That's TORONTO!!!!

Skyline of London

Hello Everyone!

   Exciting news for transfers tomorrow! This is how the conversation with President Scott went when he called last night...

First of all, Sister De Groot answered and pushed the wrong button and hung up on him so we had to call him back. haha but he said, "Sister Messer, we'll start with you, i'm sure this is a big surprise for you but you'll be training a new missionary and you'll be serving in Don Mills East." That's TORONTO!!!!) He said, "it's the big city!" and i said, "President! You know i've wanted to serve there for a long time!" and he kinda laughed and said,  "i know." I'm so stoked. Nervous cuz that's a whole new rodeo but sooooo excited. It's bus..and maybe the subway as well. I'll know for sure tomorrow! Sister De Groot will also be training a new missionary and staying in London 2. The ward is getting another set of sisters as well! They split the area into East/West and all 4 of them are staying in our apt until the new one is available. haha

  This week has been AMAZING. We hit the standards of excellence! We picked up 4 new investigators this week and things are going really well with our investigators.
Lloyd is doing great. However, he got food poisoning from eating duck at a baby shower on saturday night so he missed church on sunday...so we had to move his date to march 17. I think that will be good for him though because he's been nervous about it happening too fast. This should give him a couple of weeks to get his foundation steady. He's progressing really well. He said at our lesson, "i'm going to this church forever." He commited to live the Word of Wisdom this week and when he text us telling us he was sick on Sunday morning he told us he was never eating duck again and he was drinking green tea (to help him feel better i guess)..I text him back and said, "You shouldn't drink green tea either, it's bad for you too!" and we don't think he understood that part of the WoW so he felt bad and said thanks for telling him. haha

   Shawn also came to church yesterday, Bom and a mug full of coffee in hand :) He's the most humble guy, he's so great. We're planning to teach him the Wow as well this week. haha At our lesson a few days ago he prayed for the 1st time in over 30 years! When we asked him how he felt he said "joyful". So i whipped open to Galations 5 and testified to him that that feeling is from the spirit and how that was God answering his prayers that what we're teaching him is true. It was sweet.

Celebrating Valentines Day?

   We also had Jamie come to church yesterday. She is 15 and we met her sister while street contacting a couple weeks ago. She told us she wasn't interested but that her sister might be and gave us Jamie's number. So we contacted Jamie on Saturday and she wanted to come out on Sunday. She really enjoyed YW's and sunday school class. She's going to mutual on Tuesday and and really wanted to attend the temple trip this saturday. The YW's adivsor told her what she's gotta do to go to the temple :)

Sister Messer would LOVE to answer any of them!

   This funny thing happened this week- on the bus this perhaps less accountable lady looked at sister de groot and said, "wow! You have the shiniest teeth i have ever seen!" It made a few people laugh on the bus. Great conversation starter. haha

   Well, hopefully my new trainee is as awesome as Sis. De Groot, we've had a fun, short transfer together. I'm excited to see what Toronto has in store! Miss and Love ya'll!

Sister Messer