Well as you can see from my email title I am leaving Tacoma after only 6 short weeks. Its funny how the spirit works when logistically you know you're companion has been there longer and it would make sense for her to leave and yet you know you're the one that will be saying goodbye. Any yet you deny it right up until the phone call comes. Its a funny story (well to me it is) how our call came in. Sister Baldwin and I were street contacting and as we were walking we passed some members who randomly bought us slurpees. So now we're walking down the street looking for people to talk to with blue tongues and slurpees in hand. We felt weird. I get halfway through my slurpee and am experience sugar overload. We're walking and talking. Sister Baldwin felt very anxious for this transfer call and I kept telling her it wouldn't come until late tonight. Just as she says, "I wish they would call and get it over with!" the phone began to ring! I pull it out of my pocket and the caller I.D. says President Blatter. We both look at each other and voice "Oh no". I answer tell President we're on a busy street and to hold tight for 30 seconds. We run down a dead end road and put the phone on speaker and tell him we're good to go. He proceeds to tell us Sister Baldwin would be staying in Chambers Creek to train a new missionary! I was so excited and then I realized that meant I would be leaving. I waited to here what President said. He informed me I would be going back to the southern conference of the mission! Yay south! He also informed me I'd be doing the one thing I told God I really never wanted to do killing a missionary (in missionary vocabulary "killing" means you serving with a missionary their last 6 weeks before they go home.)
Something I've been praying for was a chance to experience the Atonement on a new level. I can definitely testify prayers are answered. I know this coming transfer is going to be amazing. I know that I will be coming to know my Savior and His atonement in a new way as I serve as a Sister Training Leader and work with some near by sisters to help encourage them and all grow together. I have no clue what I'm doing but as a good Bonjovi song says, I'm 'living on a prayer'. God definitely doesn't call the qualified but He'll never give me anything that I can't do if I rely on Him.
Sorry my email is pretty short today I'm just out of words. I haven't started packing so I'm mentally prepping myself for that.... yeah. That'll be fun. Anyway I guess I'll leave you with my testimony. I know our Savior lives. I know He has a perfect plan for us. I know that we will all meet obstacles and hard times in our lives but as we rely on Him there is NOTHING we can't overcome no matter how impossible it may seem at first.
Oh! I lied sorry! I forgot we went to Zion's camp this week! It was way fun! I'll include pictures because I actually took a bunch this time round. Looking at it now I find it amusingly obvious that God was preparing me for the tasks ahead. The theme of every activity we did was how we can't do things by ourselves. We have to rely on our companion and work in unity. But the even bigger overall theme was relying and trusting in God. My favorite activity both times we went was the trust fall. Maybe I'm crazy but there's something freeing about climbing up on a post closing your eyes and falling backwards. Both times I've done it now I've pictured all the things I feel have held me back and then I've just fallen. There of course are nine sisters behind you to catch you but they are there to represent our Savior. Its very freeing picturing yourself falling into your Saviors arms. I love being a missionary its amazing! I'll send pictures in a separate email so stay tuned!
I'll let you know how the sticks treat me when I email you from Elma next week!
'Til next week! Keep on praying!
Love,
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Sister Jones
P.S. Here's my new mailing address! 822 E. Pioneer Ave. Apt. 315 Montesano, WA 98563
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