June 2, 2014

So lots happening here.... Transfers have come and well I am going to force myself to be happy about it because there is good news and bad news.  I am staying in Decatur!!!! the bad news is Sister Montgomery is leaving :(  Good thing I know that Heavenly Father knows what he is doing cause I sure don't :)  My new companion is Sister Auble and I know very little about her except that she came out with Sister Montgomery.  We are going to have a blast :)  But I can't even explain how much I am going to miss Sister Montgomery.

Besides that we have a lot of other things going on.  We have two amazing friends named “R” that I told you about.  The one that is homeless has been homeless most of his life cause his family is crazy and he just had a rough upbringing.  He is almost 30 now, but is soaking up everything!!  “RG” is our atheist investigator, but has changed SOO much!!  I can't even explain him!  But it is SO amazing to see when people come to church and read how quickly they change their nature!!  I am amazed by that!  it reminds me of a quote 

"True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and behavior.  The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior."

-Boyd K. Packer

The greatest miracle was when “RG” wanted to bear his testimony!!  He had us help him write some things down.  He wrote how Mormons are the nicest people on the earth.  He has been told A LOT of crazy things about Mormons (cult, nuts, robots, they brain wash you, etc. etc.)  And so he came up with something and said that Mormons don't brain wash you they body wash you.  Your heart and soul is cleansed :0  When he got up emotions came over him and he just said that he was glad to be there and that he couldn't speak but he said thank you and then sat down. It was the so amazing!  His courage and desire to want to know God is nothing I have ever seen in my life!  It is amazing to see him change SO much!!  And he is loving the members.  He is the one that said the joke "Do you know why Mormons don't drink? Because it interrupts suffering." Well he decided that that isn't why anymore and he said that instead it interrupts happiness :0 He tells me I am simple in a good way and we joke with him all the time.  He has had a really rough time accepting that Sister Montgomery is leaving, but she knows its best so he can realized the feelings that he gets are not because of her, but because of the spirit.  This gospel really is AMAZING!!  I love being a missionary even though there are hard times.  I know that is how I am being shaped into the instrument that our Heavenly Father needs for me to be!! 

I love you all and hope you have a good summer break :)  Keep the faith and keep moving forward!!

Sister Calton