Transfers!

Today is transfers.

 

Words cannot describe how much I love the mission. I have been

thinking about this scripture a lot lately: "For how knoweth a man the

master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is

far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?"

I know that my Redeemer lives because I have spent the last year as

His hands. I have felt His love for people who are sincere and pure in

heart. I have felt a portion of His sorrow as I have tried to share

His gospel and have been "despised and rejected of men". At MLC this

last week president talked about how we simply do what The Lord asks

of us. Always. I've definitely had to accept that and live it this

week.... On Saturday night we got transfer calls and I found out I am

being sent...

 

BACK TO MIDDLETOWN!!!! YYYYOOOOOO!!!

Haha I am so excited and so nervous. When I left Middletown I felt

like I had given them my all and now I've been asked to give a little

more! I was released as a sister training leader and have been asked

to follow-up train a sister who has been out for 12 weeks. :)

This week was really sad and hard to say goodbye. I really hate making

people cry and it seems like everyone did this time around. :/ I'll

send a longer email later if I have time :)

Love you all!!

 

 

Well I have been trying to think of what to tell you about this week

but there's nothing coming to me!

I should have lots to say about my last week in the city, but here's
all i can think of:

We walked up 50 flights of stairs in ONE day.

A man hit on me through a window of a Duane Reade

I also ate a donut ice cream sandwich with chocolate on top. You don't
find that in Utah :)

I said goodbye to so many people who have changed my heart and
impacted my life. I hope they can say the same about me.

I left another best friend as a companion. She changed my mission and my life.

I left an area that was my refiners fire. I've never had my testimony
shaken and questioned and picked apart so much in my whole life.

Thursday we weekly planned, Friday we had MLC (my last & I knew it)
and Saturday we were on a split. We went to visit Karen who lives on
the 13th floor of her building and the elevator was broken. I stepped
in a nice puddle of urine on my way up... Then we did a bunch of less
active lookups and met a gay Puerto Rican who wants to come to church!
He was so sweet and so sincere.

Sorry my brain is fried from lack of sleep plus too much time in a
car. I am so excited to be back in Middletown. When I first saw sister
Checketts I asked if she was excited and she said "Wait, they told me
my companion was Sister Taylor!" So no one knew I was coming back and
I cannot wait to see the ward and to let them know. :)

At MLC president talked about how Nephi and his family showed
gratitude for their blessings. Again and again in 1 Nephi it says that
they offered sacrifice to show their gratitude while they were in the
wilderness. When I left Middletown I felt good knowing I had given it
all I had and I had nothing left to offer, and I am really grateful
for this opportunity to give a little bit more.

I love you all!!