Happy June!

Hello Friends and Family!

Sorry about the communication last week, or lack thereof. It was a bit of an interesting week, slow, but interesting. :) I was sick for a day or two, resting as much as I could while still going out and working. The rest we spent finding and finding and teaching and finding some more! We found a cute couple named James and Rhonda. We taught them the first part of the restoration and planned on returning a couple of days ago. They have a weird schedule so they weren't there but we spent that time tracting instead. Met a couple of people who weren't interested but I know seeds were planted. Especially in one woman named Brianna. She had a hard time believing in God because she lost a child. We testified to her that even though bad things happen, they happen for a reason and God still loves us even when we're mad at Him. It was very spiritual.

Then we had a lesson with Judy.

This woman has so much faith in Christ. It's through the way she received it that puts it into perspective for me. Judy has progressively lost her sight over the last 10 years. She's now almost 100% blind. She has been humbled by her trials and has come to know Christ in such a personal way. She loves listening to the scriptures and we've given her a copy of the Book of Mormon on tape so she can listen to it as many times as she wants. She was so excited. Also, we met with her on Tuesday and shared the message of the Restoration with her. She asked us questions and told us that she had been telling her friends and family that she's been meeting with us. Of course they tell her that we're "evil and bad", the usual anti. However she said to them that she will be the judge of that. And in the middle of the lesson she told us that she had been praying to God to know if we were good or if she should stop meeting with us. She then told us she had received an answer right then that we were from God and this is what He wanted her to continue pursuing. It was incredible. She's so stinking sweet. I can't wait to bring her to church. She and Geneva have just melted my heart and I know I'm here for them. I really love these sweet women.

We've been finding and have seen the blessing come from specific set aside times to go tracting. It's fulfilling knowing that as a mission we are dedicating time to go out and find the Lord's children who are ready to hear this message. And it has paid off! We've found so many new investigators from this experience. We even took out a member to go tracting with us yesterday night! AND we found a new investigator named Linda. It was so cool!

That's basically it for my week. Looking forward to interviews and ready for a new week in June! Hopefully it will warm up this week. It's been in the 50's the last couple of days. It won't stop us though. I'm really grateful to have Sister Hathcock here with me. She's been a blessing. This whole District has! We've been able to connect and help the Ward and get members involved. We're trying to reach our goals and even exceed them. They help us push harder and we've helped them. We've got a month together to see even more miracles! Needless to say, I'm excited. :)

It's been fun here in Warsaw. :) I absolutely love it here and I love the people here. Best 3 transfers ever! I'd be happy to stay or move on whichever happens at the end of this month. Oh yeah, 2 more months until I'm 20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY COW!!! Weird. I'm old in the Mission and in real life. :P So bizarre.

More soccer this week. It's become one of my new favorite pasttimes. :) Especially when I get to beat up the elders in their own game. They're lucky today. I'm still a bit under the weather haha. :) Love you all!

Love,
Sister Halverson