Big Changes!!

   So Monday night we get a call from the AP's and they said they have some news for us and they tell us the yankee hill sisters will be living with us for the next 2 weeks so we get super excited. then they said oh and you two starting tomorrow morning are no longer the trendwood sisters you are the holmeslake sisters...... (transfers aren't for 3 weeks so we were super confused) they said that president has prayed a lot about it and he wants us to close trendwood for sisters (so we are the last sisters in this area. no more will serve there) and he wants us to open up holmelake for sisters. (so we will be the first sisters in holmeslake) and they sadi that president is forsure about this change. and so there are people in holmeslake who need us. :) so they told us to get everything ready to be turned over to the trendwood elders. and they told us we can finish out our apt this week but no tracting or anything else. and they said we can also finish working with our progressing investigator. They also said we will be moving out of our apartments in the next two to three weeks. and we will be moving into the holmeslake area but till then we will have to travel to that area.

      Tuesday we had a huge snow storm and the cars got grounded. (which means there is to much snow and its the dangerous to drive) so they ground all the mission cars. and we cant walk to holmes lake because the holmeslake elders didn't call us back yet so we didn't have a map of the area. so we just finished some apt in trendwood then we finished the areabook and got it ready to turn over to the elders.

      Wednesday the cars were grounded for half the day. because of that we just did the same thing asTuesday and we walked to our less actives houses to say bye

       Thursday we had district meeting. we went an hour early to talk with the holmes lake elders and they gave us a map and they informed us about the area and people.

       Friday we worked in holmes lake during the day. then we went to trendwoods chili feed cuz we took our investigator who is getting baptized on the 15 then after that the trendwood elders gave her her baptism interview. (the elder is the distrtict leader) she passed the interview and is getting baptized forsure on the 15 whooooo!!!!!

      satruday we worked In holmes lake all day

         sunday we went to church at holmeslake for the first time!! they have been asking for sisters for a really long time so everyone was sooo excited and welcoming us like crazy it was soooo fun. I love this ward they are sooo nice and so caring. I love it. they are so excited for us to be in this ward. it was really cool after church our wml gave us blessings to help us adjust to all these changes that are happening so fast. and after the blessing he gave me he said that he had a really strong feeling that we are in this area cuz the ward needs me. and he just kept saying the ward needs me. so it was really cool

     So that was our crazy week but it was amazing. lots of changes happened. and now my comp sis curfew and I are now the holmeslake sisters and we get to open up the area. we are excited to see whats going to happen next

xoxox

I love ya'll

sister sommers

Many Miracles!!

This week went a lot better. I was not as sick which was good.

Monday we had p day and we didn't do much just got a lot done that needed to get done

 

Tuesday we taught a lot of lessons and we went tracting. it was really cool because we visit with one of our less actives named rossetta and a couple time the week we do service for her and we go fill up buckets of water with her. and while doing that this week there was another lady there named mellissa and she talked to us then she said hey are you Mormon missinoaries and we said ya then she   talked about how she used to live in Utah and how she thought the Mormon culture was cool. and how she had a friend give her a book of Mormon. so we kept talking to her about it. Then I asked if we could come by to teach her more and right away she said YES I WOULD LOVE TO LEARN MORE. so we set up an apt for Friday. it was really cool though because her friend who gave her a book of Mormon didn't know that she would meet with missionaries in a few years and its cool cuz the lord has been preparing her for us.

 

Wednesday we had zone training. and we taught a lot of lessons then we went to a relief society party. we also found out someone got murdered in our area... right out side one of our recent converts house that we work with. so we are not allowed in that area when its dark outside. good thing we have the spirit which was tell us if we are safe to be in certain areas during the day :)

 

Thursday we taught a couple lessons. we were in for a lot of the day because my comp was sick in bed. but we were able to go out for a little bit which was good.

 

Friday we weekly planned. and we also taught lessons

 

Saturday we taught lessons. and we had coordination meeting and found out we were getting a new ward mission leader. we also taught mellissa and that lesson went really good. we taught her the plan of salvation because she was talking about loved ones who have passed away and the lesson went really well.

 

sunday we had ward counsil then we had church and we taught some lessons.

 

our baptism for January 25 isn't going to happen we haven't been able to get in with Kathy in a while she hasn't been keeping her apt. :( but our baptism on feb 15 will most likely happen which we are excited for laura is so excited and she just keeps getting more and more excited.

Everything is going good. and we are seeing so many miricles. I am so grateful I get to be serving a mission this is an amazing experience!!!!

Baptism's to come!!

  On Tuesday my comp and I set our investigator Kathy for baptism for January 25!! it was cool because it was our first lesson with her and she was just telling us she wants peace in her life and she knows this is were she will get it. 

         This week was sooooo cool. On Saturday we found 4 new investigators!!!!! it was crazy the lord is blessing us like crazy.

        Sunday we had such a really cool fast and testimony meeting. before church we went to ward council and the bishop was talking to the ward counsil asking how can we get the lord to trust our ward with his children (so how can we get blessed with new investigators and members at our church) and the conclusion was to just show the lord that you will love them and to fellow ship and become friends with our investigators we bring. So then during fast and testimony meeting my comp and I have our investigator and her grandson sitting with us and 3 of our less actives sitting with us also. and One of our less actives gets up to bare her testimony and it was soooooo powerful the room was just filled with the spirit and she talked about how she has had her life with the gospel and with out it and how she wants to have it back in her life. Then 10ish min later. our investigators stands to bear her testimony and we were surprised the spirit just took over her and she went up and she talked about how she has been having a hard time and how being there today she knew this church is for her. Then she said I WANT TO BE BAPTIZED. my comp and I were sitting there with our moths wide open and we had huge smiles on our faces. and it felt like the whole ward just looked back at us. it was soooo cool. we have been working with her for a really long time and she knows its true she has just been afraid of making the step to be baptized. it was sooo cool. we were speechless and the whole sacrament was like crying cuz the spirit was sooo strong. and it was amazing. so after church my comp and I went to her house and we set laura for baptism. for feb 22. we have to wait for her back to heal from surgery so that's why its in a couple months. but we are praying her back will heal fast. it was the coolest experience ever. Then after sacrament meeting we had everyone sorronding us and our investigators and less actives and so they felt all loved and like they belonged. it was soooo cool!!!!

       So winter hit Nebraska and it is freezing here!!! and school got cancled for all the kids cuz it was sooo cold. my comp and I went running the bike trail with a member this morning we were frozen. but it was sooooo much fun!!!

will I love ya all and I hope everything is going well!!!!

Merry Christmas From Sister Sommers

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Monday night we had the grand island Spanish and grand island English sisters come stay the night in our apartment. for zone conference in the morning which is was fun getting to know them.

   Tuesday we had zone conference and it went almost the whole day. President gave an amazaing training. He trained on the attonment. and he talked about the sacrifice we all are making for being away for chrsitmas and told us how blessed we are going to be and how this is going to be a very memeorable Christmas for us all. Then we had a few other trainings. Then we had lunch. Then president announced it was time for the gentile activities hahaha it was funny. Then we had a talent show. which was really funny. Then we had a giant white elephant game which was fun. and president and sister Weston had us all line up so they can give us each a Christmas gift from them to us and so they could hand it to us indivually and wish us all a merry chirstmas indeiviually. They gave us a book of all of our conversion stories it was really cool. Then they gave the sisters a pair of knitted slippers. one of the sisters here in Nebraska. Her mom knitted a pair of slippers for every sister out in Nebraska which was very nice. Then they gave the elders a bag of cookies. So it was a lot of fun!!! the zone conference was sooo much fun!!!

      Wednesday we Did service for a lady and we learned how to quilt. and we helped her quilt a blanket which was soooooo much fun!!!!

      Thursday we talked to one of our less actives who is struggling right now. and we told her that if she came to church on sundayshe will be able to see a change in her life and we promised her that. Then that night we got a call from her telling us all this goodnews that was happening and that everything is already changing and that she is going to church because havenly fqather is already blessing her. SO that was really cool. My comp and I got to see that promise blessings do work!!!! then we helped people move out of a house and we helped them load a truck.

      Friday my zone went to the temple. Then they had us meet at the stake center. and we all road in the transfer van to Omaha. and we went to the temple. which was soo much fun!! I think this is my fav zone. they are all a lot of fun!!!! tongith the yankie hill sister came to sleep over at our apartment. They are staying with us for a week because they live with memebers and the members son came home for the holidays. SO they are staying with us till he leaves. so for about a week. We are so exicited it is so much fun having them with us!!!!!!!

     Saturday we had a apt with our investigator who is getting surgrey on Tuesday on her back. and the elders in the ward and our ward mission leader came by to give her a preisethood blessing. and right before they came she was crying and said she cant walk and cant feel her leg because her back hurts sooo much. and that her leg was really swollen. and right after the priesthood blessings we taught her a lesson. and at the end of the lesson the swelling and redness was gone and she ssaid her leg didn't hurt at all anymore. which was really cool

     Sunday we went back to our investigaotrs house to see how she was doing. and so I could frencch braid her hair for her before suregery. and she was telling us ever since the priesthood blessing her leg hasn't hurt at all! it was soooo cool

     I hope yall have a merry Christmas. and I love yall so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

sister Miranda sommers