Goodbye To Chegirlgan

Hey everyone! 

Holy cow a lot has happened the past couple of weeks. 

Quick update on last week in ChEgIrLgAn: 

We invited Zach to be baptized! Let me tell you about Zach. He is someone we've been in contact with for as long as I've been on my mission. We didn't start actually teaching him in person until about june/July. He has a lot of struggles and has been through some really difficult things. 

We had a lesson with him last week and he was talking about how he wants to be clean. The spirit was like "yeah you should invite him to be baptized" and i was like "wait, WHATT? Zach?" And it was like "yeah" so we did! And he is sooo ready and his desire is there. It was was fascinating though because right after we extended the invitation I immediately second guessed it and wondered if it was the right thing. And I worried about it for the rest of that day and the day after. And it wasn't just worry, it was like an icky feeling. A real feeling. But then! We prayed about it and I got an answer that It was good. And we had a video chat with Zach and Susan (who was baptized in march) and Zach told Susan why he wanted to be baptized and the spirit was SOOO strong. And i knew in that moment that it was the right thing. It's fascinating to me how Satan tries to get us to doubt our spiritual impressions. It's been amazing to watch Zach grow and come to church and change after the invitation was extended to him. I know he wouldn't have been able to grow in that way if we didn't follow the spirit. I know that God knows people better than we do. He understands their needs and when we follow the spirit, it will all work out for their good and for ours. And I also learned to not let Satan get me down! He will do everything to fight for the souls of those we're teaching. And we need to fight back. It's the greatest battle for souls and I'm honored to be a part of it. 

It was a really special lesson to learn in my last week in Cheboygan. 

I WILL MISS THAT PLACE WITH MY WHOLE HEART ah it almost felt harder to leave there than it did to leave home! I love those people with my whole heart. On pday we got got go to mackinaw Island again for the last time and then I got to play my violin in the Cheboygan opera house. It filled my soul. I've missed playing on a stage!! Ever since then my desire to pick up my violin and just practice has grown so much. It was such a special experience. 

I am so so grateful for the miracles I got to experience in Cheboygan. It will forever have a place in my heart and I know that the Lord loves the people there. He helped me to feel of that love! And i know He is involved in the little details of our lives!! He for sure was in the lives of those special people. 

So now I'm on to a new adventure! I'm in Traverse city with Sister Sampson!! It's beautiful here and I'm still in Northern Michigan so I'm a happy girl. I love it here. It's a huge city though so I'm still getting used to it lol. But I'm grateful I get to be a part of making the district a stake. The members here are really fighting for it and it's so cool to see!! Heavenly Father is really blessing me! 

Love you all and don't forget that God knows you and He's got you

Sister ross 

My phones dumb and won't let me attach more than two pics 

1) the Cheboygan twig:) missing a few but it was a special Sunday!

2)sis Sampson!! She is awesome!