NOTICE:

Lots of things did and didn't happen this past week.

Tomorrow, I hit my 6 month mark. OH.MY.OH.MY.

 

 

It really came fast. I turn 20 in a month. Life is just speeding on by!!

Transfer calls were last night. I am staying in Parkway!! BUT I am loosing another best friend...Sister Wahlen!! I have come to love her so much! We somehow manage to have a blast here. The work might not be booming and bustling...but we sure do know how to have a fun time!!

This week kinda mushed on by. I'm getting my days confused and it's hard to recall what I've done when I've done it.

Not much else happened on Monday after I emailed y'all. We had Memorial Springs Sister's over for one last Sister's party and we just had fun. Sidenote: Mom. I read D&C 134 and thought I should share that with you. It was WAY powerful. It's all about our gov't (Or should i say the what we believe on liberty and freedom). Also! I was reading the end of Alma (the war chapters) and God's people are a people of freedom. I felt really pumped about liberty and freedom. 

Tuesday we got to go and do family history with Sister Burkhardt at the family history center. We saw Crystal that afternoon and had a great conversation with her! She recognizes the peace she feels when she reads the Book of Mormon. We told her it's the Spirit! We visited the Mediros and the Loredo's. That night Sister Wardell came out with us to visit a few people up in the area's that are hard to get to. Nobody was home but we managed to have fun.

Wednesday We were getting ready and about to start studies. Sister Wahlen got sick with a stomach bug. Needless to say we stayed in. She napped and when she woke up, I had made scripture cases for the both of us out of one of the boxes I got for Easter. They are so cute. We cut out pictures from our Ensigns and taped them on. Since we can't really laminate things, everything is pretty much protected by packaging tape. Planners, covers, everything.

Thursday we had weekly planning. We purposefully scheduled an appt at 3 so we could be sure to be out of the house by then. When 3 came around...we still weren't done but we went out anyways. Sister Sear's is working at her best to share her testimony. She has started studding Preach My Gospel in her daily scripture study. It's so amazing to me. Dinner with the Hammer's is always a treat! Sister Ellis is going to send a copy of the Book of Mormon to a friend. She's also doing her best. Being an at-home mom can be hard. Prop's to these amazing women who try their best!

Friday we had Zone meeting. IT was intense. Many tears were shed throughout the day. The work's been hard but it's going to get better. I can just feel it!!

Saturday was also pretty uneventful. Dinner with Sister Rushing is ALWAYS a treat. She is always trying out new recipes and gluten free cooking. That night we had Eggplant Parmesan. It was pretty Yummy.

SUNDAY. FAST SUNDAY. Bishop sent out an email asking for the ward to fast for the missionary work in the area. Next week our ward is getting re-aligned (4 wards are going to create 5 to evenly proportion children). AND Diana Hoelsher is coming to speak to our ward on June 8. She's an amazing local motivational speaker. Not sure if you can find any of her speeches on youtube or not but she is phenomenal. I can't wait to actually meet her. She is going to be speaking on missionary work. It is REALLY exciting. After church, we visited a few members. The McLane's got back from Hawaii and brought us back some chocolate. YUM! they crack me up.  Dinner was at the Rogers. I just love the Rogers. They are some of the best. We visited the Kunz after for pictures and then Sis. Ure and her sister, Marie came out with us. We went to visit Rena. Rena's desire to be better is growing. It's been WONDERFUL to watch her grow and make a better life for her and her kids. I am SO coming to LOVE HER!!

Sunday night we got the text that Sister Wahlen is being transferred. I know I said this earlier...but I just love her so much. Needless to say, we couldn't sleep. I got to bed at like 11:30 and she got to bed at like 12-ish. 

Change is hard to deal with. It's hard to sometimes move on. It's hard to not cry and just move on. BUT it's how we grow. It's how we learn. It's how we become more like our Lord and our Savior.

We are all a diamond in the rough. It's going to take hard things like pressure and heat (and here in Houston, there's plenty of it) to create something beautiful.

I pray that y'all put yourself out there. Go out on a limb and share your testimony. You don't really grow until you are out of comfort.

Reach out and grow.

God bless y'all!!

--Sister Carling