We are reaching the "last" of things

Hope every one has been well, this has been a full week full of great things! We were able to meet with a member referral we have been long waiting for to meet with named Julia! She was the sweetest women and so normal! It was such a blessing. We met at the church and had great fellowship there and had a church tour and talked about The Book of Mormon! She was very excited to start reading it, she hasn't had much of a religious background so she said she's a "clean slate!" haha. She drove up in a Tesla and we were like holy moly, but then she told us it was her dad's and he was out of town and he told her to drive it haha, she's got some good parents let me just say hahah. Julia does Real Estate so she is super friendly and open and loves to talk. But just yesterday she told us that she is going to need to put everything on pause and told us the guy who referred her who is from Utah is more than just a friend and she thinks starting this process of learning has made things a little too real than she is ready for and said she will reach out again down the road when their ready. We are so sad! But when the time is right and hopefully it will be soon, she will learn once again. 

We also were able to pick up our new friends Bob and Shirley who are the sweetest old couple. They were a referral from our Stake President the McCall's. They are seriously so sweet and we are hoping they will be able to progress even though sometimes it doesn't seem like some things we teach fully register in their minds. They are in their 80's though so it makes it harder, but you are never too old to accept the gospel! 

LAST ZONE CONFERENCE!!!

I cannot believe I had my last zone conference as a missionary. This makes me so sad! It was super great though, like they always are! It was so weird baring my dying testimony, there were 3 other sisters and one elder in the zone conference who also are dying this transfer so they did as well. Time just doesn't slow down for nothing. 

New Missionary Training!

We finally had the new missionary training that has been a long time coming haha, when we were supposed to have it was when it snowed so they held off until the next transfer of new missionaries came in and so there was a total of 60 missionaries at this training! It was huge! The mission is so young with how many missionaries are going home and how many are training or in training. The work keeps moving forward!

On Saturday there was a Stake Relief Society activity we went to and it was all about mental health and physical health and how we can improve ourselves. I have considered that need to drink more water in a day haha. 

We are now going to go to the Sky Nursery (Which is just where they sell flowers and things) with our friends Maureen and Bob so wish me luck! They are plant geeks and I know nothing..

3rd picture is Julia! She is the sweetest 

Sister Stokes

The days are getting warmer! March 18, 2019

I am excited for the things that are happening this transfer! Sunday to wednesday we were with Sister Sturgell because her companion Sister Savoy finished her mission! But it was fun! We all drove up to Anacortes for a doctors appointment and it made me miss serving up North! It is so beautiful.

We tried to visit a Refferall we had recieved named Joseph. He requested a Bible so we were there to deliver! We knocked on his door and no one looked home, but right when we were about to leave, a car pulls up! Guess who?? It was the one and only Joe! This guy was so awesome, I mean super normal and could already see him being a member of the church haha. We asked him about his backround and he told us he had a lack of religion growing up, but has had a desire to look into it more and build a relationship with God. We invited him to church as well and after we left, he texted us later that day and said, "thank you for stopping by, I look forward to making a personal connection with the congregation." He is so sweet! 

Barbara was also able to come to church for the 1st time in months!! She is doing so much better and everyone was so happy to see her :)

We were able to have dinner with a sorta active family on Sunday and they have a daughter who is almost 10 and not baptized and we have been trying to start teaching her. The mom after we shared our message with them asked about us teaching their daughter so she can prepare for baptism so we are super excited about that! 

The Lord is working miracles as we keep working and looking for people to teach, I love the gospel and am so excited to keep on spreading the good news!

Love,

Sister Stokes