Pics 5-2-2016

We got to go to Boomers, a trampoline park, for Pday Activity! :) It was super fun :)

and we got free socks haha

after jumping :) It was super windy haha this is Sister Reyes and Sister Miller, they are the other sisters here in Regina, and they are both my past companions and now they are companions with each other haha :) I love them lots

Exchanges with Sister Decker in Moose Jaw :) We went and got treats at my favorite place! Maple Leaf Bakery :) a Moose Jaw original :)

I got to go to Moose Jaw and see the Sherlocks! I LOVE THEM

Look at this GIANT pot hole! This is what all the roads are like on my mission haha its so weird... it will be like driving on clouds when i get home :)

Email 6-8-2015

Dear Family and Friends,

Well, this week has been a little crazy. We started the week with Zone Conference on Tuesday. That was really fun. It was nice to visit with all my missionary friends here in Saskatchewan. Sometimes we feel a little isolated out here in Moose Jaw with only the Elders and us. Especially coming from Winnipeg with a million missionaries. So it was nice to be with everyone again for a little bit. It was pretty long though. Meetings all day. And we had to role play, which I hate. But I am starting to get over it and just grin and bear it till it's over haha. The food was good though :) Pulled pork sandwiches.

Then we came back here to Moose Jaw and continued with our work. On Saturday we got our Transfer calls. So Sister Reyes will be leaving me and going to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, which is kinda sad. It is always hard starting over again. But I also found out that I will be training a brand new sister. She is still in the MTC this very moment. haha. So that should be exciting. Kinda scary, but oh well I guess. Live and learn and figure it out along the way. Haha.

We have a baptism scheduled in a few weeks and we're really working hard and praying for it to go through. And we're hoping to set another one this week. We haven't found many new people to teach, but we are trying. So we will see what happens next week. I am doing well, and I am happy. Life out here on the mission is hard, but I am surviving and finding happiness along the way. Time seems to fly by some days. I am 4 and a half months down with 13 and a half to go. Not that I'm counting down the days or anything ;) I promise, I am being good and trying to stay focused on what the Lord wants me here to do. :)

I hope you are all happy and well.
Love,

Sister Martin <3

505 Academy Road
Winnipeg, MB R3P 0C9
Canada

Pics 6-1-2015

What a great name for a piece of construction equipment!

Wish Flower...Maddy's Favorite!

Can you see the two Redheads here?

Maddy and Sister Reyes, Sister Selfies!

Love the early morning walk kissy face!

Another day, another walk

Cool bridge

Walking their feet off.

B&W Sister Selfie, Love those freckles.

Pics 5-25-15

Sister Reyes and I at the Laundromat/ice cream parlor haha with Alyssa, a recent convert

This was us, Sister Reyes and I, in the car wash :) I love the car wash when you don't have to do it yourself haha 

This is Saskatchewan. FLAT. But pretty. 

This is Sister Reyes and I. The sunset was so pretty so we stopped and took pics :) this was a tough day, but at least the sunset was pretty and my outfit was cute haha

This is me emailing you rightnow hahaha

Last week we didn't have time or money to dry our laundry at the laundromat so we had to run home with our wet laundry and throw it ALL OVER THE HOUSE to dry hahahaha in like 2 mins. It was crazy. But it all dried and we even saved a little change. haha. 

I love this guy :) It is helping us win the hearts of the members and some of the people we are teaching.

I felt pretty today :) 

So we have been taking cookies to families in the ward and singing to them with the uke :) We have rearranged i am a child of god, nearer my god to thee, joseph smiths first prayers, come follow me, and were working on amazing grace. So we have been including songs in a lot of our lessons and picking a song to sing when we take the cookies :) I think it is working :) i recorded us singing i am a child of god but i cant figure out how to send it to you because it is too big...

So there are sooooo many dandelions in the church lawn :) It is cute and soon there will be so many wish flowers :) 

This was when we went ice blocking for the YSA activity. There was one YSA person there and then us and the elders... haha small town. 

Email 5-25-15

Dear Family and Friends,

Sorry it has been a while! Things here in Moose Jaw have been going well. The area is making progress slowly but surely. It is still slow, but it's moving along. We have even been able to find some new investigators :)

This week we have really been focusing on gaining the trust of the members and developing relationships with them. So we have been stopping by and bringing cookies to some of the families and singing to them. Sister Reyes and I have been working on some hymns and primary songs on the ukulele that we could incorporate into our lessons. So we have been testing them out on the members. They seem to like it, and Sister Reye's famous cookies ;) She calls them heaven cookies. hahaha. I'd say it's close.

So we have been happy, it is starting to look like summer around here. And we are running out of our allotted kilometers so we are going to have to start walking everywhere. Thank goodness it is starting to warm up, but now we are going to be too hot! haha But such is life and we will grin and bear it :)

Well I hope you are all happy and well.
Love you lots,

xoxo
Sister Martin

Email 5-4-2015

Moose Jaw

Dear Family and Friends,

Well it's been a few weeks since I have been able to send an email out to you. Sorry about that! Things have been SO CRAZY lately. We just had transfers Thursday so I am no longer in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I am now serving in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It is about 8 hours away from Winnipeg, I think it is the farthest west a sister can go in this mission. It is a pretty small town and it is really cute. And it is so beautiful here. Most everything is green and it smells way better than Winnipeg! haha. Church was great, I was able to meet a lot of the ward members and introduce myself. The ward is pretty small compared to the last one I was in. But I think that will be fun because I will get to know them all better.

Being with a new companion has been interesting. Her name is Sister Reyes and she is super nice :) We get along well. It is just weird not being in a tri-pan now and only having one companion! I miss Sister Davis a lot. She was my trainer. She just finished her mission and went home Thursday. And I miss the people in my last ward a lot. It is weird learning how to teach with someone new again. But we will get used to it and it will become more natural.

There is a whole lot of work to be done in this area and I am a little overwhelmed, but excited. My favorite scripture keeps coming to mind

Psalms 73:26 "My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever." 

When I feel overwhelmed and not strong enough, I don't have to worry, because it is okay if I'm not strong enough because God can be my strength. He will help me :) The song that got me out on my mission also comes to mind once again. This darn song always gets me, no matter what I'm going through;

" Settle down, it'll all be clear, don't pay no mind to the demons that fill you with fear. Your troubles they might drag you down, if you get lost, you can always be found. Just know you're not alone, 'cause i'm gonna make this place your home." -Phillip Phillips 

This transfer has brought a lot of new things and big changes. It is a little scary, but I am confident God will help me conquer the task ahead. He will make this place my new home for a while and all will be well :)

I hope you are all doing well. Love you all. As always, check out my blog for more updates and pictures :)

Love,
Sister Martin

P.S. Mail is always appreciated :)
845 Shaftesbury Blvd
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2K 4A1
Canada