Praying too hard for snow!

Still no snow yet here in Montrose. Its snowing everywhere else but here. I think it's because I'm praying too hard for it. lol!

Sister Andrus and I helped with a bake sale this past week. We tracked into this lady, Sandra. We talked with her a little bit. Long story short, she said we were angels sent from God and we told her we were. We asked if there was anything we could do for her and she mentioned the bake sale. The bake sale is for a man who needs a kidney transplant. His neighbor is a perfect match ans willing to give it to him but the man doesn't have enough money to have the surgery. Members of the Relief Society came together and baked a bunch. I don't know the results about the bake sale but I will let you know. We hope Sandra and her family will become sold investigators. She told us before we do anything for her that she doesn't want us to get our hopes up if they don't join the church because they are not looking for a church. We just laughed because we know that what she already had felt, the Spirit. When we meet with her and when she learns more about the church it will be hard to reject it. Right?! She is an awesome lady who is very overly bubbly. Glad Courtney is keeping a positive attitude!

We have our first baptism this coming 27th, I think. We are so excited for her. She is 12.She loves coming to church and has a testimony. She comes to church with her aunt and family who are new converts.Young womens will truly be a big blessing in he life.

I am so grateful to Heavenly Father. Many doors have opened up this past week for us.

Take care!
Transfers are on the 28th so we will keep you updated of any changes, if any. Courtney will not know until the 26th so I will post on Wednesday the 29th after I receive her email. Her first transfer, whether she leaves or her companion is going to be hard for her. She doesn't like change. A good growing experience.

Prayer too hard for snow!

Praying for New Members and Snow!

Thanks for all your prayers! I need them and I know they are helping.

Things are going good here in Montrose, Co! We had zone conference yesterday so that's why I didn't get the chance to email on my usual P-day. Zone conference was amazing. President interviewed everybody and talked with us for a little bit. Sister Christison also played Jeopardy with us. She is amazing and knows a lot. The zone leaders and APs talked with us for a little bit too.

Yesterday night we had lessons with a less active family. We love teaching this family. Well, the Bishop asked us to go check up on them a couple of weeks ago and we offered to teach them the missionary lessons. They agreed which we were thrilled about. Anyway, we taught them lesson 3. I had not really studied it enough but read it in PMG. Sister Andrus and I pulled up to their house, prayed, and then quickly decided who was going to do what part. I was not prepared like I wanted to be but just relied on what I knew in my heart,...my testimony. I taught about repentance and the Holy Ghost. When I taught about repentance I did an object lesson. When I taught about the Holy Ghost I talked about the Holy Ghost being a gift to us. I asked them if they remembered when they received the Holy Ghost what feelings they had. It was a really neat experience to have them both share their experiences. Sister Andrus taught her principles and of course she was amazing. Anyways, when the lesson was over they gave us a treat. They are always making something for us. Last time they gave us a cream cheese pie to take home. (Yummmmmy.) When we went out to the car, Sister Andrus and I talked how the lesson went. She told me how amazed she was with me. She said I was relaxed, had a really cool object lesson about repentance, and the Spirit was with me when I taught. This meant so much to me. I get nervous when I teach and make things more complex than what they need to be. I'm working on my faith so hard! Have you heard the saying, "Do you believe in Christ and do you believe Christ?" I totally believe and have a strong testimony of Christ but need to work on the second half. I believe He keeps His promises, like He tells us in the scriptures many times that if we search his word first then at the moment we need him to help us he will send the Holy Ghost to be with us and we will know what to say. The Holy Ghost will also touch the hearts of the people so they will understand. Last night I didn't really worry about what I was going to say. I just went right in and taught what I knew to be true. I wasn't nervous which helped because they could see I was relaxed and at ease. I was able to make comments when Sister Andrus taught. It was amazing! I know the Spirit was in the living room that night. I know He helped me to teach and what to say at the moment when I opened my mouth. Just like Nephi when he was led by the Spirit not knowing before hand what to say or do. I was like that. I didn't know what was going to happen but I put all my faith in the Lord. I tried my faith and it grew! I am so grateful to the Lord for all the little and big blessings He gives me. I love Him with all my heart and I will serve Him with all my heart. Please pray for me as I continue to build my faith.

We are expecting snow any day now. I can't wait. I keep praying for snow and when I do Sister Andrus doesn't like to say Amen at the end. She doesn't want the snow. LOL! It's a fun little battle we have going. But is has been cold and sometimes windy.

Got to go and get grocery shopping done. We are also going bowling with the elders later for our P-day. (A member of the church owns the bowling alley.)

Take care,
Sister Bigelow

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She said pictures are coming soon. :)

Serving in Montrose

Courtney's email on Wednesday was brief but as always, great to read!

We are staying busy. We haven't gotten a lot of new investigators yet besides the ones that were here before I got here. Some are doing good and others not so good. You can just see Satan working in their life so hard. Its sad to see. He puts doubts in their head and tells them that they can;t conquer what ever they are trying to over come. And while this happens, most investigators know that Satan is trying really hard to mess with them because he knows what is about to happen. They are about to become members of the true and full church, and make covenants with God. I wish I could protect them from all the sharp arrows of the adversary but I can't. It makes me think about how Heavenly Father feels about all His children and the choices they make.

For New Year's Eve we got up at 6:30 am and did our normal routine. I think by 11 am we were at the church playing volleyball in the cultural hall/gym. A big crowd showed up, which was nice. We had to split into three different groups to play. Many recent converts came including the members and missionaries through out our zone that we don't get to see often. I think we played until about 2pm. We then went to the Palmer's home. They are amazing! Anyways, we and the elders we work with had lunch with them and played games. I got to wear jeans for the first time! And I loved every minute of it! I taught everyone how to play spoons too. Fun! Then by 5:30 pm we were at the Huerta's house. They are recent converts. They are very sweet and always feeding us. Around 6:30ish we then went to see Heidi and her two little girls. We spent an hour there and left them with a spiritual message. By 7;30 pm we were in the house. It was really nice to retire home early so we could get extra things done.

We don't have much snow on the ground but we are expecting some and day now. I hope we get a crazy snow storm. I heard that the crazy snow months are in Jan, Feb, and March. I can't wait.