It's Raining. Men./ Ready Set Regina

Want to hear all about Sunrise???  I knew it!

Well.  For starters.  It has been raining here a lot.  Our basement was flooded this morning (OH yeah.  Did I tell you we live in a house with the best Kitchen ever?)  and last night Sister Waugh's basement was pouring! We went over with the elders and trenched it.

That's the next weird thing.  Elders.  I have been serving in a branch for the past six months with no other missionaries or elders to bug me.  Not that elders aren't great.  I am just SUPER independent and can't stand coordinating with them.  But I think I am already friends with most of them, and hopefully soon will be true friends with all of them.

Also, serving in a huge building with three wards that meet in that building is weird!  This is the first time I have ever served in a building where more than on congregation meets in it.

The Good news is that we have Great members!  And the temple!  Sister Meservy and I even got to go my first day here to do baptisms with the youth!  Yes!

The highlight of my week was attending YSA conference!  It was the best.  (So I didn't really attend but the needed a pianist and hey, I just happen to play the hymns not too shabby so I got to go to a fireside and their sacrament meeting).  All three stakes of the mission came so I got to see the YSA from Moose Jaw and from Winnipeg!  Yessiree.  I think the best thing about it was the testimony meeting for two hours on Sunday. It was just so beautiful to see how these YSA members are having experiences with the spirit and remembering who they are and what it's all about.  It was also kind of an insight to how much harder it is going to be to have the spirit in my life when I get back.  I am going to have to fight for it.

Speaking of fighting, I have this new image that came to my head as I was reading from 3 Nephi 27 the other day.  I see all of the earth in a great war.  Christ is leading an army that is charging forward home to Heavenly Father.  Thus we need to be united with Him and follow his charge.  I will always be on His winning side.

Funny Moment of the day.  We went a way for a couple minutes and a little girl was using my computer when we got back!  It was really cute, but I had to kick her off so I could finish emailing you all!

Ok, that's everything! I love you and I am proud of you for the work you are all doing to bring others to Christ.  Just remember: Smile, be friendly, and Love every one like Christ would love them, or the best that you can!

LOVE you!!!!! Sister Heidi Hill

Last night in Selkirk!  Family bike ride with my family ;)

Sister Hill and Sister Hull

Temple after a long day and a six hour car ride to Regina!

Goodbye to my Summer in Selkirk

It's coming to a close.  The transfer calls have been called and I am out of here, with Sister Harrison coming in.  She'll be really good, for both Sister Porter and the area.  I, however, am getting kicked-out to Regina, Saskatchewan.  That's six hours west of here and an hour east of Moose Jaw.  I am going to be serving in the Sunrise Ward with Sister Meservy as my companion.  (She was in my MTC zone).  Sister Hull was just serving there and is on her way home, so everyone is going to be really confused when Sister Hill shows up and there's just one vowel difference, but hey.  At least we never served together.

I feel like I've been here for forever and not very long all at the same time.  It's some sort of weird time warp.

It's been good though.  I've made friends here that I will have forever.  Some of those friends might as well be called family, and I have learned so many life lessons and learned how good it is to love!

 

This week I got sick, again.  (My sixth time in the mission.  It needs to stop.)  I currently look like a partial cyclops with pink-eye and I have been coughing up a storm.  I think it's on the way out though.  Besides real food, I'm living on vitamins, essential oils and herbal tea.

 

Probably the most interesting miracle of the week was when Sister Hutchinson called.  Last transfer the St. James Sisters called us with a referral from a person they teach for a man in our area.  When we visited him last transfer, he spent the entire time complaining to us about his horrible life and then basically kicked us out. Needless to say, we thought we were never going back.  Until Sister Hutchinson called this week telling us that the man had been asking his friend when we were coming over again and that we should go back. Apparently he is just feisty at first.  OK then.  We got the Skryba's to come with us, and it was perfect!  He was actually happy to see us, and he and the members connected really well.  He was sad that I was moving, but now the sisters in Selkirk are allowed back any time.  Who knew?

Funny Quotes of the Month:

1: "If in doubt, don't hesitate." -Gordon Barrett

2:"A feast for God: burnt offerings!" -Richard Hyde

3:

 

Emma Jo: "What's going on?"

    

Lexi: "The missionaries are over."

    

Emma Jo: "Oh.  That explains the dancing."  I like that dancing is how you    know the missionaries are over. Gotta love primary action songs.

 

4:"If we're the Kiskans then what kind of can do we kiss?" Abby Kiskan

I love you!  Keep dancing!

Sister Heidi Hill

Blizzards with the Kiskans on Miracle Treat Day :)

Sister Power!!!!!

Selfie with Hermana Meely AKA Sister Holmes