Transfer 6 Week 1

Hello Everyone!!

This week was frustrating but wonderful. At the beginning of the week I said goodbye to a wonderful companion and on Wednesday I met my new companion. Sis. Opheim is very quiet, very kind and very willing to do missionary work. On the drive home from Eugene we stopped to get some food at a Taco Bell. I had been praying to be able to know how to talk to him. He was taking Sis. Opheim's order and he asked her about why we all were sisters and she was able to explain how we are missionaries. It was such a blessing that we were able to talk to him. We gave him a Book of Mormon and were able to bear our testimonies of it. The sisters who are serving in Coos Bay  were there as well. It was such a good experience for all of us especially the new missionaries. The man also mentioned that he had been trying to get a hold of a Book of Mormon so it was an answer to his prayer as well. (Unfortunately we were not able to get his information.)

My voice was pretty bad on Thursday (my voice decided to go on vacation starting on Wednesday. It is mostly back now but kinda scratchy so I pretty much sound awesome.) but we went out and got Sis. Opheim (o-pime) her first door approach. She is ready to work and wants to be %100 obedient. I am excited to work with her and learn from her. On Friday my voice was all the way gone and we did not get much done in the way of work. However, it gave me the opportunity to contemplate  how to support her even without my voice. I didn't realize how much I relied on speaking but our support to our new missionaries should go much deeper. On Sunday we were able to do some good solid tracting where everyone told us no. But the last door who talked to us was very kind, accepted a prayer and a Book of Mormon and we are going back next week. It was amazing to see the impact that this had on Sis. Opheim. I hadn't realized that the no's were getting to her. I know that God loves her and is so aware of her. I am grateful for the opportunity to train and am grateful for the trust  from Heavenly Father. I love being a missionary and being in the service of God. I love this area, the people here and my companion so much.

I love you all!

Pictures! (From Transfer 5 Week 5)

So Savage and her companion sis. Labrum came for exchanges. So there is one of Savage and I and also Aldous and I with a senior couple at the Gold Beach fair. Also Some of Aldous and I. Happy pictures.

Transfer 5 Week 7

Hellow!

So normally transfers are 6 weeks but because of circumstances this was 7 weeks. It has been an amazing transfer. My companion was amazing and the area was just fantastic! I am staying in my area and I am training a new missionary. I am so excited for her to come to such an amazing ward! She will love it! I am also hanging out with the sisters in Bandon today because I am companion-less. So I don't have a ton of time to write because today has been crazy! But I want to tell you all highlights!!!!

One thing we learned this week that our bikes break. But! More importantly we learned that the Lords hand is in the details! Each time our bikes broke, someone was led to us that we needed to talk to. The first time this happened we came out of a house that we tracted into and my tire was flat. As we were walking the mile or so back into town a man drove by us. Then he turned around and came back and talked to us. He was an inactive man who hasn't been to church since he moved to Oregon which was 20-30 years ago. He gave us his information and invited us over because he recognized us as missionaries. Then, the next day as I was fixing my flat tire (yep, I fixed it! Thanks dad for teaching me skills.) we were able to meet the son of a woman that we have been teaching and he is now on a friendly basis with us whereas before he wasn't so much. Then a day or so after that Sis. Aldous' chain came off. We were on the side of the road when a man who was out jogging came by and said we could come to his house and use his tools. Because he was helping us we were able to have an amazing conversation with him that we would not have had otherwise. His sister is a member and he had a few concerns and misconceptions that we were able to talk over. It is crazy to see how the Lord is so involved in every aspect of the work.

Another highlight and lesson was to not judge. A woman that I at first labeled as uninterested and not all there has turned into one of our most sincere investigators. She is truly amazing. I repented for that one.

The church is true and the field is ready to harvest!

I love you all!

Sis. Adair

Transfer 5 Week 6

Dear Everyone whom I love:

So the weather here is super mild. Like really, really mild. I sometimes think we are in spring or fall. The summer weather lasts like a week or two and the highest it gets is like 82 and people are panting and fanning themselves and I am in heaven! Being near the coast is pretty amazing and I love it here!

Last Monday after we emailed we went to Bandon to hang out with the Bandon Sisters and to go to the beach for a little bit. We also went to the cheese factory like how we went as a family a few years ago. So its a new one because the other one closed. Its really good. And I bought some cheese curds for a throw back to the cheese curd days and they were super good! These ones were called "vampire slayer' and let me tell you....with the amount of garlic on those bad boys... you definitely were a vampire slayer! They were so good though!!!

President came to do interviews on Wednesday. I just love that man. He is so inspired and I love serving in this mission with him. He is great!

I love being on a mission! I really, really do. Sure, some days are tough so I sit on the curb and cry for a second. But mostly I am so happy. I am so so happy. I get to study the scriptures everyday! I get to pray about 15billion times! I get testify on a daily basis about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. I get to work with amazing people. I have a fantastic companion. I live in Oregon where its always green! My favorite thing is being able to feel the spirit so strongly and readily. This past Sacrament meeting the youth had all gotten back from youth conference and they were sharing their testimonies about their experience. The common theme from them was loving how the spirit made them feel. I am right there with them. I love how the spirit makes me feel. I know that it is God wrapping his arms around me. I know that this feeling of peace, warmth and love needs to be shared with everyone! Especially the people in Coquille. I am excited to have been called by God and share this with everyone here in this town! Was it Elder Utchdorf who gave the talk "Lift where you Stand"? It is so true. We can do our part to lift and eventually the entire world will be lifted!

My scripture for the week is Mosiah 29:20.

"But behold, he did deliver them because they did humble themselves before him; and because they cried mightily unto him he did deliver them out of bondage; and thus doth the Lord work with his power in all cases among the children of me, extending the arm of mercy towards them that put their trust in him."

Humility + Prayer = Arm of mercy. As we humble ourselves before the Lord and go to him in sincere and heartfelt prayer his arm will be extended towards us.

I love you all so much!

Transfer 5 Week 5

Hello all!

So again I made a list (yea lists!) of things I wanted to share with you all and I have more time this week!

So I think I told you last week but if not.... Last week we got Stephanie and her two kids on date and we are so excited about them! They came to church for the first time yesterday and it was so good! They loved how they felt and what they learned! The dad is softening and will eventually come round! They are so great!

So last Monday: We started a mission wide trek. We were to go 800 miles (the distance between Eugene and Salt Lake) and hand out materials as we went. So each companionship was to tract 10 hours and each hour would equal a mile. Each companionship also needed to find 10 new people to teach, hand out 20 book of Mormons, hand out 20 lesson 1 pamphlets and hand out 60 mormon.org cards. So we were super excited to do this with our mission but also a little nervous about the high goals. As a companionship we had been handing out about 6 books a week and finding about 1-2 new people a week. But nonetheless the trek started! it was great! (I will tell you how it turned out at the end.)

On Tuesday we thought we would kick off the trek and do a day of tracting and we found a wonderful woman to teach because we sat down to take a break. She came out of her house from a street we were not tracting that day and we were able to talk to her. Breaks can be instrumental!!! Just saying. And Savage came in the evening for our exchanges but ended up going to Bandon instead but it was nice to see her for an hour.

On Wednesday Savage and her companion Sis. labrum came back in the evening and they actually stayed so that we could do our exchange for real.

Thursday we divided and conqured. Sis. Savage and I went and worked with one another first and Sis. labrum and Aldous were together to start as well. Sis. Savage was my MTC companion and I just love her to pieces! She is amazing and it was so nice to work with her and to see how we have both changed and grown. We found a new man to teach while our companions found a great couple to teach. It was so good to have them here!

On Friday Sis. Aldous and I went down to Gold Beach (about 2 hours away. The drive was breath taking! Awesome coast!) to volunteer at the fair down there. So we stood at the booth for 3 hours handing out cookies, books or mormons and talking in general. Also the bird show was right across from us so we got to see these amazing birds and a CONDOR!!! So cool!!! And the bird man took a book of mormon.

On Saturday we found Brenda who loves geneology and was washing her car. We found Larry who was having a really hard day. And we had an amazing lesson with this woman who we started teaching and hasn't been to church in like 50 years. She is amazing and loves how the church building makes her feel so much peace!

Rita is another woman we are teaching who is amazing! And I need to tell you about Kimberly and Jared but I am running out of time. Remind me next week.

I love you all! Go be missionaries! Its a commandment!

Transfer 5 Week 4

Hello all!!

So unfortunately this is going to beshort but I wrote a list of things to write you about!

On Monday we had a FHE at the bishops house. They invited another family who are members but they brought their cousin who is not. And we taught the restroation. When we left he went to his member cousin and said "What do you think of all that?" and she said " I think its true." and he said "I think it's a bunch of crap." and she said "nope. Its true." I love how simple she kept it. She avoided contention and made her point and he had nothing to argue against except the fact that as we were teaching he felt something. I love the spirit!

On Wednesday a member gave us a ride to a town an hour away and she told us of her re conversion story. She removed her name a 20 years ago and she told us how she chose to 'follow the light.' It reminded me that we are all in the dark and as we look to Christ we can follow that light and serve him who saves!

On thur we had several people tell us they were comfortable with where they are in life and it made me so sad because they wont move forward or toward this incredible message even though they all admitted in varying ways that they know the church is true. Don't ever be complacent with where we are. Continue to improve and follow God!

We have started challenging families to make a family mission plan. It all starts when we take the steps to have the spirit more in our life. I invite you to watch the "i'll go where you want me to go video from the work of our salvation broadcast and make your own individual plan and tell me about it next week!

And we went to make a dif. day and we quilted. My fingers hurt. And I kept forgetting the keys.

The End. I love you All.

Sis. Adair