October 28
Dear family and friends,
It is so fun to read all of your emails and to hear what is going on. Well I got transferred again! I am now in Temple City where I will finish my mission. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about being transferred. I liked where I was at and was starting to have a lot of success. I loved my companion and we got a long so well. I am going to miss her a lot and miss everyone in that ward too. I am excited though to see what new adventures await me here in Temple City. My new companion is Sister Denney and she has been out for about six months now.
The highlight of our week was teaching the Gray family. This family is a referral from our Bishop. Bishop Wilcox has been working with this family for a very long time and has invited them to take the lessons and have asked if the missionaries could stop by and every time they have said no thank you. A couple of weeks ago we stopped by Bishops house to see how he was doing and he said "I want you to meet a family that I have been working with." We met with them on Friday and had an amazing lesson with them. I feel instantly in love with this family and want to see them get baptized and to become an eternal family. I wish I could describe the feeling that was there. As we shared the message of the Restoration and how much their Heavenly Father loves them the spirit filled the room and testified to them that what we were saying was true. Heavenly Father does love this family so much and I know that He wants them to have the blessings of this gospel in their lives. I know that Heavenly Father knows exactly what they have been going through in their lives and knows the best thing for them. As I was bearing my testimony to them That Heavenly Father loves them so much, I knew that it wasn't me speaking to them. I know that they felt the spirit and they agreed to take the lessons from us. I love them so much and I am so sad that I won't be able to continue to teach them, but I do know that it isn't about who teaches as long as the spirit is there testifying to them. Bishop was emotional after the lesson and said that he was really impressed how we presented the lesson and how much love that we shared with this dear family. I hope that this family will continue to learn from the missionaries and that they will want to be baptized.
As I was teaching this lesson, I think I learned more about my Heavenly Father and Savior that I didn't realize before. I know that Christ died for us, but the love that I feel from him and from Heavenly Father has grown even more. I know that we are not alone and that no matter what we are going through in our lives they are always there for us and that we are never left alone. Heavenly Father knows us individual and wants nothing more than to help us and to have us feel loved. I love being able to help people feel of that great love that Heavenly Father has for them. I am so glad to be a missionary for the Lord and that I am able to grow from the experience that I have with others. This gospel is TRUE!!
Love Sister Ackley
Pictures: Sister Knight(who would send you pictures of me and sis onekawa), Sister George is going home! My other favorite sister missionary, Sister Onekawa and my last picture being companions. :(
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