Wow. The weather has been so BEAUTIFUL this week. It has been a lovely change and I am quite enjoying it. The blossoms. The flowers. Springtime is wonderful!
This past week was amazing. I had the opportunity to go to the temple for my anniversary trip and I had a wonderful time. The peace and comfort from the temple is so real. I am grateful we get the chance to go once every six months with other missionaries!
We also had a huge stake conference over the weekend. IT WAS AWESOME. So, I don't know if i can explain how COOL the stake conference really was. Or how I didn't realize how important the creation of a new stake is and what it means. But, on Sunday, we had the opportunity to listen to two members of the seventy and the fourth stake on Long Island was created. 18 months ago, there were just 2 stakes and 2 districts. But, now we have four stakes and 3 branches were also changed to wards yesterday. The Spirit in the room was beyond powerful. I said to my companion, "If anyone doubts the church is true, they just need to come to a meeting like this." Obviously there are countless opportunities to feel the Spirit and know the church is true, but that was definitely one of them. Little Neck is part of the new stake, which will be really exciting as I have been part of the Plainview Stake for the entirety of my mission.
With these changes, there are also going to be mission changes, zone changes, etc. so transfer meeting tomorrow will be quite exciting! Sister Calderwood said we have all but about 30 missionaries who will be attending (so, that's more than 200 that will be at this transfer). MANY changes! This also means our area as an STL will change, so we will exchange with different sisters now. I will definitely miss the ones not in our area anymore, but am excited for the growth on Long Island.
To wrap it up, we visited a few families yesterday and one of the best moments was hearing a 16-year-old young man, who wasn't even coming to church a year ago, tell us that he "feels happy" when we are around and have him say a closing prayer at the family home evening. These are the moments that make this worth it.
Sister Hales will be going home tomorrow! We have so much fun together and I can't believe the two transfers together are really over. She really is amazing. She is one of the most powerful teachers I know, and one of the most Christlike as well. She is constantly smiling and lights up the room and makes everyone feel HAPPY. She is so talented as well in many areas and I am just excited for all the good things coming to her in life! I truly know we will be friends long after the mission -- we've already made some exciting plans! We are so silly and speak in accents and make weird faces together and crack each other up too. That is something I have loved. But, the best part has been that we have amazing, spiritual experiences together that have strengthened my testimony.
Well, I love you! Throwing in some pics from yesterday since we are at the library and I can!
I love you! OH and Happy Easter!
--Sister Peacock
Pictures:
1. Eating tinga between conference
2. With our Little Neck chinese mom, Sister Zohar
3. The fantastic Bermudez family! (Danny is the 16-year-old who prayed)
4. My district one last time!
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