Kim's Special day

I keep forgetting to take pictures of the cakes! On Kim's baptism cake I had a <3 KIM! and then little wave looking things under her name.

I am so happy that I was able to see Kim's baptism! Sad thing is that Sister D couldn't be there, but I decided to have a picture with her in the email so she didn't have to feel too left out.

It was such a happy day!

Well now that that is over. . . :D Na, I'll always have reasons to smile.

I went on my first trade off down in St. Marys. All people talked about it how Oprah came and filmed a bunch down there and how they are filming Royal Pains and things, it was interesting, but fun at the same time. There is a lot of traveling to do with Sister C being a Sister leader. I was comps with sister Knickerbocker.

Wow, I guess I don't really have much to say, but I will share one more story.

It all began last night . . . (Flash back) We have been trying to get a hold of a potential for weeks and we have never caught her at a good time, but last night we were in the apartment complex next door and my feet just started walking, I didn't know where I was going until I was almost there. We had woken her up, but she was willing to talk with us and we talked for a long time. She said she would watch conference with a list of specific questions in mind. It was a good lesson and at the end she said that we brought her some much needed positive energy! It was a great ending to a great day. 

I love ya'll! Keep sending your love! And pray for missionary opportunities, missionaries need all the help we can get.

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A new companion!

Sister D is now down in FL Middleburg. So far south that she is thinking that she will not be able to make it back up for Kim's baptism . . . :(

My new companion is someone who I have done trade offs with before because she was the comp of a sister leader. Her name--drum roll please-- Sister Crowton from Lehi! She was a first grade teacher before she came out and she is a very good teacher. In Preach My Gospel it mentions that the more simple you can teach restored truth the better and Sister C is a pro.

I remember saying two things to her when we were on trade offs months ago, 1) we would be really good companions 2) I would like to be the companion of a sister leader, so I thought it was strange when I heard that Sister C has been called to be a sister leader! I was super surprised! In case you don't know. Sister leaders are the ones who do trade offs with other sisters because the district leaders can't. That means a lot of traveling and a lot of miles used. That is the only stressful part . . . not! We won't be in our area a total of 8 days this next month . . . but what can you do? I hope we can still do tonz of missionary work and that is were the happiness comes from. We will get to meet so many people and see different parts of the mission!

(Oh, and Sister C is really into cleaning so I just step back sometimes and let her go for it.) :D

Kim is set to be baptized this Sunday and I'm so excited~!

Well, no pictures this week, my camera is in the car, but I will surely have some for next week!

I love ya'll and I pray for all of you. <3

Side not--Mom I've noticed that you have the best pictures to share. You are so happy. I love it! (and thanks for calling me number one.) :)

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Happy Day!

Okay, so I really don't have too much to say about this last week except . . . BAPTISM!

Charles was baptized this last Saturday and confirmed on Sunday. The interesting thing was we the missionaries were the only ones setting things up. The Bishop and councilors were out of town same with our ward mission leader. I ended up playing the piano, Sister D conducted and gave a talk on the Holy Ghost and the High Priest leader was the one presiding and conducting. The Brother who baptized Charles also welcomed in the ward. (Just goes to show, spring break is not a good time to hold a baptism, but the Lord will make it work anyway.)

I made him a cake that said, Charles #1, then I did a picture of the Engels emblem from the NFL because we did the Plan of Salvation lesson as if it were a football game and told him that he would have to be baptized before he could truly be on the team so he said that his number would be 1. :D It was fun! I'm so excited to see how much more he grows.

We got transfer calls, I'm staying in GA and Sister D is being transferred, it will be interesting to have a new companion. I'm excited!

I love you! SOOO Much! I'm so happy know that I have so many people thinking of me and I want you all to know I'm praying for you! Bless you!!

1) The picture is from left to right: Me, Charles Grandma, Charles, Cody (YM president), Gina (Cody's wife), and Sister D
2) This is a free speech table we did on campus, it was so good to see how the Elders worked and I think I have learned a lot. There were many people who would talk with us. (We couldn't leave the square piece of grass so they had to come to us.)

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transfers are coming next week, they will be calling on Saturday. My companion is freaking out because she is thinking, "I've been here for six months." and we will be done with the training program. I'm not worried though, I'm getting the hang of things out in the field, but there is still plenty to learn, I am a little excited to start memorizing scriptures.(I couldn't do that while I was in the training program.)

Mondays are hard, there is so much that we have to get done, but we are starting to get things done faster!

This week we have been working with a young man named Charles. His grandma is a member and he has been coming to church. If everything works out he will be baptized on Saturday. :D

Because we were low on miles and freaking out the past couple weeks we have been biking, walking and hardly moving our car, at least that is how it was until Thursday. Now we are back to doing whatever we want. So strange, but we did have two miles left before the month was over so WE MADE IT!

I've got no pictures this week, but I love the pizza dad made, I makes me hungry!

I love you all and I'm so happy that I can get grandma's emails so I'm getting all the juicy news! :D

Sister Sheffer (2)

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Feb 20th

This was a very interesting week, we had another trade off and this time I was the one with the sister leader. I was surprised at how it went, I have been struggling with tracking and she simply told me, "It is okay to be yourself." and i was reminded of the part in PMG where is promises that the gospel will come up in the conversation, so, I don't have to be a robot who randomly talks about baptism (I have permission to be myself.) :D

Today was very busy, we went out of our area to downtown Savannah. (To answer Bert's question, Savannah is divided into three areas, while my area is the largest it dose not included down town)

We saw Paula Dean at her store, she was signing books.

One of the reasons this week was so busy is because Kim is getting baptized next week and we are getting everything ready for it. Oh, I'm so happy for your baptism too Sister and Elder Sheffer! :)

I've started to notice that the only thing that I'm afraid of is the unknown, when you walk up to a door you don't know how the people will react, but it is not scary when it is over, so why worry, instead I can be excited to see what is going to happen when they open the door and to see what is going to come out of my mouth.

I love ya'll! (I haven't actually said that yet, but I might as well start practicing)
-Sister Sheffer2

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Week before V-day

This week was super amazing, yet super strange. For four days I was not companions with my companion. There was a major training meeting held in Jacksonville and because Sister D is a trainer we were asked to go.

We woke up at 4:45 to make it in time for the 9:00 meeting. It was a long drive and we had to use a lot of our miles.

While Sis. D was in the training I was able to work with her MTC companion Sis. M (I don't know how to spell her name so Sis. M will have to do). I learned so much and the funny thing is we Sis. M is comps with the Sister leader so, we left the two day training on Thursday evening and saw them the next day for trade offs. Sis. M is wonderful and has a very strong spirit.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but I have an investigator, Kim, who is preparing to be baptized on Feb. 26th! She is such a lovely person and she had already read to Alma 9 before we met her and she started reading a week after Christmas. I love her!

The work is progressing, but it has nothing to do with me, its is all the spirit of the Lord, I'm just a tool in his hands and I love it!

About the pictures, I found these house while tracking one day, I couldn't help but take a picture! (I'm not sure that the owners will ever except the gospel, but we'll keep trying and I love the bunny!)

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Week 7 Story 1 & 2

There are two stories that I really wanted to share for this week.

 

Story 1

 

My comp and I were in the Library waiting for the computers and while we were talking I noticed her name tag, "Sister Sheffer" and I busted out laughing, I couldn't stop for a few minutes. (My tag had been lost for a couple of days and I had been using my other one.) Turns out it had been on her desk and she put it on without looking.

 

Story 2 Same day

 

We had been given the task of getting paper work signed by a cop so we could get a new license plate, so all day long we had been looking and Sis. D said, "They are usually everywhere, but now that we are looking for them they are no where in sight." We finally just gave up and went to our appointment.

 

After the appiontment we went to go meet with a LA, and we were sitting out in our car going over what we were going to share when--you guessed it--we saw the flashing lights pull up behind us. Our prayers were answered! The cop came to our window and asked for our ID's, apparently a neighbor called thinking we were up to no good, the officer apologised, but we said with a big smile, "We've actually been looking for a cop all day!"

 

Turns out we needed to go to a station to get what we need to done, so we had to call our Zone Leaders to get permission to go outside of our area.

 

My companion has been called to be a Face book missionary! So strange. She said that she thought that missionaries are suppose to be away from those things, but she text call and get on the computer more than she ever has.

 

Another fun activity we did this week was go contacting in a flea market. it was my first real contacting activity and we gave away all of our cards. I love mormon.org. I'm not sure if I have given my profile id for it so, http://mormon.org/me/82W8/Lynn/ and anyone who doesn't have a profile on it should make one!

 

I have two gators who are heading towards baptism! Kim and Ashely. They are both lovely and they are truely growing in the ways of the Lord. I'm excited!

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