Transfer calls.

You would not believe it!!

Friday as we were sitting at MLC (Mission Leadership Council) President gave us the transfer calls to those who were going to be affected. Before he read down the list he told us "Now, I don't want any crying or screaming when I give out these calls!" We all laughed of course and agreed. I found out that my companion Sister Regnier will be getting transfered to Augsburg, Germany, and that I would be getting a new companion. I was nervous to find out who my new companion would be because this companion is most likely my last!! As Pres. Miles was going through the transfer list of all the Sister Training Leaders and he got to Sister Rebecca Smith. She has been serving in Tubbingen for the last 4 transfers and is STL as well. He looked at her to tell her where she was going, and I was sure hoping she would going to my zone so we could do exchanges together. All of the sudden he said, "Sister Smith, you are headed to Graz, Austria to work with Sister Allman!" OF COURSE I SCREAMED! I COULDN'T HELP IT!! Everyone started laughing so hard. One of the Assistants, even took a video because he knew what was happening and knew what the reaction would be like! Sister Smith and I were the dream team in Munich as a companionship, and ever since we were transfered from each other we have been talking about how we want to serve together again, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING!! I am so stinking excited. We both couldn't believe it. Literally every pday since we haven't been companions, we email each other saying how we want to be companions again, and now she will be my last companion!!! Ahh I am so excited. Everyone couldn't believe it either. It RARELY happens that you are companions twice with somebody on the mission. It is crazy as well because it was exactly a year ago that we became companions together the first time, and I was her trainer.  Now a year later we are will companions again! Of course I am a teenie bit nervous, because it was soo good in Munich, and I am nervous it won't be the same, but I think it will be great. I feel so hopeful about my last 3 months here and I KNOW we are going to see Miracles again like crazy. We seriously worked so well togehter, and totally balanced each other out, and we are about to do it again! Man. I am excited:)

 

My Birthday was good! We were in a train for 6 hours headed to Munich. The train ride was so stinking beautiful! It went through the Austrian Alps and it was just so dreamy. We got to MLC an hour late because we had ticket problems, but as soon as Sister Regnier and I walked in everyone stood up and started singing to me. It was really nice, and I felt a little bit awkward, but it was great. I LOVE THE MISSIONARIES IN MY MISSION. Man, after MLC I was just so happy. I have met some of the greatest people on my mission, and I hope I will be friends with these people for ever!! I feel so close to these people and so lucky to have been able to meet them. They are just the BEST! 

 

We were able to do a lot of less active work this week. It was wonderful. We have this less active who just finished reading to Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants, she is progressing so much! She knows the BOM is true and that she can get answers for herself from Heavenly Father! The bishop and ward have been trying to find her member records but they cant find them anywhere. She was baptized when she was 9, but became inactive soon after that. We all believe that she was never confirmed, so her baptism wasn't final! So she will have to baptized again we think, and she is very exctied for that.

 

We had a miracle happen at church yesterday!  Two people showed up dressed and ready-and for Sacrament and they aren't even members!! There was a girl and guy and they are about 20 years old. Lisa, (the girl), actually had watched some videos about a mormon family on youtube and was really impressed and looked up the church in graz to see what is was like. She was really interested because she follows a families blog who is LDS. She brought her boyfriend along and they stayed for the whole 3 hours of church and really liked it!! Bernhard our GML-was soo awesome at befriending them. He invited them to the YSA Family Home Evening and they are both excited to come. We are hoping that we will be able to start teaching her soon, so we will see what happens.

 

This church is true! What I love about it is that none of ya'll have to believe me-You can find out for yourself!! You can read in the Book of Mormon, pray about it, and recieve your OWN answer! How amazing is that???? That is what I love about being a missionary, I dont have to force my beliefs on anyone, I can just invite people to find out for themselves. It is incredible!

 

Okay well today our distirct is headed on a hike to a gorge! It should be an adventure!

 

LOVE YOU GUYS and thanks for the birthday wishes:)

 

Sister Allman