Roller Coaster of Emotions

Wow, What a week!

First things first. TRANSFERS! Um I don't think people understand how much anxiety comes along with transfer week; you're just waiting for a phone call that is going to determine your fate for the next six weeks....terrifying to say the least! And of course our zone leaders decided to sit on our voicemail until the end of the night on Tuesday, so we were kept impatiently waiting.

We had just gone with an investigator and her daughter to Independence Visitors' Center with Sister Furrow (a ward missionary) and had decided to get some "celebratory" ice cream on the way home...because there's always a reason for ice cream :)

Anyway we were all in the car when we got the voicemail. They dragged it out as long as possible...but the car erupted in screams when they said we were both staying!!! And it took us a few minutes to realize that they said our ward was getting Elders as well. So when we got home we realized that hey now we have to share the ward. Not okay with that. *Joking* I was actually really excited, because this Ward is amazing and I think Elders are really going to help the work pick up even more. So on Thursday we meet them.  Elder Tippets has been out for over a year and Elder Griffiths was straight off the plane...yeah that's right Elders Griffiths and Tippets haha quite a mouthful. But they're awesome, as long as the ward realizes who the "original" missionaries are ;)

Sis Olsen, Sweet Friend, Sister Williams

"Pure Joy"

Okay friends well God really has a sense of humor, as he answered my prayers to not get super fat on my mission, by making it so we have to share our car with the Elders and only have it every other week....um maybe I shouldn't try and tell him my plans, because he always seems to have different ones. ;)

Alright well now for the subject line...Well this week was exactly that. A roller coaster of emotions, when President calls you, it's usually something pretty serious. So when he asked if he could talk to me alone....a million thoughts went through my head, and I was almost in tears before anything came out of his mouth. My heart went out to my family as he told me that one of my uncles had passed away. It was a testament to me of why I'm out here in a mission. Because a lot of people don't know what we know about God's plan. That plan mostly referred to as the plan of salvation, has taken on its less common name in my missionary work, as the plan of happiness, because that is what the gospel brings. HAPPINESS!

 Uncle Jason

Right after that phone call I had the opportunity to go and teach this 13 year old boy about the plan of salvation. I was able to truly feel the spirit as I testified of this merciful plan, and couldn't help but smile ear to ear when this young man decided to be baptized on November 21!

That tender mercy showed me how mindful God is of each of his children, as that lesson was not only for him, but for me as well, as I was comforted by the spirit and knew that what I was teaching was true. In this life we probably won't ever understand why some things happen, but all we need to do is hang onto what we do know, and continue to nourish that. All we need is the basics, the things we're been taught since the very beginning. Studying, praying and attending church. I don't know everything and in fact my testimony is very simple. I know that Jesus Christ is the Savior and redeemer of the world, that he lives, and through him and only him are we able to receive salvation. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, and that it is central to returning home again someday. We don't need to know everything in order to continue in faith.

There is a talk titled "the Candle of the Lord" where it says something along the lines of "a testimony is often found in the baring of it" and I can testify that, that is true.

So I challenge everyone this week to share what you believe with someone else. The Lord is preparing people all around us, and his work is hastening. What a great work we ALL get to be involved in! Love you all, and thank you so much for all the prayers and support!

-Love Sister Williams-

Haha and if there are new rules about missionaries having races on blow up 

obstacle courses...blame it on me and Sister Olsen. And while at the members

house who has the squirrels s)...I may have gotten quite competitive on 

this obstacle course...and there's definitely a picture of the evidence. 

Long story short if that rule pops up...you can blame it on us. :)

Squirrels that a member family has as pets, 

Sister Olsen loved them....

Me, obviously not so much haha.