HOLY TOLEDO!!

Dearest people,

These last few weeks have been a bit crazy so I haven't been able to right as much as I would like to. I don't have much time now either. Sorry.

We didn't both survive transfers this time. :( Sister Hedemark got moved to Harbourne (Birmingham area). She was excited but at the same time really bummed. She loved Stroud and she has been in Harbourne before. She really wanted to open a new area. But President Ogden said that he really felt like she needed to go back. A lot of crazy things happened this transfer. Lots of changes. One AP and several ZL's were released to train new missionaries. So there was a lot of shuffling around and new areas were opened in a few places so the work is expanding in the best possible way! :)

My new companion is Sister Whitaker from Nevada. She is a hard worker but I can already tell things are going to be really different. I knew this day of change would have to come sometime. I was really sad to see Sister Hedemark go. She was a great mom ;)

We have been continuing to work with Ricahrd and he is making some great progress on not smoking! He doesn't find it difficult at all really. Which I find amazing. Prayer, fasting, and priesthood blessings are sooooo powerful. I love this gospel more than anything. I learn new things everyday and I never knew it was possible to feel this way about anything. Especially a book. (you know how much of a reader I am) The book of Mormon is so inspiring and sometimes I feel the Spirit just looking at the blue cover copies that we hand out to people.

I hope you are all very well and I promise to write more next week!

Love, Hugs, and fist bumps,

Sister Benson