Sister Kendra Reynolds: Episode 12: Transfers!!! I am Blessed with not ONE New Companion but TWO!!!

Hello New Mexico!

Wow, sorry it has been awhile. My email went whack and wouldn't let me email for awhile there! But quick update with your missionary in West Virginia:

I sent home my trainer, Sister McKendrick.... :( so sad!! She was an amazing missionary and helped me learn so much about how to love the people here. She is incredible and I wish her well in her new (home) area!! ;D

I got super blessed this transfer. I am staying here in Vienna with not ONE new companion but TWO!! I am in a trio with two AMAZING missionaries!! Sister Henrie is from Arizona and Sister Brareton is from Washington State. They have already taught me so much and they are on fire and ready to help Parkersburg receive the gospel of Jesus Christ!! Unfortunately we haven't had a lot of success with finding more people to teach. This area has been struggling a little bit so we are focusing a lot on our ward members. I love my ward!! They are quirky in their own WV way and I love it :) They have a very strong and sincere desire to do missionary work, which has been amazing to see.

I am so humbled to be a part of this work. I am deeply grateful for my Savior and His love for me and what He has done for me while being out on the mission. If you do let Him into your life, He will be there. My favorite scripture this week has been 2 Nephi 25:26 "And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins." Do we rejoice in Him? How often? I have come to realize that the Book of Mormon is full of accounts of when people are afflicted in some way, but instead of dwelling on the bad, they rejoice in their Savior! I am so grateful that those prophets of old went through so much in order to give us this record of their people, and to warn us, give us hope, and essentially give us that second witness of our Savior! My gratitude for the early pioneers has grown immensely while studying our church's history through Saints. I'm moved by everyone's testimonies of this gospel shared every week at church. I'm humbled by my day to day experiences of being a missionary and being able to echo all of these testimonies to those who have never heard it or just happened to open the door to us haha. I love God and I will rejoice in Him!!
Have a good week Ya'll!!
Sister Reynolds

My Trainer, Sister McKendrick

Saying Good-bye

S M O O T H I E S

This Phillipino family is AWESOME and are so nice! They take us to Panera a lot!!

Shirley, Sister Reynolds and Linda

These ladies are our neighbors and best friends and they are hilarious!! They love giving us boy advice and making fun of each other hahaha. I love them to death!

My new companions and I were playing "Restoration Jenga!" Each jenga piece has a principle in what we believe in and if you take the priesthood away then that's how all the other churches started forming...I hope that makes sense lol.