Another transfer has come and gone! I am staying here in Forest Grove and Sister Alvey will be leaving us to go spend her LAST transfer in the Salem YSA Ward (a subtle introduction back into the world, hehe.) Sister Anderson will be my new companion.
The transfer ended on a great note! Christina got baptized! It was such a great experience for everyone! It was amazing how peaceful I felt leading up to the baptism, most of the time I am really stressing and anxious but I felt perfectly at peace leading up to and as she entered into the waters of baptism. It was a beautiful experience. Christina's father, who is a member, has also made wonderful changes and was able to baptize her. With tears in his eyes after the baptism he expressed his gratitude for our help and how happy he felt knowing he and his family were back on the right path.
2 Nephi 31:18 says,
"And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive."
As our prophet, Russell M. Nelson, often reminds us there is nothing so sweet and rewarding as being on the Covenant Path! I would add that helping others onto, or back onto, the path is just as sweet if not sweeter because you are serving as Christ would serve and helping your family home❤️ Being a missionary is by far the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life and I am excited to see what adventures and miracles this coming transfer holds!
We also had our Christmas talent show this past week and it was full of fun and laughs. It felt like the closest thing we could get to quality family time, and that is so needed durring this holiday season. We did a skit as a District acting out the story of Ammon and King Lamoni it was pretty great. I played the piano and sang a hymn that I arranged, it was super nerve racking but also really fun.
I hope you all have a great week and know that God loves you!
Love,
Sister Peterson :)
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