The Final Three

Well after what seemed like an eternity (5 transfers), I am finally getting transferred out of Toms River! I love this place and the people so much, but I am definitely ready to go to my third area. 

Monday night we visited that Italian/Ecuadorian family we had found a couple days earlier. They fed us some amazing Ecuadorian food and absolutely loved everything we had to say! Unfortunately they talked quite a bit and we didn't have time to get to the actual lesson we had planned (a pretty common problem here). We are seeing them again tonight and hopefully we'll be able to get to the important part of the lesson!

The past couple weeks we've been working a lot with our investigator Lucia. She has her own little Mexican shop and she's the only one who works there so she can't come to church on Sundays as of right now. But she wants to be baptized and she is looking for someone who can work her store on Sundays so she can come to church!

 ​Our investigator Lucia. We teach her at her little Mexican store because she is always there 

Saturday there was a branch BBQ in a park. We had spent all week inviting people to it. Quite a bit of people came, including 3 investigators! It was great to see so many of the people I've come to know and love these past 7 months. 

 

This was a great week and I worked really hard to do as much good as possible for my 30th and final week in Toms River. Sister Bentley has learned the area really well these past 6 weeks and I know she will take good care of it when I am gone.

Last night President Taggart called and asked me to be a Sister Training Leader, which basically means I'll be going to a lot of meetings and giving trainings and going on lots of exchanges with the nearby sisters. I'm excited! The three Spanish STL areas in the mission are Morristown, Elizabeth, and Jersey City. All three of them are great areas and I would be very happy with any of them. If I were able to choose, it would be Jersey City. I've been wanting to go there ever since I left Union City, which is right next to it. But I'll be happy with wherever the Lord wants me to be. Transfers are tomorrow and I'll find out where I'm going!

3 transfers left. 3 possible areas. Where will Sister Harris be sent?? Is the suspense killing you?!? Tune in next week!

 

-Hermana Harris

We saw this bumper sticker and just had to get a picture. Lakewood is such a dangerous place to drive due to the bad drivers and potholes. Luckily I survived 7 months of driving here without an accident!