Transfers!

This morning we had a General Conference miracle. The very first contact we made on the Saturday of General Conference was a family from South Africa that was up here in the States for vacation and making a stop for General Conference. They gave two referrals for their friends back home. Both of them accepted the gift and missionaries and this morning we got to teach one of them--Aleck. He is the driver of the family that was up here for conference and we taught him about God and prayer. It sounds like he has great faith in God already, which is really great! He already prays, but I don't think it's regularly (I had a hard time understanding some of the things he said in his accent) and so we asked him to pray personally twice a day and also to pray with his family every day. He said that because we asked him that he will do it. That was such an incredible response! I don't think I've seen such beautiful but simple faith in anyone else that we've taught yet. I'm excited for him to do that because I know that prayer can play a powerful role in his and his family's lives. What a blessing it is to be able to talk with our Heavenly Father and that he answers us.

Just so you know, we're also teaching people in North Carolina, New Mexico, Connecticut, and Texas. There are others we try to call, but they don't pick up their phones so I didn't include them in this list. But that's one of the neat things about the Temple Square Mission, the world is our proselyting area.

Oh yeah! Yesterday was transfer conference! Drum roll...Sister Guanzon and I aren't going to be companions any more because she is going on outbound to the Oakland/San Francisco California Mission! She is quite nervous. I'm really excited for her, though, because she is going to be great. Not all missionaries from Temple Square go on outbound (going to a different mission in the U.S. for 3-4 months)  because we have this new teaching program here where we get to teach over the phones (for example Aleck) which keeps us busy. So there is no guarantee that I will go on outbound. It wouldn't surprise me if I didn't. So my new companion is Sister Williams. I've never met her before because she is coming in from outbound. She is from Scotland and everyone tells me she is going to be such a fun companion. I'm also staying in the same apartment so I don't have to move, which is really great. Transfers at Temple Square are probably a little funny compared to other missions because moving really just means going to a different apartment in the same building. I'm also in a different zone, but that just means that I have a different "motors" schedule. So as of Wednesday I won't be a "greenie" anymore.

Side note--One of my roommates is from Australia and she has introduced me to Vegemite. It is kind of an interesting thing to eat because I'm not really sure what it is or how it is made, something about yeast, but it tastes pretty good on toast or on a bagel. She says that her dad puts it on everything. I could see how it could go with a lot of things. I don't think I'm ready for a peanut butter and vegemite sandwich, though.

Temple Square is blooming and it looks wonderful. All of the cherry blossoms are out and the tulips have bloomed. I can't wait until summer when the tourists are out too. In our mission meeting yesterday for transfers President Holmes emphasized that we are a finding mission. We call people on the phones and meet them on Temple Square looking for those that Heavenly Father has prepared to receive this message. Sometimes I forget that because it's scary to talk to people sometimes, but really this message that we have to share is more important than my own fears of asking people if there is anyone that they know that would want to hear a message from the Prince of Peace or if they want to hear it themselves. It has made such a difference in my life and it would be selfish of me to deny someone else that opportunity to hear about it.