Greetings :) Long time, no
see! I had a lot happen to me this week and I'm so excited to tell y'all all
about it!
First off, I'm training!
It's so awesome to be senior companion! Mostly because I get to drive... That's
pretty much the bomb. I didn't realize how much I missed driving until I
started driving last Wednesday. But on to the more important stuff! My new
companion is (Drum roll please!) Sister Kalee Gardner from Snowflake, AZ! She's
19 years old and just finished high school this past year so that's kind of
crazy especially since I just graduated college! Supposedly we're Facebook
friends? That's what Sis Gardner claims. She said that I added her from
the "Many Are Called... Few Are Sisters" page so I could add her
to the South Carolina Sister Missionary Page. I have no recollection
of this fact but I guess I'll take her word for it. I'm very excited to work
with her though! I think that I'll be able to learn a ton from her even though
I'm the trainer! I really think that we'll finally be able to make a difference
here in Boiling Springs!
We've been doing a ton of
finding lately just because all of our investigators haven't been progressing,
which is unfortunate. Speaking of investigators I need to tell you this
story! Yesterday we went to go visit the C family and they didn't answer
the door but I saw their kids were next door playing with some kids who are in
our ward! I went over there and just talked with them and N, their 8
year old daughter, came running out of the house to us. She said "I was
wondering if you two wanted to come to my birthday party on Saturday?" How
adorable is that? We'll definitely make an appearance! I just thought it was
the cutest thing ever! Gotta love the C kids!
Other than that, we had
stake conference this weekend which was THE BEST! I don't know if y'all have
had stake conference yet but our stake president read what the First Presidency
asked that the Saturday night session's topic be about missionary work. So for
the first time, we had all 39 missionaries in our stake attend a stake
conference together! It was so cool! It echoed the words of our prophet and
apostles from this last conference about how important the members are in missionary
work! Oh my yes! It was so awesome! It was the best spiritual energizer ever!
And then Sunday's session was just as good as well! It was a lot focused on
hastening the work! I loved it!
Right now is the best time
to be a missionary! I'm so grateful for this opportunity to serve! I know that
especially with this last conference and this last stake conference, I would
have regretted not serving a mission. I'm needed to help the Lord hasten this
great work of His. I'm so excited to be apart of all this excitement!
Before I end my letter, I
want to re-issue a challenge that Elder Ballard gave this past conference to
anyone who reads this email! He said "We are simply asking all members to
pray, knowing that if every member, young and old, will reach out to just 'one'
between now and Christmas, millions will feel the love of the Lord Jesus
Christ. And what a wonderful gift to the Savior." What I love about this
is Elder Ballard didn't say "Go and teach anyone in sight!" He just
asks that we reach out to them to help them feel the love of our Savior! I know
that opportunities for you to do this will come if you pray for them and our
Heavenly Father will bless you for hastening the work! I love y'all! I'll talk
to you next week!
- Sister Amy Christensen
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| Me by the Inman sign! My home for the past 3 months :) |
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Me and Sister
Gardner. We're pretty good looking people, eh?
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