Last week of april!? what? where does time go. i'm hearing about all these missionaries leaving on missions and all the missionaries coming home and i'm just amazing at how fast time goes by. this week flew by! i couldn't even believe it. this week has really been so amazing. mom asked A TON of questions about this new assignment and i'll try to answer them all haha. sister tanner and i get to go on two exchanges a week with sisters in the south part of the mission. we are loving it!1 but it's weird having a different companion every other day. i'm really learning so much from these sisters and i feel so grateful that God has given me this chance to work with and hopefully influence some of the sisters. we have seen so many miracles! i love seeing the uniqueness of every sister and learning from her style and example. i also love finding ways to boost them up! looking for the best in others is such a happy way to live!! we also get to call a companionship every night and talk to them about their strengths and trials and seek to help them. i really love this calling. i feel a better connection to the other sisters in the mission and i feel like just having another female to talk to helps alot of the sisters feel more support. there are just somethings that they will tell to us sister leaders that wouldn't come up in follow ups with elders. it's so great to get to know so many sisters!!
i have stayed in our area for both exchanges this week as sister Tanner has traveled to the other areas. i am still getting to know our area so it's fun to get lost sometimes and just feel the excitement and newness of it all. sister walbrecht was here on tuesday and we were teaching a woman and her boyfriend for the first time. as we went around and introduced ourselves, the woman started crying and saying how much Christ has blessed her mother and their family. she has such strong faith but she just hasn't know where a church was to attend. he boyfriend also talked about how Christ through prayer has given him strength to accomplish his goals and do all that he has desired to do. they are coming to church next week and we are so excited to keep meeting with them. sister walbrecht led that lesson and i was just really touched as i realized that Heavenly Father puts us where we need to be in order for us to have the greatest impact. even though it won't be sister walbrecht that continues to teach this Han JM, Heavenly Father sent her to this area for exchanges that day because He knew that Han JM needed sister Walbrecht that day. i keep thinking about sister Daltons talk from General conference- what you do matters because you matter. any act that we do that influences someone else's life matters!! no matter how small. i love how Heavenly Father is allowing me to see the small but powerful influence we can have.
we have been blessed with SO MANY prepared sisters to teach and love. i feel like i have seen more recently than ever before the love that Heavenly Father has for all His daughters. i love this area and longer i am on my mission, the deeper my love grows for the people here and the people we are teaching. we have had so many women set up to continue to meet with us and i am just so touched that they are open to us and open to the message of the Gospel.
i love our ward so much!! all of our leaders are amazing and i am so grateful for them. i am also so grateful for sister Tanner- she is amazing at serving people and helping them feel love. she is the kind of person that puts people before tasks and goes out of her way to make them feel special. that is something that i love about her and that i am seeking to learn. it is just so natural to her. we are working and focusing on serving our ward and helping them feel our love. they are so willing and wanting to help. they are wonderful and i just want to help them feel our love and the joy that comes from missionary work. we were in ward council and we asked what families we can visit or strengthen. two of the brothers in the meeting are the only members in their families, and they invited us to come to their houses to meet their families!! i was so touched by their faith and their trust in us. i am so grateful to be able to be a missionary. this is really the best. i am so happy and i am so grateful for this experience
i love you all so much. thank you so much for everything. i feel the power of your prayers. keep doing good works and changing the world. i love you all. keep the faith
yours
Sister Newman
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