Last One - THE WEATHER!

The fine line between a beautiful sunny day and a monster of a rain storm. :) Hope you all have a great week!

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Waiting for the Bus After Callum's Teach!

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Ruth is the best for coming with us to teach Callum!! Never a dull moment.

I've Learned On My Mission....

​"The Lord is no respecter of [schools.]" :) Haha!

"The Last Melon"

This has officially been one of THE CRAZIEST weeks of my mission. Seriously. Sister Watt left last Monday, she actually went back to the Visitors Centre after all that! Another sister got assigned to Eastbourne.  I was with Sister Brown for 2 nights until Wednesday when we both got our new companions.  Sister Maddocks is my new companion but we hardly had any time to settle in and get to know each other because on Friday I was so blessed to go to MLC (mission leadership council) for the last time!  Two sisters from Bournemouth came and stayed at our flat Thursday evening and then Friday morning Sister McLeod and I went up to Staines for the meeting most of that day.  On top of that I've been battling a head cold!!!!!! So, yes, it's been a little wild around here, but we've finally settled in and I'm starting to feel better thanks to my Vitamin C drinks. :) Sister Maddocks and I are getting to know eachother much better now because I'm feeling more like myself and we've actually been able to spend some time together and she's gotten to know the ward a bit better since she came to church in Chi for the first time yesterday.

Despite all the movement among missionaries, we had a really great week! We were trying to get "No Zeroes" in our key indicators and the only zero we really had was investigators with a baptismal date! We had done well with everything else! So that was a really great miracle and now we're just doing our best to find someone who's prepared to be baptized! I'm really excited for the coming week! One of the best parts of the week was that our 18 year old investigator Callum came to church for the first time yesterday! He's been to a YSA activity once and we've invited a member to come teach us with him and so he finally agreed to come to church and he came!! Yay!!! And now he's been invited by the members to be a part of the "Roadshow" which is like a little skit competition they do in the stake and Callum is in drama so he's the perfect man for the job! :) We're really grateful and happy to be teaching him.

So today starts the beginning of my last transfer!! There is a lot of work to be done in 5 weeks and I'm really excited to keep working as hard as I can for as long as I have left. I got a letter from President Millar this week in the mail that's basically a "job well done" letter to all the missionaries going home.  I read it and thought, but I still have 5 weeks President, don't kill me off yet! :) I'm grateful to be spending it with Sister Maddocks in Chichester and I'm planning to enjoy every second of it.

Scripture of the week: "Hearken, O ye who have given your names to go forth to proclaim my gospel, and to prune my vineyard. 

3 Behold, I say unto you that it is my will that you should go forth and not tarry, neither be idle but labor with your might—

 4 Lifting up your voices as with the sound of a trump, proclaiming the truth according to the revelations and commandments which I have given you.

 5 And thus, if ye are faithful ye shall be laden with many sheaves, and crowned with honor, and glory, and immortality, and eternal life." -D&C 75:2-5

This is Sister Maddocks!!! and this was the windiest day in Chi yet!! Time to bundle up!

This One's for You Daddio! :)

​Name that tractor. :)

I Just Love This Place

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The DRAMA!

Oh my goodness, I can totally hear my mom saying, this, "Oh the drama!" Haha! It has been one heck of a weekend because of moves this  coming Wednesday.  It's the end of the transfer and when your companion is leaving, it's always a bit of a circus. :) Keeps us on our toes I guess. 

So the update is that Sister Watt is leaving me to go finish her mission in Eastbourne.  It's been a bit of a mixup all weekend because we initially thought she was going to the VC, but some unforeseen events took place. I will miss her so much because it has been really fun working with her.  We have had some good times and seen some great miracles together. I will stay in Chichester to finish off and Sister Maddocks will be coming to join me on Wednesday.  I'm excited for her to get here so we can get back to work. :) I feel really good about the next few weeks. 

This past week I really loved listening to General Conference! That was definitely the highlight of the week.  I have a strong testimony that the leaders of our church are truly inspired men of God.  They lead our church in righteousness and give us the guidance we need at the right time, to help us progress further toward our Heavenly Father. I loved the testimony and insight Elder Nelson gave when he talked about how the leadership of the church protects us from the evils of the adversary.  I am so grateful to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored in its fullness and because of that, we can be made clean and find true peace and happiness through our Saviour Jesus Christ. I hope you all had as great of a time listening to conference as I did.  As I read in the Ensign, "this is our new walk and talk for the next 6 months." :) 

Scripture of the week: "That which is of God is light; and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light; and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day." -D&C 50:24

​All gathered 'round for conference!  From left to right: Ruth, Fran, Elder Rife, Elder Hare, Stephen, and Sister Watt! :)