Transfers were on Thursday. The night before we had 15 girls in our apartment! There were so many new people coming in that we crammed so many of them into a 4 sister apartment. It was so much fun. We stayed up talking for way too long.
I am staying just where I am, but Sister F is gone. She is going to "tour" for a bit before she leaves in a couple weeks. I'm sad to see my 'mom' go away, but I've been really blessed with so many good things. I'm moving on very quickly and am unusually happy about the whole thing. :)
My new companion is Sister J, she is great. She has a beautiful singing voice and a great sense of humor. She loves the work and she is a great teacher. People can really relate to her, she is a convert and she has a great job (backup singer for Gladys Knight) before she came on a mission. People love to talk to her about her conversion story and the people who don't relate with me well LOVE her.
On Saturday we had Elder Ballard come to the mission! He spoke to us and answered questions! We all shook his hand and were so inspired by his words! I cam with questions about what I wanted from my mission and they were all answered. In fact the one I've been struggling with the most was really made so clear to me, and I have a new found resolve to be an even better missionary.
Plus the Bishops also went to a meeting with him and we can see a change already! The Bishop from our ward actually called us this morning! That never happens!
The University ward was on fire this week, 3 referrals in one weekend!
Also we taught a friend of a member of the Charles River Ward. The work is really picking up!
Sunday I really felt like part of the ward, finally. They were so friendly and excited! I could feel the love from them and the love for them. One girl that I thought didn't really like us much gave me Gluten Free cookies because she saw them somewhere and "thought of me." I didn't know that she had ever thought of me!
Our dinner calendar is completely booked for the next two weeks! Which is crazy, because that has not happened lately.
I can't wait for even more work with them and their friends. We have two potential investigators that members have told us about just this week, and we are so excited to meet with them.
Ya'll should know that everyone makes a big big difference for the kingdom. Your wards need you, your families need you, your friends need you. It is amazing how one faithful member can change peoples minds about Mormons. I have really felt that here. The people we teach always had a great LDS role model.
Thank you for the support! I'm still at the same address, I just got a new comp. The place is sort of perpetually moist and sort of trashy, but it's home. :) We are going to start running in the mornings, wish us luck!
love, sister hrp
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