This week my trainer, Sister Atkin, went home. She was out 6 months but because of her health had to finish her mission early. It was a sad farewell! But it's ok, God has a plan for her!
Currently I'm in a trio with two other sisters in the other ward. We are waiting for transfer calls and transfers this weekend.
It's been kinds crazy for me because even though I'm in a trio, I'm the only one who knows about the area I'm over - people we are teaching, ward members and their needs. I love my companions, I've known them the whole transfer, but sometimes I feel a little lonely. They both are all over their area but it almost feels like I don't have a companion, or at least someone that understands my area like I do. If that makes sense. But we do have twice as many lessons which is the best.
Yesterday we were talking to this old lady over the phone about peace in Christ - her husband passed away and she has no visitors with the coronavirus. We shared some scriptures about peace with her. Then she just started crying to us over the phone and said she really needed to hear that today. So that made my whole day.
Fun facts:
1. One elder went home early for medical reasons (like so many other missionaries). His dad FLEW here in their small PRIVATE PLANE to pick him up and flew him home. Our whole zone watched him fly away on a Zoom video call.
2. We went outside and wrote scriptures in chalk for ten minutes. We went back outside later, and literally between those thirty minutes someone had SMEARED mine and purposefully ERASED it. Haha it was so terrible.
I was having a hard time yesterday and I read this verse in third Nephi: "Ye are my disciples, ye are a light unto this world." It helped me remember not to be selfish. This is the Lord's work not mine. It's not about me.
God knows and loves all of you!
Sister Carlson
Goodbye Sister Atkin
Back to the trio life.
