Ross, Emma

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! This week was insanely busy but so good! We had a really special Thanksgiving. We got to eat with two members families from our ward, who had their friends and family there with them! It was so fun! I loved being with them and even got to make my parents chocolate pie that we have every Thanksgiving. We also got to spend some time with some other missionaries that morning. We went on a hike with a few sisters and i got to see lake Michigan again:) I've missed it and it made my day to be there! Then we went on a turkey trot run and man did that feel good. I love running.  Overall it was an amazing day! God really has blessed us in this area.  Mckenzie is getting baptized this friday! I can't wait for her. She's so pure and her desire to follow Christ is so special.  There's this Christmas song that sis Schmidt and I have been listening to on repeat. It's called "I still believe in Christmas" by Anne Wilson. Some lyric...

Hola amigos!  It's been a great week! So much has happened.  An update on Tracy... she no longer has a date to be baptized but she's still preparing for baptism! She is one of the coolest people I know. She's been through a ton but has the strongest desire to follow Christ. She's always like "I know God loves me". Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all reminded ourselves of that?  If you need that reminder- here ya go.  GOD LOVES YOU:)  At zone conference last week President Heap promised our zone that we'd see miracles and wouldn't have enough room to retain them. Boy have we seen that! The Lord is good to us.  We invited our friend Mckenzie to be baptized this week! She's incredible and is so genuine and pure. I can't wait for her to feel the peace that comes with receiving the Holy Ghost!!  We have a new friend named Esther. Shes 15 and has so much confidence in Christ. It's beautiful! We had a very powerful lesson with her a...

so I have like no time haha sorry about that! I just want you all to know the blessings of this Gospel!! Mormon 5:23 has stood out to me this week. "Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God?"  HE'S GOT IT! HE'S GOT US.  Isn't that so comforting?  Also, we had zone conference, my first exchange, and MLC this week. IT WAS SO COOL! The Lord works. He loves His missionaries. President Heap loves the missionaries. The discussions we had were amazing. I felt so honored to be a part of it!  We gave a training with the zone leaders at zone conference and it was amazing how we all received the revelation we needed to. It was totally guided by God. I think it was what He wanted it to be.  I love that God makes us more than we are. Sis Schmidt and I have been insanely busy but it's been so good. He's provided the way for us to get everything done and to give everything we have to the friends we're  teaching.  Also everyone pray for Tracy!!  Love you all!...

Okay people!! This week has been so miracle filled. I love the people of Wyoming already! They are special.  Tuesday I officially said goodbye to sis Sampson and the North. Transfer day was my 9 months in the field!! And it was kinda cool bc I finished reading the book of Mormon with the focus on Charity (I was wayyy behind schedule) in the car as I was leaving the North. So lots of milestones that day.  It was so sad saying bye to sis Sampson! She is such a blessing. I'm so grateful to have her in my life. She taught me so much! She's going to continue doing incredible things in TC.  I got to see sis hansen!! It was such a special moment to see her love for the people In Wyoming and then to spend some time with her and sis Schmidt. It was so fun to have all of us together in that moment! They are some special people and i feel so blessed that I've gotten to serve with them. Sis Schmidt is amazing! She's literally the kindest soul and I can't wait for this upcoming ...

Yep... I'm leaving the North! I'm sad to say the least but I'm excited for new adventures. I'm going to grand rapids Wyoming area to stl with Sister Schmidt!! I'm taking my trainers place haha. That's where sis Hansen went when she left Cheboygan and now it's where I'm going!! Pretty crazy.  The traverse city district is the best place in the world full of the best people. I'm going to miss them all so so much. I can't wait to see this district become a stake and I know it's going to happen soon! I feel so honored that I got to be a part of it all. The Lord has been good to me!!  I love being a part of the Lord's work. I've been humbled in a lot of ways and I'm so grateful that we have a Savior who we can turn to. Because of Him, we can repent and change. We can become who the Lord ultimately wants us to be.  We taught Landon part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ this week and in our preperation for his lesson Sister Sampson showed m...