Well hello everyone!!
So remember when we were all skyping on Christmas and I said that the sites were wanting to put in full time sisters? Well, now I'm one of them! Just to explain a little more it won't be for my whole mission, but something you get transferred in and out of. So I'm moving down to Palmyra and living at the White House and will now be a full time Visitor's Center sister! And to be one hundred percent honest...I am STOKED. Splitting area time and site time is a challenge all site sisters face, but now all of my attention will be on the sites, just as we are getting into the busy times! WAAH! I'M SO EXCITED!
In other crazy developments, I am going to be back in a trio, with none other than Sister Tucker (A.K.A my trainer), and a Sister who I flew in with who came from Canada, Sister Cahoon. She's about a transfer ahead of me but got to the mission at the same time because she was visa waiting. This is super rare and never happens but President Evans is a pretty wild card of a mission president and always keeps us on our toes. I really can't explain how excited I am though. I love love love Sister Tucker and Sister Cahoon is so sweet! I know it will be one par-tay! Also, all the full time sisters (there's nine of us) will be sharing a mini van. So yeah, I really really love my mission.
In terms of this week there was lots of finding and lots of talking. As the sites are picking up speed I've given lots more tours! We were able to go down to the Whitmer farm and serve there again (a total of three times so far on the my mission) and a half hour to closing a young woman and another woman walk in. Her name was Karina and was a convert of almost a year, and came in with the mom of the missionary who taught her. They were one of the most AMAZING tours I have ever taken. They have such a strength. Karina herself was almost done with her mission papers. At the Whitmer farm there is this room called "The Growth of the Church" where you watch a video showing how the church has grown since it first started in Fayette, and never fails to make me cry. Afterwards we shared conversion stories and testimonies and the Spirit was SO strong. I am very very grateful for them! They make the sites some of the best places!
A picture of Karina and I, and of course Christ
Sister Evans came into the sites and we did some online with her. She is such a fabulous example and though she is a very busy mission president's wife, she always takes time to show us how much she loves us all and gets involved in the work! Here is a picture of us with her in the Christus room.
It was also Sister Packard's nine month mark so Sister Ewell and I decided to throw a party for her. They were late from the sites (held up by tours, we're getting busier!) And so we streamered the house and got her a cupcake. Sister Ewell had the meet the Mormons movie downloaded on the "Let's Have A Party" part and played it as she came in. Here is her reaction!
Last week we found a new investigator while visiting Ronda and Mike (the same couple we visited and tried to watch the women's session of General Conference with) who is a friend of theirs. This week he began progressing very well and came to church on Sunday! Such a big miracle. His name is Kevin, and while growing up he had a good amount of seizures but a few years ago had a surgery to
stop them, since then he's recovered and doing well. But another amazing miracle was the fact that one of his middle school teachers who helped him a lot in school with his seizures is the ward clerk! They just started talking and catching up like old friends. The Lord really is aware of where each and
everyone of His children are, and what they need. I will be sad to leave him, and all of the people we have taught here, but I do know they are in good hands with Sister Ewell and the Lord. We had our last district meeting in the basement of the Hill where there are lots of clothes Sisters have donated over the years, so we put on a bunch of stuff and took a picture. We're cool like that.
Well, I will let everyone know next week how things end up! I will give you a fair warning, full time sister p-days are pretty wacky so these nice consistent Monday pdays probably won't be a thing anymore. Have some patience with me as things get figured out! I love you all!!! Have a great week!
Hermana Abreu
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