Wight to Black {2/24/14}

God never ceases to amaze me. 

Really, though. I don't even know what my life is anymore!

If you haven't heard the latest new yet, let's rewind a little bit. 

I told you last week that I had received a transfer call. Well, I packed up my things (which multiplied again) and said my goodbyes and Tuesday morning we were off to Ohio for the transfer meeting. The roads were terrible and we had to drive for 4 hours but we made it alive. The Elders barely made it alive.. they spun out and went off the road and rolled their car! YIKES. Their car was totaled, their bike was demolished, but they didn't have a scratch on them. Can you say miracle?! The zone leaders came and picked them up and they finished the journey to the transfer! It was crazy.

Anyway, I took my place at the transfer meeting and tried to calm the butterflies in my stomach. Although I was SHOCKED to be leaving Kendallville this transfer I had a really good feeling and knew that it would be a good change. I looked around at the other sisters being transferred and tried to pick out the ones I knew were sister training leaders so I could narrow down who might be my companion and where I might be going. I had heard the day before that Sister Denison in Eastgate had been called to be a Sister Training Leader so I knew there was a tiny possibility I could go there, but I tried not to think about that because it seemed really unlikely. I've already served there and we are both new STLs so there were very slim chances they would place us together. Every time they announced an STL I found myself praying that I wouldn't be their companion-- which probably isn't a good thing to be doing haha. I was trying really, really hard not to think about Eastgate. Finally they got to the Eastgate zone and my heart starts pounding out of my chest. 

"Sister Denison serving as Sister Training Leader in Eastgate will receive a new companion and Sister Training Leader in........................... (I can't breathe right now)

SISTER ROLFE!!!!!!"

the next few minutes are kind of a blur but I know that I screamed and probably cried a little bit and that Sister Denison and I hugged each other harder than the Elders do--which is really saying something. We sat down and hugged like five more times and Sister Denison doesn't even hug people. It was great. I had to keep looking at President and make sure that this was really happening. I just couldn't wrap my mind around the fact that I was going back to Eastgate, moving back in with the Blackhams (my second family), and serving in the same ward as my first cousin once removed. There is no way this is real life!!!!!

Talk about answered prayers!!!!!!!

The rest of this week has been surreal. I can't decide if it feels like I never left or like I'm a new missionary again. Most of the time it just feels like I'm dreaming and I'm going to wake up any day in Indiana! Nothing against IN, I miss the people of Kendallville so much I can hardly stand it!! If I weren't with people I already love so much here I don't know if I would be able to take it!

KEEP PRAYING!!! I'm living proof God hears and answers prayers!!

With all of my love, 

(FROM OHIO)

Sister Kayla Rolfe!