February 10, 2014

Dear Family,

Good to know that I am second to the Olympics. :) haha just joking. I'm jealous you're watching them! Record it for me. Haha :) I sent Aidan a birthday card. Tell him Happy Birthday
for me. :)  I LOVE the Lord family. They are the best. They are the most giving, generous, loving, kind, and witty people this world has ever known. My favorite that Sister Lord says to me is.

"What's up Buttercup". Their cats try to eat my hair every single time we go over to their  house.

So yes we are moving but not for 2 weeks. I need to tell the whole story. So we get a call on Monday night from the Assistants to President Weston. They informed us that
some other Sisters would be living with us in our apartment until the end of the transfer and we would be moving out hopefully into a members home. Oh also we are no longer serving
in the Trendwood ward. We are now the "Holmes Lake Sisters". So we were "emergency transferred" with 3 weeks of the transfer left... We will be opening up the area for Sisters! Peace out Trendwood!!

Plus it snowed like crazy here and all the cars were grounded for a couple of days and we were unable to go anywhere because our area is 10 miles away from our apt...we did a lot of area
book stuff.  But yeah. It's been kind of insane this week. I was very happy for the phone call. I was struggling quite a bit in Trendwood...I was discouraged all the time and I just hated it. We were not
supported very well. I am very sad to leave the people we were working with because they were making incredible progress! I am sad not to work with the Elders and a couple members of the ward. But other than that I am so pumped to be in Holmes Lake now. Church yesterday was incredible! Everyone was so excited to see us. For once ever since I've gotten here I actually feel like I'm needed and wanted and that we aren't burdens. I've been praying
for this ever since I left Le Mars! This ward is so excited to do the work. Also our ward mission leader is going to be the next prophet...he's amazing. We call him every night to tell him what we did and who we saw
and what we taught and etc...Then he gives inspirational "pump up" talks to us. I can't even tell you how huge of a tender mercy it was to get transferred. Because of this experience I have learned quite a bit. One, God does hear

our pleas at night. He really does know what we need. Don't ever doubt that. Two, President Weston has been called of God and acts under His authority. I never said anything to him about this ward. Three, God places us in certain

places for a reason. I got a blessing from our ward mission leader and after the blessing he said I feel very strongly that "you will find and baptize many people in this area. You really are here for a reason." After he gave my companion
her blessing he said  to her "with you I feel like this ward needs your personality and your love. You are here for the ward."  Fourth, Satan really does seek to destroy us. I felt so bogged down the other day and I knew that these feelings were not from Heavenly Father but it was crazy how real Satan is. I am very thankful we have power over him.

So funny story...I got our car stuck in the snow...on a hill...covered in ice. Well it wasn't my fault, if the snow plows actually plowed here we would've been fine. But no, plows don't exist in Nebraska!! Okay it was my fault.

But thankfully I am kind of  buff and pushed it out while screaming at my companion turn the wheel to the right, okay now left,  now right. Oh my goodness that was hilarious. I wish someone would've filmed

that experience. Afterwards Sister S was like...can we never do that again?

Oh also we have gotten permission to keep working with Laura Rodriguez. She is getting baptized this week!!! On Saturday!!! She passed her baptismal interview and she is ready! PLEASE pray for her extra this week.

The baptism week is always the hardest on investigators.

But yeah so that was my week. Filled with many adventures.
Love ya'll!

Love, Sister Curfew