"Can you believe that transfer calls come this Saturday! My goodness! I highly anticipate Elder McMurrin and I to have the next transfer together! It will be great if that happens. We're trying to do a lot with this area! As has been said a little bit before, we have a struggling French stake right now. And we really want to remedy that problem and help them out. Our plans are not formally finalized and so I will spare you the details right now, but I am very very excited about what we will do and hopefully success will follow. One thing I can say is that we are going to be doing Fireside type deals every week starting the 8th of November. The purpose of these firesides will be to bring less active people who don't come to church because it takes too long and introduce them with our members - and even to bring investigators to them. They will be used to build unity with the area and for sure to spiritually strengthen our members here.
"We really want to work with the members and get their support and trust. That is for sure the most effective way to do missionary work.
"So President Cannon just got back from a mission conference and he wrote the mission saying that it is basically confirmed! We are going to get a lot more missionaries - especially sisters! Ha It will be a great help to have more missionaries for sure!
"This week was splits again - so I went over to our district leader's area and worked with him! It was so great to see how he does the work and I definitely came away from that experience with a lot of ideas for how to help our area grow. It was really exciting to me to feel like I am doing something positive for the area and that I can receive revelation for this work. I'm excited to see what impact the ideas have.
"This week has been filled with crazy people, lessons, progress, friendship and so much more! Elder McMurrin and I definitely became better friends this week as we worked and tried to get on the same page! There really isn't a lot of time to tell you all of the things that happened. I might be able to send more later on, but that is a maybe - and I wanted to tell you the most important things - That I am doing well and that this area of Hochelaga is great! I love the letters and support I get from all of you! It seriously helps me continue on and be better!"
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There is a young man in our ward here in Vegas that reminds me so much of Travis (they look so much a like!) As I sat behind the organ (I'm the chorister...) waiting to take the sacrament, I looked over at "Travis" and felt that sting of missing my brother. I felt great joy though as I watched this young man administer the sacrament and remembered that my brother is administering in another way.
It is impressive to hear of Travis problem-solving. One unique aspect of a mission is that it deprives you of the immediate counsel you would seek from people like your parents, siblings, or friends and forces you to take that counsel to the Lord and even problem solve with a companion you don't know as closely. I am sure this is part of the Lord's design to help our young people of the church learn where to turn for direction in all circumstances of their lives.
I'm thankful for the blessing of having a brother on a mission.
Love,
Jessi
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