FAMILY. hello loved
ones. I hope you are doing well. Still here in the ABM! And yes,
mother nature found out that it was winter so you could say that its quite
chilly here now. No more 75 degree days with 95% chance of Tornado. Mostly just
20 degrees with a 110% chance of 24985% humidity. Alabama is FREEZING
COLD. we got this weird snow/slush/ice stuff this past weekend and it
just kept on raining and raining and it was SO COLD. No matter how
many layers I had on I could feel the coldness to my skin and
bones. But all is well. We are still alive.
Now that we have the weather out of the way...This week was very humbling. I swear I just have to keep learning lessons over and over again. Heavenly Father knows I have alot alot alot of continual growing to do!!! And I am sooooo grateful for that.
We
got transfer calls Saturday night! DRUM ROLL. I am being
transferred! I am going to the Altadena Spanish branch in
Birmingham!! I will be whitewashing (meaning both of the sisters that
were there are being transferred) and get this...I will be training a brand new
missionary!!! AGAIN. Baby #5. I was FLOORED when I found
out.....Absolutley shocked. I did not expect that at all. There are only
2 Spanish sisters coming out this next transfer and since it is my last
transfer I was almost sure I would not be training. But I do not know the
Lord's plan. BUT I trust it. I know that this transfer is inspired.
I am SO excited to go to this new area with a new companion. Mostly
because missionary work is the bomb and I love being a missionary. I LOVE IT SO
MUCH. So LETS GO!!!!!
We
had interviews with President Sainsbury this past week. He is a wonderful
man. I know he really loves the ABM and the Lord. He has a vision for
this mission. He pushes us and makes us better missionaries. We
talked about alot of things. Mostly that I have such a short time in the
ABM left. I felt uncomfortable about how much he was talking about it
with me hahaha But it was wonderful. We made some goals and I AM SO
PUMPED.
Other
than the exciting/dramatic feelings about transfers, nothing much went on this
week. Church on Sunday was FABULOUS. It was fast and testimony
meeting. I don’t know if you remember Cheyenne and Shauna, they are
recent converts of a year from Georgia that moved here with their family.
THey are 18 and 15 years old. We have been visiting them and their
nonmember family for awhile. They live in the straight up GHETTO.
But we love them so much. AND THEY CAME TO CHURCH. It was a new
years miracle. We have been trying to get them to come for forever.
They have a little sister who is 9 and has told us she wants to be baptized but
it never worked out to meet with the whole family because they were visiting
their dad and what not. BUT Cheyenne and Shauna came. It was so
great to see them! They were so solid in Georgia and then moved to Bama and
never went back to church till we found them ( which was a miracle holy hannah)
It was a beautiful sight to see the branch welcome them with open arms.
HOLLAAAAA
Also
during Sacrament I bore my testimony of how much I love being a missionary
especially in DEMOP! Demopolis really is unlike ANY other place I have
ever been. in.my.life. It is very VERY unique and I love it. Teeny tiny baby
town and all the goodness that comes with it. I kept looking at Sister
B****. My favorite. AH so much love for that woman. She was
smiling and crying and got up after me and YELLED over the pulpit and said "MO
MO YOU CANT LEAVE ME!" HAHAHA she said "All our missionaries.
they just leave. And I love it because you bring Jesus to everyone but I am sad
about it..." hahahah It was so funny. You will just have to meet
her. I cannot explain Sister B*****, the LOVE OF MY LIFE.
God
is in control!!! I freaked out for a bit after finding out I am leaving this
area. What will happen to all the people I have been working with and
finding. Why do I freak out when I know that God is in control? HE IS THE
KNOW ALL BE ALL. We have no need to wonder or fear, because we trust
Him. And He is God. I know He will take care of me and my companion
and my investigators and less actives. I know that is aware of our
greatest concerns as well as the smallest ones. We say all the time that
Jesus Christ is there reason for the season. We are also the reason for
the season. WE are the reason He came. He came because He loves us
completely. The quote on my planner for next transfer is by President
Uchdorf: "Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely.
Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly." I stand all amazed
at His perfect love for us.
Just
know that I know He lives. I have felt His power and His enabling and
redeeming power DAILY. How I lived before knowing Him like I do...I dont
know. He lives and I love Him.
And
for that reason ladies and gents, I LOVE ALABAMA. SO flipping much. It is a
wonderful place.
I
love you all!! Be safe and have a wonderful week!!!
con
amor,
Hermana
HOLY MOLY
ROLL TIDE (championship game tomorrow GO ALABAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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