Another insanely busy week here in the Iowa Des Moines Mission!!! I am not really sure where to even start! haha. Well I guess we'll start with...
Monday: we drove down to Hannibal, MO for exchanges with SIster Robertson and Sister Kissner. On the way, my GPS decided to take us a "short cut" way...and we ended up on some back dirt country roads, no idea where we were and was a bit freaked out when we passed some creepy abandoned farm houses and barns. haha...but we just kept driving and eventually found the highway again! It was quite good fun! ;)
Tuesday: Full day in Hannibal with the sisters was a wild success! I went with Sister Kissner for the morning and we went to check up on a former investigator, but ended up finding out she moved. We stayed in that area and knocked all around. The first door we knocked on nobody answered but the neighbor came to her front door thinking we had knocked on hers. She let us right in and we were able to teach the restoration and she even told us about her baptism when she was little and how she wishes she could be baptized again!...holy cow! haha. In that same neighborhood we also set up about 5 return appointments for the coming days! While Sister Rogers was with Sister Robertson, they were able to set a date with an investigator they had been struggling with...so many blessings! It was so fun to see miracles and have the sisters be so excited to continue being in their area. :)
Wednesday: back in Keokuk for the day! yay! However, we were only able to see the Salyers, Tina, and Christi...and then we packed up and moved! haha. Fasted packing and moving job I've ever done that's for sure! We now live in Montrose, IA...right on the Mississippi River across from the temple!...yep...it's amazing and I have no idea how I continue to be so blessed! In fact, last night was a full moon and was right above the temple as we came home...it was such a glorious sight with the light reflecting on the river.
Thursday: District meeting and exchanges in Macomb, IL! After district meeting, Sister Rogers and I were able to spend the rest of the day on exchanges with Sister Harmon and Sister Porter (who just got here 2 weeks ago)...I was able to spend the whole time with her. Even though it was a short 5 hour exchange, we were so blessed to see more miracles! Sister Porter and I went to check on a potential, who told us to come back a little later that night, but sent us to her neighbor...we knock on her neighbor's door, and hear "come in!" haha...I always wonder if they regret saying that when they see who was actually at the door...haha. Anyways....we ended up meeting the neighbor's grandson and his girlfriend who are rarely there. They gladly let us teach them the restoration. Michael was so engulfed by the information. We don't usually do this, but we had him read the first vision. Afterward, he said he felt a lot like Joseph Smith and how everything we had said was familiar and reminding him of what he really does believe. Having been offended by his old church, he was wanting to find the truth. MIRACLES!!! Once again, it was so fun to help these sisters be re-excited about the work and be able to see the Lord's hand at work.
We finally had half-day Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Keokuk. Having had no time at all to prepare, we spoke in church yesterday. Good thing it was on my favorite topic: starting anew and the Atonement. I am so grateful we have the opportunity to start anew each second of every day. I am also grateful that we are able to take the sacrament and renew our covenants with Heavenly Father each and every week. What a blessing and wonderful gift our Father in Heaven has given us. I'm sorry this email is pretty scattered and all over the place: as is my life and my brain all the time. haha. I am so grateful to all of you for your constant love and support, and love you all so so so much! Have a fantastic week!
Love Always,
Sister Alston
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