oly cow. Oh my word. Transfers
whaaat?! So.....
IM GOIN TO WYOMING!!!!!!
WOOOHO!!!! Hahaha Sheridan, Wyoming!
I'm going to be with Sister Wong
and I am SO excited! She is the
sweetest person on the planet and I
can't wait to serve with her.
But along with that, comes the heart
breaking of leaving Missoula. So
many mixed feelings right
now...leaving those I've loved so hard here
in Missoula and my beloved companion
Sister Fletcher! Literally, not
only is President separating us, but
he's putting us in two different
states!! Going to the opposite side
of the mission...Haha so crazy.
But the Lord knows what He's doing!
And President knows how to follow
the Lord. So we are ready for
whatever comes:)
But this week was amazing. The Storm
before the calm is a real thing
because as insane as last week
was(it was a rough week) this week was
just as insane! But instead, it was
full of miracles!
So, it all started off with
exchanges!!! Sister Decker, who is serving
in Frenchtown, came here to Missoula
with me for the exchange. Our
focus was talking with everyone we
saw!! So literally everyone
We saw these 2 people on bikes at
one point but couldn't catch up to
them (and they didn't hear us
calling after them) haha and they were
literally the only people he had
passed that day that we didn't talk
with. In my head, I prayed that we
would have a second chance to talk
with them...then what do you
know....5 minutes later we were at a
stoplight and guess who pulls up
onto the bike lane next to us?! THE
SAME BIKERS!!! Haha I'm like
"SISTER DECKER!!!! Look!!" So we rolled
down the window and talked with them
Haha way fun. I love the people of
Missoula. But one of
the awesome miracles was Tony. We
decided to park and walk to one of
the houses we were going to find. On
our way, there was this guy out
fixin his car. The conversation just
kinda naturally turned to the
restoration and he asked what kinda
things we talk about as
missionaries? Then he invited us to sit on his
porch and teach him.. A lot of the
things he believes line up so much with ours.
Sh is doing so good! She's been
reading the Book of Mormon every
day! Wooho! She's such a sweetheart.
Also, BONNIE QUIT SMOKING!!!! WHAT?!
She the sassiest but one of my
favorite people ever! She has been so happy since she conquered
that!
Jonathan is doing AWESOME!!! He's
been reading every day and HE AND
JESSICA BOTH CAME TO CHURCH THIS
WEEK!! They like
fellowship each other. Is so
wonderful!
Last little miracle was Ken. So Ken
is Sara's Catholic friend
that we've been trying to meet with.
We had an appointment for Sunday but they called and asked if they can move it
sooner!!
Umm....yes
The loved that it rang true with
them when they were learning about the church. It was
awesome. The Spirit was so strong
because it was in a member's home. It was one of the most amazing
lessons of my mission
We had some Great fun serving others...something you learn in the mission is the joy in serving others. Its just a win /win.
I am so so grateful. So grateful for
everything. My heart is full! I
have LOVED this time I've been
blessed to spend in Missoula. In a lot
of ways, it was a bit of a refiners
fire for me. I've learned a lot
about who I am, who I want to be and
in what ways the Lord needs me to
become that. I have met some amazing
people who have changed my life
forever
Most of all I'm grateful for this
gospel. It changes
lives and changes who we are and
what we desire. I'm grateful for my
Savior. He knows exactly what each
of us need and when we need it. He
is there for us. I am
so grateful to be able to see
His miracles unfold here in
Missoula. And they will just keep coming
no matter what!!!!
Love you!!!!
W/<3
Sister Hodgson
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