Week 68 - Fishers of.... fish?

Sorry this is going to be a short one because I am running behind as usual. No surprise I'm sure. But it has been a good week! We took a pretty hike this morning to a waterfall.  And this week we also discovered a pond near our backyard with lots of fish in it, and apparently if you feed them they will follow you around! There are  some turtles too so it has been quite enjoyable. 

We also had 2 miracles yesterday.  We got a self-referral of a woman who is wanting to make her way back into the church and she just kept saying, "will they let me come back?" It melted our hearts. Christ truly is a God of second chances. Or more. Anyone who has a broken heart and a contrite spirit can be forgiven! And we should always welcome them back. We also got a call from an Elder in Colorado who is actually from here, and he has started teaching a friend in our area! So that will be exciting.

We also had our first in-person district council since March, which was a mess because we got lost in downtown Buffalo and were 20  minutes late, haha. But we know how to get there now! I can't even describe how strange it was seeing other missionaries for the first time in basically 4 1/2 months. 

Tomorrow we get transfer calls, and then I start my 12th transfer.  That means I just have this coming transfer and 1 more left!  Isn't that crazy? I want to use the last 3 months I have left to work as hard as I can. It's only once in a lifetime that I can serve the Lord like this for so long.

Love, Sister Potts

FUN FACTS:  Receiving the Gold Plates

1. Just past midnight on Sept 21, 1827, Joseph and Emma made their way to the Hill Cumorah on a borrowed horse and buggy. 

2. They went so late so that they would avoid suspicious parties who knew that Joseph would be there that night and try to stop him.

3. As Joseph went to the hill and got the plates from Moroni, Emma stayed in the buggy and waited in a riding dress and bonnet. 

4. Just in case, Joseph first hid them in a rotten log and covered them up until he could get them somewhere safe. 

5. But he did bring home the urim and thummim and the breastplate and would retrieve them later.