Eugene YSA Dream

Somehow It's been 7 weeks and it's transfer day again! Ready for the big news?? I am now serving in the Eugene young single adult ward as a sister training leader with sister Udall! She's been there for a transfer so she should know what to do! I'm pretty excited and nervous because this is a big change from what I'm used to. And guess what! I am in the same zone as sister Peck!!! I'll be a great transfer! 

Tuesday we had the most amazing experience with K. who is a recent convert to the church. Sister Hernaez and I were contacting people in the empire area and I felt like we needed to go see K. neighbor. He wasn't home and we usually just go and see K. after. We knocked on his door and he opened up with tears in his eyes. We asked him how his day was going and had a natural conversation. Then he told us he had just been praying because he's going through a really hard time and then we showed up. He told us he was feeling really alone and us knocking on his door was a sign to him from god that he is never alone. We gave him the mountains to climb talk and explained that even when we act on a "twig of faith" god helps us grow that faith because we are willing to show him that we have the desire to receive that strength. He started to cry when he realized that God knows him perfectly and knows his name. It was a wonderful experience and helped strengthen my testimony of my heavenly fathers love. 

On Wednesday we had a world wide missionary devotional where we were taught a lot about teaching repentance and focusing on baptism. And to focus more on that we've had a missionary schedule change! And our key indicators have changed too! So we are able to make sure we are concentrated on inviting people to Christ! It's been really great so far and I am feeling a lot more focused! The devotional really pumped me up! 

Sunday was sad because I had to say goodbye to everyone but church was SO GOOD!! We had a lot of people come to church such as J and G and also a less active woman named M.B. who sister Peck and I met with and sister Hernaez and I have been trying to get her to come to church and we walked in and saw  her sitting in the back!! After church M. came up to us and told us that she is here to stay and she had so many experiences where she knows that this is the true church! We had a lesson with J at a member's house and watched Joseph Smith: prophet of the restoration. The spirit was so strong and when we talked about it afterwards he told us he still wasn't sure what to do, so sister Hernaez and I bore our testimonies and I felt like I needed to tell him the experience of how sister Peck and I met him. There have only been a couple times on my mission when I can say that I've really felt god crying for us to bring his child back that I have recognized, and this was one of them. I could feel the pull and the spirit was so strong and it drained me. There is no way that he can deny the truthfulness of this church and gospel. This is Christ's true and only church on the earth today and I have no doubt about it. 

Sister Hernaez and I finished the transfer with FIRE! We found a lot of new people for the sister to teach in coos bay and I feel really good about what's been happening! 

There are always moments during a mission where you wonder if you've done what you came to do, and I remember yesterday there was a moment that I felt peace about coos bay and I knew that I had done everything that I was supposed to do when I was there. That was really comforting! I am ready for the next phase of my mission and I know this gospel is true! I love you all and hope you have the best week! 

Love, 

Sister Peterson