Aug 21st, 2017


Hi Everyone!,

This is the last week of the transfer! Ahh! The time on a mission just seems to fly by. Next transfer I hit my year mark! That is crazy! We will see what happens. 

I had an amazing birthday and I have loved growing in missionary work with the members in Lemoore! Hermana Jeffrey surprised me with tons of balloons everywhere and a present, it was a super good day! I had a few surprise visits from members bringing cake and balloons! It was super fun and I felt so loved! Thanks to everyone for the letters and gifts! You all are the best!

This week was filled with service! We helped Denise move out! It was super stressful because we definitely saw the adversary trying to stop her from leaving. Her husband left at 2am to get back earlier from work and we went at 8am and we had 2 hours before he got home! We called all the Elders from Selma the night before though and they had all came out to help us! We had our Zone Leaders and District Leaders there to help! It was quite a success! We managed her whole trailer home in an hour and 20 minutes! It was intense but she is safe and sound in Selma and we handed her off to the Zone Leaders. She has all her lessons though and is heading toward baptism for the 9th of September! WAHOO!

We also helped a member with caulking their house! YES! I did it! It was super fun and we got to go and touch up the baseboards. We were pretty proud of ourselves. We also volunteered at the Christian Aid again, and we got to deliver clothes to some members in need. It felt so good and I just felt like we were doing what Christ would do if he were here. "We are not just called to serve in a a place, but IN PLACE of the Savior." So true!

Our District is headed out to play volleyball soon! One last thing I want to share, Our mission president invited us to ask our bishop for a blessing to help us to improve the area, and because he holds those keys to exercise his power of the priesthood. It was an amazing and life changing experience. All four of us sister missionaries texted him and met at the church with the Ward Mission Leader. They were shocked, because it was the first time missionaries had asked, it was the first time we thought to do that too haha. However, we did it and all of ours were super different. It was so comforting though and I received immediate counsel and I felt the love of God more than ever on my mission. We all go through different challenges, but it is those who look forward and move on that find joy. We can find joy through the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love this gospel!

Love you all!
Hermana Pachner

P.S. The Eclipse was super cool too! 

Birthday dinner was bomb too!