Hey! June
17th 2013
Today has been a
little crazy but it is good. This whole week has been crazy and it seems that
it is only going to get crazier! Monday
night at around 5 we got a phone call from our mission president to inform us
that I was going to get a new companion on Wednesday instead of waiting till
the next transfers. That changed our
plans for the whole week because we thought I was going to be in a trio and
moving in with them and we had scheduled everything so we could cover 2 areas
for the week. So we changed plans again
! But, something that was a huge blessing
was that I was able to go to the Los Angeles Temple twice this week. We had our regular day on Tuesday but Our
President wanted us to stay overnight in Santa Clarita and then I would get my
new companion on Wednesday. So I was
able to go with our Mission President and take my old companion, Sister Fialho,
to the airport and see her off! It was sad to see her go but I was so happy to
be able to be with her till the last minute! I miss her so so much! She is one
of a kind and I am so blessed to have served with her. So after we had gone to the Temple, I received my new companion, Sister Dryeng, and she has been serving in my first area in
Chatsworth ironically enough! So she is
the new sister training leader with me and it has been good!
I wouldn't be honest if I didn't say it was different but it
is a good different. Sometimes it can just be hard for a while to adjust to a
different companion and our different personalities. She is amazing though and she is going to be
great as a sister training leader with me .
AND …………so for the big news….....YES,
I will be serving in the new Bakersfield California Mission. My companion and I will be the English sister
training leaders for the whole Bakersfield Mission when it starts on July
1st! That is VERY exciting and scary all
at the same time. But this is history in
the making and I am so grateful the Lord has trusted us to help the sisters
from the beginning in this new mission.
It has been a very
busy week and we have seen a lot of miracles. One of the best miracles was an
investigator that we have really been struggling to get him to church and help
him to know that God really is there. Well, We finally, FINALLY got him to
commit to church and he came!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was so cool and we know that he received some sort of answer! And he
prayed with us as well which was a huge progression for him! That was so cool!
And we had a family that we found on Saturday that came to church as well! They
were really neat and we feel that they are ready and we are really praying for
them!
Transfer meeting is
this week and we get to go as the sister training leaders which will be awesome
but most of the mission will be there.
This is going to be a big big transfer and shakeup with the mission
split happening and a lot of missionaries are nervous and some having a hard
time but it is all up to the Lord who will be going where! The Lord truly is in
charge.
Being able to go to
the temple twice was a huge blessing from Heavenly Father and I really needed
it! That strength that comes from the temple is amazing and I just love the peace
there! I love the Holy Ghost. I have never been so grateful for the comfort and
the guidance of the Spirit than I have been in this last transfer! It is truly
one of the greatest gifts that Heavenly Father can give us and the greatest
gift we can give to him is to be worthy of that spirit!!
Well, I better go, lots to do today, but I love you all and thanks for
everything! And a Big CONGRATS to Rachel
and Austin for going through the temple!
That is amazing!!! Love you
Sister Haws
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