Dear Weirdo's,

How is the snow? hahaha

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARMS!

This week we went on exchanges with Sister in Omaha. The Sister I spend the day wanted to focus on "not worrying about things that are out of her control." As always the Lord works in mysterious ways. It is kind of like how if you pray to have patience the Lord will test you patience. So basically all day no one was answering. They live in a super rich area and no one answers their doors because they live in "estates" whatever that means. Anyway we had all but one appointment cancel. She finally turned to me and said, " I think God tests us sometimes just to see if we will keep going." We just kept praying and with like 10 minutes left in the night we found this older lady and talked to her about the church. I know we needed to find her. I know Heavenly Father blesses us when we are diligent and obedient. It was neat.

This week Sister Larson and I saw many miracles. We had two investigators at church! We also set Ally for baptism. She wont be getting baptized till June but she is so ready!  

The General Womens Broadcast was amazing. Sister Larson and I were late because we were trying to go our investigator, Jackie, to come. She drove and followed us there and then last minute decided not to come in. It was so heartbreaking. She is very catholic and feels she is like going against everything she ever learned. As I sat in the broadcast I just couldn't help but be a little sad. There are so many women in the world that don't have the knowledge of their loving Heavenly Father and their divine potential. It seriously kills me. I was praying so hard to get someone there BUT the miracle was Jackie came to church the next day and loved it :) I totally talked her into coming back in the church to play volleyball with all the ladies in the relief society.. plus then I get to play too hahah

I am so excited for General Conference! I just pray we will be able to get investigators there! We are so blessed to have the opportunity to hear the testimonies of special witnesses of Christ. It reminds me of King Benjamin's address's he gave. He is such a stud. Mosiah 2:9, "Hearkin unto me, and open your ears that he may hear, and your hearts that ye may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of God may be unfolded to your view." I hope we are prepare well for General Conference this week. :)

So really guick funny Sister Page moment... I have been trying to talk to everyone I see. Now that it is getting warmer people are more outside! So, yesterday we were walking down the street and this man was sitting on his porch. I started talking to him and asking question, but his answers were really weird. My companion just whispered to me, " He is on the phone." haha I seriously had a conversation with this man and I didn't realize he was talking on the phone.. so embarrassing. Whatever. Something else that is funny. The church's here have like billboard bashes. haha I will send some pics next week. I should probably just stop talking because I am just saying stupid stuff now. haha

I love my family. Be good :)

Love, Sister Page

Well it sounds like the family is doing well. Thank you for your emails and letters I really appreciate it!

This week went well. There are always ups and downs, but I am grateful to experience hard things so I can appreciate the miracles and blessings.

We had the opportunity to have a lesson with Ali our investigator. She is so prepared it is insane. She is not even a member yet and is already doing personal progress. She wants to be baptized so bad, but she has to wait for her dad. He also wants to be baptized but he has to wait to be married first. I do know the Lord definitely has prepared them. It is so amazing to see.

I had a really neat experience this week with a set of sisters we are over. We had exchanges with these sisters a week ago and they seemed to be doing well. This week though they just seemed to be on my mind especially when I prayed. I didn't understand because I felt like we had helped them and I needed to focus on a different set of sisters. I finally listened to the promptings and we took them out to lunch. They were having a rough couple of days. They don't have a car and they are in a really rich area so they don't see a lot of success. We were able to sit down with them and pray and make some plans with them. I know with all my heart Heavenly Father is aware of all of His children. I love when Heavenly Father trust me to be an instrument in His hands.

I am so excited for the Women's Conference this week. We met with a former investigator last night and invited her to it. She accepted :) we will be praying our guts out that she comes. I am so excited for conference to come. President Weston has invited all of us to study last conference to prepare for this one coming up. In one of President Monsons talks He said, " The history of the Church in this, the dispensation of the fullness of times, is replete with the experiences of those who have struggles and yet who have remained steadfast and of good cheer. the reason? They have made the gospel of Jesus Christ the center of their lives. This is what will pull us through whatever comes our way. We will still experience difficult challenges, but we will be able to face them, to meet them head-on, and to emerge victorious." I know this is true. I think this is the thing I am grateful for most to have learned so far on my mission. I know if our foundation is not build upon the Gospel then Satan will defeat us. I have seen that in so many peoples lives, in both ways.

I am grateful to have the Gospel and I am sad it has taken me this long in my life to realize it. I know this is the Lords Kingdom here on earth. I love my family and I am so grateful we get to be together forever.

Love, Sister Page

ps I still rock my Dixie state clothes hahaha I miss my sweats

Well first off CONGRATS TO DEEMA! I am so happy for you :)

This week feels like forever long but it was good! I went on two exchanges this week and they both went pretty well. I went to Millard for one of them and had a neat experience... we taught this Polynesian family. It was so neat how close they were to the spirit and how their spirits connected with ours and they simply just accepted the truth of the gospel because of it. I learned a lot about helping people feel the spirit and how the spirit is the teacher. I wish more people would be accepting to the spirit.

We have been working with this part member family and they are doing pretty well. Their daughter, Ally, who is 14 is moving into their house from her moms house. She informed us she wants to learn more about the church. We taught her the restoration and gave her a book of Mormon. She is such a sweet girl and she has such a wonderful spirit. She wants to be baptized, but she is going to wait for her dad to be baptized.. :( and he has to wait to be baptized because him and his wife won't be married until May or June. It is sorta frustrating but I know Heavenly Father blessed us for sending us Ally. I am so excited to have the opportunity to teach her.

One of our recent converts, Mariun, was baptized in December. She just found out she has cancer. We went with some members and had a really powerful lesson with her. Her home teachers gave her a blessing. It is so amazing to see her faith overcome her trials. Most people would see this as a sign that she "shouldn't have gotten baptized" but she knows by the spirit that the gospel is exactly what she needs right now, especially with what is going on in her life. I am so inspired by her faith. I know a need to exercise my faith more in the work.

Also this week we were teaching this family. The dad is super against the church but the mom is open. We invited her teenage boys to join in with the lesson. They did, but were very closed off. After the lesson they went outside to play basketball. I asked them if I made a shot they made if they would answer my religious questions. They said yes haha so for 30 minutes we played religious question basketball. They opened up and told my they didn't know if they had faith and so forth. We are going back this week to teach them :)

This week I was really thinking about  how grateful I am for a Savior who knows exactly what I am going through. I love the song Savior, Redeemer of my Soul. My favorite line is, " Chasten my soul til I shall be in perfect harmony with thee. Make me more worthy of they love, and fit me for the life above." I know Jesus Christ lives and loves us. This is His work and so we cannot fail.

I love you family. You are wonderful! Always remember what is most important.

Love, Sister Page

My dearest family,

Well mom informed me this morning that my mission is going by fast for her and the family... I feel so loved. hahaha

I had a pretty great week. I got to attend the temple this week and It was amazing!!! :) I am so grateful for the temple.

We had zone conference this week and we got to give a short training. It went well. We also had zone Olympics and I competed in push ups.. I lost haha I was so upset. hahaha don't worry I didn't act like I was upset though.

This week we had the wonderful opportunity to teach the restoration to so many individuals. We had a member with us for each one and the spirit was very strong. Sister Larson and I were having a hard time though, because non of those individuals were accepting the message. We questioned our teaching skills and other things that we could have done to prevent them from accepting it. This morning I was reading in PMG chapter 11. It talked about how, "effective missionaries teach, testify and invite." As Sister Larson and I talked about it, we realized we were fulfilling our purpose, and that is such a blessing.

As I was in the celestial room I started to feel an overwhelming sadness... Which is not normal at all. I then realized it was because I was thinking about all the people I have taught on my mission who were not willing to change. It is so sad because they don't understand that if they made the temple their goal their lives would be so much better. I am so grateful Heavenly Father has blessed us so much. I wish I could attend the temple more often.

The ward here is so wonderful and this area has such potential. I am so excited to be here. Thank you for all you do family. I love you so much

Love, Sister Page

Dear Family,

Well somehow you heard I get transferred. Pretty crazy... I feel like homesick haha not for Utah though but for Kearney. It is so weird. I am very excited to be in Papillion though! I know my time in Kearney was over and I hopefully fulfilled all that God wanted me to there. It is a great to feel that God is pleased with my efforts. Now on to my new adventure.... :)

I had a really neat experience before I left Kearney. Wednesday night we received a referral for church headquarters. Her name is Megan. We called her to see if she would be interested in us coming to meet her. She said her roommate from college was a member and now she is on a mission. She did not seem very open with the idea of being taught. She then went on to saw how she is super busy because she is on the soccer team at UNK. Long story short she was Lexie Peterson’s roommate at UNLV and we totally played against them in the spring. She also came to St George once and I am pretty sure I had met her. We invited her to come play soccer with us on Saturday and she accepted. Then of course I got the news the next day I was getting transferred :( So we got her to meet with us right before I left. It was a great opportunity to meet with her. I invited her to take the lessons and she said she would! I guess Heavenly Father just needed me to make that first connection and now she can be taught by the sisters there. Another thing that was neat before I left was I got to go bear my testimony to all the people we were working with and I could be super bold because I was leaving hahaha It was a very spiritual day and I know it is because I got to share my testimony with so many people.

So Papillion... haha I am still an STL with Sister Larson. I am very grateful Heavenly Father still trusts me to take care of his daughters. I am a little overwhelmed with everything but I guess that is normal. Papillion seems like a great place. Not a lot of missionary work going on with the members but it is all a work in progress. They have all been very nice to me. It is so weird starting over but I am so excited. Hopefully it won't take as long to win the hearts of the people here as it did with the people in Kearney ;) Anyway, I live with a member. She has a beautiful home and it is on an apple orchard haha nice huh. Sister Larsen is great. She is from Idaho and is just a sweetheart. God knows I need to learn Charity.  I will send pictures next week. Sister call is still in Kearney and her new companion is sister Dumont... my mtc companion. I am excited for them :) they will do wonderful things in Kearney.

Scripture for the week Abraham 3:25 I am making that my new goal... I invite you to do the same:)

I love my family and I am grateful for all your prayers.

Love, Sister Page