Week 11 - Transfers

My weekly this week is super short, but its Transfers!!! I am so lucky and my companion and I didn't get transferred.

This letter this week is super short, but we had one new person being taught, who we started teaching Sunday night! Prayers were answered that night. We also finally had someone at church! Yay!!! Nothing else super new, just excited for this next transfer.

My thought this week comes from Moroni 7. Its verse 41:
"And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him..."
I was shown this scripture after two weeks of not teaching anyone. It was frustrating and hard. But my companion reminded me that we have hope for a better future because of Christ. Its through His Atonement that we are able to change and the fact we can change is what gives us hope! I am forever grateful for that and find hole that everyone has hope for change.

I love you all!!

Sister Gibb

Pictures:
1. We biked in the rain and we were soaked!

2. Just me

3. Funny story, I was WALKING my bike over a curb and tripped and fell. This was the result.

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