It was so great to call home and talk to you family!! I was really
nervous leading up to noon, but felt so good when I heard all of your
voices. I could picture you all in the front room hanging out and it
felt like I was just down the street. I loved hearing about the fun
things you are all doing.. thanks for the updates. I was so glad that
I got to talk with Ceds for a few minutes, glad that i got to surprise
him. That was a blessing to hear his voice... I didn't cry too much
either! I had a good rest of the day. Well.... kinda awkward. haha.
We went to a families house to say hello ( we were supposed to have
dinner with them, but had to cancel cause we had to be in Corvallis at
6pm). It was super awkward. I didn't know the family and I felt like a
loser just stopping by on them. They were making xmas dinner and it
was just weird. We jetted out as fast as we could. We had about 3
hours until we had to leave, so we decided to go early to Corvallis
and walk around campus or something, but we forgot our coats and it
was raining. We ended up going into Safeway and buying a bagel and
some Martinelli's. We are our bagels in the car. We didn't have a
bottle opener so we had to pry it open with some keys. The bottle kept
oozing out and it was sticky and all over our pants and hands. It was
mess... but it was a xmas dinner that I will always remember :). That
night we played SPEED with the elders, had a white elephant gift
exchange and then made mini smores with some lighters. It was a great
day. I was worried that it would distract me from the work, but on
Sunday we got down to business and it was a great day.
Homer is still getting baptized on the 8th of January. We are stoked
for him. One of our RC- Luke, has been fellowshipping him and
hopefully will get to baptize Homer--that would be sweet!!
I feel more settled about Transfers now. Sister Abbott will be a great
addition to Sweet Home. We are going to be in a trio only for 6
weeks... I just know that we will have a blast. I am so glad that
Sister Nelson is going to be staying with us too. So we had to
rearrange our room. We have 2 beds and a trundle bed, 3 desks, a huge
entertainment Center... all in a room that is 20x 25 sq ft. haha, we
are gonna be super tight this transfer.
I feel so blessed to have it so good. I love being a missionary right
now. Sometimes I feel like I am living a dream and that everyone's
life is on pause. I have had some amazing experiences this week and I
am grateful that prayers have been answered. The Lord is very aware of
the people in Sweet Home and lives are being changed.
Thanks again for all the xmas cards and packages. I had a wonderful
xmas!! I love you all... have a Happy New Year!!
Love Sister Glasgow
Monday, December 27, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Merry Christmas!!
Hey all!! Merry Christmas... I am so looking forward to calling home.
Will be a great present!
This week was great. We went on exchanges and I got to go with Sister
Abbott!! We had a blast talking about good ol Central Point and
Goldhill again. We found this sweet guy, Homer, while tracting. His
step mom is a less active member of the church. We gave him a tour of
the church on Friday. He showed up in a white shirt, black pants, and
a xmas tie. WOW that was sweet!! He came to church and the xmas devo
last night for the ward. He is solid.. gonna be baptized in the
beginning of January.
We had a challenge with the seminary students this past week.... Who
could pass out the most Book of Mormons in a week. 22 Seminary kids
vs. Sister Nelson and I. The kids handed out 17 BOM!!! I was soooo
proud of them, especially seeing that they beat us by 3. It was great
to here of the stories of giving them out to the people they truly
loved and cared about. They even had stipulations about handing them
out... they had to explain it, bear testimony and invite them to read
it. Those kids are AWESOME!! They KNOW how to do missionary work. We
lost so we brought them breakfast on Saturday. If we won, then they
would all have to get up and bear their testimonies on fast sunday...
I still hope some of them will. Most of the kids said that the friends
they talked with were really excited to read it. One boy tried to give
out 5 and was rejected all 5 times. The last person he tried to give
it to told him that "I would burn it if you gave that to me." He
pushed thru the rejection and is still looking to give someone a BOM
before the end of the year. Sweet!! They all were positive and we
talked about the importance of inviting. That is all that we can do.
That is where the success lies. It was a great experience for me to
see that missionary work can be done as a normal person too. They are
awesome examples to me. :)
So last night was one of the greatest things I have ever done in my
whole life. I read the Book of Mormon from 8pm- 3:30am last night. It
took me 7 1/2 hours to do it, but I finished front to back. It was
AMAZING!! I had some great experiences. I love the Book of Mormon. My
testimony grew so much in one night. I didn't think that I could do
it, but I stuck threw and did it. Thanks to some carrots, popcorn and
starbursts. We made some pretty funny videos thru it all cause we were
super tired. S Nelson did it in 9 hrs. I was grateful to do it and I
will remember that experience for the rest of my life. If you haven't
read the BOM before, do it!! It will change your life. I love it so
much.
Well I am looking forward to Christmas. I have loved reflecting on my
Savior and the things that I have been given in my life. It is such a
great time to be on a mission. I love the work, I love the Lord, I
love my family, and I love all of you!! I hope you all have a very
Merry Christmas and remember the reason of CHRISTmas. !! XOXO
Love Sister Glasgow
Will be a great present!
This week was great. We went on exchanges and I got to go with Sister
Abbott!! We had a blast talking about good ol Central Point and
Goldhill again. We found this sweet guy, Homer, while tracting. His
step mom is a less active member of the church. We gave him a tour of
the church on Friday. He showed up in a white shirt, black pants, and
a xmas tie. WOW that was sweet!! He came to church and the xmas devo
last night for the ward. He is solid.. gonna be baptized in the
beginning of January.
We had a challenge with the seminary students this past week.... Who
could pass out the most Book of Mormons in a week. 22 Seminary kids
vs. Sister Nelson and I. The kids handed out 17 BOM!!! I was soooo
proud of them, especially seeing that they beat us by 3. It was great
to here of the stories of giving them out to the people they truly
loved and cared about. They even had stipulations about handing them
out... they had to explain it, bear testimony and invite them to read
it. Those kids are AWESOME!! They KNOW how to do missionary work. We
lost so we brought them breakfast on Saturday. If we won, then they
would all have to get up and bear their testimonies on fast sunday...
I still hope some of them will. Most of the kids said that the friends
they talked with were really excited to read it. One boy tried to give
out 5 and was rejected all 5 times. The last person he tried to give
it to told him that "I would burn it if you gave that to me." He
pushed thru the rejection and is still looking to give someone a BOM
before the end of the year. Sweet!! They all were positive and we
talked about the importance of inviting. That is all that we can do.
That is where the success lies. It was a great experience for me to
see that missionary work can be done as a normal person too. They are
awesome examples to me. :)
So last night was one of the greatest things I have ever done in my
whole life. I read the Book of Mormon from 8pm- 3:30am last night. It
took me 7 1/2 hours to do it, but I finished front to back. It was
AMAZING!! I had some great experiences. I love the Book of Mormon. My
testimony grew so much in one night. I didn't think that I could do
it, but I stuck threw and did it. Thanks to some carrots, popcorn and
starbursts. We made some pretty funny videos thru it all cause we were
super tired. S Nelson did it in 9 hrs. I was grateful to do it and I
will remember that experience for the rest of my life. If you haven't
read the BOM before, do it!! It will change your life. I love it so
much.
Well I am looking forward to Christmas. I have loved reflecting on my
Savior and the things that I have been given in my life. It is such a
great time to be on a mission. I love the work, I love the Lord, I
love my family, and I love all of you!! I hope you all have a very
Merry Christmas and remember the reason of CHRISTmas. !! XOXO
Love Sister Glasgow
Monday, December 13, 2010
December 13, 2010
Hey!
So this week was great! We tracted more this week than I have in a
LONG time, but it was great. I needed that.
We went over to Brant and April's last night.. btw they are from
Showlow... and we made stop smoking signs to put up all over the house.
We brought them grapefruit juice, mouthwash, gum and vitamin C. They
are really excited to start to stop. haha. They made some funny signs.
Brant was way into it. He had some that said.. "I don't want Cancer"
"Do it for your kids" Smoking Sucks" "Get rid of that Death Stick" It
was so fun to be over there. The boys, Brayden (15) and Maceo (6) also
made signs. I love being around them. I have been able to see a change
in them over the last 3 weeks that I have been here. It is truly
amazing what the gospel can do for people. That makes me so happy. So
they officially started last night, pray for them. They are gonna need
it!! I know they can do it. They want to quit so bad, but the
addiction is terrible. The next few weeks might be rough, but it was
awesome to talk about Faith and Jesus Christ with them. They are
praying and reading the Book of Mormon. They want to change so they
can be baptized, so sweet!
We got some referrals in the ward this week... actually like 10
referrals. One of them was a for Thomas and Tiffany. He is a less
active member and hasn't been to church is years. Tiffany isn't a
member. We were sent over there to share a message with them about the
Atonement and the Plan of Salvation. We found out that she lost her
baby a week ago. She was 5 months pregnant and her water broke. She
was very positive and held it together really well. We had an awesome
lesson with her. The spirit was super strong and I don't even remember
half the things that were said. It's lessons like those that I will
remember forever. We are going back this week to teach her and her 2
kids and reactivate the husband.
We had a challenge for the seminary students this week. We are trying
to see who can pass out the most BOM-- 22 students vs. S Nelson and I.
So far S Nelson and I are winning. It ends on thursday. It has been
great hearing about the stories of the kids giving them out. They were
all terrified to do it, but with lots of encouragement and prayer,
they are doing great. We read the talk Flooding the Earth with the
Book of Mormon by President Benson. I love that talk so much. I have
come to love the Book of Mormon as I study it each day. We are blessed
to have a guide book to life. We don't have to worry and wonder about
what we should do. Our Heavenly Father wants us to return to live with
him and the way to do it is available to each of us. I have come to
love sharing this message with everyone.
I am getting so excited for Xmas to come in less than 2 weeks. Can't
believe it is already here. Last time I called, I cried. I don't want
to do that again. I also don't want to talk about time, countdown to
when I come home or when I get home we are gonna.... I think that will
be too hard for me. K? Get your Q's ready for me and NO CRYING!! I
love you all so much and am so grateful to have a family that is so
awesome. I appreciate all that you do for me. This will be a Christmas
to remember :)
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
So this week was great! We tracted more this week than I have in a
LONG time, but it was great. I needed that.
We went over to Brant and April's last night.. btw they are from
Showlow... and we made stop smoking signs to put up all over the house.
We brought them grapefruit juice, mouthwash, gum and vitamin C. They
are really excited to start to stop. haha. They made some funny signs.
Brant was way into it. He had some that said.. "I don't want Cancer"
"Do it for your kids" Smoking Sucks" "Get rid of that Death Stick" It
was so fun to be over there. The boys, Brayden (15) and Maceo (6) also
made signs. I love being around them. I have been able to see a change
in them over the last 3 weeks that I have been here. It is truly
amazing what the gospel can do for people. That makes me so happy. So
they officially started last night, pray for them. They are gonna need
it!! I know they can do it. They want to quit so bad, but the
addiction is terrible. The next few weeks might be rough, but it was
awesome to talk about Faith and Jesus Christ with them. They are
praying and reading the Book of Mormon. They want to change so they
can be baptized, so sweet!
We got some referrals in the ward this week... actually like 10
referrals. One of them was a for Thomas and Tiffany. He is a less
active member and hasn't been to church is years. Tiffany isn't a
member. We were sent over there to share a message with them about the
Atonement and the Plan of Salvation. We found out that she lost her
baby a week ago. She was 5 months pregnant and her water broke. She
was very positive and held it together really well. We had an awesome
lesson with her. The spirit was super strong and I don't even remember
half the things that were said. It's lessons like those that I will
remember forever. We are going back this week to teach her and her 2
kids and reactivate the husband.
We had a challenge for the seminary students this week. We are trying
to see who can pass out the most BOM-- 22 students vs. S Nelson and I.
So far S Nelson and I are winning. It ends on thursday. It has been
great hearing about the stories of the kids giving them out. They were
all terrified to do it, but with lots of encouragement and prayer,
they are doing great. We read the talk Flooding the Earth with the
Book of Mormon by President Benson. I love that talk so much. I have
come to love the Book of Mormon as I study it each day. We are blessed
to have a guide book to life. We don't have to worry and wonder about
what we should do. Our Heavenly Father wants us to return to live with
him and the way to do it is available to each of us. I have come to
love sharing this message with everyone.
I am getting so excited for Xmas to come in less than 2 weeks. Can't
believe it is already here. Last time I called, I cried. I don't want
to do that again. I also don't want to talk about time, countdown to
when I come home or when I get home we are gonna.... I think that will
be too hard for me. K? Get your Q's ready for me and NO CRYING!! I
love you all so much and am so grateful to have a family that is so
awesome. I appreciate all that you do for me. This will be a Christmas
to remember :)
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
Monday, December 6, 2010
December 6, 2010
To my family and friends that I love!!
This week was a lesson on patience. I need to work on it more and
more. Not the best week I have had on my mission, doesn't help that
last week was at the top of the list either. We are trying to find
more people to teach, but we have some grinch's up here. I have
studied a lot about patience and having faith thru trials, I feel like
Heavenly Father was preparing me for this week cause it was kinda
dumpy. Most of our apt's canceled on us each day. We were left out in
the freezing cold to tract and find people... We found a couple people
and we look forward to teaching them this week. The longer I am out on
my mission the more I realize how much I need His help. I am nothing
without the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have been able to reflect and
ponder about the Savior and the precious knowledge of the gospel that
I have. I get to talk to people everyday and teach them the truth...
the best news in the world!! We spoke to a man this week that didn't
want anything to do with us, my heart hurt so much for him. I want
everyone to feel the joy that I have experienced. Prayers are heard
and answered. We were able to pray for an increase of charity and
love for the people in Sweet Home. It has been difficult, and Satan is
working so hard to get us to give up and go quit. I am grateful that I
have a testimony of the gospel that keeps me going no matter how hard
or difficult things are.
We are still teaching Brant and April... they are going to start the
stop smoking program this next week. I am super stoked for them!! Last
night we spoke with April and I can see such a change in her. They
came to church and loved it again!
We got to listen to the Christmas Devotional last night. I loved the
story that President Monson told about the star.
I am so glad that I get to be on a mission this Christmas, it is going
to be a good one for sure. My comp and I put up a little santa hat and
stocking up in our room. We also put up the Happy Holiday's sign on
our car. I have been listening to the Christmas music from gramma.
Lots of people have been putting up lights on their houses.... they
all look like gingerbread houses. I wish more would do it.
We started teaching a class on sunday. It is called M3. Missionary
Minded Members. It is a way for members to do missionary work. It was
so awesome!! We have 6 couple in the class. It is a 6 week course and
by the end of it they will invite someone to church, give out a BOM,
bear testimony and hopefully we will be able to teach them. I am so
excited that the ward is pumped about it. We have some solid couples
that are taking it really serious. I had a great experience as we all
knelt down and prayed individually for friends and family that they
could share the gospel with. So many things are going to come from
this class... good things :)!!
We are going to Eugene today... We are gonna eat at the Olive Garden
and hang out there. I am WAY excited.... tempted to call up Steph so I
can see her again. Both Sister Nelson and I served in Eugene so we
can't wait to go back and spend some time with all the crazies :)!! Oh
yeah btw... I LOVE MY DUCKS!!!! They are undefeated and beat Oregon
State this weekend. It is a huge rivalry here, so Sister Nelson and I
showed our support for Oregon and painted our finger nails green and
yellow. Can't wait for them to go to the National Championship and
win!! Whoo hoo!!!
Hope you all have a great week. I love and miss you all!!
Canny-- glad that you had such a good bday, you are so grown up. How
tall are you now??
Morgieshmorgie is Preggo!!!! holy smokes I can't wait to see the
little Borgia baby when I come home!! Yippeeee congrats cousie!!!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
This week was a lesson on patience. I need to work on it more and
more. Not the best week I have had on my mission, doesn't help that
last week was at the top of the list either. We are trying to find
more people to teach, but we have some grinch's up here. I have
studied a lot about patience and having faith thru trials, I feel like
Heavenly Father was preparing me for this week cause it was kinda
dumpy. Most of our apt's canceled on us each day. We were left out in
the freezing cold to tract and find people... We found a couple people
and we look forward to teaching them this week. The longer I am out on
my mission the more I realize how much I need His help. I am nothing
without the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have been able to reflect and
ponder about the Savior and the precious knowledge of the gospel that
I have. I get to talk to people everyday and teach them the truth...
the best news in the world!! We spoke to a man this week that didn't
want anything to do with us, my heart hurt so much for him. I want
everyone to feel the joy that I have experienced. Prayers are heard
and answered. We were able to pray for an increase of charity and
love for the people in Sweet Home. It has been difficult, and Satan is
working so hard to get us to give up and go quit. I am grateful that I
have a testimony of the gospel that keeps me going no matter how hard
or difficult things are.
We are still teaching Brant and April... they are going to start the
stop smoking program this next week. I am super stoked for them!! Last
night we spoke with April and I can see such a change in her. They
came to church and loved it again!
We got to listen to the Christmas Devotional last night. I loved the
story that President Monson told about the star.
I am so glad that I get to be on a mission this Christmas, it is going
to be a good one for sure. My comp and I put up a little santa hat and
stocking up in our room. We also put up the Happy Holiday's sign on
our car. I have been listening to the Christmas music from gramma.
Lots of people have been putting up lights on their houses.... they
all look like gingerbread houses. I wish more would do it.
We started teaching a class on sunday. It is called M3. Missionary
Minded Members. It is a way for members to do missionary work. It was
so awesome!! We have 6 couple in the class. It is a 6 week course and
by the end of it they will invite someone to church, give out a BOM,
bear testimony and hopefully we will be able to teach them. I am so
excited that the ward is pumped about it. We have some solid couples
that are taking it really serious. I had a great experience as we all
knelt down and prayed individually for friends and family that they
could share the gospel with. So many things are going to come from
this class... good things :)!!
We are going to Eugene today... We are gonna eat at the Olive Garden
and hang out there. I am WAY excited.... tempted to call up Steph so I
can see her again. Both Sister Nelson and I served in Eugene so we
can't wait to go back and spend some time with all the crazies :)!! Oh
yeah btw... I LOVE MY DUCKS!!!! They are undefeated and beat Oregon
State this weekend. It is a huge rivalry here, so Sister Nelson and I
showed our support for Oregon and painted our finger nails green and
yellow. Can't wait for them to go to the National Championship and
win!! Whoo hoo!!!
Hope you all have a great week. I love and miss you all!!
Canny-- glad that you had such a good bday, you are so grown up. How
tall are you now??
Morgieshmorgie is Preggo!!!! holy smokes I can't wait to see the
little Borgia baby when I come home!! Yippeeee congrats cousie!!!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
Monday, November 29, 2010
November 29, 2010
I had the best day of my mission so far on Saturday!!
Leading up to Saturday was kinda crappy. We had to cancel a lot of our
appointments cause Sister Nelson and I have been sick with this
miserable cold that will not go away!! Bug!! It was caused by the fact
that we woke up Tuesday morning with a couple inches of snow!! We got
up early and played in it. We made snowwomen and put our nametags on
them. It was soooo much fun! I was a Popsicle when I came inside.
This week has been so chilly. I have learned to layer my clothes
really good to try and stay warm! So Thanksgiving on Thursday was
alright. We were supposed to have dinner with a family, but we
couldn't get a hold of them. We ended up eating at a recent converts
house. It was weird to only have dinner with 4 people. I definitely
missed being around family, food and games. It was okay though. Later
that day we went to the Egberts house! They have 3 girls who are all
so much fun... they like the idea that I have 4 cute brothers at home
:) We played games with them, ate pie and watched Toy Story 3! What a
cute movie! We were gonna watch the Last Song, but then we found the
other. The ending was kinda sad, I was teary eyed. I was glad that we
got to hang with them! Emily, the oldest, is 18, she comes out with us
a lot. At the end of the day I couldn't help but feel so blah. We
didn't work and we wasted the day. I love being able to work my butt
off, it was not the best day of my mission... at all.
BUT Saturday was soooo amazing!! It all started when Luke got
baptized! He has been investigating for a while now. He completely
changed his life around and it was great to see him get baptized. 2 of
the priests in the ward sang Be still my soul for the intermission,
they did a fab job. I love being at baptisms. The spirit was super
strong!! Luke's family all came to support him. His sister is in the
ward and we found out another one of his sisters is a member. Half are
now members, we are excited to help the rest of his family. So after
that baptism Emily drove us down to Eugene!!!!! I got to go back for
Kevin and Robin's baptism!! Oh my it was amazing!! I loved seeing them
again. They were all so glad that I came back for it! I was literally
floating on a cloud as I watched them go under the water and come up
so clean. I was so grateful to be apart of their life and see the
change that took place as I was able to teach them! I am also so glad
that president let me come back for the night. I also got to see
Stephanie and Omar again!! I love them sooooo much. They will be my
best friends forever! I ran down the hall and gave her a big hug when
I saw her. She just had this big grin on her face. I also got to see
my fav family again, the Petersens. Man, I loved it so much!!
President came to the baptism. He had me take a little walk with him.
He asked me how I felt. I couldn't even explain to him how happy I
was. I was smiling from ear to ear. I told him that it was the best
day of my mission. He told me that this is what missionary work was
about, finding those families. He told me to do it again in Sweet
Home. That is what I am doing. S Nelson and I have a magnificent
obsession of finding a family for Christmas. It will be awesome!!
My prayers were answered Saturday night. At the beginning of my time
in Eugene I was praying for a family that would unite the ward
together. That prayer was answered by Kevin and Robin's family! Yaya
is still getting baptized on Christmas. What a wonderful thing this
will be for their family. In a year they get to go to the temple and
be sealed as a family forever!! This is what missionary work is about.
I feel so blessed to be apart of this wonderful work. So many
miracles!
I love being a missionary. It was such a good day! It got me even more
excited to get out and work to find people that are ready in Sweet
Home!!
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. X-mas is coming up, give
the best gift, the gospel!
I hope you all have a great week!! I would love to hear from you all :)
Love Sister Glasgow XOXO
Happy bday Cannon!!!! Hope it is a good day full of lots of surprises
and kisses haha, BIG 16!!!!!
Monday, November 22, 2010
November 22, 2010
So the transfer was rough. I cried like a baby when I had to leave.
The elders in the transfer van were so scared to say a peep to me. As
we were driving away I realized that I should be happy to go to a new
area, meet new people and share the gospel with the people in Sweet
Home. I thought a lot about my area and the miracles that I was able
to see. I learned so many things from the people and my comp. BUT I
LOVE Sweet Home!! I was really nervous that I would hate the area and
just want to go back to Eugene, but I absolutely love it. Plus my
comp, Sister Nelson is bomb! Her and I get along great and we have so
much fun! She is from Houston, Texas... I haven't had a comp from Utah
yet.. haha!! She likes sports and we are the same kinda person. I love
talking with her and we work super hard!! We taught more lessons this
week than I ever have in my mission. So many people are prepared in
Sweet Home, it's great!!
First off, I know that I was sent here for a reason.. first being the
Dablos- Udiarte Family!! It is a really long story and lots of
backtracking in order to tell the story, but in short. We talked to
people, got referrals and found this sweet family!! The day we finally
contacted them we had 30 minutes to spare and they invited us in and
we talked about the Book of Mormon. We went back and asked them if
they read and they did!! Hallelujah! The mom said that she started
crying when she started reading, she said that "maybe that was my
answer to know it is true." It felt so good to be with there family!
The ward had a Thanksgiving dinner and they came and were
fellowshipped by everyone. It was great! I wish I had more time to
tell the cool story, but I will get a chance someother time. I just
know that the Lord was guiding us and giviing us the strength to
everyone that we saw so that we could find this family!
Luke has been investigating for about 7 months and is getting baptized
this Saturday which is really cool. He is kinda a goofy guy, but he
loves the gospel and has a testimony. Oh yeah.... the Elders in Santa
Clara called me on my bday and told me that Kevin and Robin are
getting baptized on the 27th... Saturday!! I am so stoked cause I get
to go back to Eugene for the baptism!! The daughter, Yaya is getting
baptized on Christmas by her dad Kevin.... so tight!! I love that
fam!!
We had so many investigators at church yesterday. The Lord has really
blessed this area. I am grateful to be here. Endless amount of
miracles already and more coming.
My birthday was good. I got my package on Wednesday and Sister Nelson
hid it so I couldn't open it until Saturday morning. Thank you so much
for it!! I loved the outfit!! The night before I left Eugene,
Stephanie and Omar took me out to Beppe and Gianni's Italian
Restaurant.... sooooo gooooodd!! They got me cake and cupcakes and
sang happy bday to me. They also gave me a gift card, so I bought some
boots, my feet are nice and warm now. The whole zone sang happy bday
to me on friday. All in all it was a good day, we taught lots of
lessons, I was glad I didn't have to tract on my bday :)! Thanks for
all the bday wishes, it meant a lot to me!
So it snowed yesterday. Yeah, snow!!! Not really, it is super cold
here and will only get colder. It's in the 20's, 30's and 40's. I wish
I was in AZ weather.
Sweet Home is great. Not much to do here. Everyone smokes, no one is
married, and they live off the govt. BUT I love it still! There is a
lot of work to do, but I am so excited!! We only have one ward and
they are so great!! They all want to help. The youth are rockstars,,,
they always invite friends to mutual and church. We take the laurels
with us on apts. The work is great!!! I have been able to focus on the
work and that has kept me busy so I don't think about Eugene.
Hope everyone has a great Turkey Day. Don't get hurt playing football,
eat lots of pie and the next day have fun shopping and eating turkey
sandwiches!!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXOXO
The elders in the transfer van were so scared to say a peep to me. As
we were driving away I realized that I should be happy to go to a new
area, meet new people and share the gospel with the people in Sweet
Home. I thought a lot about my area and the miracles that I was able
to see. I learned so many things from the people and my comp. BUT I
LOVE Sweet Home!! I was really nervous that I would hate the area and
just want to go back to Eugene, but I absolutely love it. Plus my
comp, Sister Nelson is bomb! Her and I get along great and we have so
much fun! She is from Houston, Texas... I haven't had a comp from Utah
yet.. haha!! She likes sports and we are the same kinda person. I love
talking with her and we work super hard!! We taught more lessons this
week than I ever have in my mission. So many people are prepared in
Sweet Home, it's great!!
First off, I know that I was sent here for a reason.. first being the
Dablos- Udiarte Family!! It is a really long story and lots of
backtracking in order to tell the story, but in short. We talked to
people, got referrals and found this sweet family!! The day we finally
contacted them we had 30 minutes to spare and they invited us in and
we talked about the Book of Mormon. We went back and asked them if
they read and they did!! Hallelujah! The mom said that she started
crying when she started reading, she said that "maybe that was my
answer to know it is true." It felt so good to be with there family!
The ward had a Thanksgiving dinner and they came and were
fellowshipped by everyone. It was great! I wish I had more time to
tell the cool story, but I will get a chance someother time. I just
know that the Lord was guiding us and giviing us the strength to
everyone that we saw so that we could find this family!
Luke has been investigating for about 7 months and is getting baptized
this Saturday which is really cool. He is kinda a goofy guy, but he
loves the gospel and has a testimony. Oh yeah.... the Elders in Santa
Clara called me on my bday and told me that Kevin and Robin are
getting baptized on the 27th... Saturday!! I am so stoked cause I get
to go back to Eugene for the baptism!! The daughter, Yaya is getting
baptized on Christmas by her dad Kevin.... so tight!! I love that
fam!!
We had so many investigators at church yesterday. The Lord has really
blessed this area. I am grateful to be here. Endless amount of
miracles already and more coming.
My birthday was good. I got my package on Wednesday and Sister Nelson
hid it so I couldn't open it until Saturday morning. Thank you so much
for it!! I loved the outfit!! The night before I left Eugene,
Stephanie and Omar took me out to Beppe and Gianni's Italian
Restaurant.... sooooo gooooodd!! They got me cake and cupcakes and
sang happy bday to me. They also gave me a gift card, so I bought some
boots, my feet are nice and warm now. The whole zone sang happy bday
to me on friday. All in all it was a good day, we taught lots of
lessons, I was glad I didn't have to tract on my bday :)! Thanks for
all the bday wishes, it meant a lot to me!
So it snowed yesterday. Yeah, snow!!! Not really, it is super cold
here and will only get colder. It's in the 20's, 30's and 40's. I wish
I was in AZ weather.
Sweet Home is great. Not much to do here. Everyone smokes, no one is
married, and they live off the govt. BUT I love it still! There is a
lot of work to do, but I am so excited!! We only have one ward and
they are so great!! They all want to help. The youth are rockstars,,,
they always invite friends to mutual and church. We take the laurels
with us on apts. The work is great!!! I have been able to focus on the
work and that has kept me busy so I don't think about Eugene.
Hope everyone has a great Turkey Day. Don't get hurt playing football,
eat lots of pie and the next day have fun shopping and eating turkey
sandwiches!!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXOXO
Monday, November 15, 2010
November 15, 2010
Thanks for the letter mom, it made me cry!! This week has been full of so many emotions....
First off, Emma's baptism was amazing!! She is just an amazing little girl with so much love for the gospel. She wants to do everything right and good. Her mom gave such a wonderful talk about baptism. The spirit was so strong. As I was watching Emma, tears were streaming down her cheeks. She knew that this was something that she needed to do. Heavenly Father was definitely smiling that day. Emma's brothers, Cole and Easton gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. They love Emma so much and are proud of her. Cole is not a member and he was very touched by the baptism, I hope that he will get baptized soon!! I was so grateful to be apart of this families life. They have come a LONG way in the last couple weeks and Emma's decision to be baptized has really helped their family get back into the church.
When I first arrived in Santa Clara and Junction City I was so excited because I realized that I would be able to be here for my birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas... plus I get to be with a comp that I love dearly. Well that plan was shattered on Saturday. President came to Emma's baptism and said, "You know you are getting transferred right??" The few days before this I had been hearing rumors that we were getting whitewashed (elders coming into a sister's area). I didn't want it to happen. We have so many people preparing and have been prepared for baptism. As I heard President MacDonald say this, I was able to feel at peace and know that he is inspired and that this will be okay. So there you have it... I am being transferred tomorrow at 10am. At least I know where I am and who my comp is. I am heading a little North of Eugene to Sweet Home. My comp will be Sister Nelson, I have met her a few times, seems very sweet. I have been very sad and happy all at the same time. I have had a rough time saying goodbye to people, especially Brad, Jackie, Kevin, Robin, Stephanie, and a huge long list of people in the wards that have been so great! I haven't actually cried until I started reading your letter mom and then as I type about leaving it makes me sooooo sad! I love this area, I love the people and I did not want to spend my bday, thanksgiving and christmas in a new area. The elders that are coming are so awesome though. Elder Bauer was the Assistant and will finish his mission in the area. Elder Nygren is pretty new, but he is also excellent. If anyone is going to take over the area, I am grateful that they are. I spoke to E Bauer last night about the area. He is so excited to come and work hard. He feels bad that we are leaving in such a crucial time of our investigators progression, and is sorry to take over at the peak. I have trying to stay positive and I KNOW that everything will work out, it will just be hard. Mission transfers are not cool, but I know I will love Sweet Home!! S Stoehr served there, so she has been telling me all about it. S Stoehr is going to CENTRAL POINT!! I am so excited for her to go to my baby area! We have been talking about all the people and investigators and recent converts. I think it is a good thing that we both know that each of us will love our areas where we serve cause I loved Central Point and she loved Sweet Home.
So we went to Brad and Jackie and said goodbye. They are kinda upset that elders are coming, but we told them to keep in contact and that the elders would do wonderful things. We said that "when" they get baptized, we will come back for it. I will miss them so much.
Kevin and Robin were out of town for the past few days, but they got back last night so we could go say goodbye. I am bummed that we can't teach them anymore, but since I am only about 40 minutes away, I get to come back for the baptism! The Elders said they would be updating us with all the people so we know what is going on.
I feel so grateful to have been here for 3 short months. I feel like I just got here!! I have learned so much about myself and my comp has taught me a lot! I am grateful for the friendships that I have made, I know they will last forever :)!! Although change is hard, I learn and grow. I am excited to get to Sweet Home and work hard. I will love all my areas so much!!
I hope everything is well back in Mesa! I miss you all so much!! Since I am being transferred right before my bday, S Stoehr and I are celebrating it today. We are going bowling with the elders and gonna have fun on our last day here!!! Stephanie is really upset that we are leaving, but her and Omar and talking me out to dinner for a bday dinner tonight! I don't want to say goodbye to her! We have been such good friends :)!! I just hope that I am close to Eugene when they get married in the next few months and around when they go to the temple next October!!
Tonight we are going to say goodbye to Emma. She was so glad that we were here for her baptism. The ward has really taken the family under their wings and I know they will be okay! Saying goodbye's are crappy. Sorry if this email sounds depressing, it just caught me off guard. I am doing okay, I promise. Today is gonna be a blast!!
I love you all!! I miss you all like crazy, but I love being a missionary! I am excited to write next week and let you all know about the new area. Please pray for Elder Nygren and Elder Bauer as they come to the area on Wednesday!! Pray that they will pick up where we left off, they will see miracles in this area!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXOXO
First off, Emma's baptism was amazing!! She is just an amazing little girl with so much love for the gospel. She wants to do everything right and good. Her mom gave such a wonderful talk about baptism. The spirit was so strong. As I was watching Emma, tears were streaming down her cheeks. She knew that this was something that she needed to do. Heavenly Father was definitely smiling that day. Emma's brothers, Cole and Easton gave the talk on the Holy Ghost. They love Emma so much and are proud of her. Cole is not a member and he was very touched by the baptism, I hope that he will get baptized soon!! I was so grateful to be apart of this families life. They have come a LONG way in the last couple weeks and Emma's decision to be baptized has really helped their family get back into the church.
When I first arrived in Santa Clara and Junction City I was so excited because I realized that I would be able to be here for my birthday, Thanksgiving and Christmas... plus I get to be with a comp that I love dearly. Well that plan was shattered on Saturday. President came to Emma's baptism and said, "You know you are getting transferred right??" The few days before this I had been hearing rumors that we were getting whitewashed (elders coming into a sister's area). I didn't want it to happen. We have so many people preparing and have been prepared for baptism. As I heard President MacDonald say this, I was able to feel at peace and know that he is inspired and that this will be okay. So there you have it... I am being transferred tomorrow at 10am. At least I know where I am and who my comp is. I am heading a little North of Eugene to Sweet Home. My comp will be Sister Nelson, I have met her a few times, seems very sweet. I have been very sad and happy all at the same time. I have had a rough time saying goodbye to people, especially Brad, Jackie, Kevin, Robin, Stephanie, and a huge long list of people in the wards that have been so great! I haven't actually cried until I started reading your letter mom and then as I type about leaving it makes me sooooo sad! I love this area, I love the people and I did not want to spend my bday, thanksgiving and christmas in a new area. The elders that are coming are so awesome though. Elder Bauer was the Assistant and will finish his mission in the area. Elder Nygren is pretty new, but he is also excellent. If anyone is going to take over the area, I am grateful that they are. I spoke to E Bauer last night about the area. He is so excited to come and work hard. He feels bad that we are leaving in such a crucial time of our investigators progression, and is sorry to take over at the peak. I have trying to stay positive and I KNOW that everything will work out, it will just be hard. Mission transfers are not cool, but I know I will love Sweet Home!! S Stoehr served there, so she has been telling me all about it. S Stoehr is going to CENTRAL POINT!! I am so excited for her to go to my baby area! We have been talking about all the people and investigators and recent converts. I think it is a good thing that we both know that each of us will love our areas where we serve cause I loved Central Point and she loved Sweet Home.
So we went to Brad and Jackie and said goodbye. They are kinda upset that elders are coming, but we told them to keep in contact and that the elders would do wonderful things. We said that "when" they get baptized, we will come back for it. I will miss them so much.
Kevin and Robin were out of town for the past few days, but they got back last night so we could go say goodbye. I am bummed that we can't teach them anymore, but since I am only about 40 minutes away, I get to come back for the baptism! The Elders said they would be updating us with all the people so we know what is going on.
I feel so grateful to have been here for 3 short months. I feel like I just got here!! I have learned so much about myself and my comp has taught me a lot! I am grateful for the friendships that I have made, I know they will last forever :)!! Although change is hard, I learn and grow. I am excited to get to Sweet Home and work hard. I will love all my areas so much!!
I hope everything is well back in Mesa! I miss you all so much!! Since I am being transferred right before my bday, S Stoehr and I are celebrating it today. We are going bowling with the elders and gonna have fun on our last day here!!! Stephanie is really upset that we are leaving, but her and Omar and talking me out to dinner for a bday dinner tonight! I don't want to say goodbye to her! We have been such good friends :)!! I just hope that I am close to Eugene when they get married in the next few months and around when they go to the temple next October!!
Tonight we are going to say goodbye to Emma. She was so glad that we were here for her baptism. The ward has really taken the family under their wings and I know they will be okay! Saying goodbye's are crappy. Sorry if this email sounds depressing, it just caught me off guard. I am doing okay, I promise. Today is gonna be a blast!!
I love you all!! I miss you all like crazy, but I love being a missionary! I am excited to write next week and let you all know about the new area. Please pray for Elder Nygren and Elder Bauer as they come to the area on Wednesday!! Pray that they will pick up where we left off, they will see miracles in this area!!
Love Sister Glasgow XOXOXO
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