Melbourne Mission Moments
Well, another transfer has come and gone. I can't believe this
transfer is over. It went by so fast!!
On Monday we spent the whole afternoon at the chapel playing
volleyball with the other missionaries in our zone. I LOVE the missionaries in
our zone. As a missionary your zone kind of becomes your family.
Wednesday morning we got to go to the temple! They had the new video which is AMAZING and I basically
sat and wept the entire session. I am so grateful that we have a temple here in
our mission and that we are able to go every three months. I feel bad that
Phillip [Sis. Baker’s brother serving in Peru] doesn't get to go any more for the
rest of his mission. That would be hard. I love being in the temple. The spirit
is so strong there. I went to the temple with some questions and I got the
answers that I needed. I had a really special experience while I was praying in
the Celestial Room. I could see Mom, Dad and McKay at home in the family room
and Phillip in Peru, all of you on your knees praying for me. I felt so close
to home and so overwhelmingly loved. It was exactly what I needed. I needed to
feel that love. A mission is hard and while I have a wonderful companion and
people who love me here, no one can love you quite like your family does. I am
so grateful to have the family that I do. You guys are the best!
After the temple we went to the little girl who is in the
hospital. I can't remember if I told you about her but she and her mom are
investigators. About six weeks ago she had major surgery to have an egg-sized
brain tumor removed. She is doing so well! She has re-learned how to walk again
and she was so excited to see us. She was showing us all over the hospital and
pushing us around in a wheelchair. I have no doubt in my mind that someday she
is going to be able to talk and be completely normal. And when she is like
that, she will remember the missionaries that came to visit her in the hospital
and she will want to get baptized.
On Saturday morning our phone rang and it was President Maxwell.
He asked my companion and me to both train this coming transfer. So we are
being split up. And guess what, I am staying in the area! I can't believe I'm
staying here again. But I love the ward and I know that there is something here
that I need to do. My companion got a phone call from the APs on Saturday night
and they asked her to go to TASMANIA! There have not been sisters there for
almost 4 years but they are sending sisters there again!! So there's a huge
possibility now that I will get to serve in Tazzy before I go home! Cool huh?!
I'm excited for this upcoming transfer! I am looking forward to training a new
missionary. I am sure it will allow me to grow a lot. Really, it's my first
time training cause my companion now was
already trained. But yeah, I feel like good things are to come this transfer.
My companion and
I are going in to the city today. We are going to a place called the Eureka
tower. It is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere. They have this
thing called the sky deck that we are going to. It's like a glass platform
clear up at the top of the building. You'll have to Google it. It should be a
lot of fun!
Tomorrow is transfer meeting. Sister T goes home which I'm
really sad about. I've gotten really close to her and love her so much. I've
lived in the same flat with her the whole time that I've been in Australia so
it will be sad to see her go.
Our oven is crazy. We don't really use it much. We make pasta and
soups and stuff. I have learned to LOVE pumpkin soup. One of my favorite foods
here by far. My companion and I run in the mornings. I'm learning to not hate
running. And my next companion is going to have to keep doing it with me.
Haha
Phillip- Sounds like things are going great for you in Peru! Keep
working hard and praying hard. The language will come. And don't worry I'm
praying for you. Also, they do the date like that here in Australia too
(listing the day before the month). It drove me CRAZY for the first little
while that I was here. I just write all my dates as "23 Sep 2013"
because unless I spell out the month I get way too confused.
The church is true. I'm so grateful for the gospel and the
countless blessings it has brought into my life.
Love ya'll HEAPS!!
Sister Baker
Sister Baker
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