HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELL! LOVE YOU!!
Well, one day you call your mission president to see if you can have permission to leave your area on prep day and he ends up telling you about your new assignment. being called as a TRAINER. haha i'll be getting a new companion this friday!! a new missionary!! i have no idea what to think right now.......my mind is just blank. except for last night when i couldn't sleep because my mind was reeling!! i was just thinking about when i was trained and how that went with sister Vandegrift and how much i have changed since then....but how unprepared i STILL am. i am really excited about training but i am also very nervous. it'll be an adventure. i just want her to be happy and feel like a good missionary. i just want to help her have faith in the work and in herself. anyway- i'm really grateful that i had the chance to be a training leader and got some experience for what's ahead. i know i am not qualified but i am grateful that Heavenly Father prepared me and let me be sister Tanner's companion. i feel like we're always being prepared for the next step. here goes i guess.
this week was really great. saturday was especially crazy. i read on saturday morning in 3 Nephi 13:25-32 about how the Lord provides everything for those who have faith in Him. and then on saturday, we had so many miracles. we had 3 member lessons that we hadn't even planned on having. it was just us being in the right place at the right time. we also had our ward clerk show up at the chruch with his wife (who isn't a member) to clean. they invited us to go get bing with them and we ended up teaching the sister about Joseph Smith. she is continuing to grow in her faith and has had some great prayer experiences. all of our meals on saturday were provided by members and at our dinner, the LA sister invited a friend over who ended up adding for church the next day! she came on sunday and now we're meeting with her. on our way home from the LA sister's house, we ended up taking a taxi and the driver was the elders former investigator. we got his information and gave it to the elders who are now in contact with him. DAY OF MIRACLES. i really feel like Heavenly Father taught me the principle of relying on Him and He will provide. all of our blessings are from Him, according to our worthiness and His timing. it's so good to know that all things are done in the wisdom of Him who knoweth all things. knowing our Heavenly Father is such a blessing
we were able to go to another sister's area this week and just talk with their companionship. they have been struggling recently and we were able to go and talk about how amazing they are as missionaries. we talked about what our personal goals as missionaries are- what is important to us and what do WE want to accomplish. every person has their own skills, talents and desires and it's only when we use what Heavenly Father has given us that we can succeed and find joy in the work. being a missionary is stressful sometimes and i think that we loose the eternal perspective. it was really great to just go talk to this sister and her companion and let them feel Christ's love for them. they are doing so much better this week!
love you all. these pictures are from last p day. we're heading to the beach right now! love you all so much.
i'm praying that the wedding goes well
send me pictures
Love
sister newman
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