Hello Wonderful Family!
I just love transfers so much. Sister Hoki laughed at me a
lot because occasionally I would burst out a little squeal of excitement
throughout the week. So Sister Hoki is being transferred to Timpanogos YSA in
Utah, and I am staying in Brampton with SISTER COURTNEY HOWLE!!! I almost cried
when I found out haha. If you remember, Sister Howle was my friend from Brick
Oven who came out the same time I was called to train so I had a feeling I was
going to train her. I was blessed to exchange with her when she was in Toronto
and now I get to be her companion!! So happy.
Taryn is going to have a baby soon!!!! I'm praying for you
Taryn! I love you and Jason so much! You can name her after me if you want....
Sister Bodine. That's a beautiful name :)
Also Happy Birthday to everyone in February!!! I love you
all!!
Leading the stake choir has been a blast! The one problem is
that I have been having the hardest time calling them by the right titles. I
keep calling the women's sections Sisters and the men's sections Elders.
They've been getting a kick out of it haha.
While on exchanges in Stayner with Sister Duran from the
Phillippines, we visited a Less active family. The husband asked us if he could
sing a gospel song for us. We said yes so he got up and left the room to get
ready. We kept talking to his wife. The next thing we know we hear Elvis
Presley in the other room singing. He sounded EXACTLY like him - haha we found
out that he is invited to sing at events as an Elvis Presley impersonator so it
makes sense, but it was pretty hilarious at first. He was really good!
Sister Maeta, from Tahiti, and I visited with their friend
Kelly. She is preparing to be baptized soon and we planned to invite her to
live the Word of Wisdom. She has a HUGE addiction to coffee so we weren't too
sure how it was going to go. Turns out that she had researched on her own and
learned that the church didn't drink coffee so, on her own, she went from three
extra large cups a day to one extra large cup a day. Wow! We asked her how she
felt and she said that she felt great. So we invited her to live it, and asked
her what her next step was going to be. Her answer was "Well it's going
well so far, so I will stop completely." We answer "That sounds
wonderful! What is your goal for the day that you will stop entirely." She
says "Tomorrow." Booyah Kelly! She received a Priesthood blessing the
next day and hasn't drank coffee since. What an amazing example.
We were invited to attend a funeral this past Saturday. It
was a beautiful service. I ended up doing the prelude music (even though no one
knew me haha) because the organist was stuck in weather traffic and the 1st
counselor in the Bishopric knew that I could play. I love going to funerals now
because it is amazing to hear the life of the person who passed. It was also
very interesting to see the difference in the moods of the people who were
members of the church and the reaction of the people who weren't. The gospel
truly does bring people hope.
Abigail was baptized on Saturday and confirmed on Sunday!
Her testimony after her baptism was so powerful. And her husband was worthy to
do both ordinances for her. That is a kingdom building family. No doubt.
That's all I have time for. If we are able to get on later,
I will tell you a little bit more. I love my family so much. Thank you for your
support. I am so excited for these last two transfers. There is no question as
to where my heart is and how hard I am going to work these last few months. I
will give it my all. I will give my Savior my all! Keep your standards and have
a great week!
Sister Bodine
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