Transfer news...dun dun dun

Okay! So the reason that I didn't email yesterday is because on Sunday afternoon I got a call from President Sorensen and he may or may not have asked me to TRAIN.

You heard it... I'M GONNA BE A MOM! Either Sister Bills or Sister Mayer will be my little baby.....who is either 2 or 4 years older than me. AWESOME! Aieeeeeeeeeeyiiiiyiiiii.

I didn't get my p-day yesterday because I had a trainer's meeting at the mission home in Cleveland. It was really good. It helped me not to feel as stressed but at the same time it was a little bit more overwhelming because they said things like this:

"This is the most important calling in the mission." and "Your trainer can make or break your mission." and "You are all that your missionary will know about the Ohio Cleveland Mission."

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! If I'm all she knows about the mission, I better be dang good! I know that I'm going to have to step up now and that I'm really REALLY going to need to rely on the Spirit more fully than I ever have before.

But my confidence was strengthened and boosted when they said that before they picked zone leaders or district leaders, they prayed and asked who should train and each of our names came very clearly to their minds.

But back to the rest of the week........so last Monday night was rough. We got home at like 9:30 and I didn't make planning a spiritual experience. I got frustrated with Sister Law and was short with her and for the next 12ish hours I was just having this bash on myself session. It was HORRIBLE. And it's not like I was wanting to keep hating on myself but I seriously couldn't stop. We had training meeting on Tuesday morning and Sister Maughan noticed that something was wrong so I opened up to her and then decided to get blessing from Elder Butterfield.

It was SO good. It was what I needed, and after that I was back to normal. Yay! Thank heavens for that. Let's see.....then, Thursday night we stopped by Man'tima and she looked awful. She told us that she drank a whole jug of alcohol on Wednesday night and she & Reggie got in a HUGE fight and things were thrown and she had broken glass in her apartment and the police came when she was standing outside in her bra & underwear.

I just cannot believe that is her life! Neither can she....it's heartbreaking. We are working with her though. It's going to be a long process because she has a lot of addictions and obstacles to overcome but she will be baptized and her life will change. The next day we experienced a miracle. We were able to have Brother Messegee and the elders come and give her a blessing and Reggie got one as well. Reggie sat in for the first time and when I invited him to sit in again the next time we came back, he said he was planning on surprising us and doing that anyway. He knows it's time for change in his life too. But he's got his issues as well...he's addicted to marijuana. We are going to get them into the Addiction Recovery program that the church has and they WILL be able to overcome these things. After we left that appointment, I felt SO GOOD! The Spirit was so strong and I just never want to forget that feeling.

We brought Chris up to Kirtland on Friday and took her on a tour of the sites. She loved it! She is such a sweet thing. I'm excited for her to be baptized on the 21st. SO EXCITED!

On New Years Eve, we had a dinner with all the sisters in Kirtland and we played some games and then we went home and planned for the next day. It was fun to get together again! Kirtland is the best place to serve in the world, hands down.

So our church is now from 12:30-3:30 on Sunday. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, I was positive that I was staying with Sister Law for another one. Our investigators were having problems and I just felt like Heavenly Father was going to test my patience and love as much as he could. I was absolutely convinced that I'd have her as my comp for 3 transfers. But then, Sunday afternoon, we went to call Daryl, our investigator, to see why he didn't come to church and Sister Law pulled the phone out of her pocket and said, "President Sorensen called...twice! And he sent a text."

I WAS SHOCKED. I had completely ruled out any other possibilties because basically when I was talking to Elder Butterfield pre-blessing, he made it sound like the only options for this next transfer were us being together another one or me leaving Lyndhurst and I'm not ready to leave. So many good things are happening with the ward and their involvement and with the investigators that I can't go right now. Not after 6 months of working here! So I didn't go. I'm staying and we're bringing in a greenie and her greenie faith and MIRACLES ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF IN LYNDHURST! I'm so excited to wear myself out in the work and to tear it up out here in the field.

Keep praying for me and keep bringing yourselves closer to Jesus Christ. I promise you there is nothing better.

I love you all! Next week I'll send pics of me and my baby :)

Love,
Sister Webb