safe, and we were protected!”

DTM President and Sister Taylor with Sister Stringfellow

And companion to Sister Taylor

And another Sister Taylor

 4 Jan 2016  Eleven companions in one week!! 

“AH. WHAT AN ADVENTURE....This week has taught me in a bigger way than ever before the MIRACLES that come when we as missionaries work with members to move this mighty work forward.

  It's cool because I previously thought - because of the craziness of not having a companion, we may not teach as many lessons this week…To my surprise, we taught more lessons this week than we ever have since I've been in the area.  It was amazing!...a great way to see how inspired this whole thing was to work with members as companions instead of being in a trio in a different area.  It was so much harder to coordinate and plan for definitely, but the Lord helped us!!!

WE LOVE Sister Katie Stringfellow, the Texas Missionary!!

¡Tuvo Gran Éxito!

8 March 2016

Our niece, Kimberly Stringfellow, returns home today after serving faithfully and effectively as a Spanish-speaking Hermana at the Visitor Center and area near the Mesa Arizona Temple in the Arizona Mesa Mission. What a beautiful testimony! She said, 

"This next week is my last week of full time missionary service.

I have seen miracle after miracle throughout this time. I know that this is the Lord's church and His work! He is central in this message, and in my life."

"When they built the Visitors' Center and added the Cristus, the statue was so big that they had to place Him on the ground, then build the center around Him. (That was the only way to fit Him inside!!) In the same way, we must place Christ exactly in the center of our lives, and build our lives around Him. The promise of peace, safety, and direction is real when we follow His perfect example. I know without a single doubt that He is my Savior and friend. He has the power to forgive and cleanse. Because He has risen, overcame death, and was resurrected, He lives today. So just as he healed the blind and deaf people in the Bible and Book of Mormon records, He HEALS us today. He heals our hearts; His calling is that of endless mercy and love."

"We must give up our secret battles, give up our pride and sin, our weakness and  flaws, surrender it all to Him. Then He will make us greater than we could ever become by ourselves. He is the only way that we can return home to our Father in    Heaven. That's what our short time on Earth is all about: receiving joy in following our perfect example, who is Christ."

  "I feel so blessed to have served Him as a full time missionary. I would love to say a quick Hello to my family, then come immediately out for another 18 months of service!  Oh, how I would love that!! I love living and breathing His name, and  testifying of Him every day! I know that my adventures ahead will help me to    continue growing and progressing, as I continue seeking and doing the Lord's will. I love Him and I love His Gospel!!

Always His missionary and disciple,

Hermana Kimberly Stringfellow"

 "We did some service to help set up the Easter Pageant stage! They do a huge magnificent performance on the life of Christ (birth to resurrection) in front of the Visitors' Center, every year before Easter. One of our jobs was to bring up the trumpets to the top for the Angels to play!!"

Angels!!!

Oh, that I were an angel,

Oh, that I were an angel,

and could have the wish, the wish of my heart,

could have the wish of my heart.

Oh, that I were an angel,

Oh, that I were an angel

and could have the wish of my heart.

That I might go forth and speak with a trump, the trump of God!

With a voice, a voice to shake the earth!

Shake the earth!

And cry repentance,

repentance unto every people,

to every people,

to every people.

Cry repentance unto every people,

REPENTANCE.

Oh, that I were an angel,

Oh, that I were an angel

and could have the wish of my heart,

could have the wish of my heart.

Oh, that I were an angel!

Oh, That I Were An Angel

Text from the Book of Mormon, Alma 29:1

Music by Wanda West Palmer