Forever Families

Hello Family and Friends!

 

Transfers have come and went. The anticipation built all last week as Sister Porter and I waited to find out what was going to happen. I was asked on Saturday by President Morby to be a trainer. My heart raced as I accepted the assignment but over the weekend I felt the inner peace that this was the right thing and what I need at this time. I could feel myself getting comfortable with the work so I know that this is a necessary change. In life I believe we're constantly reaching different plateaus; you get to a point where you've grown all you can from an experience that you need another one to propel you upward. I know this will be a challenging experience but I'll rely heavily on the Lord and remember that we're equal to the challenges we're given. My new companion is Sister Lundquist-Willard. (She goes by Sister Lundquist) She is from Tacoma, Washington but recently moved with her mother to Kentucky. She is a convert to the church; her friend introduced her to the church by taking her to a stake dance when she was a junior in high school. After the dance, she spent the night at her friends house and went to church with her the next day. She was baptized a couple months later. No one else in her family is a member of the church. She knows a lot about many different religions (very helpful!) and loves family history. I can see already how she's been prepared for this area and the people here. Sister Lundquist doesn't like cars, let alone driving them so her prayers were answered; we're on bike for now. It was good that I had the practice last week so I could be prepared for this. Hopefully we'll receive a car in October, but who knows? Come what may and love it.

 

The work is going well in Woodhaven! Our investigator family committed to a soft baptismal date! They haven't said yes and they haven't said no. They want to discuss it as a family; especially because Rhonda is so on board and the family is a little bit behind her. We'll keep teaching them and working with them to help them progress towards baptism. They came to a goodbye party for Sister Porter. It was a great chance for them to fellowship and meet the members of the ward! We'll be inviting them to church this week because Sister Lundquist and I are speaking. We also invited them to our ward picnic in the park tomorrow. We're continuing to go through our area book and will be working especially hard to find new investigators. We'll strive to have the 'faith to find' as we were told in our district meeting this morning. We had a great training on how to propel the ward mission process along and how we can take initiative and get the ball rolling.

 

This weekend was Stake Conference; it was a very uplifting meeting! Our recent convert, Brother Lesch, spoke on his conversion story and journey to the temple. A girl spoke who leaves on a mission to Missouri tomorrow; she gave an excellent talk. She shared a quote that I really liked: "Good people aren't exempt from hard times any more than vegetarians are from charging bulls." I don't have my notes with me so that's not the exact wording, sorry. Our Stake President talked about how we can still have compassion for others even when we don't agree with or support the beliefs of others. One of his counselors spoke about water purification and how it requires movement. So it is with our lives and staying spiritually strong; we need to keep moving forward.

 

I love you all and I'm so grateful for your support! I love being a part of an eternal family even though we're apart right now ;) I know that this church is true and that our Father in Heaven is very aware of us and what we need to learn and grow. Families are a fundamental part of His great plan and I'm so grateful I get this chance to spread the news of Forever Families.

 

Until next week,

Love,

Sister King

 

P.S. "The most important thing is to make the most important thing the most important thing." :) (MIT=the Atonement)