I cannot believe that a seven week transfer has come and gone.  Time continues to move forward and a very fast pace.  I look back and think, "how in the world has it already been 10 transfers?!"  So much has happened, and continues to happen.  Heavenly Father is so aware of his children.  They are all precious to him.  

Time is a precious thing for us.  Especially when we are on the Lord's time.  That is why it is so important to " Be where you are."  If not, we are just wasting away the lord's precious time. That leads me into what i learned from my companion this transfer. As i observed, and worked around Sister Rindlisbacher, I was able to learn a lot.  She is just so kind, generous, and thoughtful.  One thing I love, is how careful she was in the work.  She knew that we are on the lord's time and treated it as such.  We learned many lessons of love as we worked with all the sisters this transfer.  But the most important thing i learned from my companionship with Sister Rindlisbacher was the importance of "being where i am." 

John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 

John 4:34-36 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

These scriptures helped me realize that i don't need to be worried about earthly/ worldly things. Like what my plans are for when i get home. I am here to help harvest the field.  I need to do the will of the lord, and right now, his will is for me to lose myself in his fields that are white, already to harvest. 

As we do the will of the Lord, we are showing our faith in him.  When we show our faith, the lord then blesses us with Tender Mercies.  This transfer, i have been so blessed to experience a lot of tender mercies.  One of them being able to teach very prepared people.  There have been so many times that the spirit has witnessed to me that these people have been prepared for receiving this wonderful message of the restored gospel at this time.  I absolutely love the people here in dothan.  They are just sweet souls.  I am so blessed to have the privilege of meeting these people and teaching them about their savior.  

I am so grateful for this gospel.  I don't know where i would be in this life without this restored gospel.  I would probably be hopeless.  I know i wouldn't be happy, or optimistic in life at all.  Jesus Christ, and his gospel give me so much hope.  I know that it is through our savior that we can overcome all things.  He knows us.  He knows that we are weak, but the miraculous thing is that he wants to help us, because he knows how we feel.  He has already suffered those things for us.  All we must do is believe, and show our faith through our works.  

This week was a great one.  It was super busy with packing, traveling, and unpacking.  It was tough to say goodbye to yet another companion, but i have a new one to love and learn from :)  Everyone, this is sister Jensen.  She is from Burly Idaho.  She has been out 6 months on her mission. So she is keeping things fresh!  She just got done training a sister in Toxey Alabama, and is now here in Dothan with me.  

Also, i got to see Sister Peterson, the first sister i trained.  I am so grateful to her and all that i learned from her.  I am also grateful for her patience with me as we learned and grew together :)  

Y'all have a blessed week!  

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Sister Melissa Jean Wood

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