Transfer Update

Hello everyone,

It's been six weeks since sister Hayes joined our companionship and you know what that means..... TRANSFER NEWS!!!! This morning was transfer calls and i was a nervous wreck just sick to my stomach! I wanted so bad not to be transfered to a new area because of course i want to be here for Peter and Renee's baptisms! We've also seen so many miracles in the area i really feel like i have more work to do here :D

Well the news is in.... me and sister hayes are staying kingsway ysa ward together for another six weeks! I'm so happy, overjoyed, just ridiculously excited to say the least! I love kingsway and i can't wait to be here for another six weeks of awesomeness. Sister Wilcox will be leaving us on wednesday and she's been busy packing. She's a little upset of course but i know this is perfect timing for her to move on with her life and really look back with righteous pride at all the wonderful things she has accomplished and the amazing person she has become in the last eighteen months!

This week has been BUSY!!! So much has happened! This week we started meeting with our new investigators Dales and his girlfriend Sophie. They are both from china and are amazing! We've mett with them three times now, they've come to two ward bbq activities and one baptism..... and yes all in this last week! They are really jumping in with both feet! Our lessons together have been so filled with the spirit and it's fun to have our member Ryan there to translate into manderin when needed. Sophie struggles with english and Dale struggles with random vocabulary in the Book of Mormon like we all do so me and sister Hayes have requested teaching materials and are starting an english class this week :D Any ideas for teaching?

We are having just beautiful weather here in edmonton right now, sunny and warm! Me and the companions have been jogging still every morning and we are now officially up to running 5km! Our goal for this upcoming transfer is to run 10km by the end.... it's possible right? i've noticed that although you would think that missions are all about memorizing the scriptures that it's very important to take care of yourself. i know on days that i've excersized that i feel so much better and am able to be my best missionary self possible!

District Meeting was fun this week, we had a surprise visit from our Mission President and his wife, President and Sister Campbell! They had some great words of advice to us when it came to the concerns we had in the area. I'm so greatful for our mission leadership they are so wonderful! One of the concerns we had in our are was a women that has been given two months to live and has requested to be baptized. unfortunately she is not able to be fully immersed under water so what do you do? Unfortunately there is no way around that. I'm greatful for the knowledge that i have of the plan of salvation and to know that our weaknesses or things that are not fair in this life will be made up through the atonement. Life doesn't end after this life people! haha

Our weekend was fun, we were able to take two of our investigators to baptisms. Peter went and so did Dale and Sophie as i mentioned. They loved it! and the spirit was very strong. it's so important for an investigator to see a baptism before they are baptized! I also was asked to share my testimony on joseph smith while the young girl was getting changed and i was nervous at first but i love having the opportunity to share something that has changed my life!

Saturday we were able to help the ward out with a service project. we mett at kinsmen park down town edmonton along the river and cleaned it up by collecting garbage. we then of course chatted while eating Brother Freemans yummy bbq. I wish it was summer all year round!!! I love bbq....Sunday was great too because i was asked to speak! The topic of my talk was Friendship and it's role in the Gospel. I thought a lot about this topic and got a little emotional. Friendship is always something i've struggled with in my life, it's hard to make good friends but i my topic down to three points - first that we need to know who we are and love ourselves before we are able to be good friends, second that in our baptismal covenant we actually promise to be friends and develop friendships in this life through service and third that our heavenly father and jesus christ are our BEST friends. They are perfectly patient and loving and we should feel comfortable in building relationships with them. I then shared an experience about how i mett one of my best friends of all time, Christina Nelson, and how i was so nervous but wanted friends so bad at byu that i litterally sat next to her in physics class and asked "do you like to party" she said yes and the rest is history... hahaha

well i'm working hard and loving every minute of it. i love serving the lord and being apart of people's lives! Remember that most people only need an invitation, the gospel of jesus christ really does "sell it's self ! " :P

Love you all!!

Sister Wotherspoon