A New Year!!!!

We moved a couch out of our apartment this week

December 29, 2014

Family!

THANK YOU so much for all the pictures! I looooved seeing all the fun things you did in Arizona. So super cool! Sister Biddle's family skyped from Gilbert...so you guys were super close haha!

So all that stuff I said about transfers being really predictable here...scrap it all, because we got transfer calls this Saturday and Sister Biddle and I are staying here together for another transfer!! I can't even express how blessed I feel! We both wanted her to stay, but didn't think it would happen, because it rarely ever does! But, here we are, and we are both super pumped about this next transfer!

I think my favorite person to tell the news to was M. She did NOT want Sister Biddle to leave. When we called her to tell her we were both staying, her voice got super high and squeaky and emotional. "what? YAY! YAY! God answers prayers!" hahaha she is the cutest!

Something else exciting is that we'll both get to serve in Indiana together! There were 3 areas in the ward, but now the Covington elders both got transferred out, so we get to cover Indiana!

We get to serve in Indiana

This week was so wonderful! Will you all pray for B.? She is doing so well! We've been reading the Book of Mormon with her. She's been hesitant about baptism and especially about a date, and even about coming to church. Then one day we sat down and just listened and ask questions, praying for the ability to discern her needs. We realized that her problem was not being able to understand the Book of Mormon!! She said she's been trying to read it but stopped because it was too difficult to understand. She is excited about praying to know if it is true, but she gets confused every time she reads it! So we started reading with her, explaining passages, and suddenly she is our fastest-progressing investigator!! She is wanting to come to church and get baptized! She is super happy every time we come over, instead of avoiding lessons with us. I am so grateful that the spirit helps us discern the needs of our investigators. We can't do this work without it!

Sister B.  She wore a Manchester shirt for me!

I love you all! Make this new year a year that's focused on Christ! He brings the most happiness! As brother P. (gospel doctrine teacher) says, "we don't choose Christ just once. We need to choose him every moment of every day." I want my choices to reflect my love of the Savior! He is so incredible.

Love you all.

Sister Petrie

Danville District