Sister Shelley Willden: I'll go where you want me to go, Dear Lord

So this week by far has been the craziest! Monday we had a sub-par P-Day because, while it took us what seemed to be a year to put up the volleyball net, hardly anyone wanted to play, but rather talk in separate groups. Finally someone brought out a game that the majority of us began playing, but when more people showed up then people started a game of volleyball. Monday night though we had a tender mercy happen to us. Sister Jewel and I were emailing and doing laundry at the STL's (Sister Training Leader) apartment and thought they had clothes in the washer, but once we realized they didn't, it was about time for our emailing to be over. So long story short, we didn't get our laundry done in the allotted time. We planned on coming back but when we did it was really close to curfew. We asked the Mayhue's (office couple missionaries) for their key and found out the STLs already switched our laundry out for us :)

It has taken me a week but I finally began understanding the area and how to drive it. Tuesday was a very long day of just driving around trying to talk to less actives and former investigators. Not much success. Dinner was awesome because Sister Best made noodles with zucchini which made it healthy and delicious still.

Wednesday we spent most of the day inside because Sister Jewel was so sick, so I spent a lot of time making Plan of Salvation, Gospel of Jesus Christ, and Temple cut outs.

Thursday was the craziest !! I get out of the shower at 7:30am and Sister Jewel said President Robinson called and wants to speak to me. President Robinson usually only calls when there is a problem. I took my time getting dressed thinking of all the scenarios of why President was calling. The worse has happened: I was getting emergency transferred (ET). I had two and a half hours to pack up all my stuff and get to the church to take the 3-hour drive down to Soldotna. Something went wrong in Soldotna where they needed missionaries ET so I was asked to go and serve with

Sister Williams. (her name is Shellie Rae Williams - very similar to me, Shelley Renae Willden). Sister Jewel is to finish training Sister Anderson. I was in Anchorage for a week and now to spend at least a transfer or two here in Soldotna. I've heard so much about Soldotna from my trainer and other missionaries who have served there. It has been two of my companions' favorite area. I've heard it is better in the summer but the white snow in the winter time doesn't make it really pretty, just cold. All of our investigators are now baptized so we are in the finding stage which is not that fun, but it's necessary. It is so much easier to have members give us people to teach, but being a member missionary is harder than it sounds. I will go anywhere The Lord will send me, and this I believe, is to help me grow. "There is no growth in your comfort zone." This is so true and I'm going to be living proof of this throughout my time here in Soldotna.