"BABY, ITS COLD OUTSIDE!!!" (Week 65: 11/28-12/5)

Wow, the weather has started to get cold. And I am not ready for that. I hate the cold. Lol! But I am so very grateful to be out here in Virginia teaching people about the love of Christ. 

This week has been kind of crazy. We seriously spent one whole day in our area, and all the others days we were doing other things. We had exchanges on a Tuesday. We spent Wednesday in our area teaching the gospel. Thursday we drove down to Richmond, where we had trainings all day! Friday we had Zone Meeting up in Harrisonburg so I got to see my old stomping grounds which was sooo fun! And we had to stay the night at some of the Sisters houses up there because it was to late to drive back. Saturday we had our own Zone Meeting down in Charlottesville. Then we had the adult session of Stake Conference. We then drove back home to Charlottesville! On Sunday we had Stake conference, so that was cool! I was honestly sooo tired of sitting. So it was kind of hard to focus.

Anyways so that's kind the week that I have had. But there are so many miracles that have happened in our area! We were able to teach so many people, which was really cool! Especially the fact that we haven't even been in our area. :/ but hey it's sooo cool!

I am seriously so grateful for the gospel and all of the things that we go through to make us better. I seriously can't believe how fast time is going. I don't want to ever not be a missionary. Being a missionary has been the best thing that has ever happened. Not only being able to change other but being changed myself. 

I invite y'all to change and become more like your Savior Jesus Christ. Turn to him see how he can change you! 

So last week I also forgot to give you the link for the #LighttheWorld, so here you go. Mormon.org

There is a little advent calendar, as well. And I invite y'all to turn to that if you want to become more like your Savior! 

I love y'all and hope y'all have a great week! 

Love,

Sister Pewtress

The Rotunda

Pic from last week

Said goodbye to the Binghams 😭😭

Got to see some familiar faces. Sister Hebdon

The beautiful leaves🍂🍁

"#LIGHTtheWORLD"(Week 64: 11/21-11/28)

HEY EVERYONE!

It honestly feels like it was two days since I last emailed, but yet there has been so many great and amazing things that have happened this week!

Are you ready for the craziest/wildest ride in the WILDERNESS??

So it all started Monday, we had to do a lot... Sister Prach needed to send a ton of stuff home, so that all of her stuff weighed under 45 pounds for the plane! So we went and did that. We also went with an investigator and played Pickleball! And wow!! That was soo much fun! :) later that night we had a going away dinner with some of the members of the Ward, and well Sister Prach said goodbye to all of them. Sooo sad!

Tuesday morning, we had transfers! I said goodbye to Sister Prach :/ and I then got a new companion!!! AND GUESS WHO IT IS!!!!!!!!!! The WONDERFUL SISTER OLSON! Ahhhh! We have seriously wanted to be companions for the last 14 months of our mission, and our mission president finally put us together!! YAYYY!! When she first got here, I seriously FREAKED OUT! Haha! Well she has been out the same amount of time as me, and well we get along soooo welll!!! We are so excited to work s hard this transfer :) 

This whole week.... there has been but a few people on Grounds at UVA. And so we needed to do something productive, as well as work with some of our investigators that didn't go home for the holiday break, so we decided to be a part of the Christmas Initiative, which is called #LIGHTtheWORLD. And if you haven't already seen the video I will put the link in the email, towards the end! But to get into what we did, is we went and chalked beautiful signs on grounds during the week! And so below are a few of our signs! (No it isn't bad to do this, all of the students do it as well!) 

This time of year, is a time to be so grateful for what we have and to share it with others, and so the church has provided an advent calendar for people to do each day, starting on a December 1st. I invite y'all to go and check it out.

I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve again over the holidays. I know that it is but a small sacrifice to be away from my family, but I know it is a sacrifice that I was willing to take and I am honestly so grateful for it. 

I am so grateful for Jesus Christ and all that he does for us, and I pray that we can continue to use the atonement better in our lives. 

I love you all, and I am so grateful for what y'all to do help in the work of the Lord. 

Until next week!  

Love,

Sister Pewtress

"GRATEFUL!" (Week 62: 11/14-11/21)

Wow what a great week! Though I feel like I say this every week!! Haha. It was a really great week! 

There were so many miracles that I was sooo pleased and grateful to be apart of.

We had a really cool experience this week. So flashback to Tuesday last week. Sister Prach went to the temple, so I needed a companion. So Sister Olson an old MTC buddy, came down to Charlottesville with me! So we were doing some contacting on this little shopping mall close to UVA and well we try to talk to everyone, if they seem interested. So we were walking and we see this guy sitting on this comfy chair with his  pit bull dog, not doing some good things, such as breaking the word of wisdom. (Aka, alcohol and tobacco) so we kind of just walk by thinking that he isn't prepared. And come to find out he stops us, and asks us if we taught people about Jesus Christ.? The fact that I even thought that he wasn't prepared was so sad. I thought about it later.... and I thought that if I were Jesus Christ (not saying that I was perfect) but if I was p, I would talk to him, and not cast the first stone. I believe by that experience that I learned something I never would have learned. I learned that we can not just walk by those who are struggling! Those are the ones who need the most help! 

I am so grateful for this opportunity to serve a mission for my Savior, because we are truly His HANDS & FEET! He needs us for this great cause. Not just missionaries but members as well. We can't do it alone! We, as missionaries, need the help of those who aren't wearing a name tag. That is what we promised our Savior to do when we were baptized! He asked to help others. So are you? 

This week, we have the wonderful opportunity to be of service to someone else.  Whatever you can do be grateful for what you have! :)

One quick quote, as well as a beautiful scripture in honor of this wonderful week of being GRATEFUL! 

Someone once said, "Having gratitude but not expressing it is he same as wrapping a beautiful gift but never delivering it."

Alma 34: 38 That ye contend no more against the Holy Ghost, but that ye receive it, and take upon you the name of Christ; that ye humble yourselves even to the dust, and worship God, in whatsoever place ye may be in, in spirit and in truth; and that ye live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you.

As we live in Thanksgiving daily, we will be humbled and we will see all of the mercies and blessings that he does give us! 

I am so thankful for you all. And I love you all so much! Keep the faith! 

Love,

Sister Pewtress