Dearest
family,
This
week has been INCREDIBLE! God was so kind to me. First of all, I was able to
have a great last couple of days in Halls Head. I love the people there. It
will always hold a special place in my heart as my first home in Australia. Some
of the ward members there are like family now. I love them with all my heart
and I miss them, but I KNOW this is where I'm supposed to be.
Transfers
were fun. It's always good to see other missionaries. And good news... Sister E
(Lexie's MTC comp) is my sister training leader now! I am soo excited! She is
one of my all time favorite sisters. It will be fun to finally be in the same
zone as one of my MTC sisters!
Heavenly
Father knew that I needed this area and this companion. I didn't even know that
I needed this. My companion, Sister L, is incredible. She is so humble and such
a hard worker. She has had terrible migraines but she goes out to work anyways.
She has so much faith and she works diligently even when it gets hard. She's
also hilarious and crazy. We are laughing and smiling all the time. We have a
car but not many k's so we bike a lot and we always have a good time, even
while we bike in the pouring rain. I can't even describe how happy I am! Ah! I
can't stop smiling! I love my companion!
We
have had so much success. We smashed our goals! It felt so nice to just work
our tails off and to talk with literally everyone, no matter how awkward. We
come home exhausted every night, but happier than I've been for a long time.
We
also have a bomb district! Our district leader is from the Cook Islands and he
is really good to us and he loves to work hard. I also love my new zone
leaders. This transfer is just going to be the best!
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| Como |
Heavenly
Father has blessed me with a beautiful area yet again. If you look up pictures
of Perth it will come up with pics of the city near water... that's the view
from the street that my flat is on. It's gorgeous, especially at night with all
the lights on the water. It's a different pretty than Halls Head, but I love
it. The assistants told me that we have the best view of the city in the whole
mission. What a blessing. It may not matter to some people, but I love it.
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| Como at night. |
I
loved our ward and church meetings this week. It was amazing. I heard exactly
what I needed to. This ward has a lot of elderly people, but I love it because
I've always had a special connection with older people, ever since Dad took me
with him to visit the widows in our ward. My last ward usually had about 300 in
attendance and this one has about 50 so it's really different. And the chapel
is weird, but in a good way. I'll have to send pictures. It's rad.
We
were blessed with amazing miracles this week. We were able to find several new
investigators through teaching English. We also found one through talking with
everyone on the street. He is amazing. He's an Indian and he's very receptive.
Then we found one new investigator through tracting. I was praying hard that we
would find someone because we were tired and cold and we just wanted it to be
worth it and it was! We set up an appointment for Sunday and it went so well.
He was so open and willing to find out for himself. He is such an incredible
person. He's from Vietnam and he just gets life. I can only imagine what adding
a knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ will do for him because he's already
so good.
I love
being a missionary! When I hit my 6 month mark on Friday I looked back and
reflected on how I have changed, I can't even believe how much I have already
changed. I am still amazed that I thought about not coming on a mission. God
has made it so clear time and time again that this is where I need to be. I
think one of the biggest changes for me is my perspective on being a member of
the church. I view it all so differently and just in changing my views and
shifting my perspective I have been able to become much more than I ever
thought possible. Mostly, God has shown me my true potential, which motivates
me to give everything to Him because it's only through giving everything that I
will be able to become what Heavenly Father has in store for me. I am
learning so much about myself. Most of all, I am coming to know the Savior on an
even more personal level than ever before because He and Heavenly Father are
the only people that I can always rely on. I am so thankful for the privilege
and blessing that it is to be a missionary. I am excited to continue to give
more and more of myself to the Lord as my capacity to give grows.
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