Hi y'all!
It was a crazy week but a really good one! Lots of stress but lots of
miracles too!
Right after district meeting ended on Tuesday our phone rang and it was
the mission office. Our housing coordinator was calling us to tell us
that our lease was up and we needed to move that day!
What?? It was a
little crazy but we then spent all day Tuesday and Wednesday cleaning
and moving. The Ward was so great and very helpful, we couldn't have
done it without them.
Wednesday after we got done we finally got to go teach a little bit.
We went to see Hazel and we're having a great lesson with her standing
on the porch. All the sudden she passed out and fell right off the
porch into a tree! Y'all it was so scary!! Oh my goodness. She was
just lying there looking up at us in shock. We helped her help and
took her in to get some water. So crazy! We also got to teach Debi. I
had a thought to show her the Mormon message "Sanctify Yourselves" and
talk about the priesthood. She loved it and asked so many great
questions. The spirit was so strong and it was an amazing lesson. One
of those everyday reminders to always follow your promptings! :)
Friday night we had just finished an awesome lesson with a referral.
We had a team up from the Ward out with us who is great. It was dark
and she was driving down the road when she turned to me and said "I'm
not quite sure where I am or where I'm going." Half serious and half
joking my response was "Well just let the spirit guide you." She drove
a bit down the road and turned into a library near by. When she parked
the car we saw a woman sitting against the wall under the light. As we
were trying to decide if we should talk to her we decided that four
people getting out of the car might scare her a bit. So Sister
Stauffer and I jumped out of the car and began to talk with her. She
had just been kicked out of her friends house and was praying for help. She
was waiting for another friend who was on his way to get her from
Tennessee. We got to know and taught her about the BoM. She loved it
and said she knew we were sent there to find her. She was so excited
to hear that there were missionaries in Tennessee that could continue
to teach her more. She promised to read the BoM while she waited for
her ride. It was so amazing and I know the spirit really does guide
us. Although we haven't been able to follow up with her yet I know
that it was in God's plan for us to find her and that he will continue
to prepare her.
Saturday, we were supposed to go to the temple with our recent convert
named Tommy for baptisms. We arrived at the church early Saturday
morning and our recent convert was not there. We drove to his house
and he was home. He told us he had been sick all night and didn't feel
up to going to the temple. We tried to convince him for 15 minutes to
no avail. We told our bishop we could no longer attend. Then he said
there was another recent convert going for his first time, the only
problem was he just past his year mark of being a member so he wasn't
technically a recent convert. Not quite sure about the rules, we
called the Sister Training Leaders and asked if we could still attend
and they asked us how we felt about it and counciled us to pray as a
companionship. We prayed and felt that we had more work to do in our
area. We were sad because we really wanted to go to the temple, but we
followed the prompting of the spirit and told the bishop we would not
be at the temple. We ended up having a super successful day. We were
blessed with team ups all day, and we were able to teach families we
hadn't been able to teach for over a week. That was one of our most
successful days this week.
Sunday we had the most incredible fast and testimony meeting. Kieren
and her parents came which was such a cool little miracle. Kieren went
up and bore her testimony about Jesus Christ and the Atonement. The
rest of testimony meeting was super spiritual and many members got up
and added their testimony to the one our investigator just gave. One
member got up and bore his testimony and told Kieren "welcome home,
you belong with us." The spirit and the love felt in church today was
so powerful. Everyone was crying including Kieren and her family. It
is so powerful to see the power of the Atonement working in our lives
and to see people reach out and welcome with open arms just as our
savior would. We ended the meeting singing all 7 verses of "How Firm a
Foundation" it was wonderful and one of the strongest meetings ever.
Last night we got transfer calls and I am leaving Monroe. I feel so
blessed to have been able to serve here for these last 6 months and
have loved every minute. Just when I think I won't love this area as
much as the last it always happens. I am definitely leaving a piece of
my heart in Monroe.
I am headed back to the Marietta Zone to a
beautiful place called Hickory Flat. I have been there several times
on exchanges and love it. I'm excited for the new adventure and know
it is where I need to be. Even though it hasn't quite hit me yet and
it will be hard I know I can do it as I rely on my savior Jesus
Christ. This is truly his work and I'm excited to see what he has in
store for me! I love y'all! Thank you for all you do! Have a blessed
week! :)
Third verse of How Firm A Foundation
Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
Love,
Sister Hosman❤️🍑💗
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| Our last Zone meeting in Monroe |
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| I love this Trio! Sis. Staffer (Juneau, AK) and Sister Housel (Kamas, UT) |
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| Moving day! Goodbye 317 Alcovy Street |
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| We saved a turtles life! |
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| We met a bull!! |
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The Bishop's daughter fell asleep on my lap at church!
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