Letter #14 - Conversion

March 27, 2017

Hello Family and Friends!

I had my first baptism this past weekend, Hurrah! I can testify that conversion to the gospel does not come from what we teach, but what the spirit teaches. People learn how to become more like Jesus Christ as they follow the promptings of the spirit. We've had Women's Conference so far as the start of General Conference, where living apostles and our prophet get to speak to the church and even to the world. I have felt a lot of the love Heavenly Father has for me lately, and even though I don't have all the answers to my questions, I know he is guiding me to where I need to be. Transfers are going to happen in a week and a half. We will find out what changes will happen this Friday. We are also having a surprise Zone Conference, the 2nd one this month on Friday as well. General Conference saturday and sunday, so we can expect a crazy week this week. Last p-day Sister Elwell and I went to St Simons Island, and today we went to Jekyll Island. We got to see some sea turtles and it was cute. We went with Sister Mckay and Sister Hoge. Missionary life is simply so different every day!
Remember to take the opportunity to pray about a question for general conference, so you can be prepared for a revelatory experience! You can watch on byutv, lds.org, or some of your local churches. Yes. Find your relationship with God.

Love, Sister Prue 

Letter #13 - I Love Palm Trees

March 20, 2017

Hi everyone!

A lot has happened this week….
Due to the nature of my shoes and the sunshine, i am getting striped feet! There are crazy tan lines on my feet haha. One of the Elders from my district went home last week due to health problems, and it was sad to see him leave. But we know Heavenly Father has a plan for him, and we hope he gets to come back eventually. My companion and I got to teach many wonderful people this week. We met this girl who didn't have any religious background but she was willing to learn more, and when she said a prayer for the first time, she got teary eyed and then we left. We met this chinese woman (Maria) who had a grandma who believed in God when she was a little girl. We got to come into her home and teach her and her husband about their Loving Heavenly Father. We taught them to pray and Maria said she felt power. We gave them a Book of Mormon to read and invited them to pray everyday. Sister Elwell and I are so excited.

We have a baptism coming up this saturday! My first one! Her name is Darlene and she has been investigating for a few months now. Yesterday she brought her grandson to church and we are really excited to see him start coming as well. She is really allowing the love and peace of this gospel to come into her life. As members it is important to be very welcoming and loving to those who visit or are new to the ward. They need to know for themselves this gospel is real and that people actually live the teachings and find the joy that comes from it. As we share the love of God with others we will be enabled to overcome our trials that bring us down and be lifted up by the atonement of christ.

We ate dinner and celebrated St Patricks Day at the Palmers this week. I ate Corn Beef, Collared Greens, and key lime cake! Southern! We had pot luck after church, we had ward conference this past sunday. I ate a Krispy Kreme Donut.

Always remember that you are a child of God. Heavenly Father loves you and will able to bless you more as you strive to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Just as Jesus looked around for those who needed his compassion, let us look around and share the joy of Jesus Christ and be strengthened by His love for us.

Love Sister Prue

Letter #12 -I'm chosen by a Southern Prophetess

March 13, 2017

Family and Friends,

We've had all kinds of great and weird experiences! We were able to gain the trust of a less active member. We were able to start gaining more trust from the members and ward council. We met all kinds of people, including ones who think they are prophets and can read your mind..... But I know that Heavenly Father is always aware of us and our needs! As we take courage to follow the promptings of the spirit, great blessings and miracles will come about. Others will help us in our journey. We are always strong enough when we lean on the Savior and rely on his strength. When you take the time to get to know and listen to others, they will want to give you their trust and you will be able to help them.

Love, Sister Prue

Letter #11 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

March 6, 2017

Friends and Family,

Several things happened this week. One of these things include my first Zone Conference! It was very exciting to see my MTC friends again see how they are doing. We learned a lot about knowing what we believe, believing what we believe, and applying and living what we believed. President Lee encourages us to "Catch the Vision" and keep our "lines in the water" all day to be able to FIND THE ONE. We have conference calls for missionaries in training every friday, so last friday President Lee challenged us to read Alma 5, and when you take time on it, it is really enlightening. We had trade offs with the sister training leaders and I stayed in my area, so i had to take it over for 24 hours, haha scary. But it went over really well, and Sister Elwell is going to help me become prepared to take over Brunswick, since I probably will next transfer. We had fast sunday this past week, we had Dinner at the Sabels, and it tasted really good after fasting. There was cake with strawberries and it was yummy! I dont really know what else to say right now, but I hope y'all are doing well and are having lots of fun. Being a missionary is an opportunity to learn so much about our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ. I will try to have my journal with me next time i write an email so I can say more specific things.The world may have many nice things, but it really is essential to turn to Christ and be like him.

Love, Sister Prue