The Promised Land with Firecrackers

So folks, I was raised up and spent 7 months in my home land Grove City, I made it through the Great wilderness Urbana after 4.5 months, and I have finally made it and hope to die here in the promised land. Translation, I got transferred to Mt Vernon. (Yes Sister Davis, feel free to scream and cry and get excited for your visit in September when you will see my beautiful face in Mt Vernon taking care of your people)

My heart is full of a lot of this this week. I was so excited to meet my new companion Sister Pead, she is officially 5 days old and the best missionary you will meet. She is not afraid to yell at people with head phones to have a nice day, she is not afraid to ask stalkerish questions to get us information, she loves to run around, and she just wants to get to WORK. She is from

Farmingtonk UT. She loves Soccer. I'm working hard to get my old bones to keep up with her.

I had to leave my best friend behind in Urbana. #stillstings #alot I felt super overwhelmed by the mess of an area the Elders left behind. I felt overjoyed when we met Jason and he said he would be baptized on July 9. I felt even more overjoyed when he and his less active friend came to church.

I felt so much love from the ward members and our leaders when they all were SO HAPPY TO HAVE SISTER MISSIONARIES AGAIN. I felt peace as I prayed for strength and comfort. I felt His love as I did His Work.

Life is incredible here. We have done so much cleaning, and planning, and meeting, but at the same time Heavenly Father placed a golden investigator in our laps. Misty, A less active member who moved to Mt Vernon a week ago, texted us on Saturday, the first day we were able to actually go out and Proselyte, and said she wanted to go back to church. We called her and set up an appointment. She bright her Friend Jason, who began to talk with us. As Sister Pead testified of the atonement he stopped her and asked, "how did you do that? Are you guys feeling this too?" HE FELT THE SPIRIT. We invited him to read the Book of Mormon, come to church, and Sister Pead had a kick butt invitation to be baptized and he accepted the date of July 9. He has a long way to go, but he is excited and learning new things. I love hearing investigators recognize the spirit #golden moments

I also had a really cool experience this week. I have just really felt impressed by the power of prayer. Since my life switched up, I lost most of my worldly coping mechanisms. Training can be stressful, being doubled in is even more stressful, I didn't have a comp who I knew and trusted a lot, I didn't have ward members who I knew well, it was just me and the Lord. It was cool to feel his hand in my life as I prayed for myself. It was amazing to feel power as I prayed for specific blessings. Another amazing thing came on Sunday. My mind drifted a little during sacrament meeting, and near the end I began to get super home sick for Urbana. It was a weird time to get emotional. Near the end, right after the meeting ended I just had the urge to pray for a lot of people. My family, my companion, and even Sister Lewis and her companion in Urbana. Afterwards I felt a sweet peace, and Heavenly

Father helped me see sign after sign and person after person to let me know that he was taking care of my people and I am in the right place. The power of prayer is real. When you have no one else to rely on, Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father are there for you. They are there in the bad times, the good times, and even in the in between times. Never hesitate to turn to them to lift you or the people around you up.

Life is good. False. I am living in Heaven on Earth. I am in a place I love, surrounded by people I love (even if they are 100 miles away #yesicountedlastnightSisterLewis, or 2000 miles away #loveyamom) and doing a work that I love.

I'll leave you with my favorite scripture of the day and part of my testimony of the Savior;

Alma 7:11-13

11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his

people.

12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to

the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.

13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony

which is in me.

Love ya,

Sister Reynolds