...Except. DUN DUN DUNNNN.
Yep.
It's happened. I'm being TRANSFERRED! Whaaaat! Yeah. I totally called
it. The spirit told me a few weeks ago to start organizing my stuff so I
did and, yup, I'm leaving the beautiful Maple Valley. And, get this...
I'M GOING TO BE IN A TRIO. Haha! Woah! With Sisters Woolsey &
Zavara. I'm going to Elk Plain. It's down south in the mission by
Graham. Ahhhh! It was so weird packing my stuff and leaving the
apartment for the last time. Well. Adventures ahead! I will truly miss
the Cedar River ward. Those people changed my life! And I'll miss Randy
and Stormi so much!
I had an excellent last
week in Maple Valley, too. Soooo good. We taught some awesome lessons
and our investigators and less-actives are progressing! Sister Stewart
is being left with some great work. :) She'll be kind-of training a
missionary that came on a three-month trial mission and then is coming
back out for REAL this time! Really awesome.
By
far my favorite part of this week was going over to our 92-year-old
investigator, Geraldine's, house and doing service for her. Her heart,
as well as her 95-year-old husband's hearts have softened so much. I got
to play violin for them and they just loved it. I'm glad I get to share
my talents here. I also played violin in sacrament meeting on Sunday
with Sister Vach on piano. :) I played A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief. I
love sharing my testimony through music! It's just the best.
We
met another 92-year-old this week. I don't know how we find all these
great older folk, but we just do. :) She was a referral from a previous
investigator to do service. Her name is Mary Hughes. And let me tell
you... This woman has done EVERYTHING! And she's a violinist! She taught
school, violin, paints, was in a country band during WWII and all sorts
of incredible things in her life. It's seriously incredible the things
we learn about the people we meet and the lives they have had. It's a
treat getting to meet them all.
We had a
specialized training this week with President and Sister Eaton about the
doctrine of the family. It was excellent. It really put in perspective
the importance of the new and everlasting covenant. I'm grateful for
what I have learned about the family and marriage on my mission.
President Eaton goes, "You realize being with a companion on a mission
is like bootcamp for marriage, right?" Haha, I can definitely see how
that's true. I am really learning what it's like to work together with
someone and being unified with them. It's so important to be unified, or
else the work is stagnant and not as effective. The spirit is so much
stronger when we are both on the same page and working towards the same
goals. I can see how so much of this is going to cross over to marriage.
It's about compromise, saying "I'm sorry", patience, charity, etc.
Learning so much. All. The. Time.
Well. Full
speed ahead to my new area. I'm anxious, but excited. Don't know what to
expect! Somehow I thought I'd be in Maple Valley forever. It was only 4
months, but it felt like soo much more. It'll always have a place in my
heart. I can't believe I am starting my 4th transfer. Whaaat. I'm
coming up on my 6 month mark here, people...
Love ya!
-Sister E
PS: GOAT PICTURES.
and Sister Stewart took a great selfie for me to remember her by...
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