Wow!!!! What a week it has been! Holy Moly!
So, the start of the week was pretty sad :( It was hard for me to leave Annapolis and to say goodbye to all of the people I had met. Surprisingly, I didn't cry!!!! First area I haven't cried in while saying goodbye. The Lord is making me stronger! Doesn't mean it hurt any less, but, I don't cry as easily that's for sure! We were making such good progress with our investigators and it was getting so exciting, the work was so good! I know it will be great here in Frederick, but, it was hard being pulled out in the middle of such progress.
Transfers! Now that was crazy! Presidente Richards and Sister Richards are going home so everyone in the entire mission came to transfers. SO many missionaries went home. Hermana Zindel, my trainer, left! It was crazy to see all of these people I have served with start heading home. At the end of the meeting, Presidente and Sister Richards stood outside the door and we got to hug them. THAT MADE ME SO HAPPY! These past 2 months have been pretty hard on me and Presidente Richards has been there through it all! He has always been there to help me out and I am so grateful to him! It felt so great to be able to give him a big hug :)
Frederick is great! My companion is sweet! The branch is pretty darn big and strong compared to where I just was. The members are so sweet! I am the branch chorister. Good thing nobody even follows or looks at me leading because I ain’t got a clue what I done did be doing!
Yesterday we had a SUPER cool experience! We went to dinner at the V.’s house. They are recent recent converts and their story is absolutely amazing! I had heard it before and am so grateful to be able to serve around them and feel some of dat spirit! So, they had friends visiting from Mexico and I got to talking with their 18 year old daughter M.J. and I immediately fell in love with her. I just felt this connection with her and wanted to be her friend forever! Nothing special really happened, but, I felt, I don't really know how to describe it. We had a lesson planned out, but during dinner I decided to change it up- glad my companion was ok with that. I just wanted to teach the restoration so so so bad! I wanted them to know what makes us different and what brings me such happiness! We taught M.J. and her mom the restoration. It went well. But what was the cherry on top of the ice cream (or however that saying goes) was when Hermano V. bore his sweet baby testimony! WOW!!!! I was blow out of the flippin agua! Not only was his testimony the most beautiful thing I had ever heard, he invited them to pray and to find out for themselves!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT!? I didn't want to lose contact with M.J. so I wrote my email down on the back of the restoration pamphlet and told her to write me. As we were leaving she told me that she wanted to email me and that when I want to go to Mexico, that I could stay in her house! :)
Also, I had the coolest realization just this week while I was taking the sacrament. I have been worrying a lot about past sins that I have committed. Small, tiny things that maybe I forgot to repent for, like, a mean thought or back talking... things like that. I was wondering how I would be able to repent for and remember everything I have done wrong so that I can make it right. Silly thought, I know, but it had really been bothering me. As I was taking the sacrament, I really thought of it as if I was being baptized again and it hit me! Those sins done did be washed away!!!! I am so so so grateful for the sacrament and I am going to do my very best to appreciate it and give thanks for the opportunity to partake of it every week!
LOVE YOU!
Goodbyes in Annapolis...
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