6-25-2014
So hi! I think I forgot to mention it was transfer week
coming up. But I survived! And by survive I mean I'm still alive to write you
an email, not that I didn't change. Although that too is debatable...
So President Sweeney called Saturday, transfer news
day, and left a voicemail. It said Sister Cole would be training this transfer,
getting a missionary from the MTC, and I would stay here and we would be in a
trio... for now. But, he said there is a high chance I will be getting
transferred sometime in these next six weeks due to a situation... but it's not
100%. So I spent the rest of Saturday and Sunday and Monday trying
not to freak out or be upset that I might be leaving. Especially when I have no
idea when are where! Luckily President sat down with me Tuesday before
transfer meeting and explained a bit more.
So, there is a 99% chance I will be transferred middle of
next week to a biking area in Mesa, because a sister is going home I believe.
You may not know this, but... even though I bought a bike and everything on the
mission, because of those biking experiences I prayed and hoped I would never
be assigned to a biking area, and I really thought it might never happen. But
now it has come. I'm quite surprised at how calmly I took the news. But sitting
there with President, and having complete trust in him and in Heavenly Father,
I knew it is what it is, and there must be a reason for it. Of course, I don't
see the reason why it's even LEGAL for anyone to be on a bike in the middle of
summer in the hottest part of the valley, but.... It sounds like it's going to
happen.
So yep.
We picked up the greenie, sweet Sister Knapp from Kansas,
and went straight to work! and here we are now.
To back up a little, last week I was sick with a sore throat
and sinus problems, but lucky for the world we have been blessed with the
Priesthood power again and the earth and a blessing from the closest Elders Friday night
kicked that to the curb pretty fast! And we were able to go do a full days work
again.
So, all of our investigators are officially out of town. So
we're working on finding new ones! And we are working a lot on less active
members as well. On Monday we had an amazing day of appointments that
was better than all of the last week combined! We had two members come out with
us, and we contacted people and taught the Gospel! Janice, our less active
whose daughter Jamie is investigating, committed to prepare herself to enter
the temple!!! It was an amazing lesson, and the spirit was so strong. We continue
to pray that her husband's heart will be softened so she and her daughter may
continue to progress.
After that, we harvested and ate some cactus fruit from the
Saguaros with a recent convert and her family. Very interesting... I probably
wouldn't eat it again, but they love it! When it is ripe and dry is when it
tastes the best. They took pictures of us, we'll have to get them and send them
to you!
Also, on Sunday we had dinner with a family who
has a pet monkey. So that's another animal I check off my list while in
Arizona! He was a teeny marmoset, but he jumped around our laps at the dinner
table and screeched at us because he didn't know us. It was awesome!!
Going on a mission is amazing, because of all the amazing
and crazy things we do but also because of the super duper amazing experiences
we have with the people here as we try to help strengthen their faith in Jesus
Christ. I love it so much!
Thank you for all of your support and love!!!
Love, Sister Hailey Brown
Picture of us at the temple! this is the missionaries
serving in the valley.
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