Mountain View....and I'm training!! So I get yet another new
companion, this time straight from the MTC. There's a funny story that
goes with how we found out, so I'll tell that first! So this past
Thursday was our sister study, and last transfer, they just delivered
our transfer letters there. Well, this time, they said they weren't
ready yet! Okay fine, we'll get them in the mail Friday. We check the
mail Friday, and there's the letters! One for me, one for Sister
Slattery. We're freaking out, we run inside (because it's raining) and
open them. Well, they weren't transfer letters. They were "Yay! Bailey
got baptized!" letters. We were understandably disgruntled.
So Saturday morning, we can't even focus. We're stalking the mailbox out
our window waiting for the mailman. He comes and we rush outside and-
nothing for us at all. We're starting to wonder if maybe we're
staying, but I still have this very definite feeling that something is
leaders, and no one else has gotten their letters either. Then, at
10:20pm Saturday night, we're at home spending time with the sister we
live with. It's almost bedtime (I was actually passed out on the
couch) and suddenly we get a text message. It's the zone leaders! The
text went something like this: "Sister Jacobs, you're staying and
training! Sister Slattery, you're leaving but we don't know where
you're going or who you're with." So I'm freaking out a bit because I
am training! And we still don't know where Sister Slattery is going.
The letters are due to come today, so we're stalking the mailbox
again. But it's raining outside and the street is a tiny bit flooded,
so we're worried it may not get through. Hopefully soon! Anyway, it's
been a crazy few days. And I get to be a mom!! I'll find out who she
is at transfer meeting on Wednesday.
This week was pretty fun- we met a new less active couple that were
hoping to meet with! The Garners in our ward actually live across the
street and recommended we go visit. So we went by, and they are the
nicest people! They basically said they'd help us out with anything,
and we were welcome back whenever. So we're hoping to go over again
this week! They might not be ready to come back just yet but we can
establish contact for sure. They're pretty cool!
We also had our stake night of music! One of the part member families
in our ward came. Sister Colin is a member and we've started teaching
her- Bishop Nicholson asked her to, since she's preparing to go to the
temple! Her husband is super nice and he came to the night of music as
well. It was probably less spiritual than it could have been since
they have a two year old (who is so adorable) and she was putting
stickers everywhere and then taking them off and putting them
somewhere else, etc. It was still great though! The music was awesome.
We had mostly appointments with less active members this week. We're
still adjusting to tracting and contacting in this weather, but this
next week, we are going to work hard and do great! And I'm going to
have to really take the lead on things with a new missionary coming.
I've been trying not to worry too much. I figure, the secret is just
to love them. But there's a lot of other things that come with
training too, so I've been really praying for help with this. I'm
almost glad I didn't get any longer to freak out!
Our recent convert/ returning member temple trip was on Saturday
morning! We didn't get to go but it's still a highlight of my week.
Bailey got to go, and Cortina and the Thompsons- all recent converts.
And Sister Colin went as well! And each of them had an amazing
experience. Each one of them had a special spiritual moment of some
kind, where they felt the people they were being baptized for saying
thank you, or a hug, or just joy and the Spirit, or revelation. Each
one of them had a powerful experience. The power of the temple is real
and it truly is a place where saving ordinances are performed. The
temple truly is where we are closest to God. I'm so grateful to have
been able to hear those experiences and to be able to do my best to
help these people continue to feel that Spirit and to grow closer to
God.
Anyway, those are all the big points! I'm sad Sister Slattery is
leaving, and I'm excited to meet my new companion! And Christmas is
coming soon!! I love you all!
Sister Jacobs
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