T E X A S: The very first person I saw at the temple was Karla all dressed in white!

Lubbock Temple trip

This week was SO MUCH BETTER.

Friday and Saturday, I was able to go to the temple! It was such a fun weekend trip. It was weird to be out of our area that long, but it was a much needed trip! Friday night we did baptisms with our recent convert Erica, and then spent the night with the Lubbock Sister Training Leaders. Saturday, we got to go to an endowment session with Karla from Borger! It was so amazing! I walked into the temple and the very first person I saw was Karla! All dressed in white, such a marvelous sight and so sweet to my heart. She was witrh Sister Long. I got to see so many missionaries and members from Borger that I love so much! I couldn't stop from smiling the entire time I was there and I just felt so much love. Being in the celestial room truly felt like heaven. Just a huge reunion. Man, the fruits of missionary work is more glorious than I ever realized until that moment in the celestial room. I loved it!

I was able to ask them all about Janie, which was much needed. She passed peacefully and her husband Doug is doing alright. Now his sights are set directly on the temple! He can't wait until the day they get sealed and I can't wait to be there! Until then, keep praying for him, he's going through a lot. But with time, the peace of the Atonement is healing it all. What a blessing it is to have knowledge of the Plan of Salvation! There is so much peace in knowing that God truly does have everything planned out for us and He is rooting for us the whole way through it all.

This week we saw so many miracles. I don't know how it happened or what exactly happened, but all of a sudden, the work BOOMED. We are blessed to have so many investigators that are solid and progressing and less actives that are truly wanting to change and get the spirit back into their lives! We are so blessed and so busy. I love being busy as a missionary, it means it's all working! We had an investigator, Joe, come to church this week, and he was talking to us all about how when he first met sister missionaries, an emptiness in his life was filled. He stopped meeting with them and the emptiness came back. Now that we're teaching him again, he felt his life be full again. He told us he know's that it is because of the spirit and with tears in his eyes he thanked us for letting him have that. It was heart warming. I am excited for him! He is progressing so much and loves everything about the gospel! They talked about the family proclamation in sacrament and he had us get him some copies to share with his family!!! I love the converting power and truth of this gospel.

So, as for transfer calls this week. I will be staying in Carlsbad! Yay! I didn't want to leave one bit. Sister Bleyl, however, is getting shipped out to Brownwood, TX. And my new companion will be Sister Perez. She is FRESH off the plane today! I can't believe it, I'M TRAINING. I'm a mom...I am scared, but so excited. I don't know anything about her, but she is a Spanish missionary, yay!! I feel so inadequate to train a missionary, but I know the Lord qualifies us as we accept the calls he extends. I never know quite what He's up to, but I know following His will leads me exactly where I need to be.

Also, we're going to be moving apartments this next week. We've been living outside our area, so we're moving mainly for convenience...And it's nicer....that's just a plus though:)

MY NEW ADDRESS IS:

1402 W Church St Apt. B

Carlsbad, NM 88220

Love you all!!!

Hermana Peck