Dear Family,
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Mine was a great time of food, fun, a NAP (ha ha) and don't forget the most important part. Gratitude.
Can I just say I love being a missionary? Its hard to believe I only have 3 transfers left. Time is ticking and I want to get everything I can out of this experience. It truly is an opportunity of a lifetime.
There is no better time to be a missionary. These really are historic times! Our mission President always tells us our future posterity will say.. wow you served during the "Monson Era" ha ha. This year our mission is close to getting 500 baptisms so that is our goal by the end of the month! We've had 41 new areas opened, and we just opened another new zone! (I think this makes 5 new zones this year!) And our mission has doubled in size this year!
Now for transfer news...
Well it is time to say goodbye to Midland Texas. I will be going to Canyon Texas, and be serving in a YSA (young single adult) branch! I am a little nervous because I have gotten so used to serving in family wards, but it will be fun to work with people my own age!
Canyon is up in the panhandle of Texas. Its going to be FREEZING! Everyone tells me I better bundle up, I'm in for a cold winter, and a windy one at that. So please pray for me (Ya'll know I hate the cold) ha ha.
Every area I serve in, seems to be harder to leave. Saying goodbye has been extremely difficult. I have really come to love these people. I have been crying for the past 2 days straight, and just cant seem to stop. ha.
Yesterday C came to church! It was hard to say goodbye to him, and it will be hard to miss his baptism in 2 weeks, but I am so grateful I got to see the changes he made these past 4 1/2 months. A less active we have been working with for 3 months now and is fully reactivated bore her testimony yesterday. She specifically thanked me for never giving up on her, and she is preparing to go back to the temple in the beginning of January. Missionary work is WORK. Its stressful, tedious, and emotional. Sometimes you don't know how you can ever pull through, but it seems like whenever you leave an area, the Lord really shows you how appreciated you really were. Tears filled my eyes as she spoke to me of her appreciation.
But by far the hardest goodbye will be Rickey. I have truly grown to love that man with everything that I had. We both just cried on the phone yesterday when I had to call him to tell him the news. He told me I changed his life. But in all honestly I am just the instrument that Heavenly Father used for him. We joke around though how we knew each other in the Pre-Earth, but in all reality I really think we did! ;)
Its so hard to leave... Its a feeling I cant even explain to ya'll. The love of Christ is real, my friends. I have felt it, I have seen it, and experienced it for myself.
Some new things I will experience this upcoming transfer:
1. SNOW!
2. A duo! I will just be with one companion, Sister Davidson (its been 7 1/2 months since i've been in a duo! )
3. Teaching young single adults
4. Being in a small town for the first time!
5. Serving in a branch
I am excited to see what awaits! I wouldn't be surprised if I stay here the rest of my mission, but we will see. Love and miss you!
Sister Turner
Thanksgiving at the Jarman's
At church with C (can you tell I've been crying?)
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