3 Generations

 Sister P (my trainer!) and Sister Nelson (newly arrived!) 

Moves!! - And Lost Sheep Round 3

Ah!! These past 2 weeks have been CRAZY!! I apologize for the delayed post. This past transfer was only 5 weeks long so moves crept up on us and Sister Smart ended leaving me to Torquay on Monday after our Branch BBQ.  It was a sad farewell but I'm so so grateful for the time I was able to spend and serve with her. She will do a great job down on the coast! On Tuesday we rode up to Staines and I got assigned my new companion who just came from the MTC!! She is the greatest and I already love her so much! Her name is Sister Nelson and she's from Utah! Whoo! Utah girls have to represent out here in Salisbury I guess. :) She's my first American companion and I'm really grateful to be serving with her! 

Despite all the moving around, we've seen some great miracles this week.  On Friday we spent the day in Tidworth and it was pouring buckets of rain.  We had our rain coats and umbrellas out as we went door to door trying to contact some PI's with not much success.  On our way back into town, we stopped a lady with her two young daughters and handed her a soggy pass along card.  She looked at it and looked at it.  We asked if she'd ever heard of our Church or Mormons before and she said "I am one..." WHAT?! I LOVE when this happens!! My favorite! She told us she had come over from the Caribbean and wanted us to come back this Thursday! We couldn't believe it, but we were so happy!! I can't wait to meet with her again! 

Also this week, we got a new branch presidency. Our meeting was packed on Sunday and we had 2 investigators at church!! We were so happy to have them there and they were able to make some good friends amongst the members - especially afterward at the Munch & Mingle.  Those events are so great for missionary work and really help our investigators feel comfortable and welcome. The work is moving right along in Salisbury and I love it here!  

Scripture of the Week: "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." -John 16:33

Branch BBQ on Monday - The football team. :)

One More - You Just Have to See This View!

Old Sarum Cathedral remains plus some rapeseed flower fields in the background! 

Pic Happy - Old Sarum

From left to right: Sister Smart, me, Shelby, Richard (our investigator), Elder Schmoekel (DL) and Elder Robinson

Our New Best Friends! :)

Old Sarum P-day!

This is up at Old Sarum today with Salibury in the background! Can you spot the Cathedral? :)

Referral(s)!

What a great week it's been and the weather to match! It has been fabulous.  We got to do some service this week for the Taylor Family in our branch.  They are amazing and take really good care of us.  We got to help paint one of their bedrooms which is my favourite form of service I think. :)  We also got to go on exchange with the sisters in Weymouth so it was good to see them and work with them.

 

The highlight of the week was meeting and teaching Hannah and Simone! They are so cool!! We met them in the park on Tuesday, set up an appointment for Wednesday and taught them the Restoration.  At the end of the teach on Wednesday we asked if they knew anyone else that might be interested to hear our message. They told us that they had  posted on Facebook that they had actually met Mormon missionaries and one of their friends said he wanted a Book of Mormon too! So we set up another teach for Thursday and not only did their one friend show up but 3 others! It was so great to meet all of them! They all took a Book of Mormon and we're excited to meet with them again for a Cottage Evening coming up on the 21st. :) We're really grateful and excited to continue teaching them.

 

We had another miracle in our branch with the Spencers. Brother Spencer been looking for a job for a few weeks but with no success.  We've heard from a few people it's hard to get a job in Salisbury anyway.  But we all decided it would be best if we all fasted to help him find a job over General Conference weekend.  Later in the week he found the job he was looking for! What an amazing answer to prayer and fasting. I know the Lord hears and answers our prayers.  He cares about us and wants the best for us.  Although this answer was quite immediate, I know that He will always provide a way if we're living worthy and have faith to ask for His help no matter how long it takes.

 

Scripture of the Week: "In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made which was made. 4  In him was the gospel, and the gospel was the life, and the life was the light of men; 5  And the light shineth in the world, and the world perceiveth it not." -JST John 1:1-5

 

Exchange with Weymouth Sisters! From left to right: Sister Smart, Sister Jacobsen, and Sister Draper!

General Conference Weekend Pic

We wouldn't have made it to General Conference without the help of our awesome Zone Leaders: Elder Fingerle (left) and Elder Blackner (right). Cheers to them. :) 

Time Flies

This week was quite eventful and  the next few weeks won't get any less exciting!  The greatest event of the week was definitely General Conference.  We are really blessed here in England to get the live broadcast and be able to watch it at our stake centers.  We got to see Saturday morning and Sunday morning sessions live, while Saturday afternoon's session was shown Sunday morning and so I've just got one more to watch! Anyway! I loved every second of it! The Spirit was so strong and I'm so grateful to the men and women who are so inspired to give the messages they do and to lead the Church.  Two talks that I will definitely be studying more in depth were Elder Richard G. Scott's and Elder David A. Bednar's. 

This week we had a miracle teach on Saturday morning before we made the trip to the Poole Stake Center to watch conference.  On Friday, the elders in our area street contacted a lady named Sima.  She was in town with her daughter who just came to visit for the weekend.  The elders got a return appointment so we headed over the next morning.  She is a great woman of Christian belief and faith. Both her and her daughter accepted a Book of Mormon and committed to read it. They both expressed how their prayers had been answered and we're grateful we were able to be a part of that. Sima is also very excited to attend church with us next Sunday! We're really grateful and excited to have met her.  

It's the greatest opportunity being a missionary.  I told a young woman at the Poole Stake Center that if she ever got the chance and opportunity to serve, she shouldn't pass it up.  It has truly brought me so much happiness and I'm continuing to learn more about the Gospel, build a relationship with my Savior, and serve those around me.  What greater work can we be involved in than that of our Father in Heaven?

Scripture of the week: "...He that is righteous shall be righteous still; [and] he that is happy shall be happy still; And now, O all ye that have imagined up unto yourselves a god who can do no miracles, I would ask of you, have all these things passed, of which I have spoken? Has the end come yet? Behold I say unto you, Nay; and God has not ceased to be a God of miracles." -Mormon 9:14-15   Visit and lunch at Old Sarum this week. We were so happy to have the sun!! :)