Transfers

Hello one and all!                                                                                  July 3, 2013

Transfers transfers transfers :) The verdict is... I'm staying in Churchville YSA!! But Sister W left :( She is now serving in Brantford and is a Sister Training Leader! I'm so proud of her! My new companion is Sister S and she is from Pleasant Grove Utah. She is super bubbly and is a fantastic teacher! I'm excited to get to know her better. I am the designated driver because I know the area, and it's fun! I must be like my mom because driving in the city doesn't even phase me. Hahaha. It's been a wonderful week though. I want to share two miracles of the week this week :)

God answers prayers. I know He does. Sister W and I had been praying for opportunities to perform small acts of service as an opportunity to share the gospel, and we had a cool one this week. We were supposed to meet with an investigator named Brittney and her member boyfriend, Carlos, but Carlos forgot to inform her. So we just shared a message with Carlos, his roommate Michael, and a less active member named Elizabeth that we took with us. After we taught a short, spiritual message, we went outside to get in the car, but one of the neighbors came over and asked if we could help her jump start her car. We didn't have any cables, but Michael did! It started POURING rain right as we pulled our car up next to hers. So we were holding towels and umbrellas over the hoods to keep the cables dry :) We got talking with her and her name was Rosa and her boyfriend's name was Dijon. Like the mustard :) The battery seemed fine, so we concluded that her car was simply out of gas. Hahaha. Dijon and Michael went to get gas and we stayed and talked with Rosa. She believes in Christ and said she would love yo come to church! She and Dijon didn't end up coming, so I hope we can get in touch with them soon. It was an answered prayer :)

I decided a mission is simply a series of miracles. Sister W and I had an appointment set up with a girl named Shallu at the Albion library, so we just walked the 2km to meet her only to find the library was closed and no Shallu in sight. So we decided to sit down in a bus stop for a little while and call/text people that we needed to get a hold of. While sitting there, I looked up and saw a lady walking by and felt like I needed to go talk with her. My body protested, because it was the end of the day and we had done a lot of walking and I just wanted to sit on that bench! But, the Holy Ghost is persistent :) So I found myself running after her (Don't worry, Sister W could still see us so I wasn't breaking any rules) I introduced myself as a missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and she said, "How did you know? How did you know I was praying? As I was walking past that bus stop I was praying asking God for help." She told me her name was Mary and that she was just leaving the hospital. Her mom  is there and she feels like she has to be strong for her siblings and family. She looked like she was about in her mid fifties. As we talked, I found out she has faith in Jesus Christ and firmly believes God loves and watches over her. However, she doesn't attend church and hasn't been baptized because she doesn't know what He wants her to do next. She said she doesn't know what the next step is. But she wants to follow Jesus Christ because she knows that will bring her peace. So I gave her a Book of Mormon, Plan of Salvation pamphlet, and a temple pass along card with out phone number on it. She asked if she could have a hug and I gladly gave her one. She held me tight and whispered thank you in my ear. I took down her phone number and address and testified of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. She thanked me again and went on her way. I'm so sad we can't teach her because she's not YSA, but I definitely gave her information to the Weston missionaries :) I needed that experience just as much as she did. A mission is so hard. SO HARD. But moments like this make everything worth it :)

This Gospel is true. Christ is at the head of His church. I love my mission and I love all of you! Have a fabulous week! Keep your head up, because you are a child of God!

Love and prayers always, B