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Well....what a week, to say the least.

The week was going on as usual, though we had few appointments that went through. Then came Thursday. We had recieved a call from the assistants to the president. They talked to Hna. Brown for a while and they talked to me about the trainging program and how it differed from the MTC. They also asked how I liked one of the other sisters who had come out with me from the MTC. Well, I didn't think much of it. We then went to talk to a potential investigator. As we were telling him a little about the restoration, the phone rang again. Hna. Brown looked at it and said, I HAVE to take this. So we quickly said goodbye and she said it was the mission president. Okay, I thought. Now I knew something must be going on, but still wasn't sure. A little later the assistants called again and Hna. Brown handed the phone to me, saying, don't be scared. It's going to be okay. Wow. Okay, something definitely was going on. The assistant told me that they were doing an emergency transfer. Hna. Brown would leave the next morning to the neighboring area and the sister they'd asked me about earlier would become my new companion. ... ya. The transfer went off without a hitch.

So, my new companion's name is Hna. Camejo. She is full of life and fire. She talks to EVERYONE! She is just what we needed to jump start this area. She strives so hard to be obediant and to do all she can to forward the work. Thankfully she speaks Spanish fluently. As I said, we came from the MTC at the same time so we are now our own trainers--thankfully we have the new 12-week training program and the other missionaries in our district to guide us. What's funny is that we had talked about getting to work together. We just didn't expect it to be so soon.

We haven't gotten lost, yet. Of course, It has helped to have a map ;) 

Aside from the area benefitting, this transfer has greatly benefitted me.

The last few days have been very humbling. I can't lean on Hna. Brown, who had been in the area for 11 months, anymore, her knowledge of how to get around and where the best places to go are, etc. We have to rely totally on the Lord now, on His spirit and guidance. And as I have humbled myself, I have seen His hand. I am so grateful for this opportunity, for the trust the Lord has in us, even though we are super new still to the mission. It's incredible how He directs His work and how He places us in situations that will help us grow the most and become the type of missionary He wants to be.

This work will move forward. I can feel it. There are many miracles waiting just around the corner :)

The Lord is truly in control. It is His work. and I know that He will guide us to those who are prepared if we but listen and hearken to His Spirit, If we will keep our eyes peeled for them. "Open your mouth and spare not!" He said. Well, that's what we plan to do.

Have a wonderful week.

Yours,

Hna. Cottam