Transfer #4 Week 1

Hi everyone!

So, big news of the week: I'm in a trio!!! And I have to say that it is, by far, one of the craziest, funnest, and most spiritual things I've ever been involved with. Sister Heap is our new companion, she's from Montana (Bozeman?) and she was down in Phoenix for 14 MONTHS!!!! crazy! Apparently she was so excited to be back in the country that she ran around our house barefoot when she got out of the car. I'm sorry I missed it, because it would have been hilarious! So we now have 6 Sisters living in our house; which actually isn't too bad because we got bunk beds! (yep they gave us a bunk bed).

The work has been... interesting this week. We've had a lot of drama. One of our investigators (with 5 kids) got evicted from her house and then she got kicked out of her friend's house where she was staying and was barely able to get a motel room for her and her kids for 2 nights. We were finally able to get a hold of her and there are people up here that have been so kind to help out while she figures out what to do. It just shows you how hard Satan will work to prevent people from finding the Gospel and from getting baptized. It just reminds me of how hard it was for me in the weeks leading up to going through the temple, but Satan has just slammed her with just about everything that he can, but she'll make it through because she still has her faith. She's such an example to me.

Another one of our investigators is preparing for baptism this weekend, but we were worried that she might not be able to because of her living situation. Thankfully, they decided to get married. Do you want to know the best part? WE WERE THERE WHEN HE PROPOSED!!!! She wants to be baptized so badly and so we're going to have a "waptism". So, basically, they're going to get married, she'll go and change into her jumpsuit and get baptized, and then we'll have a little "mingling" reception afterwards. Yep, crazy stuff.

I love the work up here and I know that I'm incredibly blessed to be up here in Eagar. It's here that you can definitely see the work progressing and what the efforts of  the members and the missionaries combined can do. Honestly, they say Eagar is 90% LDS already, but the members up here are rooting out that 10% for us to teach. It really is incredible.

Another side note: besides trek, President Sweeney also gave permission (the Stake YW president actually asked him) for us to go.... TO GIRL'S CAMP! I may or may not be here for that amazing event, but it's really cool how much President trusts us. I guess it's because we're so obedient (or trying to be). You know what they say, "Exact Obedience Bring Blessings."

Anyway, I love you all so much and I'm so excited for everything that's going on in Germany, Ohio, and at home! Jen, just keep reading your scriptures, praying and going to church and you'll be able to do just about anything! Allison, you lucky dog! That's so exciting that you get to help with the mural in the temple!! To everyone else that I love SO STINKIN' MUCH: I love you :) Keep the Faith and be disciples of Jesus Christ. He never said it would be easy, only that it would be worth it.

Love,
Sister Lee

pics: we all happened to be coordinating at the evening session of Stake Conference, so we took a picture with President and Sister Sweeney and the other one was when we hiked flat top (taking the really really hard short cut) and the next one is one of the cute engagement pics for our investigator and her fiancee

note: that green corvet that I sent a pic of? That's one of our new potential investigator's cars (a pic I'm now sending as a reminder of what it looks like)