Monday, May 30, 2016

Transferred!!

Saying goodbye to the Best. District. Ever.
Hello!
Seems like forever since I've talked to y'all! Long, slow week her in VA! 
So here's the scoop... We did get a call on Saturday... I'M BEING TRANSFERRED!!!!! No one saw that coming! Everyone in our district thought Sis Brakey was leaving... jokes on them! Where I'm going you may be wondering? Rocky Mount, North Carolina!! I had prayed all week that I would not leave because of many different reasons. So when we got the call, I was very scared. When Elder Brown said "And Sister Poulsen, we are going to ask you to pack your bags and you will be transferred to Rocky Mount. Your new companion will be Sister Steinfield" I thought I would be so sad and that it would take me FOREVER to get through the grieving process, but as soon as he said it, I felt an assurance come to me that it's all going to be okay, and this is right. So I guess I skipped all the other steps and went right into acceptance! I feel super blessed for that. Yes, it will be hard to leave, But I'm also excited to go somewhere new, with new missionaries, and new people. I felt like I haven't been myself here, so I'm going to get there and just be me! So that will be great! 
So that was basically my week! It was boring, besides teaching T & R the chastity lesson! It actually went really well! The only problem is that they would get married, but there are legal problems involved with T getting re-married. Not quite sure all the details, but we will work it out! They are still on the road to baptism, we are just gonna have to push it back a ways! Sister Brakey may not even see them get baptized because this is her last transfer! 6 more weeks baby and she will be back in Utah! Crazy soup :) 
Thought for the week:  Well, I'm just going with the flow right now, putting myself in Gods hands. I know that as I trust Him, He will guide me and show me why things happen how they do. I know there are people in Rocky Mount that need me, and I'm so excited to serve them! "I'll go where you want to to go dear Lord, over MOUNTains or plains or seas." So yeah, what an exciting new adventure! From a quote mom sent me that I hang up above my desk "If it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you!" I'm ready to change, and find who I really am! Hopefully NC can show me the way! 
Love y'all a ton, miss you everyday! 
Have the most blessed week ever!

Love, Sista Poulsen, soon to be a NC girl!