Well you all are probably what is happening to me for my LAST TRANSFER... so I guess I will tell you:) I am dying in Voronezh! Which I'm super pumped about because I know that there are things here that I need to finish. Sister Kai is leaving.. but not to far.. just a city away:) My companion is actually my Sister Training Leader so that will be super fun haha about a month ago when we were on splits she kept on telling me how she wants to kill me:) And what do you know!! But yeah so nuts! I will have served in 3 areas with 10 companions... haha so insane to think that my adventure is coming to an end!!! But just means that I get to soon start my next adventure... which is... I don't know yet, but hey it's not important right now;) I just got to keep focusing on these Russian people and book it to the finish line!!
So I want to just say that it has been the biggest blessing to serve with Sister Kaygorodova! I love her SO much. I'm pretty sure words cannot describe how much I adore her. I don't know if you know this but when I first got out on my mission I would pray that I would have a Russian companion. Now our mission at that time had only 1 sister missionary that was Russian and she was a sister training leader? and she was going home soon. So I was like welp probably won't happen, but I'll still keep praying;) haha then in Dec. I heard there was going to be a new Russian sister and I was stoked, but I was like the only way I would serve with her is if I trained her? But that wouldn't happen. Especially because she was the only sister even coming in that transfer! But the lord answered my prayer!!! And I had the opportunity to spend 14 weeks with my baby girl:) Something happened though in the middle of our training.. she told me that at first her call was to Ukraine. But because of the whole situation there she had to receive a new call and it was so Moscow. She was like I'm not going to lie I was super bummed. I didn't want to serve in Moscow. When she was telling me this the spirit hit me so strong that this is where she needed to be. With me! There were things that I needed to learn and that I could not have learned with any other person. Sister Kai is such a unique person. And I've been so lucky to completely dive into the Russian Culture! I've even been speaking Russian for the past 14 weeks??? What??? I can't do that?? haha no way did I even think that was possible. Anywho even though I was her trainer I'm pretty sure she trained me. No I'm positive she trained me:) Haha I know without a doubt we will be best friends for ever. I wish you all could just meet her because like I always say words cannot describe:)
Something else I would like to tell you about is something that happened this week. Like I said last week our district had a baptism. We had the opportunity to meet with the Muslim couple on Thursday and invited them to the baptism.. well a little bit before the baptism started the showed up!!! I was in beyond shock because usually the say they will come to things and never show up. Those of you that have served missions know exactly that feeling when you see you investigators walk into the church! Because THEY CAME!!!! And they came at a good time to have a lesson:) So we had a lesson! It was an incredible lesson. We talked about the gospel of Jesus Christ which was perfect! We got on the subject of the holy ghost and explained what it meant to have the gift of the Holy Ghost. Hazar was saying that she recognizes that there is something there. She said when she comes into this building she feels peace and happy and as soon as she leaves shes like that feeling goes away. Then she looked up at me and said I want to have that feeling with me always. When she said that my heart just burned!! Because right there the Holy Ghost is helping her recognize that what she is doing is true. That this is where she needs to be. It's that still small voice that makes us do things we normally wouldn't do. It's that still small voice that lets these investigators know that they need to be baptized. It was that still small voice that told me I needed to serve a mission. It's that still small voice that tells us that Jesus is the Christ. And yet our world is so full of distractions which is blocking out that still small voice. The holy ghost is there and he will tell you what we need to do. But in the end it's up to us! We have to be willing to listen. We have to be willing to shut off the tv or the computer every once in awhile and listen. The holy ghost is an incredible companion and we have the opportunity to have him with us always. But we have to be willing to listen. I know that the Holy Ghost is key to our investigators conversions. And I'm not going to lie sometimes I'm scared that yano maybe they won't know how to recognize it or they won't be doing it right in order to receive an answer, but I guess I just have to put my trust in the lord and know that he knows better. And I have to trust that!!
Well my invitation this week to you is listen to that still small voice:) He's ready to help. We just need to listen.
Mum!!!
Well the news about transfers.. I am dying in Voronezh.. Which is great haha I love it here:) But sister kai is leaving.. She is going to a city right by Voronezh so will be close and were still in the same zone:) My new companion is actually my sister training leader haha so that will be fun!! She called it which was way funny!! But she's super cool so I can't wait:) I think this transfer will be a lot of fun!! That is so nuts meg hung out with Liana!!! I'm so stoke you guys will get to know her! She's awesome:) Oh my so cool!!! Seems like a great week though for you guys:) I'm happy that the building is good. Al is off which is nuts and Chan's papers are in!!! Wuhoo!!!! Then in 6 weeks I'm home.. so nuts?? Transfers will be weird seeing 3 of my companions go home.. but it will be good:) This week was really good! Ah so many miracles and just learned a lot about the holy ghost and how important his role in conversion is!! Our investigators are progressing and our one investigator Galina is great her mom is just against it so we have to get around that! Other then that I feel like she will get baptized:) I'm glad to hear Jamee liked my letter haha I don't even remember what I wrote. Haha I don't know if I've changed or not so when I come home will have to see how weird I am? It's getting warmer here which is great:) And yano still contacting and what not.. just a typical week:) I hope I get your package before transfers but I don't know.. will see!! But anyways I love you mom:) Thank you for your spiritual thought I'm scared I'm going to get back into all that stuff when I get home. So I gotta be aware of it;) haha have a great week! Love yoU!
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