From Alex

What a week! I cant believe that I am on my last week of this transfer! So crazy!

 

First off I want to start out by saying... THE WORLD IS AN OPEN POOL! How cool is that? Starting next month we can teach anyone in the world! Including friends at home, our own less active family, basically anyone! How you might ask? Through Facebook, blogs, facetime, skype, googleplus, and IPADS. This is going to completely change everything! The world is now open. China is now open, Saudi, every place that was closed to us before. It is so crazy! I'm so excited to be apart of this work.

 

Besides that awesome miracle. We had a good week of visiting less actives. We also saw Shehara! She is so amazing and is going to the temple this week :) We also found a less active named Jane. She is so amazing! She has the strongest testimony of God's love.

 

We had an exchange this week. Sister Nestor and I went to the Island with Sister Chipman. I love the Island. It is so clean and beautiful. It smells in the city. hahaha But both the city and the Island have good points :) For instance, I can talk to anyone now. I have become fearless. haha I am surrounded by thousands of people alll day long. Its so cool!

 

That night on the Island (which is long island) We did a look up to find a guy named Tom. He was way awesome and I am pretty sure that he is going to join the church. On the way out to the car (i love cars) We found a lady named Gina. I just stopped everyone and started talking to her. She was so sad and wondered if we could give her a bible. We ended up giving her both a bible and a book of mormon. I know that this gospel can bless her life! I wish that everyone would just listen to our message. It would change their life.

 

That night I could not sleep. It was around one in the morning when Sister Chipman said, "Sister Powell I am having problems breathing.: I was so sad! So we called a Senior missionary and we went out and watched finding faith in christ until her breathing went back to normal. I realized something watching the movie. Jesus Christ is so amazing. He changed the world. I think it is so amazing that because He lived and died for us we can change! Our human nature can gradually change. We can be healed. Sometimes we lack the belief that we can change but God will help our unbelief. I know it. I know that he lives.

 

My week was awesome. I am excited for this coming up week.

 

You are all so amazing and remember that God loves you so much! Keep you eyes towards the future and enjoy where you are at :)

 

Sister Powell

From Alex

Where is my mission going? I want to extend. hahaha Serve a 2 year mission :) I would love that. anyway. The lIbrary was closed yesterday so nooo emailing :/

 

My last week started off amazing! We started with... ZONE CONFERENCE! Yayyy! I love my mission presidnet so so so much! He is such an inspired man.

 

My week was kinda random and for some reason I was bad at journaling this week. So my email is going to be kinda random also. lol

 

We did a lot with the young women this week. We have been asked to be their examples and of course we said yes. So they came to appts with us :) That was good. I want these girls to be so happy!

 

At a street sweep this week I talked to a woman whose son is a Bishop in Monroe, LA! So cool! Both of her grandsons served misions but she doesnt want to get baptised. Her son says tha tshe knows that the church is true but she just is stubborn. lol She even san us Joseph Smiths First Prayer.

 

We basicall had an awesome week! WE have an investigator! WHOOO! Who is getting baptised next week :D Yay for miracles! Her name is Simone. She was so ready to hear the gospel. We taught her the plan of Salvation and she just said "I know this is the plan that God set up for us." It was so amazing.

 

We also taught Elizabeth again this week. She almost didnt want us to come over because she felt guilty that she drank this week. But we told her no we are coming over. Sister Pierre came with us. She was so amazing! Members really are the key to this work.

 

Church was awesome! Both Simone and Elizabeth came. Elizabeth just had a glow about her! After church she called us and said she felt so peaceful and that she was so grateful for us. It made me so happy.

 

After Church we went and did lookups. And the FUNNIEST THING EVER HAPPENED! hahah We were walking beside this car that was backing up and the car ran over a sprite bottle and the bottle exploded like fountain and the sprite or whatever was in the bottle hit me full on. I just started yelling "IT HIT ME! IT HIT ME!" and the guy starting freaking out because he thought it hurt me. haha But he started laughting too. Im sure one day he will run into missionaries again and remember me and be baptised. lol

 

Labor day was good. We went to a ward BBQ. And also went to see Sister Tracy Davis. She is a lady who is not all there but adores me. It makes me smile. It was her birthday so we brought her a card. It made her day :)

 

This week I have been studying a lot about the Lords timing and His will.

I want my will to be God's will so bad. Sometimes the problem is that I cant see past now. And President Holland gave an awesome talk actually about that :)

 

I love this quote "THe work of devils and of darkness is never more certain to be defeated than when men and women, not finding it easy or pleasant but still determined to do the Father's will, look out upon their lives from which it may seem every trace of God has vanished, and asking why they have been so forsaken, still bow their heads and obey."

 

I dont know a lot of things. But I do know that God has the best plan for me. 

And that is all I need to know :)

 

I love you so much!!!

 

SIster Powell

From Alex

Hello Family! I love you so much! I love that we have the gospel :) Even though life isnt easy, I am so thankful for the life that comes with having the Gospel.

 

We had a miracle moment this week! We were doing look ups when Sister Nestor had a prompting to talk to a lady. Her name is Elizabeth and she is a member but less active. She has drinking problem and was so sad when we found her. But we prayed with her right there and went back the next day. We taught her and the spirit was so strong. She is so amazing and I know that she has the ability to do such great things.

 

Basically we had a week full of look ups and we actually got fed this week! WHOOO!!! 

BUT the best part of the week was I got to go to Manhattan!!! To the temple :) We went with the youth. It was so amazing, I love the Manhattan temple. It is so crazy outside and then you walk in and it is Heaven :) I am so glad that I had this experience!

 

Sunday I sat in the back row and I was so sad looking at my ward. Ive really come to understand how important the gospel is while being here in NYC and also how real saten is. But I know that the gospel can change lives and there are so many poeple waiting to here it! I love my Jamaica Queens :)

 

I love being here. I love my ward so much. I love my companions. I love the spirit and I love this church.

 

God lives, His hand is in every part of our lives. Sometimes we just dont see why.

 

His timing is everything.

 

I know it.

 

I decided that my mission idol is Enoch. He is so amazing and I want to be just like Him :)

 

I love you!!
Sister Powell