Happy labor day! I hope that you enjoy it. Because quite frankly... It means nothing for a missionary. The only thing it means is I don't get any letters today and I can't send a package home. Which kind of stinks because I am getting transferred! I have been assigned to the Carrollton 2nd and 4th wards. Carrollton was adopted into our mission a little over a month ago. It used to be apart of the Dallas mission but we stole it:) I will be white washing into this area and my new companion is Sister Naea. I don't know a lot about her except that she is going to be my companion haha. Its crazy because I will be spending my year mark in the Lewisville zone. I started my mission in the Lewisville zone and now I have the chance to serve there once again. I am completely terrified to drive in the crazy traffic of Dallas. Decatur never really has any cars. Its just dirt and grass. Carrollton is the opposite of that. It will be a crazy adventure that I am looking forward to.
This week was good. We kind of did a little bit of everything this week. We did some service, we taught some lessons, we tracted, things like that. It was all good though. We helped Grace this week with some sewing projects. She has been making hot pads for those that helped her with her surgery. We made over 30 pot holders. It was awesome, we would read the scriptures as we sewed. Grace is closer and closer to baptism every visit. She has such a love for the Lord and I admire that of her. She knows transfers are this week and she knew that I would probably be leaving. Last night we went to read with her and near the end of the lesson she asked if we could pray and she just cried. She hates when missionaries are transferred. It will be hard to break the news to her tonight. I am not looking forward to it.
We are still working with sister Runyan daily. She is still reading and praying everyday. In fact, when we ask her who's turn it is to pray she always pipes up when it is her turn and gets all excited. I have never seen such a dramatic change in someone. Someone who wouldn't look me in the eye, wouldn't carry a conversation, and wouldn't even acknowledge God. She has flourished into this brilliant, loving, sarcastic, spiritual human being. All of this came due to the Book of Mormon. It has been such an enabling and powerful influence. I love that book with all of my being.
I have also seen it's amazing influence on Crystal over the past 9 weeks. As we have been reading with her she is more sincere in her prayers. She is finding principles to apply in her life. She is just fantastic. I love her. I am saying goodbye to her tomorrow and it's like leaving a piece of my heart.
On a more fun note... After dinner yesterday as we were walking out to the car I noticed that the members we were eating with had a bunch of chickens! I made a comment about them and Quincey, a 16 year old told me he needed to show me something, he then proceeded to show me how to put a chicken to sleep. If you tuck a chickens head under its wings, and pull it's legs straight. When you do that it puts them to sleep and they will sleep until you wake them up. It was hilarious.
We had a really good week this week. I'm excited to go explore in this crazy journey of a mission. Love y'all.
Sister Gray
Pictures
Saying goodbye.
I will send more next time:)
Love y'all
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