Hello again! Letter 24

I'mjust amazed that it is preparation day again! Is that how you spell preparation? Anyway it's been an interesting week. We went and taught this sweet older man who when we were talking about the three different kingdoms he went into how there are people living under the ocean and on the moon... hmm.. he was a nice guy though! We've found some people while tracting but then they haven't been there when we go back so that's hard. I was reading last night in our search for happiness about hope and I feel hopeful. It's hard when success as a missionary is often rated by the agency of others but in preach my gospel it says that a successful missionary is one who feels the spirit working through them. That's something I can do something about. I love when there is something to improve on. I'm glad i've developed that love because there is always something to improve on. In sunday school we talked about Saul and David and Jonathan... I like when it says that the souls of david and Jonathan were knit together. (There is a kid screaming through the library... makes me miss home!) I was thinking of what an amazing blessing true friendship is. wow. It's amazing that Jonathan wasn't jealous of David even though he was a prince and david was a servant and everyone was praising David so much. I'm just really grateful to have wonderful relationships! The teacher shared a quote that said a true friend never makes you choose between God's way and their way. So don't take for granted your friends. my challenge is to talk to a friend or family member you haven't in a long time. We are here for eachother that I know. I love you and thank you and miss you! Take care! Sister Savage

Picture Update

This is a picture of the sisters in our district. We have two awesome senior couples.

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and then there is a picture of the gorgeous sky.

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The next one is of me right before i ate a sardine! Elder mako dared me and it was sick. We had pretzels there and it reminded me of the burbs when he eats that sick sardine...these ones weren't at bad as that.

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The next one is of a lovely pond that was so still and the trees are reflected perfectly... amazing!

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Letter 23

Well the weeks are picking up speed here in the country. I'm learning so much. I can't believe how much I have to be grateful for! Something I've been podering a lot is David and Goliath. I read about it because I was thinking how was David so confident that God would help him. It talks about how he used previous experiences where God had helped him kill a bear and a lion so he knew God could help him. He didn't go up to Goliath and toss stones at him( Sometimes I feel like that's what I do) He knew God would deliver him. He say's to Goliath in Samuel chapter 17:47 "And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's and he will give you into our hands." Wow. The battle is the Lords! So What are the Goliaths you face? What do you feel is unconquerable and how can you face those things with confidence. Remember what God has done for you in the past remember how he has strengthened you.. don't doubt. I also got thinking about Shadrach, meshach, and abed-nego. I substituted some words in so they applied to missionary work but you could do it for anything. Daniel Chapter 3:17-18. "If it be so, Our God whom we serve is able to deliver investigators, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O Discouragement. BUT IF NOT, be it known unto thee, O discouragement, that I we will not stop sharing the gospel!" so I changed it quite a bit. But it's so true. Someone gave an awesome talk in General Conference awhile ago about BUT IF NOT. We just have to have faith. The church is true. The gospel changes hearts. All is well. Be happy and change something if you aren't. I love you all. Dad I hope you had a wonderful fathers day and I would like to say that you make me soooo happy!
Love Sister Savage

Letter 22

Happy Birthday Abi! I know that many birthdays have passed and i always think of them but i'm really bad at always wishing them! know i love you all. It is really crazy that abi is 9 years old. Wow. I feel like she was born yesterday. MAN I LOVE MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS! All is well here. it's been rainy. Sister Stebar and I got completey drenched tracting the other day.. i left my umbrella in Don Valley. It was fun though. We went and did service for Brother Andrews after it had been raining a bunch. We moved his fence over. so we each picked a post to try and get out of the ground.. they both had no problem and moved on to another and I kept struggling. I pulled and wiggled and kicked and pulled and all the other posts were up but mine... i felt really weak. So Sister Stebar came to help me... we both pulled and it didn't budge.... we tried and tried and I felt a lot better it wasn't just because I was weak. She said I think you picked the hardest one of them all. It was by a tree and the roots had a hold of the bottom of the post. She went to get a shovel and I kept at it and I got it out! I learned a great lesson that we can't compare ourselves or our progress to others cause we all have different situations. They may appear to be the same task but there are different challenges we each face. So don't stop trying even if your post doesn't seem to be moving :) We moved a bunch of hay bails for a family and a cat had gotten smashed inbetween some of them... sick eh? I was thoroughly disgusted. I had the cell phone in my pocket and then after an hour and a half I noticed it was gone...... there was a lot of hay and a long path we'd been going on. We found it though! miracle! We are so blessed. I'm grateful to be here and learning so much. I love you and can't wait to get my mail someday! Pray hard and be happy!
Love Sister Savage!

Cataraqui! Letter 21

So it was way hard to leave the city! I miss my companion and area and zone.. It is so different here. Everyone is canadian and there are no tall buildings and it smells sooo fresh! I miss the city but i'm excited to be here. It's a lot slower which kinda stresses me out because I like to be really busy. But I went from an area that you could drive across in fifteen minutes to one that takes over two hours.. so lots more time in the car which means less time sharing the good news! We are going to work hard though. We do a lot of service and we moved a mammoth pile of compost for this lady and dad you would have been proud of me with that shovel.. don't worry mom i tried to be graceful ;) Sister Stebar is fun and we are going to work hard to find people to teach even though it's hard. In the city you just turn a little bit and start talking. Here you see someone a ways up and start booking it and then they turn and book it the other way... it'll be more work but we'll just pray lots! We had a good fireside about prayer. The guy said sometimes we treat prayer like we've reached Heavenly Father's voicemail instead of having a conversation. That's so true! I think I leave messages way to often without taking the time to let him get a chance. So that's my challenge. Don't just leave a message, talk to Him! I love you all so much. I am so happy to hear of all the many blessings that you are recieving and I just know i'm the most blessed person ever. There are no words for how grateful I am. Thanks and I love ya and pray for us to find those who are searching for the truth out here in Cataraqui! It is so pretty here! Till next week!
Love Sister SAvage
PICTURES!
Here is me in the country! There is a lakeshore which I LOVE and country which I LOVE and animals! There is a picture of me with a goat and the sweetest little colt ever... That fence is electric and I totally touched it and nothing happened... miracle!

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