Well... We found out about
transfers... May
21, 2013
I'll be staying here! :)
Sister Longhurst will be leaving tonight at our transfer meeting, and
I'll be here, I'm not training. So that is a little bit comforting!
But I will have a new Sister, and I'll know everything about the area,
so, well, I am looking forward to the new experiences that I'll be having here!
Hopefully I will work even harder than I have and that things will
continue to be good!!! :)
Well, things are going well...
But I do have to say, we won't be getting mail until tonight, so again, I have
nothing to write back to, so I won't be sending mail home today :( sorry about
that! But I'll make up for it next week. But this week, only an email, so
I'll make it a good one!!!
It was the last week of the
transfer, and we helped a few people move. So I have officially decided
(I think I decided this already, when we moved 5 years ago) that really, I
want to move as little as possible. Because it is a pain. Though,
helping people move has also inspired me to go through the stuff that I don't
need, or want. Not that missionaries have too many things…just a few
suitcases. :) But, I think sometime during the next six weeks I'll be
sending a package home with some things!! Speaking of things...I’ll tell
you at the end of my email what I want you to send me...not too much. :)
It won't be hard :) haha.
Anyway. So we've been
helping people move! We even helped a non member and her mom move stuff out of
her garage, because she is getting a divorce so we were helping get her ex
husband's things out. But it was a great opportunity to talk to
them, they didn't know a whole lot about the church, but they do want to have a
prayer (blessing) said over their home, so once she gets all settled, she'll hopefully
be calling us! :) So that was a cool thing!
We also had a missionary
breakfast on Saturday! It was a good turn out, and well, it was
fun! Our ward mission leader is a
baker (it's his hobby) and so he made apple and lemon turnovers! Which
were fabulous!
We got the call on Saturday about
who was leaving, and it will be sad to have Sister Longhurst go. But, I am excited to stay here in San
Clemente! I love it! And I
love the people!
Speaking of people, we had a
miracle last week! With Jennifer, she is a recent convert who is
struggling with coming to church. So last Tuesday we went over after our
p-day, and we were just talking to her but she wasn't really listening. We
were talking about how bad things happen, even when we are good people, because
she doesn't know why bad things are happening to her right now. I then
invited her to get on her knees and pray, and ask God why, why these things are
happening and what do she need to do. Then, open the Book of Mormon, and
you will get an answer. I don't think she really believed me.
But, we left and we were planning, and it had been like 10 minutes and
she called us. So we answered, and she was shocked and happy, but she had
done just that, gotten down on her knees, prayed, asked, then read the
scriptures. She found something that applied directly to her! It
was simply amazing! The Lord does answer questions! He does know each and
everyone of us! I also know that the Book of Mormon was written for us,
it wasn't written for anyone else. But it was written for our day, and for us!
And how amazing is that! :) So keep on reading it! :) So that was a miracle that we saw this
week!
So, I am doing good! This
week has been a little rough, we've been kind of lazy, and not really that I
have wanted to be lazy, but it is hard to be the one pushing all of the
time. Which is what I felt I was
doing. But, my motivation is back, and well, new companion, new
transfer. It is going to be great!
Also, I will (99% positive) be in
the Irvine mission. Because this is the last transfer before everything
changes, and it will probably be a funny long transfer (since the mission will
switch right after transfers, so we'll probably just make the transfer longer)
But we aren't positive on that, just the fact that I'll probably be staying!
So that is exciting and different, but I know that it is where the Lord
needs me to be! :)
Hmmm ok…Oh yes, what I would like
you to send me. 2 cds. 1. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat,
and 2. (if you can find it before you send the package) it's called The Work,
by, I think, the Nashville Tribute. It is an amazing missionary cd. And you can use my card to pay for it ;)
but Sister Longhurst has it, and she will be leaving, so, :) ya.. :) But
if you can't find it, that's ok! OK, so I think that is pretty much
everything. I know this wasn't super long, but we did do a LOT of service
this week! and then yesterday had lunch with Kirk and said goodbye to some
people as we went about our day working!
I’ll let you know how the first
week with my new companion goes next week! And who she is and where she is from!
I'll keep smiling! I know
that I am here for a reason, and I love being a missionary! I love that I
have an opportunity to serve the Lord, to share what I know with all of those
around me! I love it! And I
do love the gospel!! :) I hope you have an amazing week! I’ll be
praying for you! And well.... watch for the miracles! Pray to have a missionary
opportunity (and then go out and look for it!)
I love you so much!!! :)
I'll talk to you soon!!!!
Love, Sister Taylor Burningham
P.S. Have an amazing week,
even though it will be busy!!! :)
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