Note: Last email Maddie shared a tragic event that happened in her area. A young man took his own life. I didn't include that part last week but this week's reference to the event was too powerful for me to leave out. I took out the family name to preserve their privacy. I'm so proud of Maddie and very impressed with her faith and willingness to continue to do the work the Lord has asked her to do.
Hey MOM!!!!!!
Okay so Transfer News.......drum roll please :)...............Craig 2nd/Baggs!!!!!!!! I'm staying for another transfer :) WITH Sister Johnson!!!!! So yeah this transfer should be fun :) we also now currently have 4 people on date to be baptized!!! and Mike is getting baptized THIS Friday. Also our mission is low on sisters especially spanish sisters and I've felt really strongly about asking president if he would move me to spanish speaking. Not sure it's actually going to happen, but whatever the Lord feels is best, I'll go where ever He needs me :)
Okay so yes this week was super hard, but it was also super spiritual, we were thankfully able to attend the funeral which was on Saturday, and both his Mom and Dad spoke and they both just bore their testimonies and shared memories of their son. His mom also said something really amazing, She knew that this wasn't anyone's fault, she has received confirmation from our Heavenly Father that it was her son's time that he had fulfilled his purpose here on this earth and that it was his time to return home. She also said, "He had a bad moment, not a bad year, or a bad month or week, or even a bad day, it was a moment." When she talked you could feel that what she was saying was true, I know this because the spirit was there, it was in the chapel and gym the ENTIRE funeral service. It was an amazing experience and one that I will never forget. Trust me there was a lot of crying on my part but the entire time that she was talking I didn't shed a single tear, because her talk was a message of hope and forgiveness, truly truly amazing. The entire thing was super super spiritual and it was amazing to see almost the entire community, members and nonmembers alike, at the church to support the Family. At Ward Council we heard that there were over 500 people there, they used every chair available in the building and people were still STANDING in the back.
SO we saw a miracle this week, at least I think so, we were tracting, it was right after the funeral on Saturday. Sister Johnson and I were in a pretty somber mood as we started tracting and the SECOND house we try we are able to do the survey, transition to a lesson, and invited him (Mike,another Mike) to be Baptized in July....and he said YES!!!!!!!! It was super cool and it felt like the Lord was reminding us that there is still work to be done, that yes what happened is sad and we will continue to help the ward and the Family but that we also have an important work to do here.
Okay so that was kinda long-ish and now my fingers hurt :P but that's kinda it for this week. More next time.
Lots of Love,
Sister Sanofsky
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