4 Weeks Left Until I'm Home!! (Plus, I'm Training!)

SUCH EXCITING NEWS! 

So I have learned so much from this trio!

I have learned how to better manage time, I have learned that each of our weaknesses and strengths benefited each other, I learned that we can "ascend together!" (That's our "thing" that we do, we all put our hands in and say it as we break! Go team WOW!) It really has been so wonderful. We all gave talks in the Madison 1st ward yesterday. It was a talk trilogy. Pretty unique to have 3 missionaries speak in Sacrament meeting. It was such a beautiful ending to our companionship. We all talked on the Sacrament. I shared a bit of Brother Brown's experience without saying his name- He has a baptismal date for the 22nd of August!! It takes a lot of faith to set a date, especially when he still has concerns and questions but we promised him that the Lord knew he would be ready by them. He agreed, " I don't know what will happen between now and then" :) We had a great lesson with Brother and Sister Brown at the Noltemeyer's house. They are the cutest young couple that both taught at the MTC before moving back here, they both grew up around here and Brother Noltemeyer's dad was the Brown family's home teacher for a long time! The Brown's watched General Conference at their house. 

Thank you for praying for him. Really! Prayer is powerful. Prayer is really for us, Heavenly Father knows all of His children's hearts perfectly. But we are changed as we pray and our wills become more aligned with His. 

It's amazing to me that Brother Brown was agnostic 5 months ago! He now has a testimony of Jesus Christ. 

He loves being in the nursery because he believes that every child deserves to know they are a child of God. The only thing he changed in his life was reading the Book of Mormon! He is so happy now! As of this week I believe the Browns have read over 70 days in the Book of Mormon, for 10 minutes a day. Sister Brown's daughter came into town and said that she better step it up! haha 

They are such great examples! 

I am excited to find out who my new companion will be, I am training again so I won't know until Wednesday when we meet them! 

Ps. This picture is REALLY REALLY gross but hilarious. I am fist bumping the goose claw I ate at Li and Yun's home. I take it back, chocolate cheese was not the weirdest thing I have eaten on my mission. 

The Following Pday:

So this is cool...!!

#1. I AM TRAINING! So surprising. I only have 4 weeks left and there are 6 weeks in a transfer. But Sister Matheson (my MTC companion) is training too and we are going home together. Sister Woods is also training! Which means the trio gets to drive down to Milwaukee together! YEAH

#2. I am moving apartments: the address for the rest of my mission will be-

308 Forrest Street #5

Madison, Wisconsin 

(not sure about the zip code- I found out this morning! I am sure you could find it if you typed that much in) 

#3. My "folder buddy" from choir with Mr. Larsen is coming out this transfer! 

Tiffany Nixon from Timpview! I love her. :) 

SISTER NIXON is my companion! The Sister from Timpview I told you about! We sat next to each other in choir for a whole semester- A'cappella with Mr. Larson! It is so surreal to be together. Pretty amazing! We teared up when President announced after we all sang Called to Serve, "Sister Nixon will be trained by Sister Osmond in the Madison 4th ward!" We quickly walked to each other and everyone was a little confused because we just couldn't believe it and were so excited! There are no such things as coincidences.

I am so glad you received one from Sister Brown today too!

We all went to EPIC to show our new companions. Sister Woods is training too- her companion's name is Sister Poole. And Sister Weaver is home now, she will be an awesome member missionary in Oregon! Team WOW was wonderful. 

*Picture: Me walking through the bat cave tunnel at Epic when we toured it through the Browns! Sister Weaver thought it was cool and symbolic because I was full of Light amidst the darkness! That's what I'm striving for "everyday, everyday, everyday!" -Elder Pearson, Stay by the Tree- General Conference April 2015!

 

Guess what? I met someone at the post office today who worked at CMN for 4 years. She was with the make a wish foundation and loved the conventions at the Coronado Springs in Disney World! Pretty fun- we invited her to our Visitor's Sunday on the 16th! We are doing it again! I was able to tell her how missionary work is so rewarding and compared it to her job! :)  

Good bye, Sister Weaver!