Transfer 2 Week 4, 22 February 2010

Anything new happening? New investigators, new experiences?
Well, one new thing is we got Wanda Kelley back, she is still strong in her faith. I AM SOOOOOOOO HAPPY for her.

How are things going with Kewandra?
Kewandra is growing so much. She knows the BoM is true, she knows she needs to be baptized, and Joseph Smith is a prophet. She feels that she should wait until she's 14 so she'll know more. We've committed her to pick her own date to work for and showed her all the interview questions she'll be asked. We just haven't gone over the commandments with her, every thing else we taught her.

Were you and your companion teaching Linda Surfield, or was it one of the other companionships?
Both. Sister Sprinkle and Sister Taft were the first to start teaching her as far as I know. When S. Taft went back to Spanish, S. Sprinkle came with S. Blackham and I for the rest of the transfer. Sister Sprinkle and Sister Winder were the last missionaries to teach Linda.

Is tracting getting any easier? Do you spend a lot of time tracting?
Going up to people and talking to them is getting a lot easier. We spend more time contacting than tracting. Our area has been picked through with a fine tooth comb. So it's a little hard, but good.

How are the members in helping with missionary work? Any splits?
Those who go out with us are great. There's about 2-4 members who sign up and come out with us. So far, we haven't, but Sisters Sprinkle and Winder have needed to because Sister Sprinkle has gotten really sick. She was until the end of this transfer before she goes home.

What have you been doing for your service hours lately?
We've helped members out with them moving. Other than that we don't really do service hours.

Any special events or meetings coming up soon?
No, not really, or at least not that I know of.

Just tell us about what you've been doing.
Well, this week (Monday-Wednesday) I went over to McMinnville to go on exchanges with Sisters Fear and Blackham. Sister Fear came here to Cookeville and stayed with Sister Goff. I got to be with my "mommy" again. While there, someone in the McMinnville ward had passed away. It was hard, but the people there were strong. We saw an RC (recent convert) named Josh or Jacob, I don't really remember, anywho, he was really nice, and his parents were very sweet. We went over to his house to give his sister a study journal; she wasn't there though. We also went for FHE at a member’s home. It was just Sister Blackham and I and her.

Oh! We got my bike set up, I don't remember if I've told you that already or not.

I can’t think of anything else to say, so I'll be going now.
love!

19 February 2010

Just for fun, these are maps of Cookeville, Tennessee and the red star indicates Angie's apartment.

Transfer 2 Week 3, 15 February 2010

Sister Goff is from San Diego. She's been out for ten months. I don't remember seeing the questions, so if you want to send them again you can. Yes, Sister Sprinkle got another companion, and yes her name is Sister Winder.

Kewandra is doing alright. We had a baptism on Saturday, her name is Linda Surfield and we brought Kewandra with us. She said she liked it so we are moving forward with her. Her grandpa sits in on the lessons and we know who his home teacher is. We had planned for him to come on an exchange with us, but due to the snow we couldn't.

It's snowed more here than I've seen in Utah. It's weird.

I feel that she's a little more comfortable with the idea of being baptized. We just gotta keep working with her.

Love!

Transfer 2 Week 2, 8 February 2010

I'll start off with my new companion, Sister Goff. She's wonderful, she's really pushing me to my limit . . . well, sometimes, it varies on the day. The first two weeks were hard because I was getting over missing Sister Blackham, the nice thing about where Sister Blackham is is that we're still in the same stake, so I get to see her at Zone Conference. Sister Goff has been out for 10 months now. Her will to serve the Lord is very strong, I hope I'm that way when I'm as old as her and even older.

It's amazing what the Lord does for his children. The baptism(s) that was/were supposed to be on the 16th of January didn't happen because they didn't feel ready. Jana (jay-na) has a goal for the 6 of March (right before Sister Sprinkle goes home). I suppose Jana just needed some incentive to get baptized, and one of her missionaries going home is a good incentive to be baptized right before they go. Sisters Sprinkle and Winder were talking about nonsense for 10 or so minutes before they went to see her a few days ago. She was thinking what they were doing at that moment when they rang the doorbell or knocked on the door. She was really happy to see them.

Sister Goff and I are teaching a 12-year-old girl name Kewandra (no, she isn't Black, she's White). The sisters before us were working with her, Sisters Goff, Blackham, and I all believe that what she needs is her grandfather to come back to church, if he were to do so she might want to be baptized. We asked her what would keep her from being baptized, she told us she was afraid of water, so we offered what could happen, it was just a smoke screen.

She wants to be baptized, but doesn't. If that makes any sense.

Oh, I did get my new camara today. I'm sending a list of who's in the pictures when I send the broken one back so you can put the pictures on the blog and put a caption underneath.

Well, I gotta run.

Love,

Angie

Harvester February 2010

Here's a link to the mission newsletter Harvester for February 2010.

Transfer 2 Week 1, 2 February 2010

Yes mum, I'm still in Cookeville, TN. I'll most likely still be here for another 5 or so weeks.
Love!