Week #21

Hey Family and Friends how are all of you doing?!:) Sister Bowen and I got transfer calls this morning and received some pretty big news. We were in personal Study and our phone started ringing. We thought it was going to be Elder Durrant our district leader but it was President Cooper. We both started freaking out. He informed us that we were going to be split up. I am being transferred to the Brandon Zone, serving in the YSA ward and also get the chance to serve as a Sister Training Leader! I get to be on USF campus and talk to college students all day long. I'm so excited and so nervous all at the same time:) Sister Bowen is going to be staying in Palm Harbor. It's going to be a hard adjustment being away from Sister Bowen she is one of my Best Friends but I know the Lord has his hand in each of our lives.

This week was insanely busy. I don't even know where to start. Tuesday we had the opportunity to do a zone service project at the Salvation Army sorting food. We traveled over after district meeting. I have a firm testimony in following promptings from the spirit. Monday evening we were about to get out and start tracting. Our bike rack was in the trunk and smashing a few of our Book of Mormons. We decided to put it back on the car and get out and start tracting. Come Tuesday we were driving to the Salvation Army and we stop at a red light and all of a sudden her this boom. The Lady behind us was texting and didn't realize the light was red. We got out to check and there wasn't any damage done to our car because of our bike rack. She had a little scratch in her license plate. We settled everything and were on our way. We got to the Salvation Army and started talking to the Lady who was over the food department. We were the first missionaries there so she handed us a clip board to sign in. We started to talk to her and she told us her story. She is a less Active who took on smoking and fell away from the church. Long story short we got her contact information and gave it to the Clearwater sisters because she lives in their boundaries. If it weren't for that still small voice telling us to put the bike rack on. There would have been damage to the car and we wouldn't have been able to talk to her and we wouldn't have been able to get her contact info!!

Brother Sumlin is an awesome missionary. He invited his neighbor Melissa to family history Wednesday evening. He wants us to come and meet her. She is amazing. We went over to the church and set up an appointment with her. Friday night we had a lesson with Melissa. The spirit was so strong. I hadn't felt the spirit that strong for a really long time. She accepted the invitation and is getting BAPTIZED on February 25th!! So exciting. The even better part is that when the members do the missionary work it is way more effective then if two random girls show up on the door step. Members are the key to missionary work!!

Saturday we did a chalk the walk with some of the Young Women. We got together at the Lansbrook commons and drew the Plan of Salvation on the basketball court. Each girl drew a different part of the Plan of Salvation. Karsen Maxey and Amelia Clawson drew a bug huge earth on in the middle of the court. Then people walking by the girls would ask them to come over and they would explain the Plan of Salvation. It was such a blast and a fun finding opportunity. After we had a power hour with the Young Women we all said a prayer and then they looked at the map and picked a couple of streets that Sister Bowen and I would tract. Then Sunday in Young Women's we would report the miracle we saw. Caroline Clawson came tracting with us for the next hour. It was a Saturday afternoon and no one was answering their doors. We felt so bad because every time Caroline comes with us we always run into crazy people. Anyways it was almost time to get Caroline home. We had a few houses left on the street. We knocked on the door and thee cutest lady answered. She said she knew exactly who we were. Chrisy had grown up around mormons. Her best friend is Mormon, she's been to seminary, institute and general conference. We were all in shock. You don't come across too many people like this. The even better part is that her last name is Graham!:) haha we were all dying. She took a picture of us and sent it to her friend that is a member. Her friend responded with "it's a sign your going to become a Mormon!" Caroline also got a babysitting job out of it so she was pretty stoked! How amazing is it that when we don't give up our Heavenly Father always blesses us. I can't even explain how many times we see that very last door has someone who is ready to hear the unique message we each have to share.

I love this work! I love this gospel. I can't even explain how much I have learned this transfer. So many life skills. My testimony has grown leaps and bounds because I have been able to see the miracles the Lord provides. I was reading in Matthew 16 this week. One thing I loved is when the Savior taught Peter that the only way to be successful is to build a foundation in Christ. I know that as we build our foundation in Christ and as we raise righteous families unto the Lord we will never fail!!! I love you all and wish you the best week!☺️

Love,

Sister Kenzie Graham