"Don't let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game!"

Hey ya'll!!

I hope all is well in Vegas or wherever you are.

This week was pretty good. We had multiple lessons with Tom and Laurie
and we received a ton of new investigators. We have been doing a lot
of tracting and a lot of less active-recent convert work as well as
working with the members in the ward. We are definitely striving to
make the ward better.
So last P-Day we had sisters p day, where all the sisters in the zone
get together and just hang out. So we did a scavenger hunt at target.
Hoe stay it was so much fun. SOOOO MUCH FUN! I love p-days because we
get to somewhat be normal people. Haha. Honestly I love missionary
work.

So I have been praying to have change. Because as a missionary you do
the same thing every single day. Wake up at 6:10 get ready to work
out, go exercise, get ready for the day, personal study, companion
study, training, lunch, lessons till 5, dinner till 6, then back out
doing lessons till 9, come home plan for the next day, and get ready
for bed. It's honestly a very strict routine and sometimes you get
stuck in a rut. But this week was definitely crazy.

We had zone meeting, we had service, and just a ton of other things.
It was nice to be able to have a little change in our schedule.

The biggest change of all is transfer calls, where president and
assistant to the president calls people if they are getting moved to a
different area. WELL I AM NOT GETTING TRANSFERRED, BUT the elders we
had in our ward (pictured below are getting moved and they are closing
the area that they were in, and Sister Johnsen and I are now covering
the WHOLE HARRISONBURG, DAYTON, AND BRIDGEWATER AREA, AS WELL AS YSA
STILL. Think Heavenly Father answered my prayers. YEP THATS RIGHT.

Keep praying for Sister Wilson, she is still getting diagnosed. 😔 but
we love her and president so much.

Also keep praying for Tom and Laurie that they will both be baptized.
Laurie was scheduled for this weekend, but is probably not getting
baptized because she hasn't been to church but only once. UGHHH.

Being a missionary is probably one of the hardest things I will ever
do, you love the people so much and you out all of your effort into
loving someone so much. I love you all so much.

Elder Albrecht, Elder Dickamore, Brother Mathusek (ward mission leader), me, and sister Johnsen. 

Our scavenger hunt pics. 

Don't tell president.

Haha just a few..

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! From right to left, Hermana Romero, Hermana Powell, Sister Johnsen, and I.

I love you all. And miss you dearly. 

PONDERIZE scripture this week: James 1:5!

Sorry I forgot last weeks.😩🙈

Love,

Sister Pewtress

CHANGE YOUR SPEED

Well we got tiwi's put into our car. Which basically is a device that
tells you to slow down, driver not there, or AGGRESSIVE DRIVING. They
are really nice as long as the coordinates and gps are coherent to the
actual mile signs posted. I was driving on this road and the speed
limit is posted as 35, well the tiwi says that it is 25, so we were
holding up traffic. (Oh by the way I drove in Virginia, mom. And I
didn't die,but we almost did. Not my fault though!) so anyways we got
tiwi's! They are pretty cool!

So we had zone conference this weekend down in Charlottesville! I love
zone conference! They are so much fun! We got to see President Wilson
and his wife! I love them so much and they are probably the best
mission president and wife ever! They love all their missionaries!
Zone conference was amazing!

We also had Return and Report! Where all the new missionaries from
this past transfer got back together down in Richmond to do some
finding. We went around finding in downtown Richmond where there are
cute little streets with a bunch of shops, especially antique shops!
(grandma you would of loved it, but Harrisonburg is better for the
small town shops!) Richmond was beautiful and I had an amazing time
catching up with my old Mtc friends.

This past week we have been meeting with Laurie and Tom daily. Laurie
is set for November 7th and SHE CAME TO CHURCH! Coming to church is
the first big commitment that people need to do to be ready to be
baptized. Tom is scheduled for November 15th and he came to church
too, but also went to his other church. He is receiving answers from
his other church more than this one. UGHHH! But it's okay! Taylor our
miracle, has basically disappeared. Which is soooo sad, and we miss
teaching her. She was going to fast for what she needed in her life.
So please pray for her.

We have been doing a lot of finding. But last week ( I forgot to tell
y'all.....) WE MET A WICKEN! Which is a WITCH! She is a white which
and she only does protection spells, but my companion, sister Johnsen,
loved listening and I was honestly afraid to say anything. But it was
kind of cool! My companion liked it a little more than I did.

Anyways this week was a lot better than last week, and I am finally
seeing that the little miracles are way better than the big miracles!

I am so grateful for this gospel and for this opportunity to teach
Young single adults that no matter what they go through Heavenly
Father has his arms wide open for us to return back to him. ( just
like the Prodigal Son) coming on a mission is probably one of the best
things that I have ever done, and will ever do (except getting
married). I know that the priesthood authority has been placed here
again because Heavenly Father loves us all!

I love you all and miss you tons, but this is where I know I am
suppose to be, and I know that I have been called here for a reason!

Talk to you all next week!

Happy birthday grandma!!

This is in Richmond for return and report.

Where we do our weekly planning!

First time ever having Jimmy Johns! 

The Mennonites driving a carriage! With car seats!

This week was sooo fun! Love you all



Love,
Sister Pewtress