This week went by fast. I'm not really sure what to write about. We had an opportunity to do exchanges with the Windermere Sisters so Sis. Muhlestein and I spent a day over in the Windermere area - which is the apartment where Sis. Homer and I will probably be moving to next transfer. We were able to be on bike during the morning, both of us getting sunburned - oops!
Also this week, we were able to participate in Temple Service. We were able to continue replanting the flowers on temple grounds, taking out the winter flowers and planting the summer flowers. It was a lot of fun! It seems like missionaries are able to do Temple service once a transfer. Also, I was able to help out a bit at the Mission Office with a few of the other Sisters as our companions were participating in a ZLDLC (Zone Leader District Leader Council). Something I really like about this mission is how there are three Sisters called to be "Senior Sisters" as they watch over the Sisters of the Mission, doing exchanges and building unity. Sis. Muhlestein was just called as a Senior Sister last transfer so we follow her around when she has these meetings to attend.
We continue in our teaching and helping our investigators with their concerns. It's been hard this week. We haven't had any progressing investigators come to church in the last two weeks. Also, our baptism hasn't been sealed with a confirmation yet, so we are doing a lot of mighty prayers to give us help and strength. The work does continue forth and we have a lot of great investigators we are working with.
This Sunday, Sis. Homer and I had an amazing miracle! We learned that there would be a baby blessing for a Deaf couple in the Oviedo Ward. One of the interpreters called us up and willingly drove down to pick us up and bring us to Oviedo. It was amazing! We stayed for church then were invited to a dinner afterwards. We were in Oviedo for seven hours conversing with Deaf members from the Oviedo, Winter Park, and Hunter's Creek Wards. It would appear that these will be the wards we will put our most focus on as the Deaf members are working themselves to grow in size and combining together to get the work moving forward. They were so excited to meet the new ASL missionaries! They have been waiting for us for a long time and are hoping to have two more soon so there will be missionaries for the north and south, since the Orlando mission is quite huge in size! Sis. Homer and I were grateful for the opportunity to begin to get to know the members, see how we have progressed in the language, and gain more of an understanding what we need to do for the new ASL program. It was awesome! We are really excited for the upcoming transfers.
‘Make no small plans: They have no magic to stir man’s souls.’ This is the vision I have for the South. I believe that one day the South will baptize more people into the church than all other English speaking missions in the world together. There are great hosts of marvelous Baptists, and members of the church of Christ, Methodists and Catholics who are honorable people, and have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and love him. As they see their church veering off to the right or to the left of these basic teachings, they will begin to search for the truth. And as pivotal teachers come into the church and have influence, we will see the time when we baptize hundreds and thousands, tens of thousands. In your day you will see a million members of the church in the South. There will be Temples plural in the Southern States. What a great call you have to serve with these marvelous people. ~Spencer W Kimball (1974)
