Hello from sunny Kent! The summer weather has finally arrived, now that school is starting again. Hmm. :) August went by so quickly--happy almost September! I can't believe the month went by so fast.
It has been a great, busy week! Wednesday was transfers. Three of our wonderful Kirtland sisters went home: Sister Joseph, Sister Christensen, and Sister Palmer. Two of my companions, and one from the Rootstown ward! It was sad to see them go, because I love them all so much. I'm grateful for the chance to serve with each of them and learn from their wonderful examples. And then, we keep moving forward! With 7 new sites sisters and a fresh start in the Rootstown West area for Sister Bell and I. We are so happy to still be together, and excited for lots of miracles to happen this transfer!
Our schedule puts us at Kirtland on Fridays and Saturdays now, and we're excited to be there. I love Kirtland! It really is so beautiful. We are so lucky. :) We won't be serving at the Johnson Farm anymore though--now that the summer rush has died down, there aren't enough people coming through for them to need our extra help. We're hoping to go with Anna sometime, though. :)
We've been working really hard to find people, and also to get people to church. Dan and Cyndi came to the singles branch yesterday--yay! ... a less active member, also came--the first time she's come since I've been here! That was really exciting. We had a great lesson with ... during the week, where I could really see the Spirit teaching him, and he was excited to come to church--but then he got in an accident on the way and missed church. :( Man! Hopefully his car will get fixed and he will be able to come next week.
We had great lessons with Cyndi and Dan after church. Dan loves coming to church, but still has a lot of doubts about the Book of Mormon. He really wants to know the truth though! We hope that something will change soon so that he can come to church on Sundays instead of having to work. Thank you for praying for him and all of our investigators.
Cyndi is so prepared, and is ready to be baptized--we just have to wait until November when her work schedule won't be so crazy. We're so excited for that, and I love seeing her faith and testimony grow each time we meet.
Speaking of testimonies, we had a great meal and lesson with Sister Alexander and her family last night in honor of her birthday. Her great-niece, Breanna, was just baptized and goes to the singles branch with us. She is so great! We shared a message about the glad tidings of the gospel of Jesus Christ (see D&C 76:40-41--given at the Johnson Farm! :) ), and Breanna told us that she is so much happier since being baptized and joining the church. What a blessing, both to experience and notice the difference that the gospel makes in our lives! Hearing stories like that is one of my favorite things as a missionary. :)
Thanks to everyone for such kind wishes and words of encouragement. It's hard to believe my year mark is this week! Where did the time go? This truly has been the best, hardest, sweetest year of my life. I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve a mission. Before my mission, I didn't understand what living the gospel meant. I didn't know what I didn't know! But over the past year of serving as a missionary, my eyes have been opened to a whole new perspective, and a higher plane of thinking and living. For this, I will be eternally grateful. And there's still so much that I want to learn and do here! Six months is a long time--I'm grateful that I still have so much time to become a better instrument in the Lord's hands and invite everyone in Ohio to come unto Christ. :)
Speaking of instruments! Elder Ingersoll, Elder Romirell and I had the wonderful privilege of playing a musical number at transfer meeting. We played the arrangement of "Savior, Redeemer of My Soul" sung by Dallyn on the 17 Miracles Soundtrack as a duet for flute, violin, and piano. This is one of my very favorite songs, and I'm so grateful that we had the opportunity to play it! It was so fun, and I think it turned out really well. I'll attach two recordings--one of our final run-through, and one of the actual musical number during transfer meeting. I hope the recordings turned out okay, and that you like it!
One of our goals lately has been to become more anxiously engaged. I love working hard, and I know there's always more that we can do--we just have to learn to work hard and smart at the same time. What does it mean to you to be anxiously engaged? I'd love to hear any thoughts, experiences, or advice on how to work harder and smarter. :)
Well, we're almost out of time...but I love you all so much. Thank you for your prayers, support, encouragement, and examples to me. And thanks especially for the jam! I've had some every day since it arrived. :) Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Sister Wygant
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