March 10, 2014 - Indiana

Well, I got transferred south!

Not that south ;) I am in Chesterton, Indiana!

and i ABSOLUTELY love it! I love my companion, who i get to finish training. I love the tiny little branch we get to work with. I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY. the end.

This area is kind of interesting. We NEED/ are so excited to find new people, but at the same time are focusing on less active work. One thing i've learned this week: DO YOUR VISITING/HOME TEACHING! I hope that made you feel guilty.

We visited a less active, brought the spirit in her home, she felt it and started crying and committed herself to come to church. she is one of the SWEETEST people i have EVER met! If we wouldn't have gone to see her, who knows if she ever would have had that desire to come to church again, you know? Lucy Mack Smith said, "We must cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another and gain instruction, that we may all sit down i heaven together." LOVE.

Pretty much this week has been full of getting up to speed, so this week, now that we are on the same page, will be great! So ready to get to work:)

I am learning so much. I know that i was meant to serve a mission, I can't even picture my life without this knowledge that i've gained now! It's so wonderful. It has been so wonderful to recognize promptings and ACT on them! ha. I love how i am so aware of the Spirit now. I can tell when it's not with us and what we need to do to get it back.

Man. Something that i've been thinking about this week is the Atonement. We have this cool visual that we love to show people. Maybe i'll video it this week and send it. But it just shows that even though we are in the world, we are going to be surrounded by sin/ make mistakes, but with the Atonement, He takes ALL of that away. He has felt EVERY pain and sorrow that we have. The hard part is learning how to actually apply that knowledge. Actually throwing down our burdens at His feet.

I love you. I love this gospel. I love being a missionary. I love my family. I love my companion. I love the knowledge that i have. I love learning from my mistakes. I love learning from the SCRIPTURES! I love life.

We were talking with a member this week and she was talking about her husband dying and the temple and how she served like a 4 year temple mission (awesome!) and then she said how much she loved life. And how she wants to be here for as long as she can. What a testimony of the Plan of salvation.

Have a great week!!

Com amor,
Sister Holden

Pictures:

that sweet member, and a white handbook from 1912?ish? OLD.

SISTER EDWARDS!