Big changes! Transfer calls came on
Saturday! annnnnnnd Sister Mickelsen is leaving me. She's going to Louisville to
be the first traveling sister in our mission. I'm holding down fort in Mt Vernon
and my new companion will be another 6-weeker just like me. I won't find out
exactly who my companion is till tomorrow at the transfer meeting but Sister
Mickelsen and I have our educated guess so we'll see of we're right.
It was a great week here in the GKLM! We continued to teach Trish and
Ronnie. We taught them the Plan of Salvation and it was so great! The whole time
their minds were being blown! Trish told us at the end that it was like pieces
of the puzzle had finally started coming together. And when we taught lesson
three later that week they asked such good questions. Ronnie asked a really
thought out question that led us to explain more about temples. It was so great.
Every question they had, answer! I can't wait to keep teaching them this week.
After teaching them on Tuesday I went into their snake room. I didn't go all the
way down the stairs though cause those snakes are HUGE, hello biggest fear!
Sister Mickelsen was holding them and I held Trish's little pet chameleon Curly.
He was SO cute, unlike the snakes. But for some reason I eventually promised
Ronnie I would work up to holding a snake so we'll see how that pans out.
I really think Dan progressed a lot this week. After our member present
lesson he talked to us after and we were able to see more of the root of his
concerns and the things that he's been going through. We were able to convince
him that he needs to be reading the Book of Mormon everyday. Church was so great
for him since it brought up his two main concerns. During testimony meeting
President Clowers bore a really strong testimony of Joseph Smith and President
Monson and Dan has really been struggling with accepting him as a prophet today.
Then later in Sunday school the main point was about keeping the Sabbath Day
holy. He's been struggling with how we don't have a black and white list of what
to do and not do, but members gave great comments that really helped him more
fully understand how it works and why it's set up that way. So, Dan's making
progress and we get to teach him again tonight before Sister Mickelsen leaves.
We picked up a great investigator a while ago. She lives in this cute
little town called New Harmony. She's been going through a lot of different
things in her family and has been searching for some sort of peace. We were able
to teach her the first lesson and it went so well. She asked great questions and
you can tell she's been prepared to hear about the Gospel. I'm looking forward
to teaching her the Plan of Salvation cause I'm sure it will answer a lot of
questions she's had. Over time I know that as we keep teaching her, she's going
to find that peace she needs.
The work is going great here in Posey County! Or as Sister Mickeslen would
call it, the armpit of Indiana.
Yuns have a great week!
Sister Hodges
Shout out to Derrn who is going to AFRICA!!!! What?!!!? Oh my goodness I am
SO excited!!
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