I have been put up for adoption

Hello family and friends!

 So a lot has happened in the past week. I had been put into a trio, with amazing sisters! We have been trying to figure out how to get everything done for both wards which has been insane. We have the two craziest areas and we have been put together.  Insane! But it has been a good opportunity for me to see my weaknesses and strengths and what I need to work on!

Sister Livingstone, Sister Reynolds & Sister Gafa

The sisters I am with are the Arabic speaking sisters in the mission so I have been given the chance to learn with them which is way cool! I wish I could type something out for you so y’all could see it but that isn’t a possibility with their alphabet. It’s insane! I have learned to say and spell the alphabet in Arabic and I can say a general prayer to give thanks for food, the gospel and to bless people we are teaching as well as ourselves! It is a weird language with a lot of noises that sound like you’re going to spit on someone. You also sound like your last breath is being taken away with some of the words spoken! Ha ha! It really is an awesome language!

It has been super cold lately because it hasn’t been raining or been cloudy. Weird how that works right? Today it finally rained and it warmed up a bit which is nice! (and by warmed up it is about 40 degrees) 

Even though I am loving it here, I have been put up for adoption against my will. President came up to me on Sunday after the mission devotional and told me that I would be getting a new companion on Friday... my heart literally broke and I had to walk away without saying much because of my confusion. I felt like I had just been told I will never get to have ice cream again or something. It was a sad moment in life. We had thought we would be together for at least this transfer and we had just come to terms with it all, but I have now decided that this is going to be awesome! We found out the missionary who I’ll be with is coming back out! She had gone home for a few months for medical things and has decided to come back and serve! I am sooo grateful to be able to create a new relationship with this sister and help her know that she has made an amazing choice of coming back out to serve. Even though I will miss sister Gafa and Sister Livingstone, and Arabic, I am excited to take this journey! :)

That is pretty much what made this a crazy week. We had 6 1/2 hours of church on Sunday, LOTS of dinner appointments and a ton of lessons to teach. We were going all day and by the time we got home we were all looking like zombies! It is good though, staying busy. It keeps your mind on the work and how important it is! I am so grateful for this gospel! It has blessed my life so much. I know that in my life here, there have been trials that are personal to me but I love that I know about the atonement and how it can help me personally! I hope that all of you will take the time to ask to feel the atonement in your own life. It is amazing when you can feel it working for you as an individual and when you feel it and gain testimony of its reality you will have a very strong desire to share it with others. I am grateful for you all and I love you all individually! Have an amazing week! 

Sister Reynolds