Week 46

June 30, 2014

And then there were two.

We have transfer calls on Monday and president announces where
everyone's going and such. So we're all having zone pday at the stake
center and sister McCann and I get a call from President that they're
both being transferred.... Soooo they had to leave last minute. It was
hard, we all cried. A lot. It's so boring without them, it's not fun.
So this week have had to take over all their investigators and we
seriously haven't had any time to try to contact people or tract at
ally we've been running from appointment to appointment.
We have the car full time now, which is nice, but our miles are
getting cut by a lot so we'll still be biking a lot. We have two
phones now as well. And two apartments. But we use their old one as
our weekend apartment because it's right by the church building.
Living the fancy life, I know.
We have so many good things lined up and so many people to teach and
so many miracles that are waiting to happen!
We had the most amazing lesson with Sara, my miracle golden
child/distant cousin. So rewind a bit, a few weeks ago we stopped by
on a Saturday night to make sure she was going to be able to go to
church in the morning. She was driving out when we pulled up and she
had some friends in the car but she jumped out and hugged us and we
chatted for a sec. Her best friend in the entire world was in the car
and started freaking out after she saw us.... She's long time less
active member. So we show up to her house this week for a lesson and
her best friend's like "hi! I'm a member too!" It was such a miracle
and it's kinda helped Sara a lot now to have someone who knows what
church is like and has a strong desire to go. They both have a ton of
questions and We were able to reteach them the plan of salvation and
take them on a church tour.
They had so many questions about the Plan of Salvation and I'm so
grateful for the knowledge that we do have. Most of their questions
were about family life after we pass away and as we were talking about
it, it hit me so hard how grateful I am for my family and that I get
to be with them forever. I cried. And then Chrissy cried, and then
Sara cried. We all cried. The spirit was so thick, I love how this
gospel!
I know without a doubt that this church is true, I'm grateful for the spirit!
Sister Carr

#whentherewerefour

Week 45

I was able to go to the temple this week! First time in 10 months! It
was absolutely the best thing ever! I've been so deprived of the
spirit that is there, I've missed it so much!
It's transfers and they're closing down the other sister's area. So
it's just me and Sister Call and the elders. We're all freaking out.
Losing my best friends and then taking over all their investigators.
Stressed! Sorry for the short letter, but we have to go pack up a
whole apartment! Uhh!
Post a picture this week of you and how the Book of Mormon changes how
you live your life! #calledtoshare #livethebook

The sisters of our lovely mtc district!

Week 44

June 15, 2014

  Oh my gosh yes so many miracles! We tracted into some baptists...
Baptists don't like us, like at all, and we were getting that vibe
from them we, so we started to just gave them our card and then the
lady's sister was standing behind her and she saw the card was like
"Mormons?! Y'all are Mormons?!" And we're like yeah... (Kinda nervous
cause they usually start yelling at us) And she starts going on and on
about how much she loves family history and needs help with it! Halla!
We gotch you!
   We were having our second lesson with a new investigator, Sara,
and we were reading 1 Nephi 5 when they get the records. So we related
it to family history and why it's so importNt to us. I pull up a
picture of my great great gpa on my iPad and she's like "hey I know
that name" and I'm like what?! So I pull up my pedigree chart and she
knows like two other names. She started FREAKING out. She was like,
"this is not happening, this is not happening!" Don't know for sure
how we're related, but I found my cousin! Oh I love miracles! Any
miracles this week?!
   Okay, so round two of Book of Mormon Facebook attackage! This week
post a picture of you reading the Book of Mormon with your favorite
scripture or a-ha! moment that you've had with the Book of Mormon.
With the hashtag #searchthebook
   Last week has already reached thousands and people all over the
world and the church has written articles on the event and the head
publication people at church headquarters have joined us to help it
grow and reach more and more people! Yay for miracles!
Love y'all!
Sister Carr

#discoverthebook

Week 43

June 8, 2014

This week has been full of trade offs, district service projects on a
farm (not my fav), getting ticked off at the elders for poaching in
our area, spending hours switching the iPad program, and lots and lots
and lots of random little miracles.
So, Facebook. Our mission has been so blessed to have iPads and
Facebook as part of our proselyting efforts. We've been praying to
know how we could best use it and we are so excited with what has come
as our answer. When King Benjamin held his "general conference," he
was only one guy and couldn't reach out to everyone that was trying to
listen. This is where y'all come in. He had his messengers run out and
spread the word. There's only a few thousand missionaries that are
trying to reach billions. So, we are heading a series of Facebook
events promoting the Book of Mormon. We've gotten the 27 other
Facebook missions to join us and we need everyone's help to make it
huge and spread it to as many people as we can! There are those that
are waiting for the joy that comes from this gospel and the Book of
Mormon. And we need as many as we can to help! We need miracles!
We just ran into a lady at the grocery store whose sister sent her a
Book of Mormon and she was practically screaming when she saw our name
tags. She's been looking for missionaries and went on and on about how
the Book of Mormon has changed her. It changes and blesses lives! I
know that there is a power in it. I know that it is true and we can
"get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other
book." With Facebook, we have the capability to reach those billions
of people and introduce them to the joy that comes from the Book of
Mormon.
There will be four events over four consecutive weeks. Join the group
"Called to Serve" and it explains the four different events and how
you can help out. The first event is tomorrow and we'll post a picture
of us mimicking the example photo and use the hashtag
"#discoverthebook" and share your experience how you discovered the
Book of Mormon.
Join the event, post, and invite all your friends!
Help us make this a worldwide event!
Love y'all!
Sister Carr

Join the group!
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=774654132574908

Join the event!
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1424327067842153

Week 42

Dry Rain

June 2, 2014 

    Ever seen it raining and the ground's completely dry? Welcome to
Florida. It's been raining a ton, but it's so dang hot that as soon as
it hits the ground, it evaporates. Lots of mist everywhere. It's
crazy. Our A/C broke in the middle of the week, we had to put bowls of
ice in front of our fans to keep it cool, it was awful. But our
superman/recent convert/maintenance guy fixed it for us! Hallelujah!
    The senior couple in our district were scheduled to leave next
week, but they're staying until October! They're from Pamona and he
calls me "Huntington Beach," he's just absolutely hilarious. We love
the Vans! That was such a miracle!
    We've been working with a few part member families who are all
just so adorable. On Saturday, I felt prompted to text one of them and
Facebook message another one of them to come to church, but then I was
like, "nah, they gave us excuses last when we saw them," but then I
did and they both came to church! Oh hallelujah I was in tears! It was
the best!
    We were in a lesson with one of the this week. They're going
through some struggles right now and we're trying to help them get on
the right path. We were talking about that with them and their oldest
little boy who's 9, just looked right at me and was like, "Do mommy
and daddy have to do good to be closer to God?" Oh my gosh it was the
sweetest, most sincere thing I've ever heard come out of a little kid.
He was so worried about his mommy and daddy not being close to God, it
just broke my heart. I love being on a mission and helping these
people come closer to God, so that they won't have to see that
heartache in their 9 year olds face, but they know that they're on the
right path. So worth it.
    We ran into an anti less active. She was telling us all this
stuff and it blew my mind how quick the Spirit was to bolt out of
there. I'm so grateful for a testimony. I'm so grateful that I was
walking out of there saying, "Oh my gosh, what was she on? She's
psycho," when others are so easily affected by that. I'm grateful for
that armor a testimony brings. I'm grateful for our Savior and His
miraculous Atonement. I know He lives, I know that He heads this
Church. The Church is true, the Book is blue, and Jesus loves you!
Love y'all!
Sister Carr

Whataburger trip, me and the boar (had a major heart attack when I
turned a corner too tight and that thing toppled on top of me),
downtown JAX