Hello family (and friends)!
Greetings from Canada. It seems to be getting colder here, not warmer. It is sad. I just want spring to be here. However, it will come soon enough. I am sure you still have like 8 inches of snow! :) Ha ha.
What a wonderful day it has been thus far. Probably the best morning of my mission so far! We just finished up a session at the temple, which is like a 20 minute drive from our apartment, and I am so thankful for the time that I was able to spend there. What a wonderful place to feel the Lord's love. The whole time I just had an over-whelming, over-powering, over-excited feeling that covered me from head to toe. I sat in the Celestial Room and tears came to my eyes as I thought about this amazing place, the house of the Lord. What a wonderful work that happens with-in the walls of the temple. Thoughts about an eternal family soared through my mind and I know without a doubt that this is the only place where families can be sealed together. I am thankful my parents were sealed in the temple to have their kids with them for eternity. Sorry, you are stuck with us. :) How wonderful it is to have the priesthood back on the earth. I can't imagine my life without it.
This week was pretty good. We had a lot of lessons set up with potential investigators, but they all fell through. It was a bit frustrating, but it is something that we are learning more about. When someone doesn't show up, someone else needs us. That has been my attitude. I have been really trying to stay positive. So far I feel like I am doing really well.
I am so sorry I forgot to talk about my companions. How rude of me. I am in another tri. Sister Duffy has been out about 3 months longer than me. She is from Arizona and graduated from BYU to do history teaching. We get along pretty well. She was companions with Sister Doria, my mom, for 7 and a half months! wow. Crazy! My other companion is Sister Brown. She has been out about 6 months. She is super sweet and really catching hold of missionary work. She is from Rexburg/Brigham City.
Sister Duffy is the district leader of the Sister's district, something new President Tilleman is doing. She went down to work with the sisters in Abbotsford yesterday so I had a chance to work one on one with Sister Brown. She is a fantastic missionary, and I see a lot of myself in her. She is a hard worker and loves to go out and get things done. It was different to be the senior companion. I have never been the head hancho in charge. I learned a lot about myself and my commitment to the Lord.
We had a miracle last night. We had some time before a dinner appointment and we prayed about where we should go. We felt impressed to go and see a potential investigator who was unable to meet with us Sunday. We knocked on the door and her "other-half" was walking out of the door and said she was upstairs. She told us to come on up. She had read through the pamphlet and we talked about Joseph Smith and the Restoration. She really liked what she had read in the pamphlet and she invited us to come back. It was a miracle. Not only was she interested, her daughter was also interested. We explained the Young Woman's program and she wants to come! It was a miracle and a tender mercy from the Lord.
One thing that I have really noticed is how tired I am! I seem to be tired all the time. It is not a bad tired at all. It is an exhaustion that seems to cover me from head to toe. I know that the harder I work, the more tired I get. I love it. I feel like when I get home I will sleep for 3 weeks straight.
It is official, I have been out for over a year. I know that the time seems to be going faster and faster. Soon enough I will be on a plane home. BOO!
I love you family!
Sister Saal
P.S. Wash your hands and say your prayers, cause Jesus and germs are everywhere!
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