Santa Maria!

Hey!!

Transfers went well and Sister M** and I are safely in Santa Maria! I became companions with Sister M** on Tuesday after a lunch and training meetings. She is from ***, Colorado. We are both the fourth of five kids, we both dance, and we both did a semester at *** before coming out, so we have a lot in common! Something way cool about Sister M** is she is a licensed cosmetologist! 

The new ward is great! We've been working with our WML a lot so we know a little about the area. We are kinda starting brand new in the area because the previous missionaries didn't make any whitewash sheets... So we are starting with nothing haha! I'm glad I know how to start with nothing otherwise Sister M** and I would be running around with our heads chopped off!

Cool Miracle though! So we are with our WML when he gets a call from one of the ward missionaries saying he just set up an appt for us tomorrow to meet with this PM family-The H** Family. We show up to the appointment expecting to just get to know them and share a little message. It turns out that the wife A**, who is not a member, really wants to learn and change. She and X**, the husband, want to come and get back into the church. So we asked her if she wanted to take the lessons and she was all in! She was so excited! She is reading the Bible and The Book of Mormon already trying to learn. We have a lesson with them on Wednesday so that's exciting! They came to church as well. It's not the first time she has gone, but she said it's the best time she's gone. We are so excited for them!!

Other than that, nothing too exciting has happened. We're just trying to get the Area Book updated and follow up with many who haven't been followed up with. I'm excited though. The ward is great and there is a lot of work to do here. Sister M** and I are up for the challenge!!

Sister M** is doing so well! You wouldn't even guess she is a new missionary. It's been the coolest thing to watch her grow and learn. My favorite part is watching how excited she gets when there is success. I guess I've gotten used to seeing all the miracles that happen every day, so to see her get so excited makes me so happy. I love it!

I hope everyone is doing well and that this next week is full of miracles!

xoxo, Sister G