November 21, 2016
Dear
family and friends,
This
email is going to be a little rushed, sorry. So, this week has felt like a
short week!! Last Monday we found out where we were being transferred... and I
got transferred to... Kaw
Valley
Topeka!!! and Sister Goff went to Harrison park Derby. This means we were officially
“whitewashed” out of Abilene, KS. (To be “whitewashed”
means both missionaries are transferred away to other areas leaving two brand
new missionaries coming into that area at the same time. Neither will know the area or any of the
people. It will be completely new.)
It was so hard saying goodbye to all those I loved in Abilene especially Ibet,
Kala, and a whole lot more people.
Abilene has a huge part of my heart!
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While
we got on the freeway I of course got lost for a second but it was all good and
I found my way haha! I told Sister Goff
to keep an eye on her bike which was strapped to the bike rack on the back of
the car because I couldn't see it in the rear window. We were by then half way to
Wichita when I asked her if she could still see it and she just went white....
It had completely fallen off the car while we were going 80 on the freeway
(speed limit was 75 just so you know)!!!!!!! So... we quickly called the Salina sisters and
asked them if they saw the bike. We were so relieved when they told us that it
fell to the side of the road. Thank goodness it didn't hurt anyone!
When we got to Wichita I got to see all my favorite
people! I even got to see Sister Tafua for first time since training which was
so nice to catch up with her. I also got to say goodbye to Sister Petersen
before she went home completing her mission. She has been one of the most amazing
missionaries I have ever met!
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| Yaaaaaay! My Mission Mom--Sister Tafua! |
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| My Mission Mom (Sister Tafua) and Mission Grandma (Sister Peterson). |
We
finally got to Topeka and I met my new companion Sister Gillespie. She is from Layton,
Utah and has been out for 10 months. She and I get along so well and have had
so much fun and have seen so many miracles in the last 5 days. We had a baptism
on Saturday that we had just found out about two days before I got to Topeka! Right
away we went and taught her. Her name is
Kaylee G. and she is nine years old. She is a part of the most awesome family
in our ward. Kaylee was baptized with her 8-year-old sister Payton, it was so
cute!!
Then on Sunday we had stake conference and a member of the Quorum of the
Seventy was there—Elder Anderson and his wife! It was so such a good stake
conference! I also got to see my Aunt
Teresa as well which was one of the highlights of my mission :D !
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| Baptism Day with my new companion, Sister Gillespie |
After
stake conference, we had another zone conference with the Manhattan, Topeka,
and Lawrence zone to hear from Elder Anderson and our mission president. The neat thing was that we got to have two
hours of asking Elder Anderson questions about missionary work. we then had a
mission president devotional which is where our recent converts come and bear their
testimony. So many people bore their testimony and almost all of them bore it
on how the Book of Mormon changed their life. It is so true—reading the Book of
Mormon is the way we can truly come to know our Savior and of His restored
gospel It is the keystone to everything! I have loved being blessed with seeing
how by reading and studying it that it has changed so many people’s lives
including my own life. Studying the Book
of Mormon has shown me how much our Heavenly Father and our Savior loves us and
how we can return to Him and be with our families forever. Every day I read it
and every day it changes me. I love my mission more than words can describe and
I love my Savior even more! I hope
everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving !!!
Love,
Sister
Magda
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