Zone Conference...

Hello!!

It has been a super weird week, but it has been a good one!! We had Zone conference on Friday and it was so good! We talked a lot about the Holy Ghost and its role in our missionary work. We also talked about the power and authority of our calling as missionaries. I loved hearing the testimonies of the missionaries I serve with. The departing missionaries always bear their testimonies at the end and it is powerful. I am sad to see them go but I have learned a lot from them. One of the elders said we need to "Love big and hurt big". I have seen that when I open my heart completely I am more capable of seeing people as Christ sees them. Yes it hurts big when they choose to not learn but I know I’ve given my all. Another Elder said that he came to the mission to repay a debt and he is leaving with an even greater debt to pay. That touched my heart and I know it is true. 

On a not so spiritual note.... I need to tell you all to make sure you get the dates right for a baptism before you drive an hour and a half to go to it. I heard that one of the people I worked with in Graham was getting baptized on Saturday! I was SO excited!! So, me and my comp got in our little Toyota corolla and made the trek to Spanaway Washington. (It is right near graham where i served). So we get to the building and I’m so excited and then we pull into the parking lot and not a single soul was there. Basically it could have been a wild wild west scene with a tumble weed in the distance. I immediately start thinking it was canceled or we have the wrong building or something so we drive like lighting to the Graham stake center. When we got there, no one, I was defeated and sad thinking that she had to cancel the baptism. So we called around to find out what happened and in the mean time I drove to my old apartment in Graham to show sister Morris and lo and behold the sisters car was there!! When we knocked on the door they looked so confused and we told them about our adventure and through their laughter they told us that the baptism was NEXT Saturday. Sister Morris checked the text we had gotten the night before and right there on our little flip phone screen it said 'October 28'. Man! Defeated! embarrassed and also laughing quite hard, we made our journey back to Renton through the pouring rain. 100 miles later we made it back home. We parked the car for the night and started walking through the dreary storm. By the end of the night we were soaked through and chilled to the bone but i guess it makes for a good memory :) so moral of the story, ALWAYS double check the dates in texts. Ha ha!!

  Anyway, life in Washington is amazing! The rain has been killer the past couple days but i think we should be having clearer sky's in the next few days, which will be really nice :) I love being here. I am growing and learning in so many ways that I didn’t think were possible. I see my flaws more but I am comforted to know that we are given weakness that we can be made strong! (Ether12:27)

 I love you all and i hope you have the best week ever!! Don’t forget God loves you!

Sister Reynolds