God's Perfect Plan

Here's Nicole's email from today!

It sounds like she had a really good week.

Check it out below:

"Hey everyone!! 

     This week was weird, like all first weeks of a new transfer. Nonetheless, we saw many miracles and have received many great blessings. 

     Monday was my last pday with Sister Kulcsar. We got to see Pam and Jeanine again which was great! They are doing awesome and Pam is really progressing! She's such a sweetheart....I really don't know what else to say about her! They're just great :) 

     Tuesday I got Sister Erickson and said goodbye to Sister Kulcsar! We've had a lot of fun together the past 2 transfers, despite the trials we also faced. I'm grateful for all that I've learned from her! Sister Erickson is great too, though! I just adore her! She is so funny! Tuesdaynight, we had a dinner at a members home, and their 2 less active grandsons were there. The lady talked about how cute her grandsons were the majority of the meal and how she was hoping if she introduced them to 2 cute Mormon girls (yes, she means us), then they would become active again. It was awkward....REALLY awkward! Hahahaha. Luckily, we were able to tie everything back into something less awkward and we were able to joke about it. Yeah...it was quite the experience! 

       Thursday we saw the Schmidts and see how they were doing since the passing of their loved one. It was a very short, but great message! Sister Schmidt was engaged and felt the Spirit...it was so great!! 

       Friday, we got to meet our new district! In our district is Elder Shirk (district leader), Elder Nielson, Elder Troseth, Elder Vaughn, Sister Erickson and myself. Within our district, we all got special callings! I'm the P-day coordinator, Sister Erickson, Elder Troseth, and Elder Nielson are the Blitz coordinators for each companionship and Elder Vaughn is the refreshment coordinator (that's my favorite:)). Hahaha, it's going to be a great transfer with these wonderful people! Our district is a lot of fun and I can already tell we'll become close!

       Saturday, I got to attend my first funeral...EVER. I hate funerals!! We got to go to the funeral for the Schmidt family in support of these wonderful people. By the way I cried, you would've thought I was best friends with the man who died! Despite all the tears, I am so grateful for that experience! The memorial was absolutely BEAUTIFUL and the Spirit was felt so strongly. It's been a while since I've felt the Spirit that strong. I had a lot of doubts, concerns, and worries addressed at the service. I had things clarified and confirmed to me. I gained a better understanding about God's Plan of Happiness (or Plan of Salvation) for His children. God's plan is perfect. I'm grateful that Jesus Christ will be the Judge and that He knows us perfectly and knows our hearts. How grateful I am for this reaffirmation. I'm thankful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ that makes it possible for us to live with our loved ones again. I am so blessed to have this restored gospel in my life to carry me through the difficult times. 

       I hope everyone had a wonderful week and will have an even better week! Thank you for your love, support and prayers! I appreciate them and I appreciate each of you! Love you all!! 

Love, 

Sister Wilson"

God's Unfailing, Unconditional, Perfect Love

Sorry I'm behind in updating!

Here's Nicole's email from last week.

Enjoy!

"Hey Everyone!!!!! 

      Yes, I did get my transfer call, but you'll have to wait 'til the end to find out :) 

      This week was long, but good! The week before transfers is always weird feeling. But, nonetheless, it was a very blessed week full of miracles and tender mercies from our loving Father in Heaven! 

      Monday, we saw the Wimpfheimers. They're the family with the foster kids...with Jeanine (recent convert), Pam (our investigator), and another young lady Tatiana. We had dinner with them and shared a message about forgiveness! We tried to make it fun, so we took the chorus from Frozen's Let It Go and rewrote it for them. It was funny! The awesome lyrics go something like this: Let it go, let it go Don't hold onto it anymore. Let it go, let it go Throw your grudges out the door. Yes it's hard, but you'll find joy this way. Jesus forgives you, so forgive your fellow beings too. haha, the tune got a little weird near the end, but it fulfilled our purpose :) It was fun and they loved it! Pam even asked if we could write down the lyrics for her haha. 

     Tuesday was GREAT!! We were super busy with appointments, which is a missionary's dream! We saw Tamara, who is our only investigator in Deer Park right now. She's awesome! Her husband is less active, but is super supportive of her looking into the church. In fact, he encourages her! She is super great, open, and searching. I love her dearly :) She has a desire to know the truth and to get have an eternal family! She's praying about baptism and SHE'S JUST SO AWESOME!! That evening, we saw Meg again! We asked her about church and how she felt and the possibility of her making it a consistent thing. She said she'd consider it, which is great! She doesn't like Clayton ward for some reason (Clayton is great) so she doesn't want to go there. We mentioned to her to come to Deer Park right now. We explained that God doesn't care which congregation she goes to at this point, He only cares that she's going to church and renewing her promises that she's made with Him.....she said she'd consider it and talk to her husband!! Happy me :)

       Wednesday, we did another blitz in Canada all day...I love Canadians :)

       Thursday we saw Sister Schmidt and her family. Sister Schmidt is super great!!! We did a fun game with her kiddos that got us all laughing. There is so much joy when you are sharing the gospel! At the end, we asked Sister Schmidt if she'd come to church for our last Sunday (we were  100% sure that Clayton was getting their own set of missionaries and we were crushed that this was our goodbye). She said "I think I can do one hour"! AHHHHH! She said she'd come to church for us:) I love the love we have for others and the love they have for us...no greater feeling :)

       Friday and Saturday we did an exchange with the Canada sisters. Sister Day came to Deer Park with me and it was a lot of fun! I love her! We just laughed the whole time and had great lessons! We even saw Pam again! She said our Forgiveness lesson really helped her. We taught her about the Restoration and she felt the Spirit strongly! She asked us to come back again! We love her to pieces!! Saturday we saw Meg! It went well except for the end when I started bawling my eyeballs out at the fact this was (most likely) our goodbye. Of course I started a chain reaction because by the time we were done, we were all crying. Haha

       Sunday, I learned a wonderful lesson. First off, I am getting so anxious for the call of doom. I hate transfers.....with a passion! Anywho, Meg came to Deer Park ward! She save us a seat and stayed for 2 hours!!!! It was so great!!!!!!! I just love her so much! Then, Clayton Ward starts and we are anxiously searching for Sister Schmidt. She never showed up. We were bummed and hoping we would have had one last hoorah with her. But, it happens so we didn't dwell on it. Well, as sacrament begins, the person conducting the meeting stood up and announced the passing away of Sister Schmidt's brother, whom she lived with. I started bawling (I cry too much). I didn't even know him! He's less active as well. I've seen him (because Sister Schmidt lives with him) and have said hi a couple of times, but that's it. I didn't understand why I was so emotional. I cried the whole sacrament meeting, then in Relief Society and on the way home. I just didn't understand why I was THAT emotional over this...so unlike me. But, as I was trying to understand what was wrong with me, these words came to my mind, "This is Christ'like love". The Spirit then expounded that for me. He told me that I was loving God's children the way He loves them. I realized I was crying because someone I've come to truly and deeply love, lost someone she deeply loves. I am so grateful for the Love of God! Feeling God's unfailing, unconditional, perfect love for us is a wonderful feeling. But, feeling God's unfailing, unconditional, perfect love for OTHERS is even better. I am so grateful that my calling allows me to love people as God does...it's one of the greatest gifts I have been given and I will forever be grateful for it. 

    Okay, okay, I'll end the suspension :) Sister Kulcsar is going to Post Falls, Idaho, while I'm staying in Deer Park AND Clayton!! My new companion is Sister Erickson from my MTC district! This was such a shocker!!! I couldn't believe it! I cried tears of joy. Everything I wanted to have happen this transfer did, and that's a huge miracle. Finding out that I get to stay with all these people I've come to love was one of the happiest moments on my mission. How blessed I feel! I'm excited to see where this transfer takes me! I'm grateful for all that I've been given! I pray you all have a wonder week full of miracles...I know I will! 

Love, 

Sister Wilson"

Nicole and the wonderful Schmidt family

Nicole and Meg

I Love My Calling

Here's Nicole's latest email home!

Though she had another long week,

she explains that she still saw miracles.

Read what she had to say below:

"Hey everyone! 

 

     This week was long, but we still saw miracles! 

      Monday, we got to teach Pam, the foster child who lives with our recent convert Jeanine in Clayton. Pam is super awesome and loves our visits! As we talk about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, she feels the Spirit so strongly!! It's so great!! 

      Tuesday and Wednesday, we got to do splits with the Grand Forks (Canada) sisters! It was a lot of fun! I love learning from Sister Day and Sister Smith! I love the elders and sisters we get to serve with and their testimonies that strengthen mine! 

      Thursday we got to meet our new mission president, President Dymock, and his sweet wife! They are super nice and I look forward to seeing how they will help the mission progress! Also on Thursday, we say Sister Schmidt...I have no idea if I've mentioned her before. She is a less active member and her 3 sons aren't members, but are of baptism age. They are so great and we see them every Thursday evening. When we first met Sister Schmidt, she wouldn't tell us anything as to why she didn't come to church. But, when we went over Thursday night, her kids weren't there and were at their dad's house. We sat down and we just asked her again why she doesn't come. She completely opened up to us! It was amazing to see how much she has grown to trust us and how much we have grown to love her! We were so excited!! I love Sister Schmidt :)

       Friday, we got news that a modern day Apostle, President Packer, passed away. I'm grateful for his service and all he has taught us. May we all remember him and apply his teachings. 

      Saturday, we went to a 4th of July breakfast with the ward where we got to help make pancakes :) It was a lot of fun! I'll send the photos next week since I have absolutely no time at all to write! Saturday night we also saw Meg, another less active in Clayton. Meg is GREAT!!! She really is a miracle. She normally closes the doors on missionaries, but since we found her outside working on her yard, she didn't have that opportunity. We've been meeting with Meg and reading from the Bible for quite a while. She loves meeting with us and we love meeting with her! The best part is, she came to church on Sunday! Well, she came to the Deer Park ward to hear her niece give a talk in Primary, but she came for at least 2 hours!! That was huge and we were so excited to see her there! 

       I love my calling and I love these people way more than I ever thought possible! As transfer calls approach (aka the call of doom) this weekend, I am getting very anxious. The Clayton ward will be getting their own set of missionaries (right now we share the ward with elders) which is exciting, but makes me sad. I love that ward so much and the thought of me not being able to serve in that area anymore breaks my heart. But, I love Deer Park too! We work with more people in Clayton, but the Deer Park ward is so missionary minded! I've gotten to really know the members in this ward and they are so awesome! I love these areas so much!!! I feel God's love for each individual in my boundaries and that's the greatest gift anyone could ever ask for...to love so deeply. It makes transfers hard, but makes the idea of coming back to visit so joyful! I'm grateful for all that my Heavenly Father has given me and the help He sends to me, and all of you, everyday! I know my Savior lives and I know His plan is perfect, no matter where He takes me! 

 I love you all! Have a wonderful week!  

Sister Wilson"

After hitting send, Nicole noticed she had more time!

She continues:

"Tender mercy from Heavenly Father....I got more time to send photos!! We write at the library and sometimes people reserve computers or there aren't any available. My computer only gave me 30 minutes to do all my emailing (instead of 1 hr and 30 min) so I was rushed. But, once it logged me off after the 30 min, it let me log back on! Don't know if there was a cancellation or what, but I'm grateful! Heavenly Father looks out for His servants! 

So here are the photos! We went to Zion's Camp for Breakfast. Zion's Camp is a church owned camping ground with lots of historical places marked. It was so cool to see it! The ward camped out over night and since we can't go camping, we just showed up for the food:) We did get to help make the pancakes though:) 

The one photo with all the skulls is from a lady's house who we had dinner with. She had animal skulls EVERYWHERE!! It's a lot of fun to meet so many different people:) 

Love ya'll!"

Stand For What's Right, Even If You Stand Alone

We just LOVE getting emails from Nicole on Mondays!

We also love the pictures she sends from time to time.

Check out her latest email (with pictures) below:

"Hey everyone!! 

     

    This week was tough again...Sister Kulcsar was sick all week until Friday. Luckily, we had many tender mercies and still got work done! 

     Monday, the Grand Forks sisters (the Canada sisters) came to stay the night with us so we got to go on splits! I GOT TO GO OUT AND TALK TO PEOPLE!!! It was so much fun!!! Sister Day came out with me and she's awesome! A recent convert, Jeanine, lives with a family who does foster care. Jeanine herself is a foster child about to get adopted. They have 2 new foster girls, Tatiana and Pamela, who live there now. They come from really really tough backgrounds...it's heartbreaking. We had an awesome lesson with them about the Atonement and how Christ helps through these tough times! I hope they will have a desire to learn more and to make steps towards Christ that lead them to baptism...this will bless their lives so much and they need it!! 

     Tuesday I had a lot of time to study since we were inside all day. I studied a lot on the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It was amazing to me to read and learn about Pontius Pilate. In every account, Pilate mentioned numerous times that Christ was innocent and that He had no fault. Nonetheless, Pilate withered under the pressure of the multitude. It reminded me that we need to stand for what's right, even if you stand alone. It's not always easy, but it's always worth it. No matter what, if you do what's right, God will be fighting FOR you.....this means you will ALWAYS win! 

      Wednesday...I went crazy...I can't take a week and a half of being homebound.

      Thursday, I did weekly planning on my own again. I also broke down. I've had many challenging weeks on my mission. I've had weeks where I was homesick, depressed, had troubles with my testimony, etc. Those were very challenging weeks that I didn't particularly love. Nonetheless, these past 2 weeks were harder than all those weeks combined. There's nothing worse than not being able to share the restored gospel of Jesus Christ with people who don't have it. So, Thursday I asked Brother Gilson (the member we live with) to give me a blessing. Then I decided (after talking to my Sister Training Leader-the sister missionary over all the sisters in the area) to call a couple members for splits. Miraculously enough, the first 2 people I called were available to go out with me and stay with Sister Kulcsar! BLESSINGS!!!! It was one of the happiest days ever to be able to go out and work! Sister Nelson, from Clayton ward, came with me to see our investigator Ruth. Ruth is doing so awesome!! She is reading the Book of Mormon. She said she didn't see how it related to her, so we got to show her all the parallels that were there...it was so great!! We also got to see a part-member family, the Schmidts!! The mom is a less active member and her 3 boys, Jayden, Gavin and Gage, are super awesome!! We talked about baptism and they all expressed a desire...it's just a matter of getting the mom involved! We're hopeful!

      Friday we were able to go out and work again because Sister Kulcsar was feeling better. We had a neat experience with this guy, Kurt. We met Kurt outside and started talking to him. He has a lot of problems with the world today. He asked A LOT of questions like, "why is all this bad stuff going on?" After listening to him go on and on about all this stuff, I came to realize that every single one of his questions and concerns were found/addressed in the Book of Mormon. We told him that and he refused to read it. He said he didn't believe it and he hasn't even read it. I flat out told him that all his answers were found in there. We asked him to pray about it and he wouldn't. I said, "Kurt, you will NEVER know truth if you don't ask God...never!" God is the source of all truth, so why turn to someone, or something, else? The Book of Mormon is true!! I've asked God and He told me it was! It answers all questions, brings peace, joy, and happiness! In the words of Elder Pearson, "Read the Book of Mormon everyday, everyday, everyday!" It will change your life...it changed mine. 

      Saturday we were able to work all afternoon. It was so great! These past 2 weeks I've learned a lot about patience and long suffering. I've also learned about how much joy the gospel and teaching others about it brings. I'm super excited to talk to everyone I see this week! I'm so grateful for my calling as a servant of the Lord full-time! The gospel is true!! 

       Exciting news!! We're getting our new mission president this week! It will be very exciting and fun to see what he brings to the mission!

      Last, but not least, I've come to see just how blessed I am. The past month-ish, I've become very grateful for all of you! Some of my companions don't hear much from home, don't have support from home (financially, emotionally, etc), or are very distracted for whatever reason. I'm so grateful for all the love and support I receive...for all the letters, emails, prayers, packages, etc. I really appreciate ya'll and all that you do for me. I'm sorry if I ever took any of you for granted and I will do a much better job from now on! 

     I love you all. I love my Savior. I love my calling more than anything. I love being here and I'm grateful for all the blessings, including trials, that I go through! This is my testimony in the name of Jesus, Christ, Amen. 

Love,

Sister Wilson"

"This scratch on my hand is from our member's cat...yes mom, I'm fine :)"

"This creepy/cool mailbox was at a house we tried...

no, the people weren't interested. They opened the door,

saw us, said "no thank you" and closed it...haha"

"Sister Kulcsar and I next to a mission field sign"

"Take it, I'm 1/2 way done, but I still feel like I just started so

I thought it was appropriate :)"

Week of Learning

Sorry I'm behind in updated this week!

Here's Nicole's last email home:

"Howdy! 

     As the title of the email states, this was a week of learning for me. Not much happened this week. Sister Kulcsar was sick literally ALL week. This means we stayed inside all day every day. It. Was. AWFUL!!!!! First off, I felt so bad for her being so sick. But, worst of all, we couldn't be out talking to people about Jesus Christ and His restored gospel. It was super hard, but also a huge blessing that I am very grateful for....Sister Kulcsar would disagree though :) This circumstance caused me to really focus on my mission. I didn't have time to think about home or my family or any other distraction. I really had to focus on how I would wisely use the Lord's time. I was able to get so much done on the area book and ward lists.....it was so great! Weekly Planning on my own was super hard. Together, we never get done with planning for 2 wards, even though we have 5 hours to do it. I was so nervous about not getting enough done, but the Lord helped me to get more done on planning than we normally do together....tender mercy!! 

     This week the Lord pushed me outside of my comfort zone. We have a list of people who are potentials, which means they have the potential to hearing the lessons from the missionaries and accepting the gospel. These are people who may be interested. A lot of these people had given the missionaries their number. I felt prompted to go through and call everyone.....I would much rather go talk to people in person, or be rejected in person, than on the phone. I don't know why, I just don't like calling these potentials. Nonetheless, I called all of them. I know this seems really small, but the Atonement covers EVERYTHING and can strengthen us in EVERYTHING no matter how big or how small. I was able to use the Atonement a lot this week to give me confidence, and inspiration on what He would have me do! 

       Despite Sister Kulcsar being sick, we did get to do a couple of fun things. We're getting a new mission president July 1, so we had one last hurrah with President and Sister Mullen! The pictures are from that day...we had what they called Muffins with the Mullens! It was so fun and we have loved serving under them! How blessed I feel to get to know them! I'm excited for the new mission president to come and to get to know him as well! 

       The second fun thing we got to do was an exchange! Sister Smith from Grand Forks, Canada came to Deer Park to work with me! Oh how good it felt to be out and talk to people!!! It was a lot of fun and I loved getting to know her :)

       That's about it for this week! I love my calling...love it love it love it!! I love my Savior, Jesus Christ! I love all the trials we get to go through that strengthen us, even if it's not our own trial. I love talking to people about Jesus Christ and the unfailing love He has for each person! These past 8 months have flown by and they have been hard, trying, and so worth every second! I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day! I love you all and hope ya'll have a great week!

Love,

Sister Wilson"

Belief is a Choice

Here's Nicole's most recent email home.

She even sent us pictures this week!

Enjoy!!

"Good morning, afternoon and evening (depending on when you read this)!!! 

           

       This week was pretty darn good! We talked to a lot of people in Deer Park and we met some pretty awesome people!! 

        So, there's a less active lady named Sister Harper. She's in Clayton and I love her!! She inspires me so much! She has breast cancer and has been fighting it for quite some time now. She's been fighting cancer in general for many years. She smokes and her health is so bad. She's going to have to go through surgery and it is very risky with where her health is right now. She's just been having a difficult life lately...nonetheless, she puts her trust so heavily on her Heavenly Father! She knows it is all in her hands and she has no doubt that whatever happens is part of His plan. I wish I was more like her in the midst of my tribulations. May we all remember that His plan, including all of our tests, is PERFECT! How blessed we are to know His hand is in all things! I love Sister Harper! 

       Friday, I got to meet ANOTHER member of the 70, Elder Clayton! How blessed I am to meet so many general authorities of Christ's church! I've shaken so many hands of people who are called and inspired of God to lead His Church! Elder Clayton talked a lot about choice and agency. He said no one can make you do anything, it's up to you and how you choose to react. My favorite quote by him is, "No one can make you believe anything. Belief is a CHOICE". No online material, no missionaries, no one and nothing can make someone believe or even disbelieve anything. We can choose to believe in God and believe that He is who He says He is or we can choose to believe all the false information we read online about our Loving Father in Heaven and the wonderful things He does for us. I pray that we will all choose to follow God and turn to Him for truth and believe that He is our Loving Father in Heaven with plans greater for us than we could ever imagine! 

    Saturday....BETH GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!! It was the greatest!! It all went sooooo well! She bore her testimony after she was baptized about how she knows, without a shadow of a doubt, that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true and that she is exactly where she's suppose to be. It was so powerful! We even had on of our new investigators (Ruth) in Clayton, who is very very stubborn, attend. She said it was interesting (in a good way) and that she feels more interested! It's so amazing...Beth's miracle, may end up being Ruth's miracle too :) The Gospel is True :)

    Sunday, Beth got confirmed an official member :) It was super duper awesome! Also, we unexpectedly got asked to teach SundaySchool...it went well though :) We taught obedience....so important! Be obedient....it will only bring blessings, and miracles into your life! 

     Last, but not least, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!! It's this weekend is Father's Day and I am so grateful for my dad and all that he does for me! I love him so much, I sent his father's day card a week early, thinking Father's Day was this past Sunday...oh well :) Most importantly, I am thankful for my Heavenly Father. He has given me every single thing I have! I hope we all cherish and express our appreciation to our earthly and Heavenly Father. We should be doing this daily, but especially as the holiday is coming up! 

     I know I say this each week, but I do love you all! I hope your week is wonderful and that you'll be able to see the good in each day! 

Love, 

Sister Wilson"

 Sister Kulcsar and Nicole in front of the Temple after Elder Clayton's meeting

Nicole and Sister Kulcsar in front of the Temple after Elder Clayton's meeting.

Sister Kulcsar, Beth, and Nicole at Beth's baptism.

Sister Woehrmeyer and Nicole. Sister Woehrmeyer is the one who introduced

Beth to the church and did so much to get her where she is today. What a

special occasion! :)

Sister Kulcsar and Nicole at Beth's baptism.

Sister Kulcsar and Nicole at Beth's baptism.

Prayer is Powerful

Here's the email we got from Nicole today! Enjoy!!

"Hey Everyone! 

      This week was pretty good, and busy. I saw lots of miracles and learned so so much! I am so blessed and grateful for all the learning experiences I'm given! 

      So, we met a lady this week outside working in her yard. We walked up to her and started talking with her. She asked us if we were Mormon and we said yes. She replied, "oh I'm sorry". We just looked at her and questioned why? Haha, she then explained how we've been trained and she highly encouraged us to go read a book by some guy I've never heard of (I think he was a pastor?). I calmly and politely explained, "I turn to God for my answers and guidance, not man". She wasn't too happy about that and told us that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. When we agreed, she still wasn't happy. When we left, I just thought about how important it is to know where to turn to for Truth. When you're turning to the internet or to a book (other than scripture) or anything other than God, you are turning to MAN. Who do you follow? Who are you preaching about? If the answer is God and Jesus Christ, then turn to them for answers! More often than not people tell us to go research our religion....I have, and that is exactly why I am here. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is TRUE. I have turned to and asked GOD if it was true and He told me. I'm grateful for the knowledge that I have and I'm sad when people don't accept it because of what they hear from other people. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash other religions. I completely accept other people and their beliefs and if they're not interested right now, that's okay. I understand and let them choose for themselves. But, when people tell me to study my religion, I just have to laugh. 

       On Saturday, we did a little district blitz. The elders in Chewelah came down and Sister Kulcsar and I, with the Chewelah elders, went to Riverside to do missionary work in their areas. Elder Shirk (Riverside) handed Sister Kulcsar and I a paper with names and addresses for us to go contact. Our gps is a little different then the elders' in the sense that we need the city before we can type in anything else. The elders' gps doesn't need the city, so they didn't put the cities down. We were getting really stressed out because we couldn't find anything. We called the elders and they gave us a cross street for one of the addresses and we hopelessly tried to find it. We were having no luck and we were so frustrated that the Spirit wasn't there. Finally, I pulled over and said a prayer asking Heavenly Father to please help us. I got a picture of a house we just passed and felt prompted to go back and ask for directions. I turned back and there was a man in his yard who gave us the directions necessary to contact the person the elders wanted us to. The rest of the blitz, we were able to find the roads we needed to get where we needed to go. I was so grateful for all those tender mercies! Prayer is POWERFUL!!! I've learned the power of prayer the most these past 2 transfers. NEVER doubt the power of prayer...EVER!! 

         Yesterday, we were blessed to be able to hear from 2 members of the Seventy, Elder Johnson and Elder Blunt. THEY WERE AWESOME!!! Our General Authorities are so inspired. They called all of us to repentance and stressed the importance of every member a missionary. We are all called to preach the gospel, no exceptions. Elder Johnson explained, "no matter what profession you are (doctor, lawyer, businessman,etc), it is all insignificant compared to the work of salvation among the children of God". It was so bold, but so powerful! He explained when we die, those professions aren't going to come with us. But, the gospel will never have an end to it being taught. I would exhort (highly encourage) every member to more fully fulfill their calling as a missionary. Look for those who are in need and reach out. Follow the promptings of the Spirit...He will never lead you astray. It's my testimony that as we share the gospel, we are allowing not only the people we share it with, but also ourselves to see miracles.

         I hope you all have a wonderful week! Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer and He is always there for us, whether we want Him there or not. He's looking out for us and knows us personally! I love you all and appreciate the prayers and support (:

Love, 

Sister Wilson"

"The photo is Sister Kulcsar and I with the Riverside elders (whom I love dearly).

Elder Toner and Elder Shirk (with the bird) are super awesome!

The bird is our Ward Mission Leaders...it pooped on Elder Shirk and me....super gross!"