This week has been probably the most exhausting but fastest week of my mission. Because we have to go on exchange with all the sisters and the transfer is only 5 and a half weeks because of Christmas we have already been on exchange with two sisters this week. It's crazy-I haven't really even been in my own area at all because I have been in the other sisters’ areas with them. Going on exchange with the other sisters is really a nice way to get to know them. I am grateful I get to do this - I am really enjoying it!  I didn't realize all the stuff they did before. It seems like there is a lot more administrative stuff that goes into missionary work then I realized. It's all good though.

So we drove to transfers in Honolulu (I can say I have officially driven to Honolulu now. I was a bit nervous but it all worked out fine. The traffic was insane though!) and we picked up the 6 new sisters. 
 
Also something really special that happened to us this week was we were running all around the VC trying to round up numbers for the ZL's and in walked these two ladies that were so so so prepared I just stopped right there really quick and gave them a tour and the both wanted missionaries to come when they got home! It was just a little tender mercy! I had been worried before that with all the administrative stuff how would we get any actually missionary work done you know. But Heavenly Father saw we were trying our hardest and so He just sent them right to us. I think as long as we are working hard on whatever it is we have to do he will bless us to see miracles in our area and the Visitors Center as well.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

November 12, 2012,

I WILL BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS!! Heavenly Father heard my wish!!! We set up the Christmas trees today! Also, quick note- we had 21 lessons this week so that was exciting! And we have a new investigator. Also, we are looking forward to all the new sisters that will be coming soon. Very exciting! Have a great week.

 

November 5, 2012

Oh such a busy awesome week! Ok so can I just tell you that this week we had 17 lessons!!!! That is a lot for us! The Standard of Excellence, the amount the President has set for us as Sisters serving in the VC, is 10 lessons a week! It was so sweet we had so so so many lessons! Heavenly Father just kept taking care of everything and helping us be in the right place at the exactly right time!  One day this week was really heavy though. Every lesson we had the people opened up about all the hard things in their lives. I feel like the mission has really opened my eyes to what some people have to face and I don't know why some people have to go through so many hard things. I realized something that day though, when we signed up to act as representatives of Jesus Christ we signed up to go and do what He would do and Christ would be there helping those that really need him. I am so grateful I got to go on a mission.

 

 

And oh how I love my Ukulele!!!