Staying in Dry Creek!

Hey Family!

         Transfers have come and gone and I am still here with Sister Totau! This is her last transfer so that means I will be sending her home. SCARY! One of my favorite missionaries just went home this morning, Sister Carter. Why is it that EVERY Sister that goes home ALWAYS stays the night at our place!?!?! I think it’s to remind me that this won’t last forever. This morning we all knelt together and she said a prayer with us. The spirit was so strong and you could see so clearly her love for the people of the California Roseville Mission.

         This week was INCREDIBLE! I had the opportunity to go to the Temple with Sister Withers, Adamson and Siemens. They said that the only mail they get is from you Mom! And I saw Sister Garfield yesterday and she said pretty much the same thing. The people in the office were making fun of me for how HUGE my package was! Haha. Thanks for all the love! Those Easter baskets are the best! I love you so much!

         The minute I walked out of the Temple I wanted to get back to work as sooooooon as possible! Both Sister Totau and I have really felt an urgency to this work lately. The ward here in Dry Creek really seems to be changing. It’s amazing to see their spirits lifted and to see the difference their attitudes and testimonies make in missionary work as well. The work here is nowhere NEAR where it used to be. We are teaching all the time and I just find so much happiness in being able to witness these people change their lives. I have a testimony of the Spirit. It’s amazing how He truly will guide us in our lives. I had the opportunity to go on exchanges with Sister Withers this week and we decided to walk to our appointments. (Firstly, so we could talk to more people on the way. Secondly, because these members here "love" us a little too much {aka feed us food}) But on the way we saw a random house. Antelope is a little (a lot) ritzier than Rio Linda so I was super out of my element. We felt like we should knock on this one

house on our way.  A young man, about 25, answered the door. We just said hi and he then said, "wait a second," and shut the door again. We waited for a while until he finally came back and sat outside with us. I'm running out of time but to make an incredibly long story short. He is a single dad, a member of AA, with no direction. He kept saying I just need someone to tell me there is "hope." It was crazy cool to see how the spirit works when we actually listen to its promptings. It is such an amazing blessing to be able to be led by the spirit in our lives. It reminds me that we are not alone and that we have a Heavenly Father who loves each and every one of us.

         I am sorry I didn't give a more detailed description of the week. We are all out of time because we have to go teach a Tongan woman that we met last week at the library! I love you all and I hope you know you are in my prayers! Thank you for you love and constant support!

Love,

Sister Mitchell!