Hey Family!
It sounds like you
guys have had a pretty eventful week. That stinks that some of you got the
Flu... :( I am glad everyone is getting better and that things are calming down
there. Being sick is the worst! Mother. You really better be careful! haha No
more hospital visits... (; But while we are talking about the flu.... I FINALLY
got my flu shot this week. So that is good. Just trying to stay healthy over
here. You guys should probably do the same! haha
So things here are
going pretty great! I am staying in New City for a 3rd transfer with Sister
Hindman. I am actually really excited about it! We have a lot to get done this
transfer and a lot of people we are working with right now! Plus it would have
been kinda crazy to get transferred just a little bit before Christmas! Sister
Hindman and I have had a pretty busy week. We are preparing for a
"Christmas Devotional thingy" on December 14th that all of the
English missionaries are putting on. (The Spanish had theirs yesterday) So we
are just making sure that we know our songs and all of that fun stuff... I am excited
to see people from my other areas that will be coming to watch! It should be
really cool. But other than the craziness of this month we have been working
hard. (: Can you believe that? haha We taught our investigator Jackie on Friday
evening and we have been trying to put her on Baptismal Date and when we were
sitting down to teach her, before we were able to say anything to her, she
said, "JANUARY 18th". She had chosen the date that she wants to be
baptized!!! We were so excited! I jumped up and down a little bit...I am just
so excited for her and this decision that she has made! It is so cool to see
how much happier she has been since she has been learning about the Gospel. She
is like a different person. And I know that she will continue to change as she
draws closer to Jesus Christ.
On a different
night we were trying a few former investigators and nobody was home and we just
weren't seeing very much progress so we decided to go knock some doors. We
knocked this one door and a boy about 18 years old answered the door. He
quickly let us in and we were able to meet his mom and his grandmother. They
are all from Haiti and have been in the United States for about 7 years now.
They were sooo awesome and they loved talking about Jesus Christ and the gospel.
We were able to teach them the first lesson and it was so powerful! The spirit
was so strong. The 18 year old boy really wanted us to come back so we are
going to go back and continue to teach them. Part of me feels like we were
there for the boy, but I hope that his mom will continue to listen as well! So
things are going really well over here. We are just continuing to find people
who are ready for the gospel in their lives now. God is definitely placing us
in their paths.
It is so crazy to think
that I will hit my year mark and my 13 month mark all this transfer... Gross.
Also, I got your package today! Sorry my email today is late... We met as a
zone to say goodbye to one of the sisters who got her visa to go to Holland! So
we had to do emails later today. But I got to get my package there! You guys
are so stinkin great! I love it all so much! And holy cow. That nativity set is
adorable! I am so excited! (: You guys seriously are just the best! Greatest
Family EVER. So yes I am staying here in good ole' New York. So you can
continue to send mail and things to this address! (: Well fam... That is about
all of the things I can think of right now... I feel like my thoughts are
scattered everywhere... Shoot! (you can probably tell by this random email...awkward...
I hope it at least makes a little bit of sense...) But I hope you all
have a great week and that you guys keep getting better and healthier! (:
Thanks again for everything! YA DA BEST.
LOVE YOUS
TO THE MOON & BACK! WE GOT THIS!!!
Love,
Sister Woodland
P.S. Chad
sounds like he is struggling a little bit... Poor thing. I wrote him an email!
He will be fine... Those first few weeks are always the hardest! He is going to
be such an incredible missionary!
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