February 9, 2015

 What a week!!! 

Alright let's see! So this week was a week full of miracles. That is one of the things that I really appreciate from my mission. The ability to see miracles every day, every week, and all the time. The Lord's hand is truly in ALL things. But it only matters if you can see it. We need the "eyes to see"

This week we went on exchanges with the Shawano sisters again. I got to go to shawano with Sister Pearson. (my comp from a year ago) She is goign home in 3 days! Ahhhhh!!! We will miss her. She's blessed Shawano so much. The mission is also doing some downsizing with less missionaries than when there was the flood. So shawano and an area called Gresham is joining together. So sad.

We also did blitz's with Manitowoc sisters. My very first blitz!! It was so fun. So if you don't know, a blitz is when me and my comp go to another area, join with them and all four work in that area for the day. I was with Sister Karlsson and I'll just share a few of the miracles we saw in the 3 1/2 hours we had. 

-We extended a baptismal date boldly with their investigator Charlotte who just needs to be baptized!!! 

-We were able to hand out 4 book of mormons, 2 new investigators, and talk to everyone! 

-Also, I love sister karlsson (from sweden) and she is just amazing and has such an obedient and dilligent attitude about the work. 

It was so good to help jump start their area and I only shared my side of the miracles. Sister Kealer and Lyons worked hard too!

So you know when you pray for patience you get opportunities to be patient. Well, our goal this week was to have more member present lessons......and we really had to work hard for the ones we had because the first 4 days of the week, those lessons dropped like flies. Yikes!  My more humble part of the week.

But we had stake conference this weekend and Elder Hillier of the Seventy came. So great. We had Jamie and Tony come. Yes, TONY HAD HIS FIRST CHURCH EXPERIENCE!!!!! 

You may have noticed, our investigator Tony who we sat with in Stake conference. He came to church and what a miracle that was! We also think he really enjoyed his first time there and we appreciate your testimony.

Got back in contact with our baptismal date Megan and so things should be moving along well with her. Excited for the upcoming transfer. It will be full of miracles! 

 The last part was copy paste from my letter to President. Ah well. But Tony came which was such a miracle!!!! His girlfriend/ fiance is what's holding him back....always the girlfriend

Also got to see all my Marquette peeps so that was great! So much to catch up on with them. I'll attach a picture of em. Starting from the left girl 1,3, and 4 got baptized in December/ January. They need a singles ward up there! And a couple of them want to serve missions. So exciting. Love Marquette. Red head number 2 is Caroline and will be visiting me in utah in June!

Had lesson with Jamie and sister Cutler came! (mission president's wife) so that was a first time experience too. It was great! 

Well that's all from me! Sorry it's long. Didn't realize it was such a great week!

Love ya! 

pic of me in Seymour. Home of the Hamburger. which sadly there's not a place to get a native hamburger. Just dairy queen and mcdonalds.