I seriously can't believe that I have been out 6 months! It really is going by way too fast.
So first off, this has been an amazing week! There's this in-active guy and his girlfriend in Teton who we have been seeing and we found out that she is actually not a member, but she just feels peace whenever we come over, and she accepted the invitation to take the discussions. We are super happy for them and they are both open with meeting with missionaries!
We also had the opportunity to teach the couple from Michigan with one of our Bishops, and they were able to bring their 6-year-old boy with them this time, and he's just a sweetheart! As we taught the Plan of Salvation, it was a great discussion, the spirit was so strong and a lot of their questions were answered. They accepted the invitation to be baptized, and I'm just so happy for their familiy. Saturday they asked if they could go over to the church 40 minutes early so that we could give them a quick tour, and we were like "umm...yeah, of course!!" Which is funny, because we were planning on giving them a tour soon anyway. The wife started to tear up during sacrament meeting, and the whole ward just really reached out to them. Sunday was just a great day, as quite a few families and individuals who are not active and who we have been working with came to church!
Thursday morning we got a call from President Nelson, in which he informed me that I have been called to be a Sister Training Leader. He also mentioned that we could kind of figure that one of us was leaving, and so you can kind of guess who that is. So that leads into my other bit of news, which is about transfers...!
Yesterday we found out that I am white washing (they are taking both of the missionaries that were there before out, and are putting two new ones in) the area BYU-I 2 (they had to split the BYU-I area, since there's a lot of work there), which also covers the Rexburg Center Stake, and so tomorrow will be my last day in my "greenie" area, which is so bittersweet. I seriously have grown to love Sugar City, Teton, and Newdale so much, and we have really been able to build up the area. I honestly was not expecting being transferred to BYU-I at all, but I feel so peaceful about it that I really am not sure how to react. My STL companion is Sister Settle, who I just love and we are excited to be together, even though we are in a split companionship. We will be over the Sisters in both the Rexburg Zone and the St. Anthony zone! My companion who is going with me to BYU-I 2 I don't really know very well since she has been serving in Idaho Falls, but I know that things will be exactly how Heavenly Father wants it to be.
Jacob 4:7 "Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things."
In my time serving here, I have definitely seen Heavenly Father's work go forth so much. Since I know my weaknesses, it's been amazing to be able to see how I have been able to have the strength through Him in order to accomplish what I need to.
Love,
-Sister Cottrell
Pictures: The zone activity last week! The next one is of the girls of one of the families we are teaching. Jasmine (to the right of me) is getting baptized in a few weeks!
So first off, this has been an amazing week! There's this in-active guy and his girlfriend in Teton who we have been seeing and we found out that she is actually not a member, but she just feels peace whenever we come over, and she accepted the invitation to take the discussions. We are super happy for them and they are both open with meeting with missionaries!
We also had the opportunity to teach the couple from Michigan with one of our Bishops, and they were able to bring their 6-year-old boy with them this time, and he's just a sweetheart! As we taught the Plan of Salvation, it was a great discussion, the spirit was so strong and a lot of their questions were answered. They accepted the invitation to be baptized, and I'm just so happy for their familiy. Saturday they asked if they could go over to the church 40 minutes early so that we could give them a quick tour, and we were like "umm...yeah, of course!!" Which is funny, because we were planning on giving them a tour soon anyway. The wife started to tear up during sacrament meeting, and the whole ward just really reached out to them. Sunday was just a great day, as quite a few families and individuals who are not active and who we have been working with came to church!
Thursday morning we got a call from President Nelson, in which he informed me that I have been called to be a Sister Training Leader. He also mentioned that we could kind of figure that one of us was leaving, and so you can kind of guess who that is. So that leads into my other bit of news, which is about transfers...!
Yesterday we found out that I am white washing (they are taking both of the missionaries that were there before out, and are putting two new ones in) the area BYU-I 2 (they had to split the BYU-I area, since there's a lot of work there), which also covers the Rexburg Center Stake, and so tomorrow will be my last day in my "greenie" area, which is so bittersweet. I seriously have grown to love Sugar City, Teton, and Newdale so much, and we have really been able to build up the area. I honestly was not expecting being transferred to BYU-I at all, but I feel so peaceful about it that I really am not sure how to react. My STL companion is Sister Settle, who I just love and we are excited to be together, even though we are in a split companionship. We will be over the Sisters in both the Rexburg Zone and the St. Anthony zone! My companion who is going with me to BYU-I 2 I don't really know very well since she has been serving in Idaho Falls, but I know that things will be exactly how Heavenly Father wants it to be.
Jacob 4:7 "Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things."
In my time serving here, I have definitely seen Heavenly Father's work go forth so much. Since I know my weaknesses, it's been amazing to be able to see how I have been able to have the strength through Him in order to accomplish what I need to.
Love,
-Sister Cottrell
Pictures: The zone activity last week! The next one is of the girls of one of the families we are teaching. Jasmine (to the right of me) is getting baptized in a few weeks!
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