Hello family,
Well this week has been crazy crazy! I will
do a day by day account or I might not remember to write about everything that
happened. Also I am sorry that last weeks email was super short and
lame....I think this one will be better :)
Thursday- Transfer conference!!! Transfer day was
the biggest tender mercy ever. I did not think that I was going to see
Sister Pratt, Rogers, Roberts, or Elder Carlson at all before I left Iowa, but
they were all there!!! It was the best! Every single person I would
have wanted to be there that I don't see in my zone was there! So
awesome! We also got put in a trio until I leave so we gained a sister named
Sister Bingham. She is from Kaisville Utah and is real cool and fun.
YAY! Though it is a little crammed having 3 people sleeping in the
same room it has been having her with us! Also when we got our phonecall about
transfers AP Weiss told us to have a member drive us to Iowa City but that we
were going to drive a car home to have it full time next transfer!!! We
were so excited to have a full time car and we thought we were getting a
chevy malibu like the rest of the mission has but guess what we got a
TRUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) It is the funnest thing!
Friday- Not the best day. I had my last
"real" lesson with Ben. We were reading in the Book of Mormon
and as we were reading I could not help but just cry. It really hit me
that I was leaving and how much I have truly grown to love the people I serve
especially Ben. Ben was trying to comfort me knowing that I was crying
because of leaving him. He said the closing prayer and thanked Heavenly
Father for me and for everything I have done for him. Then I lost it
again :)
Saturday- It was fun to watch the Women's
conference especially when I saw old companions of mine in the audience!
I really enjoyed the messages that they talked about. I learned a
lot about covenants, and I feel like recently that is such a big focus.
It has made me ponder and really learn and study more about covenants and
I have realized that covenants is our link to heaven and only when we are
keeping our covenants completely are we able to access that link to heaven.
Sunday- We all didn't realize that it was fast
Sunday...luckily we were in such a hurry that we didn't eat breakfast anyway,
but I was grateful because I had the opportunity to bear my testimony in the
ward one last time. It was a mess though because I was crying before I
even walked up to the stand and then the person ahead of me talked for 10
minutes so I just sat up there all teary eyed :( Most of all though is it
was wonderful because Tia our investigator came to church and 2 less actives that
we have been working with that have been inactive for years were both there and
it made me soo happy!
I have already started packing and it is the worst feeling ever.
I want to stay here. I am excited to go back to Salt Lake but have
realized that I feel I belong here. A part of my heart is staying here
for sure. Today is pday obviously and Ben is coming to play sports with
us so I am excited to see him one last time as well as the zone. I can't
believe I will be back in SLC in 2 days. Tomorrow my 2 companions will
drive me up to Iowa City where I will meet everyone at Mission Leadership Council
and then go back with the elders and sisters who are serving in Des Moines and
then fly out Wednesday morning. I might be depressed for a couple days
but I think I will get over it....I don't wanna leave! But hey CONGRATS Brad
and Emily on being parents to a new baby boy! He is darling and I am so
grateful that I am an aunt again and that I will be able to see the baby soon!
:) I am excited to see all of you Easter weekend. I love you
all and am so grateful for all you do!
The church is true.
Sister Mindy Marsh
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