Dear Family,
I am in Boston!!!!!!! And I love it here it is like a city inside of a
forest, which is crazy! There are trees everywhere. My hair seems to have grown
in size, it is really poofy:) So much has happened since I last emailed. I loved
the mtc and the things that I learned there it seemed that every time my spirits
were down something happens that lifts me up and reminds me that I can do
anything with the help of my Heavenly Father. We got to teach a less active in
the mtc and when we came out of that lesson I feel like I finally realized what
it feels like to teach by the spirit and not worry about what you going to say
because it is truly the spirit that teaches. The night before we left the mtc
the elders in our district gave everyone a priesthood blessing. I was reminded
in that moment that I am meant to be here at this time, and that every mission
is divinley planned out.
On tuesday we left for
Boston!!!!!!! When we were getting on the plane Mitt Romney walked on. So when
we were loading he was sitting in the fourth or fifth row back and the line was
stalled right when I passed him so HE TALKED TO ME. He asked me if i was going
to the Boston mission an told me that I was very lucky! So be sure to tell Devin
Bowman that we are now best friends. I wanted to write letters this week but
just did not have time. There was a family sitting behind us in the airplane
that was asking us questions so we gave them a mormon.org
card. It is so interesting to see how the mitt romney election has put a
spotlight on the church here in Boston. When we got to the airport the Packard
family was there to greet us. Their family is so loving and I look up to
President Packard in so many ways. He had interviews with all of us to recieve
revelation on when we should be placed. He ususally has the interview that prays
and then decides when to place the new misisonary. I walked in for my interview
and he had me say a prayer and when i was done he said that when i was praying
he knew exactly where I needed to go and who my campanion was going to be. We
had our interview and then he said the closing prayer and it was all about me.
It was like he was telling the Lord everything he knew about me, it was a neat
experience.
On tuesday we were told were
we had been placed. I am in the Billerica area. It is one ward that covers 5 or
six surrounding towns and is located in Billerica, Massachusetts. My trainer is
Sister White who has been out for three months. This ward only had elders and
they just placed us in so we are learning the area together and there are know
two sets of missionaries in the ward. This ward has not had sister missionaries
for a very long time and they have been praying for us to come. About a year ago
the elders were taken out of this area and just put back in about six months
ago. the bishop called the mission president and begged for sister missionaries.
this ward has alot of struggling single and elderly ladies that we will be able
to help. The ward has been so welcoming and the are so excited about missionary
work. The Lord's work really is being hastened. When I came out here I expected
to be tracting but all we do is member work. We visit ward members and encourage
them to do missionary work and then follow up. All but one of the current
investigators is a member referral and two sets of members came up to on sunday with a referral so we may have
two new investiagors! The Elders have been so nice and have already given us so
many people to teach, they have decided that it will be a team effort adn we
help teach eachothers investigators. I can feel it here in Boston that the Lord
truly is hastening his work. On Wednesday they dropped all of the new missionaries off at
the Boston Commons and had us street contact for a half and hour. It was really
scary but a good experience. Everyone we talked to knew alot about the mormon
church and some were quite impressed with how much much effort we put into
missionary work. there were some that wanted nothing to do with us and made that
quite clear. I can feel so much love here in the Billerica ward and how much
faith the ward has in us. They are keeping us very busy and I often feel like
there is not way I am going to remember everything but I know that it will get
easier. I love this gospel and know that the Lords hand is in everything. Every
time my spirits are low something seems to lift me up again. Have a wonderful
week! Tell Lucas that I will send him a letter for his Birthday. I will send one
for you two David!! I love you have a wonderful week.
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