Feeling the Spirit in the Mist of Confusion

July 10, 2016

So transfers happened im happy to still be here but E. Stianhagen will go sad. But all good my new companion is E. Samene from the philipines it will be great to see him again and it will be fun to be his companion. I actually have a lot of driving to do after we email E. Stianhagen and I will drive down to Tamworth then he will go on while I stay in Tamworth for a day then tomorrow E. Samene will come and we will drive back and get home Tuesday night. Yesterday was a great learning experience. There were 9 people at church. The schedule was all messed up and it was crazy. But in all the confusion (during sacrament meeting) I still felt the spirit. At first this confused me. I thought how can this happen. everything is a mess. Then it came to me church is what we make of it. We go to church to take the sacrament and to be spiritually uplifted. I did not understand when the 80yr old member mumbled his talk but I felt the spirit. It is such and amazing thing and it applies so well to missionarys. The Atonement makes up for a lot more then we think it is the answer to our sins, sicknesses, emotional things, and so much more. We are not perfect teachers or speakers but when we try our best heavenly father will send the spirit to touch the hearts of everyone that's hears us if we are humble enough to listen and know that wether it is the prophet to a sunbeam we can learn form everyone.

Special Training

This is why we drink from bottles and not the tap and why we are careful when we do laundry haha

Tradeoffs

July 3, 2016

The Tamoworth elders came to Narribri for tradeoffs this week. It was funny to fit us all in the shed. I was with E.Finlinsin. We went to Coonabarabran. We visited all our contacts on the way to and around that town. We were really lucky actually because everyone was home except for one person. Its kinda funny actually because no one really has phones here so we cant call ahead to let them know we are coming. So we just have to go drive the hour and a half and hope everyone is home. That is why we are very aware of the spirit of where we should go. I think that is something that I have learned a lot in this area how to listen to the spirit better. So many times we are just too lucky(Blessed!) One less-active (Loy) is now a Catholic and she does not really want to change but she is ok with us visiting. So we just go once a month and kinda have a home teaching visit. We talk then share a message she enjoys when I sing in Japanese so she expects me to learn a new song each time we visit so its good im held accountable haha. We also got what every missionary wants an updated household report! This is the best so not this week (We are really busy this week) but next week we will go and visit every single less-active on the list and try to clean it up. Also Transfers are this week so next week ill let you all know what happened. I think I will stay hopefully till I finish but if I go it does not matter where ever heavenly father wants me ill happily go because I know He knows whats best.

Spudnuts (potato doughnuts)

Betty and Sis. Pierce

Chinese dinner

Sunset