Dearest Family and Friends,
I have the saddest news ever!!!!!!!!!!! I am leaving Tasmania!!!!!!!!!!! We got the transfer news on Saturday and I just started bawling! I don't want to leave yet!!!!!!!! It is really hard for me to have to say goodbye to all the roots I made in Tasmania in just a matter of hours, but I am trying really hard to accept Heavenly Father's will and know that he has a plan for me and needs me elsewhere. Just in case you're wondering, I will be going on companion number seven and I just hit my three month mark this week. That makes an average of one companion every two weeks! That isn't normal.
We still had a good week, though and I want to update you on my last week in Glen Huon. Biggest news came Thursday when Eleanor invited Sister Maughan and I to a play date with her and Simone Watson's kids. We played at the park and went for a walk and then had a quick lesson. During the lesson Eleanor told us that she has decided that she is no longer aetheist, she is agnostic!!!!!!!!!!!! I have never been so happy to hear someone say that they are agnostic in my life! :) Her faith and testimony are growing bit by bit each day!
Friday Sister Maughan and I GQ-ed into a Satanist named Jai. That was a really fun conversation! He had really great questions about the godhead, blood transfusions, and original sin. We seriously stood there and talked for a good 45 minutes! Then when we introduced the Book of Mormon to him I could see his eyes light up and he told us that he was excited to read it! About 30 minutes later he texted us to tell us that he was happy to have met us and looks forward to meeting with us again! I am really sad that I am going to miss that!
The most eventful thing happened on Sunday at fast and testimony meeting. (We don't get to watch conference until next weekend when we watch the recorded version) After I sat down from bearing my testimony, Brother Robert Menzie got up and called me up to the pulpit with him. I figured he would probably just bring me up to talk about the plaque on the chapel that was put up while he was bishop and other stuff about Brigham Heber Bingham. He did, but then he said "I can't give Brigham Heber Bingham a handshake for all the work he did for our ward, but I CAN GIVE YOU A HUG" and then he hugged me in front of the entire ward, bishopric, and stake president who was visiting for the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I froze and had no idea what to do, but I couldn't do anything! After we sat down, Louella Jury (bishop's wife) got up and made a comment about how our ward is always known for doing something unorthodoxed haha! and that lightened the mood!
I love you all and will update you on changes next week! The gospel is true!
Love,
Sister Bingham
1. our zone at zone meeting in Deloraine on Wednesday
2. Driving through Highland Lakes
3. I am going to miss Glen Huon SO MUCH!!!!!!
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