SUP gotta keep this one short because you heard the news^^ TRANSFERS! So yes, this will be my 5th transfer in a row that I have moved to a new area and get a new companion. I am going up to Spokane Valley to be companions with Sister Perrett! I am so sad to leave Moscow, the people I have met here and the two areas I have served in have been amazing! Anyway here's some more fun things about my awesome last week in Moscow:
Things to know:
-PLOT TWIST tho...Sister Archibald and I are staying together!!!! :D We will be in a trio until the end of December when Sister Perrett is done with her mission. We are moving up to Spokane to be closer to the rest of the technology council and President, so we will both still be doing tech!
-Mario & Izaac got baptized on Saturday!!! It was so so amazing and special to be a part of it. Izaac wrote Sister Archibald and I a note at church on Sunday after being confirmed and said "Thank you sisters I will never forget you"
-I hit my 6 months this week, and next week Sister Archibald hits her 9! Missions go so fast ya'll and I don't want it to end. Seriously tho, I am learning the true joy of coming to know my Heavenly Father better through aligning my will to His
Stories of the week:
-The coolest miracle happened this week. We got a call a couple days ago from a girl who ASKED US if she and her boyfriend could take the lessons from us?! She told us she was an inactive member and her boyfriend wanted to be baptized so they both wanted to talk to us!?!?! SO COOL. so yesterday we went over to meet Bailey and Jonas, and put Jonas on date in the first lesson! And the craziest part was that we found out Bailey was the sister of a youth named Paige that Sister Archibald and I had met a couple weeks earlier. Paige had talked with us and asked for our number so that she could give it to some of her friends, and after telling her family about us her sister asked for our number! This is my favorite example of seeing that God is definitely in the details!
-This one is scary haha. We went tracting with a YSA on Saturday night at this trailer park and someone was straight summoning demons outside their trailer. He was crouching under this little hut and holding a chicken while screaming and muttering. Literally as soon as we saw him my companion and I turned to each other and said "we need to leave" at the exact same time. Never fast walked so fast in my entire life lol. Haha not sure what would have happened if we hadn't left right then, but I'm so grateful for the Spirit and the promptings we get to keep us safe!!!! We have a good laugh about the whole thing now too, I feel so bad for our YSA friend that was with us. She is probably scarred.
Spiritual thought:
As I reflect on all that I have learned this last transfer it is amazing to see God's hand in all things. Even when I thought I was completely alone, I'm now able to look back and see the strength that he provided me with to overcome my fears and doubts. He is always there to guide and support us as we council with him in prayer. I now know the true meaning of trusting in God, through the good and the bad, and that I don't have to be completely flawless to feel of His love. It's crazy that you come on a mission to tell other people about the love God has for you, and you're able to find what it means for yourself!
"God’s message is that worthiness is not flawlessness. Worthiness is being honest and trying. We must be honest with God, priesthood leaders, and others who love us, and we must strive to keep God’s commandments and never give up just because we slip up" - Elder Brad Wilcox
Anyway I hope you all have an awesome week, and I hope my family misses me in Disneyland today.
Pictures:
1/3 WHAT?!
6 months ahhh
Izaac's Note
Lunch with Deanna & Rusty!
Paige, Bailey, & Jonas!
Sushi date w my bff
The best day ever
The bestie STL's
The Book of Mormon!
Tracting with Anne
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