I loved seeing the pictures! I'm so excited for Josh and Jenni! Chris does look great!
I definitely felt the most direction
from Elder
Andersen's talk. I loved the point he made about "What does
Christ think of me?" That really got me thinking about some of
my fears about missionary work. I realized it doesn't matter what
ANYBODY in the world thinks of me. What really matters is what Christ
think of me. There were so many things I learned from conference
about faith. Which is something I'm working on.
I had a great birthday! Sister Bowles
filled the apartment with balloons while I was taking a shower. :) We
also made crepes on Sunday morning for breakfast. She also texted all
the missionaries in our zone and some of the ward members. They all
wished me a happy birthday. It was nice! As you now know, we went to
the Burke's home for dinner. I'm glad you got the picture they sent
you. They are an awesome family! Sister Burke made lasagna for dinner
and it was AMAZING! I guess the meet in the lasagna was wild boar
that Brother Burke had hunted. It was delicious!
Also, the picture you sent on the SD
card.... well there were no pictures. Could you please resend
pictures on a different SD card as soon as possible? If you could
send pictures of the family (mom, dad, siblings, dog). You don't have
to take new pictures, you can just send some you've already taken. :D
Also any pictures you originally had sent that I didn't get. I would
love to have pictures from the temple just before I went into the MTC
(you still have my other SD card. The one you sent back to me was for
my audiorecorder). Sister Bowles is being transferred on the 11th and
I want to show her pictures of everybody before she leaves.
That brings me to some big news....
Sister Bowles is being transferred. :( Sister Bowles and I are
shocked she is leaving. We thought for sure she would finish training
me. I will be getting a new trainer on the 11th. I don't know who it
is though. I'm kind of nervous if I'm being honest. I have some BIG
shoes to fill. Sister Bowles is incredible. Keep Sister Bowles in
your prayers. I already know you pray for me. ;) She has been in this
area for 10 months. This is her first and only area and now she is
leaving it. Its been a little emotional for the both of us.
I have LOVED serving with her in the
Village area. She has had such an impact on the area and the ward and
it's members. She has helped to build the ward and the ward's love of
missionary work. I hope and pray to be the kind of missionary she is.
She is a wonderful example to me and a wonderful leader. I have
learned more from her example than anything she ever told me about
being a missionary.
Sister Bowles and I have become very
close over the last five weeks. We have developed a friendship that
will last throughout the mission as well as after we both return.
It's going to be tough to say goodbye, but I have faith this is what
the Lord want to happen. I am a little nervous about getting a new
trainer, especially if she doesn't know the people or the area.
However, I have felt strengthened through personal prayer as well as
from the prayers Sister Bowles offers.
I can't express enough gratitude to my
Heavenly Father for being able to serve with Sister Bowles in the
last 5 weeks. She has taught me how to follow the promptings of the
Spirit, how to exercise my faith that the Lord will provide, and she
has taught me how to really listen during prayers for answers. She
did all this by her example to me.
Sister Bowles has laid such a great
foundation here in the Village area! I am excited to continue serving
here and hope and pray to be able to continue in this great work with
the same diligence and persistence as Sister Bowles.
I have a funny story for everybody!
Sister Bowles and I were knocking on door yesterday before we went to
our dinner appointment. The guy answered and I started off
introducing myself as a missionary from the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints but then I said I was sister Bowles and without
missing a beat, Sister Bowles introduced herself as Sister Record. I
was totally thrown off and trying not to laugh. The guy wasn't
interested anyway, but I couldn't help but laugh at what happened.
Thanks for all you prayers and love
from home! I sure love y'all! :D
Love, Sister Record
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