January 23, 2012

Hey there Family! I hope everything is going well for you back at
home. Roseburg is amazing, I have literally never seen so much rain in
my life. I just keep thinking "where are the clouds getting so much
water!" This world is amazing, obviously a gift from Heavenly Father
to be able to live on it.

This week was awesome, I have never felt this good on my mission.
Thank you for all the prayers and support from back home. I really do
feel them and appreciate them.

We have been working really hard to get our investigators to progress,
but it seems like these ones are going to take more time and it is a
lesson on waiting for the Lords time.

Saturday I got a new companion. I got a phone call at noon from the
mission president telling me I needed to get the apartment ready and
they would be there in a few hours. Usually you would get a weeks
notice to solicite things from the ward, like a bed, dresser, and so
on. We got to work and made a lot of phone calls and rearranged the
whole apartment. Now there are 4 of us living together and it is a
blast. Sister Farnsworth is waiting for her Visa so she can go and
serve in Russia.

I hope everything is going great there. I don't know if I have any
cool stories, other than the fact that we tract in the pooring Rain
all the time :) I have learned that a water Resistant coat is not
waterproof, and that it wont outlast the Oregon Rain.

I know this Church is true! I love sharing that with everyone we meet
and testifying how blessed we are to have this knowledge.

Peace and Blessings.

Love Sister Rose


Pictures-
Me and sister Farnsworth
A random picture I found in the Ensign of people in our ward. So
Funny!! Look close :)
and The terrifying thing we had to pull off from our window. The
Elders did a number to block out the light. We were scared what was
behind it. . ..

January 16, 2012

Hello There! 

This week has been a ton of fun. We spent a lot of time trying to find new investigators to fill up our teaching pool. Which meant a lot of time tracting and contacting referrals which is never a bad thing. We were blessed to see miracles as we worked hard and went about doing good!!

It snowed yesterday here, Church got canceled over 1 inch of snow. It was pretty much hillarious, So we went tracting in the snow, I got soaked, Lesson learned where my rain coat in the snow. My hair was frozen for the drive up to Glide, which is where it was really snowy. 

We are teaching some amazing people. The Picture with me and Aspree, she is a member we have been working with. She just had her baby, it is horrible we are not allowed to hold little kids out here. But They Are awesome and doing great

We are also working with Mario, Reva, Larry, and Trying to help them all proceed towards baptism. It is amazing. I truly am humbled everytime we start teaching new people to feel their faith and desire for learning the gospel is great. We started teaching a Preacher, He has so much knowledge but the spirit can be really strong in the lessons when we just open are mouths and speak what the spirit wants us to. 

It was transfers again, so the pictures of all the missionaries are all of us in the Zone. Our Zone got 4 new missionaries this transfer, Our zone only has 10 missionaries so it was a big change. Change always brings excitement and miracles to the work so I am excited to be able to see what work we can all do. 

Thank you for all your prayers. I really can feel them and love that I have a family that Cares so much about me. 

Love you All 

Sister Rose 

December 31, 2011

I cannot believe it is already the new year! What a crazy year it has been! Somedays I am walking down the street and think of where I was a year ago and how my life has changed since then. I love this opportunity I have at this time!! It has been the most amazing Year of my life. 

This week has been the hardest working week of my mission. President Young Challenged us all to go out and find families because this is a great week to find. We went out and did as we were told! We were able to see many miracles as we followed his inspired council. We tracted a lot in the rain, and it was totally awesome. Yesterday we had a lesson in the rain in the middle of a parking lot. I haven't been that humbled in a long time to see a grown man cry and it be pouring rain in the freezing cold and feel the spirit all at the same time. 

I love this work, The gospel is amazing. This church is true and it blesses families. I hope you all have a wonderful new year and make great goals for yourselves to achieve next year. 

The pictures: Notice the year on the car- SUPER OLD 

The other picture, My poor companion pulled out starburst and the guy didnt even answer the door. 

Love Sister Rose 

December 26, 2011

Since we all talked Yesterday This letter will be short but full of pictures!

 

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, Its an Amazing experience being out here in the field and focusing all on Christ. I have loved every minute of it. I am surprised how I have yet to get home sick. I guess I have gotten every kind of other sick it kinda makes up for it. :)

 

This week was awesome we went to wildlife safari and saw all these animals which I just loved. One of the Elders was convinced I loved them so much I should become a Vet. Ha Ha if only he knew how much I loved taking care of Babies.

 

We worked hard all week in preparation for Tim and Bobbies Baptism's Which were amazing and full of the Spirit. The mission President and the AP's were able to be there for the Baptism's which was really awesome. I loved that he got to be there and see what amazing people were joining the church. These baptisms are the gate for eternal families!! And I just cannot stop smiling about it!! Tim and Bobbie both got Confirmed on Sunday and it was a beautiful service. I serioulsy feel so blessed to be here. 

 

A year ago on December 22nd I was feeling so lost and I wasn't quite sure what to do in my life. I knelt in humble prayer and asked my Heavenly Father. When the answer came to serve a Mission Much adversity and doubt came a long the way. A year to the date when Bobbie and Tim entered the waters of Baptism My answer was once again set in stone that this is what I am supposed to be doing. That any little thing that I have to overcome to be out here is worth it, because I have the blessing of an eternal family at home and that is what I am bringing to these people out here and to many generations to come. 

 

I love you all and thank you for all you do. 

 

Love Sister Rose  

December 19, 2011

Dear Family -

 

What an amazing season this is! I love being out here in the mission field being able to focus on the true meaning of christmas. We have seen a lot of miracles this season when we have been able to work closely with the members. This week is going to be awesome, We have two baptisms on thursday after our interviews with our mission president. Its exciting that its the same day because our Mission president will be staying in the area so he can be a part of the baptisms. We are pretty excited about it.

 

Today we are giong to wildlife safari. Pictures will come next week I am super excited.

 

I hope you all are doing well, sorry this week kinda stinks I am way excited to talk to all of you in 6 days!!! It will be a party on skype, Wahoo!! !

 

Peace and Blessings

Love sister Rose

December 12, 2011

This week was filled with Miracles. We spent a few hours tracting in the 30 degree weather which is always fun because of the hillarious things people say to you. But more than anything it shows that we are looking for people to teach. Heavenly Father see's our desires and blesses us.

 

Tuesday after Tracting for 2 hours in literally 30 degree weather and a lot of our appointments had fallen through we went to our last appointment of the night. Bobbie answered the door and had forgotten we were coming over. We asked if there was a better time and she said  no we could still come in. Her Son had just come home from a mission, he is the only member in the family and she wanted us to meet him thats why we were there. We got to talking about the gospel and how she wants it for her life. We walked out of there with a Baptism Date for Decmeber 22nd!! She is so excited!!

 

The Next day we had a meeting with a long time investigator who's wife and daughters are members. He has been through multiple sets of missionaries and has been investigating for over a year. Everyone knows him. He is an active non member of the church. We went into his house and simply asked what was holding him back. He explained how over Thanksgiving he was able to work out some familiy things but there were still questions. We taught about the spirit and how it teaches us and how he can have the spirit as a constant companion. He also is now getting baptized on December 22nd.

 

I love these miracles because it is bringing Families to the temple in a year from now! We are truly having a white Christmas with baptisms and it is amazing. I love this gospel and all that we see in it changing lives.

 

Attatched will be some awesome Pictures.

 

Love Sister Rose

December 5, 2011

Well Seems like it was a real Busy week back home. I hope things are going well with everyone there.

 

I wont lie My mind is a complete blur as it has been these past couple of days. I am trying to wrap my head around all the new changes here in the area. We ended up not getting a third companion last minute so me and Sister Cluff are Taking over the Melrose and Roseburg wards together and Tackling the work Head on. It has been a crazy busy work but we cannot complain when the crazy busy work leads to baptisms!!

 

This week we have been working Really Closely With Maggie Who is preparing for Baptism. It is heartbreaking how hard the adversary works on these people to keep them away from the church. It is another testimony to us that the church is true or Satan would not try so hard to keep people out of it. We spend at least an Hour a day with Maggie to give her the stregnth she needs to keep going. She is amazing. I cannot wait to get her to her Baptism, Then she will have the gift of the Holy ghost and things will get a little easier.

 

We Had to say our goodbyes to the Newton Creek ward which included the three Kids we baptized last transfer. It was remarkable to go and see them since there baptism. The change is like night and day. They are in foster care and have had a lot of emotional challenged. There Grandparents say that since baptism none of them have had meltdowns, and they have seen the most amazing change in there attitudes and behaviors. The oldest girl told us she doesnt like to lie anymore cause it makes her feel bad. I was so touched by this miracle because getting them baptized was probably the most difficult thing I have done on my mission. But seeing the outcome made it so worth it. and gives me the drive to keep working hard against the power of the adversary.

 

It is amazing the miracles we are seeing. A boy named Rodrigo came to church on sunday and asked where he had to sign up to be a member of the Church. We are meeting with him this week and he seems really solid. This doesn't usually happen here so we are pretty excited. A friend at school told him that our church was a good church and that he should go. He came and stayed for all three hours. And he loved it. Its amazing What the spirit can do when people come to church, its getting them there that is the obstacle.

 

 

Its wierd it is the Christmas season already. President Young sent out and Invitation to every member of the Church in Oregon to Invite a non member friend into there home to hear a message of Jesus Christ from the missionaries. I Am challenging you all to do the same thing. I know you guys all know someone who is not a member of the church. Please invite them over to our home and get in contact with the missionaries and ask them to come do a lesson about Christ and His atonement  and the need for the restoration. The Spirit that a missionary brings is undeniable and it would be a blessing to have in our home. I cannot wait to hear about who you guys invite over and how it turns out.

 

 

I love you All. I dont know what pictures didnt attatch last week, But I will attatch some awesome ones from booneyville this week.

 

Peace and Blessings

Love Sister Rose