December 1, 2014

Mom & Family,

As for transfers yes I am sad that Sister Anderson is leaving!!  It is like saying goodbye to family and we both have been crying about it literally! But I will still be here in Wendell and I would love some pics!!  Oh and yes we will be on bikes when Sister Anderson leaves!!! I am going a little crazy! This area is over 100 miles and the members are pretty angry because no one has gas money and they all heard that the mission got more cars and Zebulon is the biggest area but we will see.  I guess the Lord will prepare a way. So I am senior but we don’t really do that here pretty much we are called the sister training leaders and that is about it! My new comp is Sister Bauer.  I haven’t met her, but lets hope she is great! 

Well anyways as for this week! I am so happy to hear that y'all had a great Thanksgiving! I sure did miss eating our good food! Thanksgiving was WHAT.... CRAZY!!! We started at the Bokish's and had lunch, we tried to eat small portions and Sister Bokish knew that we were pacing ourselves! She is one of my favorite members! I love Sister Bokish!  Then we went to the Haeberlins... they are a Hispanic family and they literally gave both of us soooo much food! I was dying and we just kept eating.  Then we went to the Strickland’s who are also some of my favorite people. They are a part member less active family,  and they are crazy! They have lots of roaches but they make us laugh too hard to care when we are over there! So as soon as we get inside we both look at each other and I seriously almost threw up I couldn’t eat anymore.  Then Brother Strickland gives us sooo much food and no utensils--just hands! So I finally finish, only through the enabling power, and he looks at us and says “Sisters no plates go empty at this house get more!”  I couldn’t-- I just had to tell him I couldn’t.  He kept insisting but I said I would wait ten minutes and get some-- then he forgot luckily!!   We rolled on home and just died!! The next day we had MLC which is a mission leadership meeting.  It was pretty great and I saw all of my friends that are leaving this week and said goodbye.   Then the best part of the whole week was Charles Snellings baptism. We saw him Friday night and he had fallen down the stairs and we were worried but he said,  “Nothing is stopping me from going!”  So,  he showed up the next day in his gold Michael Jackson suit and was ready to go! Seriously though when you see these pics you are going to think I baptized Michael Jackson-- It was so great! He came out of the water and said,  “Wooh  that felt great!! We just died laughing! Then he wanted to sing,  “Joy to the World”  as the closing song.  Then his wife  Zenobia,  prayed,  she said" Some people say tis the season to be jolly, well I say tis the season to be holy holy holy" haha!  It was pretty funny!   Other than that, I love my ward mission leader here in Zebulon! He is the best-- his name is Brother Boyd and you can see him in the District if you watch it.  He is the ward mission leader in it! He seriously is the best!! Then on Sunday, Charles spoke and it was amazing to see how much he has changed! This whole ward had kinda given up on him but after  he got up,  so many people came up to us and said he is so different. That really is what the Gospel does to the people out here--it changes them. I don’t know how to describe it but the Gospel is the only way to true happiness! I know that it is true and the main reason I am here on a mission is because all of these people that I talk to every day, everyone that I love out here, the only way that they will truly ever be happy is if they receive the Gospel and that is what I get to do every day is bring it to them! This is the best calling that I could ever ask for! I love my mission no matter how hard it may seem some days, this is the greatest work! I am so grateful for y'all as well! You are the best family I could ever ask for and I love you so much! I can’t wait to see you in 24 days!! 

Love,  Cass