Dear family,
We've had quite an interesting week! We have been informed that we are now covering the Ft. Scott, Kansas Branch, along with the Nevada, Missouri Ward. We were quite excited about this news because we were hoping for a change in work and what we can do. We were also excited because both Sister Boone and I never thought that we'd get to serve in Kansas because there are no sister's areas, only elders, but now we get to serve in a Kansas Branch! It is pretty exciting! So we were able to go to the Ft. Scott Branch this last Sunday. We were only there for PEC and Sacrament Meeting and we already have a few people who attend the Branch that want to get baptized! And a lady came up and talked to us and told us how her husband was wishing they had missionaries in the Branch because he has someone he wants to share the gospel with - then we show up at church! What a small miracle! We couldn't be more excited to serve there! There are only about 40 people who attend, at most, so it's really small compared to what I'm used to at home and back in Bella Vista. The building is SO SMALL!! I will have to take a picture of it because you would never believe me if I told you how small it was. I couldn't believe my eyes when we drove up. It's so cute.
On Saturday we had an appointment scheduled during the Relief Society Broadcast but they cancelled and so we were able to go. I'm so glad that we were able to go because I needed it. The talks given were so good! I can't print them out yet but I'm excited to read them again so I can always remember what they said. When we were watching it, the lights were off and it was too dark to take notes. Plus, there was so much information that I wouldn't have been able to write down everything I wanted to if I was able to take notes. So that was good and it amazes me how four talks can touch thousands of women's lives, and they are all going through different things. It absolutely blows my mind how Heavenly Father can work! It's great! I'm so glad that Heavenly Father loves us all to answer our prayers! We are so blessed!
We met with Bro. E twice this week and he is just amazing. He is so ready for baptism and it is just great to see how the Gospel can change people's lives -how it can make them better. It will be a glorious day when he is baptized, and I absolutely can't wait!
We met with Bro. E twice this week and he is just amazing. He is so ready for baptism and it is just great to see how the Gospel can change people's lives -how it can make them better. It will be a glorious day when he is baptized, and I absolutely can't wait!
On Wednesday we went to Rich Hill to meet with a couple of people but they cancelled so we ended up tracting a whole bunch. It was getting late so we were heading back to our car but I said that we should go to one more house. So we did. No answer. We kept walking to our car and Sister Boone said we should to go to one more. So we did. They let us in! We were able to do a quick Plan of Salvation lesson and then had to leave because it was getting late. But we will go back! They are the Millers and they are retired. They are Nazarene and they go to church up in Butler. We hope that we'll be able to testify of the Restoration of Christ's Church and that the Spirit will testify to them! It will be good.
We also tracted into Carl about a week and a half ago and we were able to meet his wife this week. She was really nice and seemed genuinely interested in learning more! We gave them Plan of Salvation pamphlets. They have a two year old son who is so cute. They don't go to any church here in Nevada but hopefully they will go to ours soon!
One more small miracle that I want to mention. It might not sound like a miracle but it was a tender mercy to me. Yesterday we were tracting. I'm not the biggest fan of it. But we were tracting and the first house we went to, the people weren't very nice to us. So as we were walking to the next house I was looking up at the sky and I thought of the movie Charly and the part where she looks up to the sky and says, "God are you up there?" So I said that to myself and I thought of how Jesus Christ's name is on my badge. He really is always with me, right there on my badge, under my name to hold me up. I thought that was great. And then the rest of the people we talked to that night, they weren't necessarily interested in our message but they were at least nice to us!
I'm so glad I'm on my mission! It is going by quickly! I'm trying to enjoy every minute of it. Sometimes that is hard, but I'm still trying! I've seen many blessings from trying to do the work the best that I know how and I know I'll continue to be blessed throughout my life for the service that I gave these 18 months.
I love you all and hope all is well in Utah! I miss it but I'm loving the Mid-west.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is truer than true, whiter than white! We all can see God's hand in our lives everyday if only we look for it! Thanks for all the support you give me and the prayers that you offer up in my behalf. I truly can feel the strength from those prayers!
I love you all!!!
See you soon then!
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