I am pretty much speechless right now. I haven't received Krista's letter yet about her call! We didn't get mail last week due to some complications. I cant stop crying (in a good way). I don't know where she's going but that will be fun to see when I get her letter. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father hears our prayers. ONE WEEK!!! I'm so happy. I already worked out a plan to talk to president about calling her on mother's day if she left before I got home! But now I don't have to worry about that! O ... its just so happy. Krista... I will save all my cute missionary clothes for you!! (YOU WILL BE SO HAPPY I DID ;D )
This week was pretty great. It's been hard though because I think since my pace has slowed down a little bit due to the area, my body thinks its time to catch up with all the sicknesses I may have missed. haha. Its not too bad I am just getting ULTRA TIRED! But as you know it won't stop me.
So this week I have learned that listening to the spirit is the only way to go. I will now display two examples of why.
#1) So a lady sister adjei talked to on the street invited us to come visit her church after we had invited her to ours and she accepted the invitation. So as to not by hypocrites we agreed. So I prayed about it and felt really good about going. I didn't know why but I assumed it was to get this lady to our church. So we go and it was awkward (I was the only white person but whats new) and the worst part was that the lady who invited us wasn't even there. (the story is worse but I put that on the tape I am sending home). But we went and followed the prompting and left wondering why in the world we were supposed to be there. Then... fast forward a couple of days to yesterday. We were walking and this lady walks by and I realize it was a lady I saw sitting in the back of the church we visited. I was a little surprised and I turned to sis adjei who noticed too and then I let her pass by because I was so like... ughhh ... anyways I said a prayer and apologized for not talking to her and asked Heavenly Father to give me another chance and promised I would talk to her if she was put in our path again. So we go about our day then I started to feel really sick and so we headed home for our dinner break and we took a back street we don't usually take and then guess who comes round the corner?? yep the same lady. SO we got to talk to her and she explained that she wasn't sure if she wanted to go to that church anymore and that she was going through some really tough things. We gave her the info to the church and who knows what will happen next!! I just love being an instrument in God's hands. His work is so miraculous!
#2 We were teaching this week and our investigator was telling us some pretty crazy stories about her life and at fist I was like .... whoa... that sounds crazy but then the spirit came so strongly to tell me that she really needed a priesthood blessing. So I left the lesson really quick and called the elders. They came and gave her a beautiful blessing. It was soooooooooooo powerful and just what she and I needed. It really had a big impact on her. I am so grateful for the spirit and for the priesthood. What powerful and necessary tools they are in God's work.
So transfers are next week. I cant believe its already here. We will see if there are any changes. I'm not sure there will be but WHO KNOWS? Today we are going to the temple! YAY! I cant wait till I can go whenever I want and however many times I want to. HAHA. Then I am taking the sisters on a walking bakery tour to all the bakeries in walking distance from the temple. haha. I'm addicted!
Well I sure do love you all to the moon and back! keep me in your prayers and write me even though time is ticking... everyone is forgetting me I think. hahah jk.
LOVE SISTER WADSWORTH
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Family!!!
Helloooooooooooooooo!!! Can I just tell you that GOD IS GOOD! He ALWAYS fulfills his promises! We have found the most amazing prepared people this week! We had multi-zone conference on Monday and we talked a lot about the things I have been praying about in regards to the concerns we are having in our area. We talked a lot about the importance of letting the spirit take control. Its so easy for me to just blab out the answer to these people that we are working with when they have concerns but even if I "know" the answer sometimes that's not what they really need to hear to be converted but God knows and the spirit can tell them. What a gift that is to use as we teach. ITS POWERFUL! So we got a new investigator. She was a media referral from Mormon.org where she requested a free book of Mormon. She is so great. She is so prepared. She accepted a baptismal date already and just ready to jump right in.
So ... what else is exciting? ummm... today we are going to a Yankees game again. We are pretty excited. We are going to go and get some legit hats to wear at the game. One of our recent converts here got me a cute jersey to wear! So nice of her.
So on Saturday we had a ward party. I felt bad for the lady who worked so hard to put it together. It felt a lot like my breakfast. Not much support. One thing I have realized is how it is so important to support the activities and events that the church puts on because someone somewhere put a lot of time and effort into these things hoping that someone would participate. So GO TO YOUR ACTIVITIES! HAHA. We are working to building the relationships and things we need to get people more excited about missionary work. We have a lot of less active work to do but that's fun too!
I can't believe how quickly this cycle has gone but it's been a lot of work. It was soo good to see president at zone conference because I feel like I haven't seen him in forever! I got so used to being in Manhattan where our zone always has interviews first and now we have them last and then zone conference got delayed. haha. It was crazy though because we have our multi zone conferences in Ossening and I haven't been to that church since the very first day of my mission. I have always been in the city (still am). I am so a city missionary. And a city girl in general.
ok... I haven't sent one of these for a while because I think I lost my ability to get embarrassed butttttttttttttttttttt I had a kaitlyn moment this week... So we live close by the elders now and so sometimes we have to drop stuff off to each other at our apartments. So a couple of nights ago someone knocked at our door while we were planning at night and so sister passantino got up to get it and it was some of our elders asking to borrow a church dvd we had. (So, side note, when we get home at night the first thing we do is take of our nylons but then we get to work and plan.) So I jumped up to join her at the door and help them then, turned around to go back and when I sat back down sis adjei was like... look.. and pointed to my skirt... A part of the back of my skirt was tucked weird in to my undergarments... haha. it wasn't that bad but enough to make me blush. haha. The elders didn't say anything to embarrass me but WOOO hoo ... I am so cool.
Also mom... I know you are worried about me getting distracted,(Side note from Mom- I am not worried about her being distracted.) and I am too but I just want to let you know I am staying focused. I know why I am here and that's to serve and work hard so I wont miss a moment. Why would I be here if I was going to do anything else??? that's just silly. And I am not just saying that to make you feel better. Yesterday a sister we live with took me aside and told me that she just loved me and told me some things she appreciated about me and one of the things is that she said I am not trunky at all. not one bit. It made me feel good. I don't think its bad to know you are going home and be aware of the time the problems arise when it effects your work... and I wont let that happen. My comp doesn't deserve that, the ward, the people we are teaching and Heavenly Father needs effective instruments not dull unproductive tools! :D There ... I hope that satisfies you! haha But please don't send any countdowns or something. haha. The most trunky thing I am doing is shopping... :D yaya!
Ok well... MY TIME IS UP! I love you all so much (to the moon and back). I am glad all is well I love being a missionary! SMILE LOTS ! I know the church is true!
-SIS WADSWORTH
Helloooooooooooooooo!!! Can I just tell you that GOD IS GOOD! He ALWAYS fulfills his promises! We have found the most amazing prepared people this week! We had multi-zone conference on Monday and we talked a lot about the things I have been praying about in regards to the concerns we are having in our area. We talked a lot about the importance of letting the spirit take control. Its so easy for me to just blab out the answer to these people that we are working with when they have concerns but even if I "know" the answer sometimes that's not what they really need to hear to be converted but God knows and the spirit can tell them. What a gift that is to use as we teach. ITS POWERFUL! So we got a new investigator. She was a media referral from Mormon.org where she requested a free book of Mormon. She is so great. She is so prepared. She accepted a baptismal date already and just ready to jump right in.
So ... what else is exciting? ummm... today we are going to a Yankees game again. We are pretty excited. We are going to go and get some legit hats to wear at the game. One of our recent converts here got me a cute jersey to wear! So nice of her.
So on Saturday we had a ward party. I felt bad for the lady who worked so hard to put it together. It felt a lot like my breakfast. Not much support. One thing I have realized is how it is so important to support the activities and events that the church puts on because someone somewhere put a lot of time and effort into these things hoping that someone would participate. So GO TO YOUR ACTIVITIES! HAHA. We are working to building the relationships and things we need to get people more excited about missionary work. We have a lot of less active work to do but that's fun too!
I can't believe how quickly this cycle has gone but it's been a lot of work. It was soo good to see president at zone conference because I feel like I haven't seen him in forever! I got so used to being in Manhattan where our zone always has interviews first and now we have them last and then zone conference got delayed. haha. It was crazy though because we have our multi zone conferences in Ossening and I haven't been to that church since the very first day of my mission. I have always been in the city (still am). I am so a city missionary. And a city girl in general.
ok... I haven't sent one of these for a while because I think I lost my ability to get embarrassed butttttttttttttttttttt I had a kaitlyn moment this week... So we live close by the elders now and so sometimes we have to drop stuff off to each other at our apartments. So a couple of nights ago someone knocked at our door while we were planning at night and so sister passantino got up to get it and it was some of our elders asking to borrow a church dvd we had. (So, side note, when we get home at night the first thing we do is take of our nylons but then we get to work and plan.) So I jumped up to join her at the door and help them then, turned around to go back and when I sat back down sis adjei was like... look.. and pointed to my skirt... A part of the back of my skirt was tucked weird in to my undergarments... haha. it wasn't that bad but enough to make me blush. haha. The elders didn't say anything to embarrass me but WOOO hoo ... I am so cool.
Also mom... I know you are worried about me getting distracted,(Side note from Mom- I am not worried about her being distracted.) and I am too but I just want to let you know I am staying focused. I know why I am here and that's to serve and work hard so I wont miss a moment. Why would I be here if I was going to do anything else??? that's just silly. And I am not just saying that to make you feel better. Yesterday a sister we live with took me aside and told me that she just loved me and told me some things she appreciated about me and one of the things is that she said I am not trunky at all. not one bit. It made me feel good. I don't think its bad to know you are going home and be aware of the time the problems arise when it effects your work... and I wont let that happen. My comp doesn't deserve that, the ward, the people we are teaching and Heavenly Father needs effective instruments not dull unproductive tools! :D There ... I hope that satisfies you! haha But please don't send any countdowns or something. haha. The most trunky thing I am doing is shopping... :D yaya!
Ok well... MY TIME IS UP! I love you all so much (to the moon and back). I am glad all is well I love being a missionary! SMILE LOTS ! I know the church is true!
-SIS WADSWORTH
Sunday, April 11, 2010
heyhey everyone!
Today we are at a new library that is right next to the train so I am having a hard time focusing and because its like the last hour of a busy pday. I am learning that things with a time clock stress me out very easily. My poor companions probably think I am crazy when we are waiting for a bus or something when we are late and curfew is just a few minutes away... haha. I often find myself pacing and praying under my breath that the bus comes fast. haha.
Well I loved conference this week. It is always so nice its probably one of the only breaks we get as missionaries. It does make it a little hard on our numbers though because Saturday is usually our biggest working day but that's ok. I just wish we had some investigators that could have come. We finally have some investigators now though so that's a joy. We had a miracle after a day of people canceling or ditching on us. We met a wonderful girl who just wants to find a church that is right. Sis Adjei and I literally (and you know i would actually do this) walked all the way home singing "there can me miracles!... when you're obedient!!" at the top of our lungs! Even though there were many people around. It was so great! We get to see her again on Saturday and she wants to come with us to the ward party too! YAY! Hopefully this party goes better than my breakfast.... *sigh*
So we got up early to cook about 9 pounds of bacon and a ton of eggs and man... that bacon was evil. It kept spitting hot oil on my and boy did I smell strongly. We got all the food prepared and it was soooooooo delicious.... for the 4 people who came... !!!! We were expecting about 40 (or so they told us to expect). BLAST! Good thing the Spanish ward was there ... they were happy to eat our food. We had a lot of full missionaries as we watched the Saturday sessions of conference. O well... I learned a lot about how to feed a whole bunch of people even if they didn't show up! Our sweet ward mission leader said it was a good start to a future trend. We didn't get to publicize it very well and so that was the problem... But I really enjoyed conference. It did make me a little nervous about being a mother someday in this crazy world. But it made me soooooooooooo sososososso grateful that I have had the chance to serve a mission. I know that it will be one of the greatest foundations to my testimony and in my parenting within the gospel. I don't think there could have been any greater training for me. I really love the prophet. I could just listen to him and the apostles alll day long. I love being a member of God's church. :D
So last week I got to go to the temple with the member from our first area. OOOOOOOOOOO IT WAS SOOO WONDERFUL! He is such a valiant spirit. I know he will serve the church well. It was so neat to sit in the celestial room and watch him with his fiance. I went up and gave her a big hug before I left and said thanks and she said... 'no thank you!" What a wonderful thing to be part of. That is what this work is all about. Bringing God's children home to Him. All of us as families. I love doing the work here...
So things are still pretty crazy here. I feel like I am constantly battling with a lot of adversity. That just lets me know that there are great things in store here. I just have to prove myself so that Heavenly Father can bless us here with all the things He is so anxious to give. So is life. Its also getting super hot and humid again. The seasons here are sooo intense. Bring on the sweat.
Well I sure love you all... Time is flying by here in the bronx. I love it but its CRAZY! Pray for us! LOVE YOU ALL TO THE MOON AND BACK!
-SISTER TATERS
Well I loved conference this week. It is always so nice its probably one of the only breaks we get as missionaries. It does make it a little hard on our numbers though because Saturday is usually our biggest working day but that's ok. I just wish we had some investigators that could have come. We finally have some investigators now though so that's a joy. We had a miracle after a day of people canceling or ditching on us. We met a wonderful girl who just wants to find a church that is right. Sis Adjei and I literally (and you know i would actually do this) walked all the way home singing "there can me miracles!... when you're obedient!!" at the top of our lungs! Even though there were many people around. It was so great! We get to see her again on Saturday and she wants to come with us to the ward party too! YAY! Hopefully this party goes better than my breakfast.... *sigh*
So we got up early to cook about 9 pounds of bacon and a ton of eggs and man... that bacon was evil. It kept spitting hot oil on my and boy did I smell strongly. We got all the food prepared and it was soooooooo delicious.... for the 4 people who came... !!!! We were expecting about 40 (or so they told us to expect). BLAST! Good thing the Spanish ward was there ... they were happy to eat our food. We had a lot of full missionaries as we watched the Saturday sessions of conference. O well... I learned a lot about how to feed a whole bunch of people even if they didn't show up! Our sweet ward mission leader said it was a good start to a future trend. We didn't get to publicize it very well and so that was the problem... But I really enjoyed conference. It did make me a little nervous about being a mother someday in this crazy world. But it made me soooooooooooo sososososso grateful that I have had the chance to serve a mission. I know that it will be one of the greatest foundations to my testimony and in my parenting within the gospel. I don't think there could have been any greater training for me. I really love the prophet. I could just listen to him and the apostles alll day long. I love being a member of God's church. :D
So last week I got to go to the temple with the member from our first area. OOOOOOOOOOO IT WAS SOOO WONDERFUL! He is such a valiant spirit. I know he will serve the church well. It was so neat to sit in the celestial room and watch him with his fiance. I went up and gave her a big hug before I left and said thanks and she said... 'no thank you!" What a wonderful thing to be part of. That is what this work is all about. Bringing God's children home to Him. All of us as families. I love doing the work here...
So things are still pretty crazy here. I feel like I am constantly battling with a lot of adversity. That just lets me know that there are great things in store here. I just have to prove myself so that Heavenly Father can bless us here with all the things He is so anxious to give. So is life. Its also getting super hot and humid again. The seasons here are sooo intense. Bring on the sweat.
Well I sure love you all... Time is flying by here in the bronx. I love it but its CRAZY! Pray for us! LOVE YOU ALL TO THE MOON AND BACK!
-SISTER TATERS
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Hey Hey Family
Hey hey family,
Sorry this letter will be quick. Thanks for your encouraging words. It really means a lot. We had the most interesting week. With all the moving It was really hard to stay focused on the right things when the things of the world kept getting in the way. We had a couple of really tough days. I actually love those days because I can look back on them and think... man I'm glad today is better. HAHA. We had a little fiasco where I seriously was on my wit's end. All I could do was pray for patience and a desire to keep on going even when every ounce of me just wanted to sit down and cry. But... I didn't. And I am still alive and life goes on haha.
Our new apartment is really nice. Except our room is small. But it makes coming home so nice when you have a nice clean place to come home to. Its kinda strange though because we live about three doors down from the elders. (We have 8 missionaries in one ward... crazy huh? big change from being the only two for two wards). Anyways its fun because we get up early every morning and play ultimate Frisbee during our exercise time. And last night some drama went down and someones feelings got hurt (mine) and so this morning ... the elders made our whole apartment breakfast to make us feel better. hahaha. It was really nice. but .... its still weird they are so close. ahaha. enough about that though. o AND good news... i have not been bitten since the move so I am pretty sure we got rid of them!!! YEA YEAYEAAA
So today is probably one of the best days of my whole mission because in a couple hours I am meeting someone baptized early in my mission that we were able to teach for dinner with his fiance and his other "most favorite people" and then the 6 of us will go over to the temple so he can receive his endowment! I feel so blessed to be able to be part of this. He is such a rock star and I just love the example he is in the fact that he took the gospel and just soaked it all in and hes so happy! O how the gospel is so true!!!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!!!!!!
So I am sooo excited for conference this weekend. I love this time of year and telling people that the prophet of God is going to be speaking to us. Its just such a delight!!! So in order to get people to come we asked the bishop if we could have a breakfast before the first Saturday session I so smartly said... i will cook if it means we can have it... So guess who's in charge of the ward breakfast this Saturday? haha. I'm not too worried about it. We are doing simple breakfast burritos and all we have to cook is the eggs and bacon. I just hope people come so that It all works out for a purpose. Pray for me please! I just wish I had 6 other sister missionaries to help me rather than 6 elders... haha. Actually... they made us eggs and bacon this morning and it was great... haha.
So we live with two wonderful Spanish sisters. I am pretty much kindred spirits with them. I donno what my mission would have been like with out these sisters. haha.
We actually made cookies and took them around to our less actives (We have a ton!) to invite them to the breakfast. So I did my share of deliveries this week.
Well gotta get going. Enjoy conference.I will be watching it with you. I love the prophet and I know he is called of God. What a blessing it is to have so much clarity through revelation in our day where it is soooo needed. I encourage all of you to pray and ask God if Thomas S Monson is a prophet today and I know you will feel same joy I felt when I did the same! I love you all to the moon and back....
sister wadsworth
and peace
Sorry this letter will be quick. Thanks for your encouraging words. It really means a lot. We had the most interesting week. With all the moving It was really hard to stay focused on the right things when the things of the world kept getting in the way. We had a couple of really tough days. I actually love those days because I can look back on them and think... man I'm glad today is better. HAHA. We had a little fiasco where I seriously was on my wit's end. All I could do was pray for patience and a desire to keep on going even when every ounce of me just wanted to sit down and cry. But... I didn't. And I am still alive and life goes on haha.
Our new apartment is really nice. Except our room is small. But it makes coming home so nice when you have a nice clean place to come home to. Its kinda strange though because we live about three doors down from the elders. (We have 8 missionaries in one ward... crazy huh? big change from being the only two for two wards). Anyways its fun because we get up early every morning and play ultimate Frisbee during our exercise time. And last night some drama went down and someones feelings got hurt (mine) and so this morning ... the elders made our whole apartment breakfast to make us feel better. hahaha. It was really nice. but .... its still weird they are so close. ahaha. enough about that though. o AND good news... i have not been bitten since the move so I am pretty sure we got rid of them!!! YEA YEAYEAAA
So today is probably one of the best days of my whole mission because in a couple hours I am meeting someone baptized early in my mission that we were able to teach for dinner with his fiance and his other "most favorite people" and then the 6 of us will go over to the temple so he can receive his endowment! I feel so blessed to be able to be part of this. He is such a rock star and I just love the example he is in the fact that he took the gospel and just soaked it all in and hes so happy! O how the gospel is so true!!!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!!!!!!
So I am sooo excited for conference this weekend. I love this time of year and telling people that the prophet of God is going to be speaking to us. Its just such a delight!!! So in order to get people to come we asked the bishop if we could have a breakfast before the first Saturday session I so smartly said... i will cook if it means we can have it... So guess who's in charge of the ward breakfast this Saturday? haha. I'm not too worried about it. We are doing simple breakfast burritos and all we have to cook is the eggs and bacon. I just hope people come so that It all works out for a purpose. Pray for me please! I just wish I had 6 other sister missionaries to help me rather than 6 elders... haha. Actually... they made us eggs and bacon this morning and it was great... haha.
So we live with two wonderful Spanish sisters. I am pretty much kindred spirits with them. I donno what my mission would have been like with out these sisters. haha.
We actually made cookies and took them around to our less actives (We have a ton!) to invite them to the breakfast. So I did my share of deliveries this week.
Well gotta get going. Enjoy conference.I will be watching it with you. I love the prophet and I know he is called of God. What a blessing it is to have so much clarity through revelation in our day where it is soooo needed. I encourage all of you to pray and ask God if Thomas S Monson is a prophet today and I know you will feel same joy I felt when I did the same! I love you all to the moon and back....
sister wadsworth
and peace
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