Sister Lyndsie Hall: Letter #25

Monday, August 12, 2013

Letter #25

Sent:	Mon 8/12/13 10:50 AM

Hi mom! How are you?? This week was probably the best week of my mission so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Roberta was baptized on Saturday and it was so amazing!!! The spirit was so strong and I am so incredibly proud of her. I love how this gospel changes peoples lives and I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to be apart of something that brings so much happiness and joy not only to my life but the lives of every person we teach. The baptism was so special. She has polio, which means that she doesn't have any leg function at all. When she was baptized the Elder baptizing her picked her up out of her wheelchair and carried her into the water. It was the neatest thing I have ever been apart of. I can't express how truly grateful I am to be here serving our Heavenly Father and to have part in something so meaningful and life changing. There is so much more I have to tell you about it but I have very little time today. It's transfer day and guess what? Sister Marble is being transferred :( I am very sad about it but i'm excited for her to continue her adventure in Klamath Falls. Plus she's going to be moving to St.George when we're off our missions so we'll see each other all the time! So you're probably wondering who my new companion is and well, I can't even tell you that cause I don't even know yet. She is still in the MTC and won't be here until Wednesday! I'm not quite sure what President Young was thinkin' but he gave me the assignment of TRAINING A BRAND NEW MISSIONARY!!! I am super excited but also nervous. I know that this will be a growing experience for me and I am anxious to see what the Lord has in store! I will be going up to Eugene tomorrow afternoon for a trainer's training and then meet my new "greenie" companion on Wednesday afternoon! I was also told that we are getting 2 Elders in the ward as well as us and that one of them is Elder O'Neil. And seeing the last picture that you sent i'm guessing that Trevor was companions with him?? I don't know? I thought he was companions with Elder Taumeolau. I kinda feel outta the loop but that's alright. Oh!!! So last week we also met with Jill and her boys again and oh my goodness, Nickolas was being so so silly! All of us were laughing so hard that we had tears in our eyes! I love that family so much!! AND guess what???? Jill's husband Richard came to church yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sister Marble and I couldn't contain our excitement we were so happy! Our Ward Mission Leader kept telling us to put our eyes back in our head! Haha! Anyway, this week has just been so fantastic!! McKenna and Bryce are now on date to be baptized for the 24th of August! They are seriously the most polite kids i've ever met and so so sweet. I hope that you are doing well. I didn't get much of an e-mail from you this week so I hope that means everything is okay. I love you so much and can't tell you how much I appreciate all you do for me.

Love,

Sister Hall :)

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