Monday, March 3, 2014

9/16/13: TRANSFER MADNESS

So nothing that I didn't expect is happening with me this transfer, but I was looking at transfer board and it's going INSANE. Things that have never happened before are happening left and right. Most of the sisters in training have been swapped to new trainers, people are being put in areas they've already served in or with companions they've already served with...it's nuts. That just doesn't happen.
My MTC companion just became another one of the STLs! ROCK ON!!!
Sister Newton, who came out one transfer before me, is going to be my new companion here. I don't know her very well, but I've only heard the best of the best about her. I'm super excited :D
We had stake conference this week and the adult saturday session was super ominous...everything was about temples...I think they're implying something...
Pres. Culter came to the conference though and so it was nice to talk to him. I love him! He's so sweet and so smart :)
It should be noted that two people are not enough to cover to any degree all the people we had at stake conference. Robyn came to church for the first time since she moved here and she loved it! And NACHO is starting her MISSION PAPERS and life just can't even get any better than that. And Angie's making such amazing progress and the Wheelers stayed for the whole thing and Nancy came and Taylor's whole family came. Miracles :)
When bishop called Wednesday night to say "Sisters, Nacho has been a member of the church for a year and she is worthy to serve a mission" we both just started crying. She's incredible. We just baptized her two little sisters a few weeks ago and now we're going to start teaching her little sister's friend Sophia. This family is doing incredibly. It's so worth it to see their amazing progress in the gospel :)
two exchanges this week, both were great. I got to go to Wausau and their area is wayy different from what I expected Wausau to look like. So that was neat. We biked like 10 miles that day and just sayin', doing that to this poor girl when she's been in a car the past two transfers...painful.
Our other exchange I stayed in my area and we got a lot of stuff done that we needed to! It took a load off for this transfer. Sister Martin is great too :D
Check out the news. Apparently on Saturday Green Bay tried to make a world record of the most people doing zumba together. We almost went, but we were busy. It was on lambeau field. I wanna know how it turned out!
Stake conference was so awesome. The importance of our temples was a big focus, but they also talked a good deal about member missionary work and the book of mormon. And there was a Q&A. It was really neat :)

There was a packer game yesterday and we cracked our window and we kept hearing cheers outside and then today EVERYONE is wearing green and gold. So...we presume that they won :) Which is good, because when they don't win people stop believing in God around here. It's...crazy.
It's Sister Erickson's last three days in Wisconsin! I love her so much. She's an amazing missionary and she's going to be an amazing member back home. I am grateful for the transfer I've had with her. She really, really, really loves people. A lot. And she's shown me a lot about being a leader. I'm gonna miss her headed back to cedar city!
I'm really excited for this transfer. We have an amazing ward and amazing investigators and now I've got another great companion and great sisters and we're rockin the world :)
Can't wait!
Sister Neal

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