It's time to move. All week I felt the familiar, freeing feeling I felt when leaving Hanover. It could be described as a relief, peace, serenity, accomplishment, but the overwhelming feeling I have is gratitude. Heavenly Father has opened channels of revelation to me, light has touched places of my soul I didn't know it could reach. I am WHOLE through the grace of the Lord. As I've given grace I've received it. As I've suffered, my ability to give mercy has increased tremendously. Last time I went to the temple I sat there and KNEW that the Lord was proud of me, that He knew all my efforts, and that they had not been wasted. As if the Lord was telling me Himself, yesterday I read:
"Of me thou hast not been ashamed.
These deeds shall thy memorial be;
Fear not, thou didst them unto me."
The Savior felt alone, He is the example for all of us, does that mean that in order to obtain perfection we must feel alone as well? When it talks about eternal happiness in the scriptures, doesn't that also mean we will know eternal torment? Opposition in all things. 2 Nephi 2.
So, what's happening with transfers? I am leaving and am called to be a Sister Training Leader. It's a calling similar to that of a zone leader, but of course, for sisters! I think of it as an "assigned friend" ha! I am excited to be able to go on exchanges weekly again. The first 5 transfers of my mission I was with a Sister Training Leader and got the other end. These past few transfers I've learned what an exchange can really do... it's like a breath of fresh air.
One thing I hate about transfers is leaving my companions. They become my BEST friends. Sister Collins and I are sisters. People, as different as we look, mistake us for sisters. I love it. I love her.
We had great service on Saturday, we sat outside the grocery store collecting milk for the NH Food Bank milk drive! You have to get the nametag out where people will see you. Every contact counts.
We received a bounty of referrals and are doing our best to contact them.
Most of the time we are chasing our potentials down trying to teach them.
We went out to the boonies of our area this week (Candia) and went tracting on the most gorgeous typical New England street. We saw a driveway tunneled in trees, unable to see if there was even a house up there. We decided to go exploring! As we walk up, all we hear are DOGS. TONS OF THEM. We knock on the door with some hesitancy. A lady opens it and they ALL COME FLOODING OUT OF THE DOOR and practically knock us over! We get talking with this woman who had questions from her previous investigation of our church in her college years. She asks where in the Bible a few things were that we believed... OF COURSE we left our bibles in the car (sometimes if I don't, I run the risk of bible bashing). The coolest thing happened, all of the scripture memorization I've done every day for the past 7 months came out of my mouth. I quoted all the scriptures she needed from memory! It was the coolest experience! She took a pamphlet and said she'd pray about it. Sister Collins is going to follow up with her later.
Thursday we came home for a late dinner when it started DUMPING rain. We kicked off our shoes and ran outside and were DRENCHED within seconds. I guess you could say the Lord really did pour out his blessings upon us!
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