Sit your adversary butt down Satan! 9/30/2019

That quote was by Sister Kingsford and I thought it was quite accurate for this past week. 

On Wednesday sister Kingsford was starting to get sick. A little bit later we find out Sister Boyle (a sister that lives with us) was getting sick too. They both got really sick by the end of the day. Sister Donohoe ( Sister Boyles companion) and I go on exchanges! We had a couple of lessons and we kept going back and forth in our areas. They were sick for about 3 days so we were companions for 3 days. It was really fun and stressful. Then come to find out almost every companionship one person that was sick in our zone. It was really sad. Everyone was getting sick, so we got permission to go to Walmart and we bought A LOT of Gatorade, cold/flu medicine and cough drops. Satan was really trying the Missionaries this week but luckily Sister Kingsford and Boyle are feeling good enough to go out. The other Missionaries are feeling better too! 

Miracle that happend this past week, Monday we were in line to pay for our groceries and this lady comes up and pays for them! It was amazing! I was like thank you. Then when this sickness went around I was able to afford the cold/flu medicine, Gatorade and cough drops. It was amazing! Heavenly Father is really and he is there for us! He prepares us for the hard times and he is there with us when we go through them. He is amazing!

Also another thing that you could tell that was the hand of Satan is that it SNOWED! Yep, it was snow. Yep, it was really cold. Haha! 

Sister Call

 Proof it snowed 

 Beautiful  Spokane sunset 

September 23: Temple!

Hello again! This week we got to go to the Temple with Travis! It was so cool! He was so happy the hole time you saw his teeth the hole time! It was really sweet! He loved it so much! He also got a calling to be temple and family history consultant! He is doing amazing!

We were also allowed to watch president Nelson's devotional on Tuesday. It was so good! If you haven't read it or watched it you should! It was amazing!

It's been super rainy this week as well and one day we tracted all day (our lessons got cancelled) in the pouring rain. It was quite the day! Haha!

We got to have Interviews with President Thompson this week and he told me to work harder then I ever had before! So I am trying my very hardest to talk to all these people! It gets SUPER awkward but that's ok. I made a goal to embrace the awkward...Haha! Doesn't mean I'm good at it but I sure am trying. Haha! 

Yesterday I was thinking about this older couple who in recent years has gone Less Active because of medical reasons. We stopped by around 8 PM at night and we visited with them. We said a prayer with them and after the brother was in tears, he said it was because he was happy. He was happy because he probably felt the spirit for the first time in a long time. It was such  testimony to me of the power of prayer and of God's love. 

Oh I forgot to introduce my new companion! Her name is Sister Kingsford and she is from Gilbert AZ, she has been out for 15 months. God put 2 oldies together, how funny. She's great! She loves the work and we are working well

together! It's awesome!

This past week I have realized how REAL God is. I know that sounds weird, but really. I've always known he was there but I have had experiences that has given me faith to know that he is there and knows me personally. Heavenly Father blesses so much more then you expect. It's crazy. I know he is there and watches over all of us. He knows Sister Call who is so awkward talking to people but he blesses me with the ability to say what they need to hear. Do they accept it, not always, is it hard, heck ya! But I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. This is the greatest work! I just love being a missionary! 

Sister Call

 Temple!

The yogurt expires the same day I do

Last Transfer! September 9, 2019

Ahhhhhh! I am freaking out that I come home in like 6 weeks! Crazy! I told my mission President and he told me to work, work, work! So that is what I have been doing! I have been trying to open my mouth to everyone I see trying to relate something they say back to the gospel! It gets really awkward sometimes, but that's ok. We got transfer calls and I am staying in the River Ridge ward but Sister Guthrie is leaving! I am SO sad! She has been an awesome companion and friend and I will miss her a lot!

 

I know I haven't written a weekly for a LONG time but there hasn't been much too say... We have been trying to find people to teach but no one has been too interested so far. A lot of people have disappeared not reaching back to us so it's kinda sad but we are getting through it! We have been helping members clean and we helped paint a house! It was fun! The other day we walked all over town contacting potentials and none such luck. We did run into this super fun family who said we could come back. So we are excited! 

So we are teaching this elderly member who got baptized a couple of years ago. After she got baptized she had a stroke and a couple of brain surgeries and the result of that she forgot all that the Missionaries had taught her. Since then she has been inactive because she was so sick, but recently we have been teaching her the lessons and helping her keep those commitments so she can enter into the temple. She said that her ancestors are waiting and keep telling her to help them. She is getting her temple recommend soon and we are so excited for her!!! 

This week we had to go to a doctors appointment for Sister Guthrie. The wonderful sister Thompson (Mission Presidents wife) took us there. She is like my role model!  She is amazing, and here's why. We were in the waiting room and she starts talking to this guy with a cast on his foot. Apparently he got in a bad motorcycle accident a few days before and was here to check out his foot. Before Sister Thompson could share anything he was called away into the doctors room. She was saying to us that she had wished she had more time with him so she could give him a pass along card. We are in one if the rooms and he is in the room next to us. We got everything figured out and so we start driving home. Well, she said that she wished she would have and she says "were going back!" We turn around and go back into the parking lot and he is just getting into his car. She starts talking with him and gives him a card and he starts talking about his deceased dad who visited him in a dream a few nights ago and he told him "what now?" While he shook is broken foot. He started getting teary eyed and said thanks. We were able to get his address and hopefully send Missionaries down his way! It was amazing how she followed her impression she had to share the gospel! It was so cool! Sorry for the long story!

I just love this Gospel so much! My mission has been so amazing and I can't wait what more it has in store for me! 

Sister Call