We had a random miracle on Monday where some kid that hasn't been taught in months texted us asking us to come over. Wednesday is transfers. I call these "transfer miracles" because they always happen right before a different missionary comes in. I see them as a sign that that new missionary is supposed to be there working with them. It's awesome :)
Tuesday was basically another pday because we spent the whole day getting errands run for transfers! But we also saw like 5 people for goodbyes, and taught them of course :)
Then we drove down to Milwaukee on Tuesday night and got to spend the night at the WEST ALLIS APARTMENT. With Sister Tanner and Sister King, who currently serve there (Although Sister Tanner is going STL and SISTER NEWTON is coming into the area). It was the best night ever. I miss 'stallis so much. It was the hardest place in the world, but I loved it. We talked about all that's been happening in the year since I've served there, and it's incredible! The sisters just had a baptism, which is the first sisters baptism since my convert, Jaime, in the area 1 year ago. And this new girl sounds super solid. Jaime certainly was :)
I think we stayed up until way-too-late talking about it. Man I love that place. And I'm so excited that sister newton gets to see it!
Wednesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. We had a trainer's training in the morning and let me just tell you I was so nervous I just about died. I don't think I've felt that nervous about anything, ever, before, which is kinda dumb because I've already trained twice.
But it's been so long and my missionary work has changed so much that I just was freaking out!!
And I got to meet one of my great-granddaughters, Sister Packer, who was training right out of her own training. The Ipson legacy goes on :)
Then we got to meet our new trainees. You'd think I would have learned something the last two times I did this, but apparently not, because I was looking at their pictures earlier in the week trying to receive revelation on which one was going to be mine, and I found myself being really scared that I was going to get someone I
didn't want.
But then, just like the other times, all the girls walked in and I saw them in person and it was like, "I would be totally thrilled with any one of them."
I have been called to serve with Sister Louise Karlsson, from Stockholm, Sweden. She is utterly fantastic. We've spent almost a week together now and I LOVE TRAINING. The miracles and tender mercies we've seen in just the past few days have left us pretty much speechless every night.
I remember this feeling; I had it when I was being trained--coming home every day and feeling like there were way too many miracles happening to fit in one day. It feels SO GOOD to have it happening again...being with experienced missionaries just isn't the same. Having a new missionary with so much faith and so much willingness has been the best thing ever.
Our first night together we had two lessons, and they were great. Our first full day together (which is technically weekly planning day, but no one believes in that stuff ;P) we saw Ron, who I haven't seen in over a month, chatted endlessly with Elizabeth and taught her daughter Jess the Restoration for Sister Karlsson's first time(it was 'for practice' but sneakily to get Jess more involved), had an awesome BoM class, hawaiian haystacks, and laughed more than I've ever laughed in my life. We have the same sense of humor, so we laugh a lot. That might not be the best thing...
We left our phone at Ron's by accident, which could have been a ploy to be able to see him again a day later, except it was actually just clumsiness. Heh.
We talked to Luke, who still has potential. Plus, NICK KNOWS HIM! I swear everyone in Sturgeon Bay knows each other. It's insane. But perfect.
We taught the Restoration to a potential named Kurt, and it was like the perfect atmosphere and he was the perfect listener, which was so awesome for Sister Karlsson's first chance to seriously teach the Restoration. Everyone we meet is going to get baptized, basically.
Met a Packer player. Might be teaching him in the near future. Too bad we didn't catch his name. Might be Donald Driver? :P
I hate misinformation. When people don't even give us a chance. It's ridiculous.
UHH, CHURCH. It was fantastic. Nick gave the opening prayer in sacrament, then he was sustained to be ordained to the office of Priest in the Aaronic Priesthood, then he was sustained to become a counselor in the Young Men's Presidency. BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. THIS IS GENIUS.
Sam hadn't showed up to church in two weeks. For Easter it was because he had a family thing. Then this week it was his third day at his new job. We went and visited him to do some reprimanding but it's impossible to reprimand that kid because he just proves you wrong every time! He's been reading the BoM for like an hour every day and is going to ask for Sunday's off.
His whole family is softening to the gospel as are most of his friends. We gave him 5 BoMs and he met us outside to take them over to his neighbors because he couldn't wait to give one to her. And [no one tell, but] Brandy is reading his old BoM. She would stop if she ever found out that we knew about it, and deny it if anyone asked her, so we'll just let her on her way :)
The BoM converts by itself. Yay for sneakiness on all sides >:)
Basically these next few months are going to be the best eva!! I am so excited. I love setting the standard for a new missionary, although it helps that she is eager to be obedient and diligent too :) Life is just too fantastic.
I love you alls :) Keep being missionaries wherever you are :)
Sister Neal
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