Well I have to say the first week of the transfer is always a wild ride! But it is a ride I would take again and again to be in the service of my Savior. I am now serving in Quail Ridge and let me just say that I did not remember how noise a family ward was! Man oh man! It sure is different! The ages are so spread out and the area that we cover is SO small! I basically have everything memorized.. well at least the most important places!
So my mind is really scattered today, but really what's new? I have to say this week I was more homesick then ever, but not home sick for Texas.. home sick for Robindale! Robindale truly became my home these last six months and my best friends live there. I am only 15 minutes away from them, but 15 minutes has never felt so far! It is an adjustment, but I am growing a lot.
This week Sister Nilson and I taught a few different people! It was a blessing! One of the people we taught this week was Susan, not to be confused with the other 2 Susans we are also teaching... Yea it took me a little bit to get them all straight.. Anyways, this Susan has a little girl, 2 years old, named Sophie, we called her SoSo! We had dinner with her at the Barlow's home, which by the way they have 15 kids! ..Yes all from this one marriage, no adoptions...! Anyways after dinner we had a lesson and taught the Restoration of The Gospel of Jesus Christ! We also went into great detail about Jesus Christ, because she doesn't know really anything that He has done for her... She was crying as we talked to her about the Atonement! Really powerful! It was a great night! She came to church on Sunday with SoSo and stayed ALL 3 hours! Afterwards she told us that she couldn't wait to come back next week! Oh it was great!!
Also, just a random thing.. there is a guy in my ward here, David Brown, who served his mission in Atascocita Ward! So we've been able to talk about people in the ward! He's tight with the McCain's and baptized Julian Edmenson (or however you spell his name)! Crazy small world!!!
I've learned a lot this week! I know that there are some things that we can't change, but our Heavenly Father can. I know that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has His arms out stretched towards us! He wants to bless our lives, we just have to let Him! The priesthood, the power to act in God's name, is truly back on the Earth today! I received a blessing this week! And I know that the things that were said do come from Heavenly Father! He is aware of us and everyone around us! I love this gospel! I love being a missionary!
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