Transfer Day

HOLYCOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

dear everyone i love.
dear family

I HAVE LIKE ZERO TIME EVER but out of all the weeks i want to tell you about this is the one

theres so much to tell you i dont even know where to start and my brain is so scattered and im flustered cause i have no time and too much to do that its going to be all over the place so bear with me

-3 NEW INVESTIGATORS THIS WEEK.... I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT EACH OF THEM because how we got them all is just miraculous

first investigator

we met him on the bus.. he is DEAF and he started signing to me.. and i had no idea what he was saying so i just showed him that i only know how to finger sign ( spell with my hands the alphabet)

so we started "talking" very slow conversation because we are spelling each word. i was getting frustrated that i couldnt communicate better so i just got out my tracting notebook and we started writing back and forth.. he wanted to know what church we were from and what we do who were were cause we "stood out" and ya!! but also sign language really IS a different language and it was hard to put together what he was saying and if what we were saying was making sense to him.. basically got his number met up with him the next day and had a lesson over notebook, and then the next day had a lesson with a missionary who COULD sign! it was awesome!!! except i dont know how much longer he will investigate cause his family is muslim and doesnt like that he wants to learn about other faiths.. he wouldnt even take a book of mormon.. just took a picture of it... so it was a cool oxperience.. but more of a planting seed experience not really harvesting

the other two new investigators just FELL into our laps... they literally just came to church because her mother in law is a memer and brought them and now they are investigating... reallllly cool experience teaching them... they are Filipino. they are not married but starting a family. she is catholic.. and very catholic.. like she was almost going to be a nun... but she says she is trying to keep an open mind and she really would like to learn if our church is the RIGHT one like we say it is...

there was a time in their lesson that i just lost it cause they are so amazing.. we had read the first chapter of the book of mormon with them and the introduction..talked about the spirit what it feels like.. warned them of the advesary and how he is going to try and distract them from this and anti mormon stuff will come up so pay attention to how they FEEL and i asked her this question

"so... IF this is true.. if all that we claim to have... is true.. what are you willing to do?"
and she said,"well the scripture comes to mind... 'as for me and my house.. we will serve the lord', if this is God's church i will join it"

:O
:')

i cried.

sooooo im excited to see where that goes for the new sister here to teach and sister B, they will do so well :)

- on MONDAY which was victoria day... and May long weekend.. thats why i didnt email yesterday yet AGAIN... well we got the opportunity to go to fort edmonton which is kinda like this is the place... except wayyyyyy huge.. with a train and everything... SO fun :)

- i gave a talk on sunday!!! on the role of the book of mormon in conversion.... which i thought was funny cause the last time i talked in sacrament was my farewell and it also had to do with conversion.. and then mom you TALKED on conversion.. interesting... i see a theme here. but basically the book of mormon coupled with the spirit.. IS the converter.. we cannot become CONVERTED without the book of mormon.. it is the rod. it is the sickle. it is the keystone. pretty neat stuff.

-ummm what else.. oh i sent a package home today... theres some stuff thats mine that i just want you to save but most of it is gifts... so ENJOY :)

- oh.. i guess i should tell you about transfers hey?? hahahaha

IM GETTING TRANSFERRED!!! GOT THE CALL YESTERDAY...

im going to drayton valley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and ill be serving with sister W :)
this is what i know

-drayton valley is tiny

-its a branch

-i served there like 12 days and i loved it

-but i also think finding new people will be a CHALLENGE

-sister W just got out of training

-but she was trained by sister J who i love

-and im just super excited for this challenge and change

- i will miss ellerslie people and sister ballantyne

ummmm what else what else quick before i have to go...

this week we gave our all.... and it was AMAZING!! like heavenly father dropped two new investigators in our lap!! just for us giving it a little more than before! its not about running faster its about running smarter.. PACING yourself, planning ahead, not getting caught up in the stress of it all.. just focus on where you are what your doing and GO :) (SOUND FAMILIAR.. im so grateful for cross country and coach and all that i learned.. application of experience is such a sweet joy)

well i love the work

i love the gospel
i love you all and i appreciate you and miss you but time is flying!

love sister douglas