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Happy Presidents' Day!! This morning, Sister
Zeiner and I sang the National Anthem for companion study! When we went
upstairs, the Whites said that they heard us and during our song, they had
their hands over their hearts! hahah.
I love you so much. I read the line out
loud, " I look forward to hearing your homecoming speech!" and
all of the sister missionaries laughed. You are so Trunky!!
I am so excited for you to
go to California!
Send Adam my love!! I love him sooo much!! Give Zeke a big hug and kiss for
me!! Tell Liz that I love her! I am jealous!
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| The poster from the Slippery Rock Missionary Firesi |
Thank you for all of the
pictures. I loved them so much! Your event looked like a huge success! I loveee
the poster!
Last week, I got packages
from both you and Ellie! Thank you soo much! I have been spoiled rotten this
Valentine's Day more than ever! I got so many Valentine's cards! from the
Novaks, Sister Gibson, Mrs. Smitherman, etc! I love my friends and family sooo
much! Ya'll are the B-E-S-T!
We got some Valentine's caramel
and chocolate covered apples from some members, and they were Dee-licious! We
also got some Valentine's treats from the Jermans, the new directors of the
Family Tree! So wonderful.
We had a Zone conference
this week, so we had to have our vehicle cleaned out for the car inspection. So
on Tuesday,
Sister Zeiner and I went to Sister Peters' and she helped us clean out the
inside really well. It was freezing outside and we were cleaning off the salt
with water! It was crazy!
On Wednesday, we had the Cottonwood
Zone conference. It was really really good. The departing missionaries gave
their testimonies and I was thinking how strange it is that I will have to do
that some day. Noo!! haha. We also had the "Missionary Mall," which
is just a collection of clothes and items that missionaries give to the mission
office and other missionaries can take. I got a new red coat with a little red
hood, so adorable!
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| Me and Elder Judd on Groundhog's day!! Sad to be away from PA! |
The weather has been AMAZING
this week. Very sunny and wonderful. Still cold, haha, but the sunshine makes
it okay!
For Valentine's Day, we did
some tracting and then we had to work at the Family Tree. All of these lovey
dovey couples came in. Weird! haha. I got to write and call some of the people
that I've met in the Tree, to tell them Happy Valentine's Day. We worked with
the Jermans; they are so fun. They bought a pizza for all of us. It was a good
day.
Last week, I had a wonderful
experience at the gas station. Sister Zeiner and I were stopped for gas, and
before I got out of the car, I made the goal to OYM ("Open Your
Mouth") at least one person before we left. Well, as soon as I got out of
the car, a car pulled in on the other side of the gas pump. Before I could even
Open My Mouth, the woman was walking towards me! She told me that she was on
empty and had just spent the last of her money; she asked if she could borrow
just 2 dollars. I opened the door to find if I had cash and I grabbed a Book of
Mormon. I held the few dollars and the Book and said to her, with a smile,
"You can only have this (the cash) if you will accept this (the Book of
Mormon)." I think that she was surprised at first, but she gladly accepted
both the cash and the Book. I bore my testimony to her and asked if she had
ever been visited by missionaries before. She accepted to have a visit from the
missionaries in Heber, where she lives. I got her address and phone number and
she gave me a hug. Even though this experience did not lead to a teaching
opportunity in our area, I am glad that I was able to help her come one step
closer to accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ!
Sister Zeiner and I are teaching a woman
who grew up Jewish, and she has had a hard time getting excited about the Book
of Mormon. We have been calling, texting, and stopping by often, offering to
read with her and get her started. Finally, on Friday night, the woman let us in and allowed
us to read a chapter of the Book of Mormon with her and her daughters. Her
husband (who is a member), came in after we had read a few verses and started
to read with us. It was a great experience reading with her whole family. Well,
on Saturday,
the woman texted us and told us that she had been reading the Book of Mormon.
Later that night, her husband called us and told us that she had been reading
the Book of Mormon for an hour and a half straight. We are so excited and
hopeful that she will feel the Holy Ghost as she reads!
Yesterday, Sister Zeiner and I got
to give talks in one of the wards. I talked about how trials of faith can
strengthen us and bring about miracles. I think that it went well :) We got a
lot of compliments!
