6/10/2013
Here is the news I know you have
been waiting for all week to hear!! I am serving in South Calgary with Sister
SPENCER!!!! We are sharing a ward with a set of Elders, which is a little
different for me, but I think it will be great. It's nice not to be so completely
utterly lost and to know that we can call someone and they are right there for
us. Another interesting fact - Willow Park ward is where the mission home
is and were the Senior Missionaries that work in the Mission Office go to
church. :) I asked a member at church if President and Sister Nicholas attend
Willow Park ward and they said not that often.
It's been really neat experience so
far. The ward is unbelievably excited to have sisters in the ward.
It's been about 20 years since they have had sisters. Woot woot!
You probably don't remember, or mostly likely I didn't not tell you, but Sister
Spencer is the sister that took my place in Lethbridge. Sister Garner
trained her. I mention that because Sister Spencer has been having a hard
time adjusting to the city and she's really missing Lethbridge. Does God
inspire who we serve with or what? I totally can relate and it's soooo fun to
hear about who she was teaching because, for the most part, we know the same
people!
One huge tender mercy we had was on
our second day. We are living in the basement of a house that members in
the ward just bought, they will be moving in about mid-July. Soooo, we
have the entire house to ourselves right now. :) There is a walking path behind
our house that we took and it's right next to the Bow River and it is
GORGEOUS!!!! We did weekly planning at a pavilion by a lake and it was just so
amazing. We then went to go see our investigators and we were just trying
to talk to everyone we see. There was a couple outside sitting on their
porch and we almost made a fool of ourselves because we didn't think they were
members, but they are. The invited us inside and told us about how we see
to go and visit their neighbors. They had a very spiritual experience
with their neighbors. Their only son committed suicide a few months back
and the parents are having an extremely hard time coping with it. We felt
an instant love for these people and we know that the gospel will help them.
Other neat experience - we were at a
missionary correlation meeting and the former bishop of the ward told us that
he has a referral for us. The lady told him that as soon as their were
sister missionaries in the ward she would take the lessons again and be
baptized. Boo-ya!!!
This week we are going to start
exchanges....we shall see how that goes. I'm sure it's going to be fun and I'm
excited to learn from the other sisters. I have learned so much from
Sister Spencer already. She is incredible!!! She has such a love
for God and all men! She just instantly loves people. She has such great faith
and powerful prayers. Seriously, serving with her is a tender mercy.
Oh, fun story. While I was
waiting for Sister Spencer to come up from Lethbridge I got to be Sister
Lawlor's companion, one of the senior missionaries that works in the
office. I got to be an office missionary for most of the day! It was a
lot of fun. I helped get things ready for the next transfer - we have 34
missionaries coming out!!!!! Crazy!!! Also, Sister Fenn is training! Her
name is Sister Davis from Mesa, AZ! She seems like a sweetheart and has such a
strong testimony!!!
Any who, I think that was most of
the highlights from this week!
Love you lots!!!! There will be more
good things to come!
-Sister Douglass
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