Transfers!

Okay so it was transfer Saturday and are you ready for this one?!? And are sooooo excited because.......................she is coming to US!! Say what!! We are both staying and she is coming and it's going to be the best trio ever. I have always wanted to be in a trio at least once and I couldn't ask for 2 better companions! It's funny though, who would have ever thought that I would be the senior companion back together with both of my trainers! This is insane! Heavenly Father is toooo nice! But for real for this whole past transfer I have been just sooo full of gratitude!

First, let's just say I have learned so much this past transfer. So much about the Holy Spirit, about working with a Ward Mission Leader, about asking inspired questions, and about the Area Book. I love the area book! It's like my little gratitude journal for all the things and people we get to meet and experience.Second, this week was the best! We got to "waste + wear out our lives" (d+c 123:13) with having no exchanges, or meetings we got to work our heads off and man was it great! We saw sooo many people and man are we blessed with amazing people to teach!We taught two of the most amazing lessons of my whole mission this week, to Sunday and Becky. After going to Elder Bednar our whole perspective on teaching changed. Both lessons were completely guided by the investigator's questions and we left soooo edified, the Spirit heals, this I know! Sunday asked us questions like, "what happens to people that came before joseph smith and didn't hear about jesus? what happens after this life? what about if there is an eternal family but one person doesn't make it? etc etc" And Becky asked us all about the Spirit World and shared the experience of her dad passing away with us.And so please pray for both of them that they can continue to ask questions and that the Spirit can continue to give them answers. I remember after walking out of both of them just completely amazed.Sunday is the coolest person ever. She is the one that is like a Disney Princess. We found out this week she teaches visual art to 4th graders and makes treasure hunts for her little 2 year old to have snacks and yeah she is just amazing!Zone Training was this past week and I just love learning from other missionaries! I was able to teach about "How to Plan a Baptism Service with Ward Leaders" and I loved it! We're going back to the basics, Preach My Gospel, my favorite!!! Remember how last Monday was 76 degrees, yeah well by the time it was Bike Day, it was only 30 degrees and snowing like CRAZY. Man we were laughing all day long as we treked on and on. The first 20 steps outside were the hardest but once we were soaked it was just hilarious!This week we also got cussed out twice, but for real, it was so intense! And so sad because one of the was our Spanish investigator's daughter and so we are going to have to put a hold on that for awhile. But we heard she is engaged and so hopefully she can get married and move away soon....does that make me a terrible person for saying that?The lactose intolerance is still haunting us as a companionship and get this Sister Gonzalez is lactose intolerant too! All 3 of us! But this week we got to try cheeseless pizza and I'm telling you it's delicious!!Welp time is basically up but I just want to share two more things:One Saturday we got to go to Carlsbad to help the sisters clean their apartment because they are moving and man that thing was nasty. I was climbing inside of cabinets to scrub scrub scrub, but it was fun!Okay and we started doing the coolest thing, on Sunday nights we go to nmmi and teach the cadets there a mini institude/family home evening! It is amazing!!!Okay time is up!!Miss you!!!

xoxxo

Hna. Slade

Also feel free to send a letter, I think I got 4 last transfer..