Ready to Run!
Hola!!!
Guess what? Novato better watch out because they not only have me for at least one more transfer but they have both me and Hermana McKay for one more transfer! We are so excited!!!! This is the first time that Hermana McKay has had a companion for more than one transfer and it will be the only time because she only has one more transfer left. So I am the only one! I feel so special! We have come up with transfer goals and visions and themes. Our transfer theme is Ready to Run! We will run: out the door, to find His children, to Him for revelation. We are trying to be better at using time wisely, finding more people to teach and following the Spirit. We have had a lot of neat things happen this week. On Monday we had a church tour with one of our investigators, Faine. The spirit was so strong as we showed her the baptismal font and the sacrament table. We hoped that this would help her have a greater desire to come to church but she has a lot going in her life right now and so we are continuing to teach her and will keep inviting her to come to church and have faith and see what happens. Church tours are awesome though because they help people know what they can expect when they come to church.
We also had our last District Meeting of the transfer. My Districts become my family. It was fun we all got to teach a little part of the meeting and we just enjoyed learning from one another. After that meeting we helped the Spanish elders move. It was really fun to help our "brothers". We organized their kitchen for them so they can actually find things. Also when we were helping them move the Senior couple over housing were there and they were telling us that the office is getting mobbed with the amounts of new missionaries that are coming in during the summer months. Sister Kenney told us that in May we are getting more Spanish sisters then we have in the mission right now. So basically that means everyone will train and some will train two! Crazy!
We have had awesome lessons this week! One that I particularly enjoyed was that we did a family home evening with one of our investigators and her children and then we also did a family home evening with one of our less actives and her family as well. It is just fun to play with the kids and to teach a doctrinal principle simply but clearly.
I went on an exchange to Petaluma this week and had a great time with Sister Williamson she from Idaho and is really sweet and just needed someone to listen to her and I can do that! I was their on Valentine's day and so we delivered Valentine's to members and investigators. That night we had dinner with the Wasden's and that is when they offered to take a picture of us and send it our parents. I thought that was so nice of them. They have a son who enters the MTC next week and so they hope that their nice deeds pay off. I know it will!
Also we had a really neat experience this week. One of the young woman in the branch, Grisel, is preparing to go on a mission and she was able to spend the night at our apartment on Friday and then she spent the whole day with us on Saturday. It was so neat to show her what missionary life is like and to be a good example for her. She taught a little bit during our lessons and she was just so excited to learn. It was such a neat experience to help her see what it is like to be a missionary.
Also Saturday one of the Elders investigators got married. It was so neat even though it was not for time and all eternity yet it was neat to know that now that they are married she can get baptized and make her first covenant with Heavenly Father and then she will be on the road for them to get married in the temple someday.
This work is honestly so incredible I am amazed every single day.
I love you all so much!
Love you,
Dear Williamson and Andrews Families,
We had the pleasure of hosting your daughters at our home just a few days ago, and felt compelled to offer you this report. We were impressed by the generosity of their spirits, by the intensity of their testimonies and by the good will, kindness and love which emanated from every fiber of their being. They are splendid missionaries, doing excellent work and bringing sweet blessings to our stake.
Sister Williamson is actually assigned to our ward, so we are pleased that we get to interact with her frequently. Sister Andrews serves in a Spanish branch south of our home but still within our stake's boundaries; it was immediately evident that she is just as brilliant and capable as her companion for the day.
Thanks so much for raising daughters of exemplary quality and profound spiritual capacity. Their service is appreciated, as are your sacrifices which permit them to serve among us!
Best,
s.w.
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| Hillary with Sister Williamson after dinner at the Wasden home. |
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