Adventures of a Sister Missionary: Week 7 11.8.16

Hello Family and Friends,

Y'all need to read the talk by Elder Oaks from this past conference!!! It is AMAZING!!!!

This week has been Blessing after Blessing!!! I had so many things happen that just reminded me of home and realize that it isn't as far away as I feel it is at times. It started with us being asked to help teach Activity Days!! Oh man it was a blast from the past! Before the mission I would sometimes help Aunt HeHe with her girls, and it just brought back memories and just made me happy. Some of the girls asked really hard, but great questions.

TRUMP WON!?!?!

We then visited with Less-Actives and some gators lessons fell through, but we went to visit one of our ward missionaries who is awesome... she always has me fold her laundry. She then went with us to visit a potential gator... who is really not interested, and just wants friends and our spirit in her home.

We then had a gator cancel her lesson with us, cause she was a depressed Democrat and didn't want company. One of our members, who reminds me of Grandma, fed us a delicious lunch and we got to visit with her about the temple and the sealing to spouses and the strength and peace we are able to find at the temple. She went to the temple this weekend and got sealed to her husband who had passed away last year. It was really nice to talk to someone about my love for the temple after working there and the peace it brought to me before my mission and how much I can not wait to go back.

We went and taught a guy we knocked into, he is gay and a very 'spiritual' person, that is what he told us... walking away from the lesson with him Sister Tu'ivailala and I did not feel good, so we got into the car and we just felt off.... it was not good.

Later that day though was AMAZING!! We had a member present lesson and it was Grand!! We taught her the Restoration and the BoM Introduction she loved it! She is a middle school math teacher and has a 4 year old daughter who reminds me of Owen with her sweet personality and one who loves to tell you everything they have learned and just littles things she would do. But what made my night was that she accepted our invite to baptism and we set a date for December 10th!!!! I WAS ON CLOUD NINE!!!!! AHHHH!!! (I am smiling Ear to Ear right now as I am typing!!!!)

We then had our Mission Tour with Elder Gaverret from the 70!!! AMAZING, just AMAZING!!!!!!!! I learned sooo much from not only him, but we had trainings from our AP's Elder Coy and Elder Britch. Then Sister Lee and President Lee. Oh man how I LOVE them!!! The AP's talked about the new Christmas Initiative for the church this year... Be on the Look out for an amazing video that will impact you!! Then Sister Lee talked about Hearing the voice of the Lord. President Lee talked about the Game Changers and the PEARLS of PMG. But my highlight from mission tour was that Sister Lee asked me to use her fancy Cannon camera to take pictures of everyone at lunch and the activities. It helped me so much!! I have been having a hard time being outgoing and myself here, and while taking pictures it helped me a ton to be myself and just felt amazing!! It comforted me a bunch!!!

We then had breakfast for dinner at our Ward Mission Leaders home with the Elders. The next day I was in charge... Sister Tu'ivailala told me I am in charge now and the one to make the decision this week. So we took our area and started contacting and set up an appointment with a former gator. That night we were invited to the High Priest Group social... so good! This reminded me of my home ward... for some reason I feel in great company among old people more than people my own age... GREAT WEEK!!!

Love your missionary,
Sister Foster