First
off transfer calls were last night. BIG
NEWS, I am getting transferred! I will be serving in the Whitby, Oshawa
area. We were told that Sister Shurtliff and I will be shutting down our area
and that there will only be one English sister companionship for the
entire London area now. We were told this doesn't happen very much and we don't
know why. So today we will be moving
everything out of our apartment, deep cleaning, packing ourselves, and getting
everything moved to the sisters who will be in London!
My new
companion will be Sister Duran and I am SO excited! I know Sister Duran because she is in my zone
right now and used to be in my district at the very beginning of my
mission. I cannot wait for what awaits
us in Oshawa! Whitby, look out here comes a happy Filipino and a fiery redhead
to do the Lord's work!
As I
look back at these past two transfers in London, I have learned so much.
London has really taught me to never
give up--it is a very difficult place and I have loved every minute of it.
Sister Shurtliff taught me that "you know you're a good missionary when
you don't need to have baptisms to keep going and working hard." Yes we
didn't get any baptisms together, yes we only had two investigators come to church
while we were here, but everything was worth it! I know that I have done my very best. I
know it and the Lord knows it. I have been so blessed to talk to so many
people each day and to share them my testimony of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints. I know it's true with all of my heart. I am closer to my
Savior, more than I have ever been before. My love grows every day for him and will never
stop. London, has shaped me into a
missionary who is dedicated, hard-working, never-stopping, happy-going,
cheerful, sharing, and the spiritual-beacon that I need to be. What a blessing
it has been for me--I love being a missionary!
Sister
Shurtliff and I were blessed with so many opportunities to do service! We
helped Sister Murray, in our ward who has fallen down recently and can't move
around. We were able to clean up her apartment and do her dishes. She was so
grateful that words couldn't express to us and after the spiritual message, all
she could do was just hold our hands and say thank you. Sister Shurtliff and I
also did service for our last time with Vida Cambell! We were able to do tons
of yard work for her and she is just so thankful and loves us so much. She even
told us that after our missions, we should go visit her in Jamaica to have a vacation
and could stay at her house J Sister Shurtliff and I also helped with a move! Marilyne (the lady who we painted her room
pink) called us and we moved furniture so they could replace the carpet in her
apartment. Overall... each person was so
grateful for our service but I was so grateful for the opportunity
to serve, to be an instrument while serving others and to see the love Heavenly
Father has for each of his children.
General
Conference was amazing. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I KNOW this
gospel is true! God lives today and
loves us and because He does, He has allowed us the blessing of having a
prophet on the earth today, President Thomas S Monson! The words spoken this weekend were not simply
wise words to be contemplated, but direct revelations from God spoken by His
chosen mouthpieces! What they spoke were
commandments from God on how we should live our lives here on Earth in
preparation to living with Him someday!
I know that each conference is personal, inspired, and all revelatory.
What a blessing it was! Each of the
questions I had written down were answered, He answers our needs every
time. One quote I loved from our
beloved prophet was:
"As
we strive to place Christ at the center of our lives by learning His words, by
following His teachings and by walking in His path, He has promised to share
with us the eternal life that He died to gain. There is no higher end than
this, that we should choose to accept His discipline and become His disciples,
and do His work throughout our lives. Nothing else, no other choice we make,
can make of us what He can..."
I know
that "the quest of a lifetime is to gain and strengthen our
testimonies" and that if we do our part it will come. We are always
moving--whether it is forward or backward--with our testimonies, relationship
with our Savior, and with anything else in this life. So move forward! Get in the habit of reading scriptures,
praying both morning and night, and going to the temple as much as you can! I
KNOW by doing this it will bless your life. We've heard in conference of things
that we can improve on and to embrace it! We can do it! J I love you all!
Until
next time...
Sister
Robb
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