A series of Hilarious Mishaps

23 November 2015

What a grand week.  First, a bulleted list:

-A drive to and from Anchorage (we have another this week)

-Twice getting stuck in the snow

-1.5 feet of snow

-3 types of fish in the freezer (Halibut, Trout, Salmon, Smoked Salmon)

-A very flooded toilet

-Service in a library, moving, shoveling, foodbank

-3 investigators at church (fistbump)

-a trip down funny river road at night with our relief society president

-zero trunkiness

-a very intense relief society activity where we performed a skit

-one big old cry session because I don't want to leave.

-my last sisters training.

So it was a good time!  The drive was GORGEOUS, pictures included.  I

really had a wonderful time.  One little miracle, we havent been able

to see a bunch of investigators that I really adore.  My companions

were starting to think they were figments of my imagination.  I felt

prompted to fast on sunday for them, and we had those three

investigators at church!  What a blessing.  Sister Larcom was also

fasting for something different, and we didn't know each other was

fasting and neither of us told sistere Grieve, so that was funny.  She

was so mad to be the only one eating :)

Time makes me sick. its been way too fun in this area.

Anyway, fasting works.  I have such a testimony of it.  I am grateful

that when you can't do anything else about something out of your

control, you can always fast.

Love,

Sister Galli

Running in -2 degrees

16 November 2015

Ah.... winter in alaska.  frozen hair, frosty lungs, plugging in cars.  Its been a good time.  

As for the work,

Boy oh Boy.  

Its so good!  LOTS of miracles and LOTS of trials of faith in quick secession. Take yesterday.  Church was GRAND, and then we had 3 investigator lessons cancel.  None of our investigators came to church. So... that was fun. But this is probably my favorite ward.  So many recent converts, so much love.  We have a new investigator that I met here on exchanges in MAY.  we FINALLY met with her last week.  She is 19 and so prepared but also SO busy.  its tough.  one of the hardest things is that people get sick in alaska ALL the time.  I think every single one of our investigators has been sick in the last 3 weeks.  We will have awesome lessons with them, have another set up, then like ten minutes before they call us and tell us that they are sick.  GAH... also.... there is NOTHING to do after around 7:50 if we have appointments cancel.  this place SHUTS DOWN.  people go to bed in the summer at like 3 in the morning and in the winter honestly like 7.  its rough.  

We had the coolest lesson this week though.  we have an eternigator, who has been really progressing lately.  We taught him about all the he could do if he had the priesthood as a father.  All of a sudden i got the strongest impression and started telling him a story i tell very infrequently, the story about how the priesthood helped my mom and I when there were complications before my birth.  I cried from the minute I began telling it.  He teared up too, and after i finished i pretty much just begged him to become a priesthood holder and promised him that he would give blessings that would bring miracles.  that SPIRIT though.  i love it. He was definitely touched. 

Fun fact!  You have to plug in you car at 5 degrees and colder.  Heres a picture. Also a picture of right after we got DROPPED by someone i was SO excited about.  Ben and Jerry's for days. 

pic for the week

9 November 2015

Laurel reports that she is happy to be staying in Soldotna for her last transfer. She will be in a threesome. She had to get a filling today, so that might have filled some of her writing time :).

Snow Halloween

2 November 2015

Winter decided it was tired of waiting.  It snowed a couple days ago,
and surprisingly, it stuck!  We had a frosty halloween, and lots of
miracles this week.

We had been having the HARDEST time with some of our investigators.
These are people who are so ready, agreed they wanted to have lessons
and we just could. not. get. ahold. of. It was driving my bonkers!
One such family is the Diviney's.  They recently moved from Texas and
have been looking for a church in Soldotna.  We taught them the
restoration and they went to a church activity and loved it.  But then
through a series of unfortunate events, and two cancelled lessons, we
lost track of them.  I really didn't think they would come to church,
but as we were leaving out the door I randomly prayed that they would
show. It kinda surprised me.  When we pulled into the church parking
lot, lo and behold.... there they were. They loved every meeting.  we
taught them about the Book of Mormon last night and... mm.  they loved
it.

Miracles!

We also have been working a lot with our little ward council.  They
are so missionary minded, the little sweeties.  It has been so neat to
have built a lot of understanding of the logistics of missionary work,
the role of the ward mission leader, Bishop, etc, then finally have
that apply so much in my last area.  Its been grand!

Sister Dall and I went on exchanges this week, and it was just like
old times, I was so distracted, and we laughed for days.  Our
investigator down here, Vaughn, could not believe how many things we
said at the same time.   She is such a powerhouse.

Well, this pretty well is commencing the fastest transfer of my
existence, its scaring me just a little (a lot)

I love you!
Sister Galli

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