November 17th

Hey everyone!

I hope you are enjoying this winter weather I hear you are having. Winter has happened here. It has been snowing off and on the last week, but nothing stuck. But the last 2 days we have had snow and it has stuck.  So time to clear off the car every time I go out. I don't mind snow, it makes me happy to see and I love that moment of peace before all the cars and people go through it.  But we'll see how I feel about it in the spring/summer. :)

I want to mention 2 miracles this week. So first deals with Caeri. I have mentioned her before She has to be married before she can be baptized. Last Monday night we had an intense lesson. Patrick felt like she was only getting married to be baptized. Her mom said it was too soon to plan something like this. Caeir just wants both. Everyone was fighting. We didn't know what to do. Finally Sister Stewart (the mom) was like we need to pray. And she offered the prayer. She is a less active and has never prayed in front of us before. So that was great. She said in her prayer to help us accept the decision to be married now, in 6 months, or a year. As soon as her prayer ended it was calm and Sister Morris had the impression to say that the wedding needed to be super simple so that she can be married. In a year when she is sealed in the temple they could have the big thing. They could have a ring ceremony and big celebration and then she would be able to get what she wants. After that was said everyone seemed to accept the idea. Now I know they are ok with it. Caeri sent out a text to her family saying the wedding wasn't happening the way she thought and now she is eloping (to the mormon church) to be married. And then at the end of the lesson Patrick said he wanted to be baptized. Crazy right!!! Exciting at the same time!

The 2nd miracle is with a less active names Sister Salzburg. We started seeing her as helping a fellow sister with her visiting teaching. So we both thought we needed to see her again. She fed us an amazing lunch and we had a good chat. Then Sunday morning she texted us saying she was coming to church! :) What is so amazing about that is we didn't even talk to her about coming to church. And one of her hesitations is she wouldn't know anyone there. Well she was a very popular person. Everyone came and said hello to her. And during Relief Society I asked her how she had felt during church and she told me it was like coming home. Awesome right! She wants to see us again this week. :)

We live in an apartment. Depending on where you are depends on where you live. We have some sisters that live with members in a guest house type place. All the ones in my district live in apartment buildings. 

Transfers happen every 6 weeks. So there is a possibility of moving every 6 weeks but that doesn't really happen. My companion goes home Dec. 11 so I will get a new companion. I don't know if I will still be here or not. They call us and tell us the Saturday before transfer days if that is happening. 

I hope everything continues to go well for everyone! I love hearing from you!

Talk to you all later,

Sister Gardner