February 4th 2009

What a week! Things are going great as usual! We had transfers on the Jan 29. It made for a long day but I was able to be Sister Abbott's last companion before she went home, so that was really sweet! I was able to see some of the Elders I came out with as well. One of my good friends from the MTC, Elder Rodgerson, will be serving in my district now which is awesome! He's great! He got shot-gunned into Staunton with a greenie! I can't believe he's training already! IT's great! I'm excited for the new zone and district. My DL's are the same but the ZL's are Elder Gubler (he's the same) and Elder Rigby. When we were coming home from transfers we went the wrong way and ended up way out of our mission boundaries!! ABout 50 miles from Washington DC. So we didn't get home till about 1130pm. My new companion is Sister Zwang. She's been out for 13 months now. I was suprised that I was called to be the Senior companion considering she has been out a lot longer then I have. But I'm more then happy to be! We're learning the area together since neither of us are familiar with it. I've only been here a month and covering 3 wards is no piece of cake. LOL BUt its a learning and growing experience. While I was with Sister Abbott on transfer days, waiting for my companion to get there at 5, we went tracting all afternoon and found 3 families and one YSA for the Elders to teach. Miracles happen when Sister Abbott is around. It was amazing! One lady even let us in and we shared about the Book of Mormon and shared a spiritual thought. It was great!
Another cool experience... Sunday Feb 1st we were driving home for the night and we passed a street called 3rd St... I randomly thought to myself "we should go tract that street tomorrow" then the thought just kinda fled from my mind. Then the next moring I remembered my thought from the night before and we ended up tracting on that street and found a SOLID couple to teach. They just bought the house they were living in and they're a newly married couple as well. As well as opened minded, not set on a religion, and is searching. That's what I call ELECT! It was sweet! Then yesterday I get a call from the mission office with a refferal... The girl is 21 and wants to be baptized! It's not everyday you get a phone call from someone who happens to just want to be baptized. She's had all the lessons from the missionaries in Fredricksburg and is going to school here at JMU. SO she'll be coming to church on Sunday and we're meeting with her next Wednesday. AND THEN... A lady we tracted into a few weeks ago, Angie, came to church on Sunday. We had a lesson with her Saturday evening and talked about being baptized. She said she wanted to fast about it. So I asked her if I could fast with her! IT was awesome. SO we fasted together for an answer for being baptized and I'm calling her today to see if she's received an answer. So lots of things going on and lots more to come I hope. Thank you all for your love and support. It really helps!
The Church Is True!
-Sister Spark Plug