Subject: What the?! Where did this week even go??
December 16, 2013
Helloooooooo
family!!!
Holy smokes
the weeks are just going faster and faster! This one has been a complete blur! Sounds
like things are going great back home! I'm so glad to hear Jace is feeling better
poor kid has had a rough year...
I did get my
package the other day, thank you! I did practice some self control and didn't open
it. :) I am all for 3 way calling!!!! I'm sure dad could figure something out. Would
11 AM Christmas day work? So 9 MST? Amb does that work for you?
Like I said
this week just has flown... But its been a good one!! The Short's came to church
yesterday and loved it! They are all set to be baptized on Saturday, it's going
to take place up in the Powell Valley building because they have family there and
then they will be confirmed here in Kingsport on Sunday. We were really pulling
for the baptism happening here in Kingsport but it's just not going to happen, Hunter
really wants to be baptized there, as long as it happens is really what matters.
They are both thrilled about it though! It was funny in the Powell Valley ward there
are maybe 5 kids but in our ward there are tons, they got up to sing a couple of
Christmas songs yesterday and Hunter's mouth just fell open he was like, 'there
are so many kids in this ward!! It's insane!' Haha so I think he'll do just fine,
Debbie of course also got a very warm welcome, Kallie didn't come this week because
they slept in a little late and she didn't feel like she had much time to get ready
but she should be there this next week. I LOVE THAT FAMILY!! :)
So we had the
coolest experience on Monday! Sister Huber and I were at our apartment working on
our training for zone training Thursday, when we get this knock at the door. So
I go answer it and it's this guy about my age and this is how the conversation went
down....
Nick: "I'm
looking for an Edward, he either used to live in this apt or one of the ones next
door, do you know him?"
Me: "No
I don't I'm sorry!"
Nick: "How
long have you lived here for?"
Me: "About
6 1/2 months but missionaries have lived here for a couple of years."
Nick: "Missionaries?
-looks at my tag- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter... Hey I've been meaning
to talk to you guys!! I've been going to a Pentecostal church and it just is not
doing it for me at all I don't get anything out of it, can I talk to you for a few
minutes?"
Literally I
think my mouth fell wide open haha this never ever happens!!
So we talk
for a few minutes about the church, he's like, "I've been studying your church
a little bit and I agree with everything I've learned so far. I want to feel at
home at church and I'm tired of feeling alone and that no one cares."
We testified
to him that he has a Heavenly Father who loves him and cares about him and is very
aware of the things that he's going through. He just smiled and said, "You
know I think we were meant to meet today!" We exchanged info and gave him a
Book of Mormon and he said I'm going to go home and start reading this!
Holy cow it
was so cool!!! The only downer is he's not in our area... He's in the Rotherwood
ward boundaries so that kinda sucks but as long as he gets taught that's really
all that matters. Sometimes people will literally just fall in your lap!
We went on
three exchanges this week, all of which went pretty good I was just out of my area
a lot. We've been praying about who could be a good fellow-shipper for Patty and
who could maybe help her move in the right direction a little faster and we felt
like Debbie Smith would be the perfect fit and guess what the spirit was right!!
Sister Huber reported an awesome lesson with her and that they just hit it off,
they are planning on doing things as couples which would be great for Phil (Debbie's
husband) too! Miracles are happening there slowly but surely!
Zone conference
was great! Our training went really well I think, we taught on the importance of
working with members we really can't do what we do without the members and it is
SO important to work closely with them. We talked about making where you're at home,
this is your home ward for the foreseeable future so get to know people, take an
interest in them and help them with missionary work by starting where they're at
then growing from there.
We had our
Christmas party afterwards, each district did a skit ours was missionaries got talent,
Sisters Stewart, Brown, and I were judges, Elder Simmons was the host and everyone
else did talents. Sister Irion brought bells to play Christmas songs with. We had
lunch and TONS of sweets and we did a scarf/tie exchange, it was fun!
Well I think
that about wraps up the week, thanks again for everything family and friends!! Your
prayers and support mean the world to me.
I love love
love y'all!! xoxoxo
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