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| Saying Goodbye to Sister Wood |
I don't even know where to begin this week! SO MANY THINGS HAPPENED.
But first of all, HUGE shout out to by SI GUY! Happy Birthday buddy!!! :)
This
week was FULL of miracles. One right after the other, and boy, am I
overwhelmed with gratitude! And I am SO grateful they happened while I
was still with Sister Wood!!!
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| Sister Evans... the new companion |
This week we got
six, yes SIX new investigators, and they are all EXTREMELY prepared. I
have been blown away by the guidance of the spirit this week.
Ferdinand
is from the Ivory Coast and truly recognized us as representatives of
Jesus Christ as we taught the restoration. As we testified and promised
blessings, he thanked us multiple times. He is such a sweet heart, and I
am thrilled to be working with him!
Gregory is
incredible. He had a buddy that passed away in a car accident that they
were in a few months back, and he has an incredible testimony of
prayer. We are so excited to teach him about the Plan of Salvation. What
a blessing that knowledge is!
Victor is
hilarious. He reminds me of all my boys back home! We were laughin the
whole time. (Don't worry, the spirit was there!) But we are way excited
about him.
Willie.. Willie is AWESOME. As we
taught him the restoration, and he was overcome with the spirit. We had
waited on him to get to his lesson for 25 minutes, debating on if we
should leave, when all of the sudden he walks into the library. He had
forgotten about our appointment and was sitting on the bus, when his
alarm went off to remind him to meet with us. He got off the bus and ran
to the library! As we taught the restoration, he got very emotional,
and said that he knew God needed him to hear this message. It was a very
powerful experience!
Christina is a family history investigator, who we are positive will come to love the gospel. She is SO sweet.
Fred
we met while walking down the street. He was dozing off on a chair
across the street, but I felt prompted to go talk to him. As we did, he
opened up about the trials he is facing and said that God had sent us to
him. Wow!
Derek is still doing extremely
well. We started reading the Book of Mormon with him, and man. The
spirit was so strong. He fell in LOVE! we only read 1 Nephi 1-3, but he
didn't want to put it down. He kept asking if we could keep reading to
see what happens next, but we left him on a cliff hanger to see for
himself on his own! It was a really neat experience.
We
also set a baptismal date with our investigator Andrew for November
7th! We are SO excited about that!!! Please, please keep him in your
prayers!
We also were able to meet with a lot of our recent converts, and that was a huge blessing.
Transfers
were Wednesday. I've said it before, and I will say it again, and I'll
probably say it the next time as well... but I HATE TRANSFERS.
Emotions. SO MANY EMOTIONS.
It was SO hard to say goodbye to my sweet Sister Wood! I hated it. haha SO. MANY. TEARS.
that's the mission life for ya.
My
new companion is Sister Evans from Wallsburg, Utah! Don't worry, I
didn't know where that was at either... haha but it's by Heber. She is
SUPER athletic and very, very, VERY hard working!
I
think I MAY have about killed her yesterday. We walked ALL day. She was
pretty exhausted last night. It was awesome! Hard work makes for the
best sleep ;)
I'm overwhelmed to be leading the area and getting Sister Evans adjusted, but I know the Lord qualifies those he calls.
For
those of you who asked, I am still on TCC campus and I am still a
sister training leader! Everything's the same except my companion!
I'm
so blessed to be serving as a missionary at this time in the world. I
can't thank my Heavenly Father enough for the life changing experiences
and testimony building moments He has given me. I'm grateful for prayer
and the spirit, and I know that they work hand in hand.
I just want to leave ya'll with this quote from Elder Uctdorf's talk in the Women's General Broadcast.
"As
you walk along your own bright path of discipleship, I pray that faith
will fortify every footstep along your way; that hope will open your
eyes to the glories Heavenly Father has in store for you; and that love
for God and all His children will fill your hearts."
I love you all SO much, and I am so grateful for your prayers, letters, support and love!
Until next time,
Sister Holmes :)
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