...Are two prominent things during Ohio summers!
I LOVE IT.
Just
last night we sat on our balcony watching the lightning storm above us
and lightning bugs around us. It was magical! We were feeling really
nostalgic as well because we knew it would possibly be our last night
together.
I was so sick all morning waiting for transfer calls. I cleaned
our whole entire apartment! And of course the call was the latest its
ever been... almost 12 o clock! And they said........
SISTER FOX AND I ARE BOTH STAYING IN EASTGATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes,
I am serious. I asked them at least 5 times to make sure it wasn't a
joke. I am honestly shocked! SO HAPPY, but shocked! This means I will be
spending at least 7 months of my mission with Sis. Fox and at least
HALF of my mission in Eastgate.... WOW!! That's crazy. My mission has
been anything but normal or predictable!
Now, let me tell you about this past week. We were blessed to have
2 mini missionaries! Sister Rupp was only able to be with us until
Thursday but we made the most of every minute! I learned so much from her and she is going to be THE BEST missionary. She already is!
Sister Green was with us for the whole week and was also
wonderful! She is one of the sweetest girls I've met! Both of them are
recent converts to the church and have impressed and inspired me! It was
definitely a busy, jam packed, long week but SO GOOD. I honestly don't
know if I've ever been as tired as I was last night when it was all
over. Nick was definitely right when he told me I didn't know what it
meant to be tired until I served a mission! But then I just have to
remember this talk...
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1981/10/examples-from-the-life-of-a-prophet?lang=eng&query=are+you+tired
and get back to work!
We were able to accomplish so much
though! We taught 35 lessons! Woohoo! There is so much I could tell you
and I don't even know where to start so I'm just going to tell you about
Sunday because that was my favorite part.
All week we were talking it up and doing everything we could to
get everyone to church! And all of our hard work paid off... well, what I
should really say is that Heavenly Father definitely blessed us with
grace because we did ALL we could do.
Sunday
finally rolled around and we could not wait to get to church. We saved
multiple rows and paced around until people started showing up. And...
A
was able to be there with the Weeks family!!! I almost cried when they
all walked in I was so happy. We have been working and praying so hard
for A to get to church and everything fell into place perfectly. We also
had other investigators and less actives there and were so happy
because listen to this program...
Matt Bradley (President Bradley's son) gave his homecoming report
after his mission in Hong Kong and bore a powerful testimony in
Mandarin!
The youth sang (my personal favorite) the EFY Medley and I bawled.
The one and only President John P. Porter spoke and it was SO
powerful. I wished every person we were working with could have been
there. I told Sister Fox if I was an investigator I would be getting
baptized this week after that sacrament meeting! It was probably the
best thing to happen since the church was organized in 1830. Or at least
at the top of the list. President Porter talked about all of the
blessing we receive as members of the church, like being able to fully
access the atonement. That is what seperates us from the world and that
is why we share our message with the world. We bring the world hope and
direction and a better way of living for their families. The Gospel is a
whole new world! A positive one! He also quoted one of the prophets who
said the definition for ward is extended family. I love that.
It was exactly what A needed to hear. Both of our As actually. One
of them asked for a piece of my notebook paper so she could take notes
and even wrote down BoM references she wanted to go home and study. This
was a HUGE step in her conversion! After sacrament they both met
President individually and both told him they NEEDED us to stay
together. He asked if we were lobbying. Our testimonies of prayer have
definitely all been strengthened her in Eastgate because we have been
praying hard for us to stay together this transfer! People keep telling
us they can't imagine us serving with anyone else and it just wouldn't
be right to separate us--haha. Sister Fox and I have decided that we can
pretty much sum up our missions with each other's names.
Heavenly Father never ceases to amaze me! I love my mission.
I love you.
xoxoxoxo
Sister Rolfe
Pictures:
With the Weeks family at church
Our mini missionaries!
I can't remember what else I attached!
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