Week #71, So grateful!

Transfers were great today! My dying dream has totally been realized! My whole mission I have been hoping to have someone I know enter our mission. Today was the day! One of my old EFY girls, Brynne, is in my mission now! Yay! We caught up and I welcomed her and the newbies in :) I totally cried as I sang "Each life that touches ours for good" in farewell to my friends. It's tradition to sing that together as a mission. The sisters that went home today were the Spanish speaking sisters I came in with. So crazy that time is dwindling down! Strange to think that in 5 short weeks I will be the one up front crying my little eyes out as I look over my group of fellow missionaries who have become my family out here!

Today I loved feeling the unison of our mission as we came together at transfers. We are  all reading from the Book of Mormon and PMG together, and it has brought an increased happiness and peace to our work and our personal selves! It has been a great experience, and I am so grateful for the things I have learned in reading the Book of Mormon this time around!

I must admit, I was not super motivated one day this week. I felt bad and hoped I was not getting "trunky". It was the first day I can remember on my mission not having the desire to go out and work. But it was great to take the time to make posters for future contacting events and to serve others instead. I am wanting to move forward with faith and motivation! I really don't have any worries though. That was just one day :) I know my time here is dwindling, so I am trying to savor each moment.

This week I have had two men proclaim their love for me- and it is unnerving! In the last few weeks I have had too many similar encounters to these ones of men I know trying to be more friendly with me or asking me probing, targeted questions about what I plan to do when I go home and when I will be coming back. I find I want to just cut off all ties to them cause they are creeping me out! Haha...I will just lay low until I have to face them all!

One of our members, Maria Watkins, organized a dinner for us to meet
her non Mormon friend! We had given her Elder Ballards challenge to
invite a friend to meet with the missionaries four times a year, and
within one month of the challenge she had set it up, she is the FIRST
person out of dozens we have challenged to specifically do this. Not
sure why it is so hard for us to share the gospel with those we love,
but it is! We talk about doing it ALL the time, but rarely do we
invite them to come to church or to meet with the missionaries. I was
so impressed with Maria! Maria was shocked that her friend, Joelyn
even agreed to it, and even more shocked to see that Joelyn invited us
up to see her apt after our dinner! The work is hastening :)

Golan met with President Comstock is past week and he was so touched
by the encounter!
Golan fasted on his own and asked for work off on Sunday, he is coming
to church!!! Yayyyyy! We are elated! Haha, he blushes so bad when we
praise him for his self prescribed reading and for his motivation to
progress in the gospel before we even invite him to. What a gem he is!
I wish I were more believing like he is.

The work is plugging along and I am so grateful to be apart of it! The
weather has been hot this week for the first week this summer, but it
has not stopped our excitement to go forth and serve! I love these
people! I LOVE my branch and my amazing area of Manhattan! I love our
amazing member missionaries and how eager they are to help this branch
succeed. I am so impressed by them all every day! I want that drive
more. I want to be as involved as they are! Ah- I love when members
are truly converted! It's such a blessing :). This work is real. It is
moving forward! The doors are opening! It is all just so exciting! I
am so grateful to be apart of Gods army!  I love you all and hope you
find peace and happiness this week! Xoxo!

Love Always,
Sister Weyandt