Aug 07th, 2017

Hi Everyone!,
How is everyone doing? I am emailing from my mission president's laptop and it is super high techy. Haha anyways, Sean and Marie got confirmed yesterday! President Mackay, taught her and interviewed her so she talked about his effect on her and it was awesome. Yesterday was our fast and testimony meeting, Marie leaned over to me, and said I am going to bear my testimony! I was like wow! Go on! She did an amazing job and the spirit was so strong. I love hearing the fresh testimonies and conversion stories.

Tomorrow we have Zone Conference! The first one with President Mackay! We hear there will be further changes. We are super excited though. We have another busy week lined up with lots of service. We came to Fresno today to meet with President and he has been so helpful. Sister Jeffrey has been really struggling with some internal conflicts and her diabetes levels have been all off. We have been inside a couple days now, and we are figuring out how to help her and support. It has been a little crazy and scary but we are doing good in general. Since we are in Fresno, we called up Sister Jones, my last companion and we are headed to the mall. We are excited because we both know her so well. This is her last transfer too! I am super sad for that.

One thing I would love to share, I have learned a lot through personal studies lately, I have been focusing on trusting in the Lord. We received priesthood blessings and I focused on that phrase in my blessing. I studied it out and here are some references. Psalms 34:22, 2 Nephi 29:20, 2 Nephi 22:2, and 2 Nephi 4 :19-21, 34-35

I invite you all to read at least one of those scriptures. I know that if we put our trust in the Lord he will not fail us. I have learned to put it all at his feet and he will lift us. Christ suffered so that we do not have to. We are not alone. 

Have a great week!,
Hermana Pachner