The past transfer...

Sorry I have been the worst at writing a weekly email this transfer. It has been crazy out here! Thanks for all the love and prayers everybody! They help so much!!

So the past few weeks a lot has happened!! We were given a new investigator! Literally given. A member called us and told us that they knew someone who was super interested and that they need us to teach her that very night. S. is 18 years old and so prepared. She is already planning on serving a mission. She hasn't even been baptized yet. She is awesome. This past week in a lesson, she prayed and bore her testimony. The spirit was so strong. I was beaming the whole time she was talking. She is going to be baptized on March 15th! 

Last week was not so fun. It was actually really sad. Two of our investigators dropped us. They told us they weren't interested anymore. What makes it so disheartening is that I know they've felt the spirit testify that this Gospel is true. We were depressed for a few days, but now we are up and going. We know that people are being prepared to receive this gospel.

We are working on finding new investigators and less-actives to teach. I don't think I've ever prayed this hard in my life! Sister Purcell has taught me so much about the importance of praying till bad feelings go away and that it truly is communicating with God. Prayer is real because God loves His children, and like any good father, He wants to hear from His children. 

We had Ward conference this past Sunday! It was incredible. The speakers were definitely inspired. They talked all about the importance of family home evening, family prayer, and scripture study. If there has been one thing I have learned so far, it has been that strong families are based on learning the gospel together. So my challenge to you all is to start doing daily family scripture study and prayer! Read a section from preach my gospel daily too! Read these things right after dinner if you have to. Find a time that works for your family.

Transfers are next week! We get the call on Sunday Feb. 16th. We'll see what happens. It is less than likely that I will leave because I am still training Sister Purcell, but who knows what the Lord needs us to do. 

                    Much Love and Lots 'o Hugs!!

                                  Sister Fish

Sister Bringhurst and I on exchanges Friday, Feb. 7th

 

Birthday Pictures

Birthday Pictures!!

Companions - old and new

 

 

Sister Flores and me!  I am going to miss her!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My amazing new companion - Sister Purcell.

Birthday Week 2014

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes!!!! Having a Birthday in the mission field is pretty great!! It was a whole weekend of celebrating! The Simons Family made breakfast for lunch on Friday and of course there was cake! Then again on Sunday, the Harris Family made a cake and sang to me. Then on P-day the zone had a birthday party for me! I'll have to send pictures next week because I forgot the USB cord to connect my camera to the computer.

 

A lot of wonderful things happened this week. Sister Purcell is still as wonderful as ever! It is nice to have a companion older than you because they just know a whole heck of a lot about everything!! 

Our investigator Amy has an incredible testimony of prayer! She has learned a ton about the church from family members and has definitely been prepared by the Lord to hear His gospel! We invited her to read the Book of Mormon this last week and committed her to baptism once she comes to know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true. She is wonderful!! 

We invited a ton of less actives to church and all of them said  they would be there. They weren't. It was kind of emotionally devastating. So after church we went over to Tammie's to see how things were. Had such an incredible experience there. She has been struggling with a lot lately and so we talked to her about receiving a priesthood blessing. Thinking on our feet since we as Sisters don't hold God's power, Sister Purcell and I remembered that as missionaries, we do have a special power to leave peace and blessings in a home. The spirit was so strong as we fervently prayed to the Lord for Tammie and her family. Even though, we as women do not have the priesthood power that men do, we can still call upon the Lord through prayer and He will bless us by that same power. It was just such a testimony builder to me that we as missionaries truly do have power and authority from God.

Friday night, we had dinner with the Owen family. They are a less active family in our ward as well. I love them so stinkin' much they are great!! Sister Purcell bore a powerful testimony to them of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and how the Church needs them. The Elko 3rd ward needs the Owen family. President Uchtdorfs talk this past General Conference was so inspired!! We talked about "Coming and Joining With Us." They see the blessings that church attendance brings, they just need to take the next step by going to church!

It was a wonderful week here in Elko, Nevada!! I hope and pray that all is well with everyone and that you can see the Lord's hand in your life!!

                   Much Love and Lots of Hugs,

                             Sister Fish

More Pictures!

1. all the missionary cars in a row

2. all the missionaries found our favorite email place so we had to wait to get on the computer! haha

3. Sister Purcell!!!

 

 

 

 

Us with the Myers family... our ward mission leader and his cute wife and kidos

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer Day...

1. Elder Hayes and I

2&3. Sister Hartfeld and I
4. Missionaries from Spring Creek and Elko zone...

Sisters From left to right: Sister Riter, Sister Owen, and Sister Hartfeld

Elders from left to right: Farnsworth and Martindale

More from Transfer day...

1. Sister Flores and I

2&3. Sister Flores, Sister Riter, and me

4. Sister Sanford, Sister Wood, and me

5. Sister Flores and Sister Owen

6. Sister Flores, Elder Prescott, and I 

 

 

Transfers? I'm Stayin' in Elko!

My new year is going great. I love being a missionary. It is awesome to have spiritual experiences with people you hardly know daily. Incredible. I am excited to serve the Lord for a whole year!!

Transfers... hem hem... drum roll please...  Can you just move my records to the Elko 3rd ward? HAHA. I will be staying so it is a good thing there is still plenty to do and a wonderful ward to do it with. I will be training a sister who is coming in straight from the MTC. I am kind of nervous because I am the one who molds her into the missionary she will be and yeah. Kind of a lot of pressure. It'll be great though and everyone says they learn more from training than being trained. And I still have a LOT to learn! I will miss Sister Flores a ton too!! The Simons were joking with me the other day that there must be something wrong with me where no one can be my comp for more than a transfer!! haha. 

I had a sore throat and a cough on Christmas and a few days later had to spend the whole day in bed. DON"T GET SICK!! IT ISN'T ANY FUN!!

Well I hope you all enjoy the new year!! I need to finish making some resolutions before this year is half over. Haha! 

 Love ya lots! Miss you more!

                 Felicia