letter.thirty.six 12.01.13 "you're gonna miss this"

I cannot believe this transfer is over. It feels like I blinked and now it's done and let me tell you, I am so sad. This has been an amazing transfer. Our district is so close. I think this has been my favorite one so far. We found out that our district is loosing two of our Elders. Our district leader and one of my "sons." I am so sad. You think I'd get a bit more used to this, but they're both going “country” so who knows when I'll ever see them again. You make these close friendships and then they're just ripped from you and you aren't allowed to call or write. I hate it. But it will be a great opportunity to get to know even more missionaries and I'll probably be saying the same thing about them at the end of this transfer. I just love people a lot. I'm so glad that I'm staying with Sister T and I’m glad, she is the best. She and I get along so well.

Well we had a great week. Nothing super out of the ordinary happened, although we went on exchanges and that's always fun. Nice change of surroundings. I went with Sister A (Aussie) and we had a great time. We get along really well. We talked to heaps of people, no one interested but we planted some real good seeds.

It was also Thanksgiving this week and since we have 5 out of 6 in our district from America we wanted to do something, but we couldn't have a dinner because it would take too much time. As we were doing our planning that day we got a knock on our door and it was the pizza guy. Our district leader had pizza delivered to us in honor of Thanksgiving. :) He's good to us. Then that night we did a conference call as a district and we each said 5 things we were thankful for. It was really cool. It made us bond even more. It was especially helpful for me because that's what I was missing most.

One great experience we had this week was that we went to an elderly woman who’s a member’s house for a quick visit. She was so sweet, you know how I've always loved old people. We had a great chat and then we sang her Silent Night. She was adorable about it. I love being able to have those quick visits in member's homes that really help us to get to know the ward on a more intimate level.

We also had an amazing lesson with one of our investigator's named Lauren. We had a lesson with Lauren and we had a member there. The lesson went so well. It was amazing. The Spirit was so strong. We had planned a great lesson for her before and because we followed the Spirit in the lesson it was able to be even better. I love her so much. She is now one of my dearest friends. I'll have to take a picture of her and send it home. She's not quite ready to be baptized because she wants to know for certain but she is so close... this transfer baby!

Then my bike broke to the point that it was un-rideable. (The seat was all tilted back; it was comical to ride.) I was laughing my head off the whole time I was trying to ride it. We also had no k's left so we couldn't take it somewhere so the Elders, being the kind souls that they are, biked to us and fixed it. They also informed me that my back tire was completely flat. I don't know how I didn't notice. After the seat and tire being fixed biking was so much easier.  Go figure. ha.

Then on Sunday we had a musical fireside. All of us missionaries sang in it and it went really well, miraculously. We've been practicing for weeks and it's been rubbish, but with the Spirit’s help it went really well tonight. We had some non-members and recent converts there, so it was a great missionary tool. I'm always thankful for an opportunity to sing so I loved it.

Well I love you all. You all are incredible. I think about you often. I've never been so thankful for eternal families. You've shown me what it means to have quality relationships centered on the Gospel. I love you all for it. I hope you all make it a great week and holiday season!

letter.thirty.five 11.25.13 "a moment like this"

The best moment of my whole mission happened this week. Taylor, my mini missionary, was baptized! President gave me special permission to go down for the baptism, even though it was out of my zone, because of the circumstances and I was so thankful. I was so happy to see her again and I got to meet her family. She is so amazing. She is God's gift to me on my mission. When she went under the water and was coming back up I couldn't help but cry. She was finally there! The place she had wanted to be for so long. I feel so blessed to have been a very small part in her being converted by the Spirit. Mostly I was just blessed to be a witness to an incredible miracle.

She also asked me to sing at it and it went really well. I prayed so hard that the Spirit would be there, especially for her, and her mum and sister and the whole time her mum was listening and watching so intently. I hope that she was able to feel a stirring of the Spirit.

Other than that, we had a pretty normal week. We did our best to talk with everyone and we had some beautiful chats with people. We taught some good lessons as well. No one was interested now, but I know that we planted some good seeds for future missionaries. It was great. It's always a fun challenge to talk with everyone no matter how awkward the situation is. We have competitions with each other so see who can have the most awkward experience. We are laughing all the time because let me tell you; it can be pretty awkward to stop people on the street sometimes. You have to make a game of it or you just feel like a weirdo.

We have a part member family in a ward that are recent converts (the dad is still not a member) and they had to move this week on very short notice so we went and helped them. It was really good. I feel like we bonded with the family even more. It was so good. I think it softened the father's heart even more towards missionaries and the good news is they are still in our area!

Although the bummer was that after helping we lost our phone. Let me tell you, loosing your phone in missionary work is a real problem. Thankfully, we were with the Elders and they had a phone so we were able to call and get it arranged for us to get a new phone. We lost so much of the day looking for it though, which is annoying, but oh well, life happens. Sometimes I have a granny brain. ha. So that night the assistants brought us down a temporary phone. So we lost all our contacts and everything so we are trying to get them back and let people know, but we have to tell them that we will be getting a new number again soon... soo obnoxious. What makes it worse is that only about a month or so ago we had to change numbers because a man was harassing us... So now officially no one has our number so that makes life interesting. It's all an adventure! :)

Church was great this week! We didn't have any investigators at church, which is disappointing, but I very much enjoyed our meetings. The best was Relief Society. We had a lesson on Elder Christofferson's talk from conference, "The Moral Force of Women." It was so good. It was such a good reminder to me of the woman that I want to become. I want more than anything to be a mother. Being on a mission does that to you. But don't worry; I don't want to come home. I am VERY aware of how critical my mission is for me to be prepared to be a wife and mother. God has made it very clear to me.

It made me miss mum though. Oh man. I don't know if it's just this time of year or what, but lately I have really missed you all. I think it's because I am appreciating you all more and more. As they were talking about mothers I could remember exactly what it felt like when mum would draw on my face with her finger and even what her hand smelt like. (I have a very good sensory memory. I know, I'm weird.) But it made me miss you so much mum. But it passed and now I'm fine, like I said, I wouldn't trade being out here for anything.

Later we went to a single woman in the ward's house for dessert and it was such a beautiful experience. When we shared our message she opened up and told us what she was going through at the moment. I could relate to her on a small scale, but I didn't know what was right to say. I prayed and I felt so strongly how much God loved her and cared for her and her eternal progression. I was able to bear testimony of that. I was so overcome with love and emotion. I cried, I'm such a “sook”(as the Aussies say aka “bawl baby”) I will love this woman forever because I felt how much God loves her and sees for her future. It was beautiful.

It's been such a great week! I cannot believe it's the last week of the transfer. It would be crazy if Sister T and I moved so Como should be my Christmas area... weird, but good. I like it here. I love Sister T, we get along so well. She is a fabulous missionary and we have so much fun together. I am so thankful that God has again blessed me with just the companion that I needed. He is so good to me.

I love you all so much. I'm sad they don't celebrate Thanksgiving over here, but I hope you all enjoy it for me, such a good holiday. I am so thankful for the opportunity that I have to be here in Western Australia. It's exactly where I'm supposed to be. I love you all and miss you like crazy. Let's just say, I'm glad I only have to spend one holiday season away from you all.

I have told all my companions about you all and our traditions and it's really made me realize how blessed I am. I have now had two of my companions say all these things they are going to do differently when they have families of their own because they want it to be more like my family. What a blessing to be in the kind of family that I am in. I am who I am because of you all and the many traditions that we have. Thank heavens for a mum and dad who haven't been perfect, but have fulfilled their roles as parents above and beyond what is normal. Thank you, thank you for teaching me and loving me into becoming who I am. I love you all. 

letter.thirty.four 11.18.13 "to love another person, is to see the face of God"

Well another amazing week has come and gone. I honestly can't believe that we're on the last week of the transfer. This has been the fastest and best transfer of my mission. I honestly don't know how  it could ever get better than this. The reason this week was so good was because of Taylor. She is incredible. I feel so blessed to have been a part of her path to eternal life. The last few days we had together were beautiful. We had wonderful studies together and I was able to help her know how to study on her own so that when she went home she would be able to continue.

The best part was the closing fireside. We all went down to Mandurah and they had a testimony meeting where everyone could share their experiences. I asked Taylor if she wanted to bear her testimony and she was pretty hesitant. I told her I wouldn't force her, although I wanted to:) I felt like her mum. ha ha When the meeting was coming to the end I felt prompted to tell her that if she wanted we could go up together and bear our testimonies at the same time and that I would hold her hand. She seemed a bit unsure still but then she finally agreed. I told her that she could pray and ask God for help and to imagine that it was just she and I in the room because she'd born her testimony to me so many times.

So we went up on the stand to wait for our turn. I looked over at her and she was praying. I felt this immense love for her and God's love for her. As we went up we took each other's hands. She wanted me to start and finish it. So I start speaking and I couldn't help but put my arm around her and cry as I introduced her and her experience. Then she very simply and powerfully bore her testimony of Joseph Smith and The Restoration and then told them all that she wanted to baptized. I then finished it off and I had to make it real short because I was crying and my heart was about to burst. I have never felt that happy and grateful. It was beautiful. As we went to sit down she turned to me and said, "I asked God to help me and He did! I was able to do it because He was helping me and you and I were doing it together."

Honestly, if nothing else happened on my mission it would all be worth it for Taylor. She and I decided that we are going to be next-door neighbors in the Celestial Kingdom. I love her with all my heart. She should be getting baptized soon. She's just waiting to find out when her dad can come. She wants me to sing at her baptism and she's not even in my zone so I had to ask special permission, but President said it would good for me to go. I am so thankful. I wouldn't want to miss her baptism for anything. “My cup runneth over.”

I also LOVED general conference. It was amazing to me that questions that I have been wondering about for my whole mission were answered so directly. It was a beautiful and revelatory experience. I loved the focus on missionary work and families. That's what we're all about!

One of the very specific things that I felt during one of the talks was how blessed I am to have the parents that I have; parents who have given me the opportunity to see a marriage that works well, not because either of them are perfect, but because they both put God first. I also felt, very specifically, that I need to follow mum's example. I have been so blessed to have a woman of faith and covenants as my mother. Mum I love you and I am so thankful for your example of being the kind of woman that God wants you to be. I love you. I also am thankful for you Dad. You always demonstrate the proper way to treat women and to uphold the Priesthood. I don't know what I'd do with out you.

Sorry for getting all mushy on you all... conference makes me miss all of you. I actually suggested that all the sisters make soup for the zone because conference didn't feel right with out some kind of food involved. Oh man another favorite moment of mine was when the family choir sang "Love at Home." Oh man, I bawled. It reminded me of mum and then there was even a cute old man who sang like grandpa. That's when I really lost it. Then there was that adorable little girl who sang with all her heart, just like Livvy does. It made me feel so much love for all of you. Turns out it's a bummer to miss your family, but that's ok. I'm back into the swing of things and don't miss you all too much.;) ha

We also had an investigator come to conference! She is amazing! She loved it. She said after that she felt a different feeling in this church then she has in any other church. She said that she felt that the people spoke truth. She is so open and receptive to the Spirit. I am excited to get to know her even more. While she was waiting for her ride she and I were able to have a good talk. We are very similar in a lot of ways. She's one of those people that I clicked with instantly. It was amazing. I don't know why God is blessing me so much, but I am so thankful. I have found so many kindred spirits on my mission. It's just a testimony to me that this is where I am supposed to be.

I am so thankful to be a missionary. I still can't believe I thought about not coming. This is just so right for me. I love it. It's hard, tiring, and frustrating sometimes, but more importantly it is rewarding, uplifting, and sacred. I am so thankful that God softened my heart so that I could have this remarkable experience. I was reminded again in conference of how much I needed this in order to be prepared for the future. I'm starting to see that even more now. I love the plan of HAPPINESS. It really does make me happy. It's the way to ultimate joy in eternity and NOW. I can feel it. I have felt a glimpse of eternity as I have seen God's precious daughters learn of Him and come to know him. It helps me see even more that He knows ME. Truly, "to love another person is to see the face of God." I'm so blessed.

I love you all more than ever! Thank you for your love, support and prayers!

letter.thirty.three 11.11.13 "if we were in a movie"

In movies they usually have all the bad stuff happen at the beginning and wait until the very end of the movie to resolve it. Well that is how the past two weeks have been for us. This week started off slow. We had appointments fall through, investigators drop us, and my companion got sick. (Which is starting to make me think I'm bad luck... so far every one of my companions has gotten sick...) Thankfully by midweek we were out of the flat again. We worked hard and were struggling to find any success. We were really wanting to find some new investigators because of all the drops. We have a pretty small teaching pool at the moment.

So we were out trying to find a place to tract. We pulled over and said a prayer. When we came to a particular street we felt impressed to go there. No one answered on the first few houses, but then someone answered. It turns out this family was baptized a long time ago. The son is 26 now and has basically no knowledge of anything Gospel related. They were excited to have us over and we scheduled an appointment. We met with them on Saturday and treated them as if they were investigators. It went so well! They are excited to get back into this lifestyle! It was evidence to me that God does not draw a line between less actives and new investigators. They are both equally important.

Then on Friday because of different things we had almost no time to find, yet again. We had just dropped off the Elders from an activity and we were coming home. It was late enough that we would have only got home 10 minutes early, but I really wanted to find someone. So we prayed to be led to a street that we could tract for a little bit on our way home. After we prayed I felt like we should go follow up on a less active... I thought maybe I was being crazy but I was praying so hard in my heart that we would be able to find someone. I told God I would do whatever He asked so we went there. No one answered. I was determined to not give up, but it was getting late. I prayed in my heart again to know which house to knock on. I felt like we should go to this little house across the street. The whole time I was doubting myself. We knocked on this door at 8:55. A Samoan woman answered the door. We told her who we were and asked if we could share a message with her. She invited us in! Then she proceeded to tell us that she had been praying for someone to come to her to teach her more about Jesus Christ and God. She had just bought a Bible and she needed help understanding it. She said she's felt guilty for so many things that she's done and we were able to testify to her about the Atonement. It was beautiful. God is truly preparing His people. God is so good to us!

Then Saturday a lot of our time was taken up with a stake service project of painting fences. It was great fun, but once again we were left with very little time. We went tracting and no success. Then it was time to go home and we were hungry so we decided to stop by a store on the way home. While we were waiting in line to buy our food I noticed that the man behind us was watching us. Not in a creepy way, but I could tell that he knew we were missionaries. It's hard to explain, but you can tell when someone's being a creeper and when they're watching you because of the badge. I felt like I should talk to him. Honestly, I was tired, hungry, overheated and really didn't want to make the effort, but I at least just started talking to him about random things then I could tell he was from America so we started talking about America and how it's different here. I mentioned that I was on a mission and some of the things that we do as missionaries, but I'll be honest I didn't invite him to learn or anything. Bad Sister Tanner. I was not being as good as a should have, but then as we walked away he said, "So do you have a church that I can come to?"... Uh, come again?!? I almost died! Of course we jumped on that. We pulled out our card and wrote the address. He said he'd come. We were so excited! He seemed legit, but people have said they would come before and they haven't.

But, HE CAME! He came and He stayed for two hours! He loved it. He said he really liked the feeling we have in our church because he's been to a lot of different ones over the years. We asked him if he wanted us to teach him more and he said yes! We asked when and he was like, "well there no time like the present! How about tomorrow?" Wow can you say GOLDEN?! I was stunned, in fact I still am. We're having dinner at a member's house tomorrow and so we invited him along to that and he was excited about that as well. He is such a miracle! I still can't get over it. God is so good to us. Even when I fall short of fulfilling my purpose He picks up the slack. It made me more determined to continue talking with everyone, no matter how tired or hot I am. 

letter.thirty.two 11.04.13 "I'm bakin' like a toasted cheeser out here!"

This week was a good one. It started out a bit rough though. We were working really hard, but no one was showing any interest. We knocked on what felt like a billion doors with no success. My poor greenie was starting to get really down.

Then came the heat... oh my goodnight. I have never sweat so much in my life. It was 37 degrees Celsius. I'm not sure what that amounts to in Fahrenheit but probably around one million. Then there was wind which was kind of nice except that it felt like high powered heater blowing on you, but it did help a bit cause we were so sweaty. Man it was nuts. We also had to ride bikes because we ran out of k's and we biked up all the biggest hills, of course. I was actually kind of enjoying it because I kind of like dramatic things. You know me, but my poor comp. I thought she was going to pass out, so we took a break. Wanna know the best part? Everyone here said it's only going to get worse... I cannot even imagine. I'm going to have to go by a bunch on white short sleeve shirts to wear because any other color is way to hot and I've given up on doing my hair and make up unless we're going to meetings because you sweat it all off anyways. It's great though! These are the kind of stories you want from a mission! You feel like a real missionary!

 

Me and Sister T.

Then we had zone conference. I loved it so much. It was all about the doctrine of Christ, which is my all time favorite topic! It really helped me to remember again my purpose and to focus on it. It was what we needed to pump up our faith. Although Satan tried so hard to get me down. They talked about baptisms a lot and how much they've increased. They showed a slide show of all the baptisms this year and Satan tried to get me to think that I wasn't as good of a missionary as some others because they had tons of baptisms and I have really had none. But, God helped me remember the things that I have learned. I was able to remember the very strong confirmations that I have had from prayers that God is pleased with who I am and what I am doing in my work. Even in that moment when it hurt to see all these other missionaries getting what I dreamed, hoped, and prayed and fasted for I was able to recognize the good in my own work. It was an incredible feeling. I know there are things I still need to work on, but I am doing my best. I am working my hardest and God is pleased, even if other missionaries may not be.

I was also able to see Sister L and it was adorable. She started crying, I love her.

 

At Zone Conference.

Then Sister T and I came home pumped to work even harder and have even more faith. We went out night tracting and set up some good potentials. We planned for an awesome Saturday full of tracting and following up former investigators.

Then morning came... I felt so tired. I could barely keep my eyes open. I tried so hard to make personal study meaningful, but it ended up being just so-so because I kept falling asleep. I did not want to leave the flat. The thought of going out was unbearable sounding. Satan is such a punk. Sister T was feeling the same way, but we had made a commitment so we went out and worked hard. We knocked on three doors in a row and they ALL were interested! It was incredible! We were so blessed. We probably said one million prayers of gratitude.

Then our appointment fell through, but we weren't going to let that get us down. So we prayed for a street. We went there and we found several more people that were interested and one that invited us to teach her right then and there! It was beautiful! We felt so blessed. And we were actually thankful for the slow start to the week because it made the end so much more joyful.

Church was also amazing. Our investigator Lauren came. She is amazing. Her mum is very anti so for Fast Sunday she fasted with us for her mum's heart to be softened. She loved testimony meeting. We had a lesson with her during Relief Society on the Plan of Salvation. It went so well. She hadn't heard most of what we taught, but she felt like it all really made sense. Although part way through she was talking about all the crazy things people say about our church, one of them being that we can become Gods and Goddesses someday. I thought to myself, "oh darn, that one's true." I said a prayer in my heart to know how to help her understand it. The words just came flowing from my mouth. I was able to testify to her that she could someday be a goddess because we are all destined to become like God. We had a recent convert in there with us and he and my companion powerfully double testified. We were all tearing up because the Spirit was so strong. (And we all know I tend to cry when I feel the Spirit.) She said it made sense. I feel so blessed! Man, God was so good to us this week! I feel so incredibly blessed.

I love you all! Thank you for your love, prayers, and support!

letter.thirty.one 10.28.13 ^a newbie^

Well this week has been another good one! If feels like it should be officially summer with the way the weather is but apparently I ain't seen nothin' yet... oh baby. This is gonna be fun… It's already so hot I cannot even imagine, but I'm excited. It will be a fun challenge and hey I've always loved sweating ;) ha  I am already getting brown. I'm gunna be soo dark by the end of summer. And no Michelle, I haven't worn sunscreen yet... I just couldn't be bothered. I'll try to though.

My last few days with Sister L were wonderful. We had some truly incredible lessons and some sweet moments together. We cried a lot but we both knew that this is the right thing. She told me I'll always be her favourite soa :) She is such a beautiful person. She changed me so much. I miss her like crazy, but I LOVE my new companion too!

Her name is Sister T. She's adorable. I love everything about her. She's from NZ and she's 20 years old. She is hilarious, beautiful, but most importantly she's an incredible missionary already. She is so gun! She's keen to work hard and to be obedient! Boom baby. This is going to be a great transfer! She already teaches and talks with people so naturally. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful companion. I know I'm going to learn a lot from her. We had a great few days together. We've taught a few lessons and we were able to find a new investigator! It was great.

Church was madness this week... we had three investigators there! :) That's huge for us. One of them was the one who became our new investigator! He is the father of a family that was just baptized and he has never come to church until now and HE LOVED IT! Yeeesssss! And let me tell you that is honestly a miracle ... one of those where I was just praying they'd feel the Spirit. We are thrilled that Brother G is now coming to church though! It's taken us quite some time to get to his heart, but I think we've finally done it! He said he'll come next week too! Boo yah!

Another investigator we had there loved it as well! I was so pleased. We're trying really hard to find good fellowship but there are no YSA in the ward. Like literally. Well there are two but they don't go to this ward since there's no YSA. Bum deal. But she loves us. She sticks by our side and loves everything we say, so that's good, but we have got to get fellowship or the hand off will be real bad after she gets baptized. We're praying to know which of the older ladies we should have "adopt" her because I think that's when she'll really start to fit in. She's amazing though.

Notice that I said three came, but I've only mentioned two... well the other one didn't really like it... like at all. So we don't focus on her. But she is still wonderful and hopefully someday she'll be ready to accept the gospel. (she dropped us this morning.)

Last night we were able to go up to a “cottage evening” at the Lindsay's for many people who have been joining the church in WA. Not many missionaries got to go because of limited space, but they asked me to sing so we were able to go. I was so glad. The singing went really well. I was very blessed, but what I really loved is the talk that they showed. It was one given by Pres. Uchtdorf where he talks about the hands of the statue of Christ missing, but mostly he talks about love and how love is the ultimate motive. He talked about how it was only love that could have motivated the Atonement. It was just what I needed to hear. Sometimes I still wonder about if I have made the right conclusions about love being THE most important thing. Love is what should be motivating everything that I do. I have really been striving for that on my mission and I fall short a lot, but it was good to be reminded that this is what I should be focusing on. I am so thankful for the Savior's infinite love so that we all can live with God again. I am thankful for the opportunity to have a beautiful new missionary and to be part of this great work. I love you all! 

letter.thirty 10.22.13 "love changes everything"

 

No worries, she wasn't going anywhere without a helmet, just in the church parking lot.

I can't believe this transfer has come and gone. I feel like I just got here with Sister L. This has been BY FAR my favorite transfer. I honestly don't know how any other transfer could beat it. I feel so blessed. When I found out about this transfer I wasn't looking forward to it, but turns out God knew MUCH better than I did. I have loved my district. We have such a good time together and we all work really hard. It's been amazing. More than anything else this transfer though, I have loved serving with Sister L. We are best friends and she has been just what I needed. She has loved me for me and has helped me really be the crazy weirdo I really am. We have found so much joy in the work together.

 

Como District on a P-day.

One of the best parts of the week was during comp inventory; she told me that I was her favorite companion. It's something that doesn't matter too much, but it meant a lot to me, because I love her so much and to feel the love reciprocated was an amazing feeling. I have been praying all week that I would be able to accept God's will for transfers. I didn't think we'd get separated though because we've only been together one transfer. Wrongo Bongo.

On Saturday we got a call from the assistants. They chatted for a second and then they asked if I would talk to them and take it off loudspeaker... my heart dropped. I didn't want to be split up. Then they told me that God wanted me to be a trainer this next transfer. Honestly, I was shocked. I didn't even think of that as a possibility. I knew as they said it though, that it was God's will. I know this is what He wants and needs to happen in this next transfer. I'm very thankful I know that because otherwise I would have been too sad.

Even with that confirmation from the Spirit, when I got off the phone and told Soa (comp in Samoan, that's what we call each other) that we were getting split up, we both bawled our eyes out and just hugged each other for 10 minutes straight. I am going to miss her soo much. I'm trying to soak up every last minute I have with her. It's been the greatest six weeks of my mission, but I know that God will continue to bless both of us with what we need and with opportunities to grow and I'm thankful for that. I'm leaving it all in His hands, because Heaven knows you can't trust my judgment.:)

I know that I also am not good enough to train someone, but God is. I am praying that I will be able to love this new sister with all my heart and help her feel happy, loved, and a desire to work hard. It's going to be a great transfer, not because I'm good, but because God is good and we will have to rely on Him.

We've also had many miracles this week. We found 3 new 'gators! All of which were miracles. We spent a whole two days biking our booties off. We basically ran out of k's and we had to bike for an hour one way to get to several appointments. It was fun though. We laughed about it a lot, but because we've been on bikes it means we have a lot less time to actually teach because we have to book in a lot of time for travel. But God blessed us. One of them was especially miraculous. A man just walked into church on Sunday saying he passed by and wanted to learn more. He stayed for Sunday school and we scheduled an appointment to see him this week! Ah! How cool is that?! God truly is hastening His work. God is good to us. 

It's been a beautiful last week together and you better believe we're going to live up these last few days by working hard as I can! I will be eternally grateful for this transfer and Sister L and how she has changed me. God is good to me. 

I love you all and I’m praying for you. Thank you all for your love and supports.