Hello hello!
There's so much to report on this week and not a ton of time, so hopefully I can get everything in...
I'm all settled in here up in Meridian North. I picked up my new companion on Wednesday. Her name is Sister Chen and she is from Taichung, Taiwan and has been speaking English for about 9 weeks now! She is amazing and we are getting along so well, even with a little language barrier. Part of my training is to help her with her English, but she is very bright and very patient. We cover 4 wards up here and everyone is so supportive and so excited to have sister missionaries in their wards. They haven't seen sisters in at least 15 years! (The other wards are jealous that they don't have us haha). It's been quite a tender mercy as Sister Chen and I have run into quite a few people who have served their missions in Taiwan and so they are able to speak Mandarin with her - and I know that brings her a lot of comfort and joy (I've never heard her talk so much! haha).
We've been doing mostly contacting this week and getting to the know the people and area. Meridian is beautiful and full of color (green grass, blue skies) - though the weather does tend to be a little bi-polar.
So, small world...when we were meeting one of our Bishops, his wife mentioned that her parents served their mission in San Jose...turns out it's the Ferguson's who served in the San Jose YSA institute for all you single adults reading this! I got to see Sister Ferguson at the Missionary Broadcast last night and it was so crazy to see a familiar face!! Seems like there's a lot more people up here that have been or know of San Jose/Cupertino.
We taught a new investigator last night who is what we like to call GOLDEN. His name is Seth and our ward mission leader met him selling a car to him. He's in his early 30's from Southern California and recently changing his life around (been involved in drugs and such and just got out of jail). He actually was sitting in his jail cell and found an Ensign (church) magazine and just had an incredible spiritual experience as he had a desire to turn his life around began to recognize the Spirit in his life. There's some things we still need to work out legally, but he accepted the invitation to prepare himself to be baptized and is excited for our future lessons.
I am so grateful to be serving in this area and can just see how the Lord has prepared this area for Sister Chen and I. We've already seen miracles and have just felt so welcomed here.
This is my last week serving with our mission president, President Cannon, as he and his wife will be finishing their mission and the new mission president, President Winder and his wife will come in, taking over what will be the new official Idaho Boise Mission. I will miss the Cannon's dearly and am so grateful to have served under them, but I know that President Winder and his wife have been prepared and I'm excited to work with them!
A theme that has been predominated this week for me has been patience. Patience in myself, patience in my companion, patience in those that we work with and patience with the Lord. I am continually amazed with how patient Heavenly Father is with me and how well He knows me and my needs. I couldn't have asked for a better companion. I know I will be learning a LOT this transfer. The Lord is so mindful of each of His children and He is always there for us. I've been praying a lot more since being on my mission, but even more so this week as I feel a lot of responsibility on my shoulders, but I know that as long as I trust in the Lord and do my best, it will all work out :) That's all He asks us to do. Our best.
Thank you all for your continual love and support!
Love,
Sister Wightman
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