Week 75 - my last transfer

So today is transfer day...and I get to stay with Sister Coakley!! 

Hallelujah! Also today is P-day! So that's why I'm writing to you now:) also this will be my last transfer in the mission:((((( crazy how fast it's gone.

So highlights of the week:

IT SNOWED!!! Which means it's getting super cold!!! But I love the snow:)))

Funny story: we were walking on the highway (the only way to get to our appointment) and it was dark and late at night and raining... and a car drove past us and literally it was like the movies. A big wave of water just splashed us and soaked us, haha. It was pretty hilarious but super cold, good thing we only had like 20 minutes till we went home.

We had a lot of Fourth four last door experiences this week... which means we would tract all day with no success and when we were about to turn back we would knock one last door and we would find someone interested. We found Marco, Casey, Brooke, Cindy and Armarndo (who now is on date for baptism for December 2nd!!!)

Tyler (recent convert) bore his testimony in sacrament and is getting his temple recommend soon!!! So excited for him:) We still had some rough patches this week with people cancelling or rescheduling on us but God still provides miracles despite the hard times.

This week in ADTM I had to give a training on the prayer of faith. This week I've been really working on strengthening my prayers with my Heavenly Father. I spend 15 to 20 minutes in the morning on my knees talking to my Heavenly Father. I've really seen this help me throughout the day even when we aren't having success. Prayer is a defining moment. It is the moment the world stops around you. You have the attention of the most powerful being in the whole universe.

He is listening intently to you and is waiting to answer you. Im so grateful for the conversations I get to have daily with Heavenly Father:)

Love you all!

Sister Lowe

1-2. MLC

 3. The Elders carved pumpkins for us and left them at our door... itsays KFC YALL! 😂

4-5. Return and report, got to see Schultz!!!

Marissa and Sister Schultz

6-7. Tracting pics... I had to wear my glassss cause my contacts were acting up:/

8. PROOF OF SNOW!! Sorry for the selfie but I had to get it on camera

 10. Newbury... I lived in Newbury England when I was little so I had to take a pic:)

11.  After District meeting

Week 72 - AJ, CJ and TJ get Baptized - Tyler gets Baptized

Exciting things this week!

First and for most... TYLER WAS BAPTIZED!! Whoot whoot! It was such an amazing baptism. We found Tyler only two weeks ago but he has been prepared by the Holy Ghost and is now the newest member of Jesus Christ's church:)

Also.... AJ, CJ, and TJ were baptized!!! Hallelujah! I've been teaching them for 7 months straight when I was in Nibley and they finally were baptized this week!! I got to go back and speak at their baptism and it was just so great. My heart is full.

Okay so other awesome miracles. We met with Jospeh this week (new investigator) and taught him and he is now on date for baptism for November 4th! Yeet! His daughter passed away last week and we helped serve at the funeral and that's when we first met Joseph and he asked us to teach him more about what we believe about the after life. He seems super interested!

We also met this guy named Gary who came to church with his return missionary best friend and he wants to learn and take the lessons from us. We also tracted into a girl named Hailey who is 17 and she was interested in the missionary lessons and is open to baptism! MIRACLES PEOPLE! The Lord is just blessing us so much! Ahhh it's just so wonderful.

I'm starting to really like the area. Still trying to learn it all… it's HUGE! The thing is about down here is the people are really nice but they talk your ear off. People just love to talk. We will be walking and then stop someone on the street and they will just talk forever... like we talked to this non-member this week who literally talked to us for an hour on the street about stories in his life. He would not get to the point. My feet were dying and My legs were real tired after that conversation... and he wasn't interested...sadly:(

Okay so over the course of my mission I meet a lot of people who ask "has your mission changed you. Are you a changed person because of the mission?" And the answer is no. My mission hasn't changed me. I'm not a changed person because of my mission. On my mission I have come to know how to draw unto Christ. Am I changed? Yes. But it is Christ who has changed me. Christ has changed my life not my mission. Christ has made me want to become more like him and change for the better. In the scriptures it says "Behold, he changed their hearts; yea, he awakened them out of a deep sleep, and they awoke unto God. Behold, they were in the midst of darkness; nevertheless, their souls were illuminated by the light of the everlasting word" Alma 5:7

Mighty change comes from living the gospel of Jesus Christ - Simple obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Change is about becoming. It is what we have become not who we were. We need to become one with Christ, have his doctrine embedded in our hearts, and live the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ changes us for the better:)

Love you all!!

Sister Lowe

Lots of pics!

1-3. Tyler's baptism

 4-5. AJ, CJ, TJs baptism

 6. Got to see Jackie and Bryan!!! Oh how I miss them!!!

7-8. Zone service project

Holy Cow - look at the size of that fallen tree

9-11. On our way back from the baptism we got to see the Brigham city temple!

 12. District meeting pic with Sister Coakley

Week 71 - North Ogden with Sister Coakley

What an interesting week! The area we cover is huge! It's my biggest area so far for sure. We live outside of our area so we do a lot of walking or try to get rides.

This weeks been good. Just trying to learn the area more and figure out where we are going. We cover a lot of trailer parks and they are so interesting. The people in there are a bit crazy but they are so humble. Every time we go tracting over there, I am just so grateful for what I have been given and the environment I was raised in.

Okay so some highlights of the week:

Tyler is getting baptized this Saturday at 5pm!!! Whoot! I think this is the fastest conversion experience I've witnessed on my mission. It's been awesome teaching him everyday!

We helped at a funeral for a man named Joe. He is Catholic but because of the death of his daughter he has become so open to the gospel. He asked us at the funeral to come visit him and teach him more about what we believe about life after death. He's taking his daughters death really hard because she overdosed and was not a 'believer' so he's scared for her salvation. I'm excited to meet with him and give him some peace to his soul.

Funny story/scary: we were tracting in the trailer park and knocked on this door and the woman was a bit coo coo but was nice. We later saw her and her husband walking and her husband came up to us and said "next time you knock our door without calling I'm going to pull out my 45 gun and shoot ya".... yeah I was so creeped out and scared but we told him we won't go over anymore and kept walking. ITS OKAY MOM IM SAFE.

We also were walking and saw a group of 6 men out talking a laughing. As we passed they started talking to us. They were drinking and were pretty wasted... and were trying to make jokes about Mormons.

Thankfully one of their wives pulled up and said "stop harassing the missionaries." And then she told us to keep going. So yeah this area is a lot more sketchy than my other areas, but like my favorite scripture says in romans 8:31 "If God be for us, who can be against us?"

On a more spiritual note, we had MLC (mission leadership counsel) this week! It was so amazing as usual! They talked a lot about the power of the Book of Mormon, and someone said "we do not have to prove the Book of Mormon is true. The Book is its own proof. All we need to do is read it and declare it."

I love that. The Book of Mormon proves its self. I know that to be true as I have read a prayed about the Book of Mormon. Everyone I have taught on my mission hasn't been converted because of anything I say or do, but it's been because of the Book of Mormon and the spirt. Without those two there'd be no point to missionary work. That's why I love the Book of Mormon so much. It is my joy and peace. It testifies of Christ. It is so powerful. I just love it.

Sister Lowe

1. Got to see Sister Davis at MLC! Whoot whoot!

2. Sister Coakley and I after district meeting

3. Driving through the canyon to MLC (it's fall)