Want
to know something?
People
refer to Ann Arbor as A2
I
was always like "A squared? What the heck does that mean?"
Ann Arbor. Two A's.
Haha, yup. I'm smart.
And
there's an ice skating rink called the Ice Cube.
I've been here for 3 months.
Oh
yah!
I've
been out for 3 months?
WHAT?!
Crazy.
Crazy,
crazy, crazy!So crazy.
Well,
what the heck happened this week?
Let
me tell ya!
-Exchanges!
I
got to go on exchanges with Sister Tuitelle in Walled Lake. It was awesome!
-We
got a new chair!
It's
big and it was on the side of the road across from our apartment. I made Sister Sherrow cross the street and go get it haha.
It was super funny and I got lots of pictures.
We
almost got a second chair that same day, but it had a spider on it so we
decided just to leave it on the side of the road.
-I'm
getting transferred!
And
get this. SO IS SISTER SHERROW!
I
think they're white washing with Elders.
Why?
I don't know. The Lord does and that's ok!
We
were running around saying bye yesterday.
Some
tears were shed. Lots of pictures were taken and the same thing will be happening today.
Quinn
Family
Sister Soderborg
&
&
Emmy the Dog
Mitchell
Family
Family
Priddis
Family
Family
Nielson
Family
(minus Bro. Neilson)
Family
(minus Bro. Neilson)
Bennett
Family
Family
de Schweinitz
Family
Family
Bishop Jibson &
Family
(Note the adorable 16 year old boy. One of many, I'm sure, that Emma will be picking out to be Abby's future husband)
Andrea
Transfer
meeting is tomorrow.
That's
when I'll find out where I'm going and who my new companion is.So yah, don't send me mail if you're planning on it. Wait 'till I get my new address, or send it to the mission home address. :)
Sadly,
things were just starting to pick up here in Ann Arbor.
People
haven't really been home.We will spend 2-3 hours, maybe more, knocking on doors.
Members, less-actives, non-members and NO ANSWERS.
I
guess that's what happens in a college town during the summer.
All
these young families want to go on vacation.
So
I'm kind of sad, but super excited!
New
place, new families, new adventures.
I
love being a missionary!
Study time!
So
this week was Jacob 5 right? Sweet!
I
love this chapter! The allegory of the olive tree.
Honestly I don't really understand this chapter.
It always confuses me, BUT let me tell you what I love about it!
It
says that the Lord grieveth to lose any of His trees.
Heavenly
Father doesn't want to lose any of us. He wants all of us home.
When
the trees are bad the Lord asks "what more could I have done?"
Heavenly
Father loves us so much. He is literally our father.
When
we don't do what we are supposed to I imagine He weeps and wonders what more He
could have done for us, because again, He wants all of us home.
It's
like our own parents here on earth. If your child goes astray or does something
wrong or doesn't live up to their full potential don't you wonder what you
could have done more to steer your child in the right direction? It may not even
be that you didn't teach them the right things. They just made a bad choice because
they have their agency.
This
is how Heavenly Father feels.
Another
thing that sticks out to me in this is that we are NEVER alone.
Does
the Lord of the vineyard ever tell his servants to go do this or go do that,
and then just sit there and wait for them to return and report?
NO.
He
works with his servants.
Heavenly
Father is constantly working by our side.
I'm
a missionary (I know you forgot) and I am not alone in the work.
We're
all missionaries (I know you forgot that too) and we are not alone in the work.
Yes,
I have a companion, but more important is the companionship of God and the Holy
Ghost.
I
cannot do this without God.
You
cannot do this without God.We cannot do anything without God.
WE ARE NEVER ALONE!
Well,
I love you all so much!
Have
a wonderful week!
Love,
Sister
Heywood
PS
Read
this talk: http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/broken-things-to-mend?lang=eng
Chapters
for scripture study:
Jacob 7:http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/jacob/7?lang=eng
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