First of all, I was going to keep this til the end but
decided to just tell you now... I'M TRAINING!!!!!! That's why the title of this
email. I really am freaking out a little right now. I'm nervous and scared and
excited all at the same time. I know that Heavenly Father trusts me enough or
he wouldn't have me be training but man, it's just a scary thing right now. I'm
not sure who my companion is yet. I will find out tomorrow at like 3:30 pm. So
tonight and tomorrow I am spending time with Sister George who's from Wyoming.
She is also training so we get to spend the day together. She's my
"mission Aunt" so that's fun! I haven't gotten to know her yet so it
will be a fun time to get to know her a little more.
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| Waiting for transfer calls: Elders Robinson, Garcia and Bucholz |
Well, I guess I will get started with what happened this
week. Tuesday the 26th we did more service with the Elders at a members house
who had surgery a couple months ago and he's having some bad reactions and
other various things happen with it so we went over to help out. We did a lot
of phone calling and contacting the rest of the day so not a whole ton fun. But
it was nice to get out in the garden and pull some weeds (no mom, I did not
just say that...) I just HATED the nasty spiders. I killed a ton but there were
just so many. It was gross!
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| District picture (L to R): Elders Robinson, Garcia, Yoshikawa, Erikson, Newton and Sisters Amataga and Wheatley |
Then Wednesday the 27th we had a last minute lesson with our
investigator in the singles ward, Anthony. Things are going well with him. It
was last minute and we had a lesson at 1:30 so it was going to be a very short
lesson. But it ran over. Oh well... Turns out it was ok because our next appointment
had to do some things before we were able to go anyway. So that was nice. But
our lesson with Anthony went really well! We talked about baptism and he was a
little hesitant because he feels like he's already been baptized by proper
authority. So we talked a little more about it and asked him to pray. It was
just a really powerful lesson and I'm so thankful for the Spirit that was
there. It really helped us during a time where I didn't know what to say. Just
like it says in Doctrine and Covenants "Open your mouth and they will be
filled." It's so true! Sadly he wasn't able to come to the YSA ward
yesterday but his friend/co-worker who is in our ward said that they went to
the family ward in the morning and he's really working on finding out if this
is the true church and if he should be baptized. I know that a good thing will
happen with him. We just have to keep helping him and things will all work out!
Then Thursday the 28th was a good day. We had a very good
district meeting and had fun together for our last meeting of the transfer. Our
District Leader is going home tomorrow so we were all able to give
"eulogies" for him and that was funny. He is such a comedian that it
was just a funny thing to do. And after that we had a lesson with our new investigator
in the singles ward, Claudia. She's friends with a girl from the YSA ward who
is on her mission in SLC (it's a Facebook mission so she's been able to stay in
contact with Claudia and teach her some things over the internet. It's
interesting how she was sent to that specific mission and because of it she's
been able to teach her friend...) Anyway, we finally got her information so we
could actually teach her in person and it was good. We can tell that it's going
to take some time to move towards baptism for her but that's ok. We have to
take things nice and slow but I think that will be good for her and us as
missionaries. Sometimes we just need to slow down a little. So we are excited
to teach her and she's excited to learn from us.
Friday the 29th was good. We usually do weekly planning but
once again, it didn't happen for as long as we would have liked. We had a
lesson with Jen in the morning so we parked our car at the church (No Car
Friday) and walked to her house. We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it
was super good. We also talked to her about baptism and she wants to be
baptized! She just needs to talk to her husband and do this all together. It
was very cool to have a good lesson! We love going over to teach Jen because
everything we are teaching her, she's thought about and it just makes all the
sense in the world to her. So that's awesome! Sadly they weren't able to come
to church yesterday though because their baby girl didn't have a good night and
finally at 8am she went to sleep. But church started at 9am. But hopefully they
will want to come to General Conference this weekend (which I am SUPER excited
about getting to watch!)
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| Last night as companions...Sisters Amataga and Wheatley.3-31-13 |
Saturday the 30th we did service again at the Elder's in the
1st ward. They went to Utah for their daughters wedding and our Zone Leaders
decided that we'd all get together on Saturday and just plow through the garden
and get it all done before they come home this week. It was a wonderful project
and it was so much fun! Even though a couple of the Elders there were a little
lazy... LOL ;) But it was fun to have one last service project, all of us
together as a district. And that night we got together and waited for our
transfer calls. It was a very weird night. It was fun but the transfer calls...
Not expected. During the week, during lunches, I would start packing and
getting things organized because I was SURE that I would be the one
transferred. I have been here for almost six months and I just knew that I was
leaving Glendora. But calls came and I wasn't the one leaving... It was Sister
Amataga. She's going out to Diamond Bar (she's going to be in Mama J's ward!)
And, like I said at the beginning of the email, I'm training. So it was an
unexpected transfer call. And it was really hard on Sister Amataga and I. We
have gone through so much together and we have grown to love this ward. Dang
it! Why do we have to get so attached sometimes to people and places. It's so
hard! But, it has been a wonderful four months with Sister Amataga and I know
she will do wonderful in Diamond Bar!
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| Sister Amataga talking to AP for her transfer call. Sad day :( |
I know that this is the true gospel of Jesus Christ restored
to the earth through Joseph Smith. I know that Thomas S. Monson is the living
prophet today and I'm so beyond excited to hear him and the Apostles speak this
weekend. I know that Jesus lives. I know Heavenly Father lives. I know that we
were all sent here to this earth to go through life with trials and triumphs
and that we can return to live with Them again one day. Christ died for each
and everyone of us and He DID rise again (so thankful for the Easter holiday we
had to remember His resurrection). I'm thankful that I'm a missionary at this
time to go out and share that with others. This is the best news ever!
I love you all so much!
Love always,
Sister Rachel Anna Wheatley
PS - Thank you to mom, Bekkah and Renata for your
letters/packages this week. And Happy Birthday to anyone who's celebrating.
Love you all!
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