Hollie Hallo!
We got transfer calls
and I am staying in Tubingen!!! Wahoo! I really love this area and I was NOT
ready to go! I will be with a Sister Magleby next transfer and I am excited to
meet her. Transfers just seem to open up worlds of opportunities! I will miss
Sister Jensen though. She has been a joy to work with. We work really well together
because she is so ready and willing to work hard, even when we are tired!
This week had its ups
and downs! The big down was that Melanni messaged us and told us that she is
unsure about the commitment of baptism and that she does not want to go forward
with it. That just about tore me in two, but we have a lesson tonight, so we
will get to talk to her in person. She deserves all the love and patience in
the world and that is exactly what we are going to give her and then, the ball
is in her court.
The big up from the
week was our friend of the church named Evelyn made some great progress this
week! Evelyn was born in the Catholic church and let me tell you, she is the
most faithful woman I have ever met. Her faith can literally move mountains.
Anyways, we had taught her a couple times before, but we knew that until she
learned about the fact that there really was an apostasy and that no church
(including the catholic church) had the Priesthood from God, she would not be
able to progress. We were a bit nervous to how she was going to react. We had
our Ward Mission leaders as a joint teach and it was amazing! We re-taught her
the restoration, focusing in on the apostacy and restoration and then she said,
"Wait a second, if what you are telling me is true, that mean that my
baptism as an infant...." and then she couldn’t finish her sentence. Then
she said, "And that would mean the entire Catholic church..."
(another silent pause as we saw the wheels turning in her head) and then the
most amazing thing happened. A huge smile broke out on her face. The spirit was
there, and she was not feeling confusion and sadness for her new realization,
but she was happy, and things started to click. Wow. I cannot even write
everything from the lesson. It was just so cool. She loves coming to church and
I cannot wait to see how she progresses over this next transfer!
Oh, what a joy to have
a testimony of this gospel and to share it with others.
Love you!
Sister Reay
Randoms:
- Evelyn brought Sister Jensen and I a surprise. We went into
the church kitchen and she pulled out shot glasses. Sister Jensen and I shared
a nervous look. Then she pulled out a bottle that said, "Irish
Whiskey"! We said, "Oh, thank you! Thant is so.... nice! What is
it?" Apparently, it was just a homemade vegetable juice. We laughed so
hard when she realized we thought she was giving us Whiskey in the church
kitchen!
- I tried making pumpkin soup this week and it was not half
bad.
- Happy thanksgiving!
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