So this past week has been pretty interesting.....I was pretty bummed to transfer out of Pacific Beach and go to a new area for my last 2 transfers. I was so nervous about it that Sis. Cazares woke up in the middle of the night to me having a legit "Sleep Prayer" where even sub-conscieously I was asking Heavenly Father that everything will go well with transfers & even closed in the Name of Jesus Christ.....haha
But thankfully I can say that Heavenly Father is SO mindful of me & even hears my prayers that I mumble in my sleep :) This past week has been AMAZING as I was transferred back to good 'ol POWAY in the Rancho Bernardo Ward (which is right next to my 1st area-Green Valley) & i love it, love it, LOVE IT! I can literally say that I have spent my whole Mission on the outskirts. I started @ the very top of our Mission in Poway, went out to the very East to El Centro, from there went to the very south next to the Mexican Border in Chula Vista, to the middle west next to the ocean in Pacific Beach, back to the good 'ol north of Poway! (If you look @ a picture of my mission, it might make a little bit more sense haha)
Starting my 2nd to last transfer of the Mission has truly been an eye opener! It is so crazy to come back to a familiar place and see familiar faces but what's even crazier is to see how much I have changed! It has been such a humbling perspective to have and I am SO grateful of how mindful Heavenly Father has been of me. Since I have come to RB I have been able to see SO many answers to prayers that I forgot I had even asked for & my heart is over flowing w/ love as I see& feel how much Heavenly Father loves me. I also realized that if everything had gone according to "my plan" for when I first even started my mission papers, I would have gone home last week. But the Lord taught me patience and had me leave on my mission 3 months after I had planned to go. It was difficult for me to accept then, but now I am seeing that there is a very specific reason why Heavenly Father asked me to wait. He needed me to be here, in Rancho Bernardo, at this very moment in time. And I am SO grateful that His plan is a million times BETTER than my plan!
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| I LOVE my new Thai friend! :) |
Ever since DAY 1 in RB we have been seeing miracles. My first night here we decided to go contact a Potential Investigator before we headed back to our house. Her apartment looked completely dark & empty. We decided to ask one of her neighbors who was sitting outside smoking a e-cig if he knew if she still lived there. Turns out she has been gone for about 2 months now. But we ended up staying and talking with him & had such a spiritual experience! He's 23, has had a super rough past, and has lost all faith and hope in God. Since he is the same age as both of us, we were able to relate to him & bear the strongest testimonies to help him recognize God's hand in his life. We showed him a Mormon Message called, "Hope of God's Light" and it was crazy how similar his story was to the guy in the video! This kid has just been living and breathing negativity & had absolutely no hope for this life. But we just kept bearing our testimonies & by the end he had a completely different countenance. He had a real smile on his face & the light of Christ in his eyes. He even agreed to let some of the YSA missionaries stop by again :)
Have I told you all lately that I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY?! Because I truly do with all of my heart. I am cherishing this time with all that I have & I am so grateful for everything that Heavenly Father has blessed me with.
xoxo Sister Morgan
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