13 months? Transfers? STL? This week was crazy!

Well, how do I start this? First, today is my 13 month mark, which is crazy! I can't believe I've been out this long! Also, I'm getting transferred to the Bremerton Zone as a Sister Training Leader! I will be over four sets of Sisters and go on exchanges with them! I really wanted to go to Port Angeles (so I can go to Forks, of course :P) and I also wanted to go back to Silverdale, and I will be over the Silverdale and Port Angeles Sisters so what an answer to prayer!!!! and I already know most of the sisters I'm over so YAYYYY! I am soooo excited. My new companion is Sister Johansen. I know a bit about her, but not much so I'm excited to work with her. I will really really miss sister Pluim, though. She is such a sweetheart and such a fun person and a great teacher. I love her lots. 

So...this week was crazy. We found three new investigators, but none of them were home for their appointments, so that was sad. Also, we saw our investigator Brian, who is homeless, and he was practically having a heart attack but wouldn't let us do anything to help, so we just made sure he got home safe and said a prayer. It was sad! but prayers work miracles, so hopefully he's okay! We also did 10 hours of service, so that was great! We unpacked boxes, organized papers, served food to seniors, and painted a closet. It was was fun. I love service. Anyway, that was really the week. It's been so fun in Oly, but I am definitely so excited to go to Bremerton! My new address is 

6665 NW Newberry Hill

Silverdale WA

98383.

love you all soooo much! Thank you for all your prayers, let me tell you....we need them. I love you. Have an awesome week!

Love, Sister Kramer

Zone activity. I love these sisters!

EVERYONE has bear statues, so I had to high five one, right? :)

Some deer skeleton in someone's back yard. Creepy much?

More Chickens....they're the best to chase :P

My District (Left-right: Elders Hovey, Bell, Zhou, and Woodbrey, me and Sister Pluim)

I love the little things

1. Fresh Blackberries. Holy smokes! They're EVERYWHERE and it just makes me so happy. We can be knocking and just pick some fresh berries :) I love it!

2. Members and non members who give us water and food and berries! We've gotten fresh produce from a bunch of people and it really makes lunch delicious! 

3. a lady the other day said she wasn't interested but said to take some fresh flowers and vegetables from her stand and so I took a Dahlia, which is one of my favorite flowers since being on a mission!

Even when people slam the door on us or tell us to "rethink our religion" or plans fall through, when we focus on those who are ready to hear the gospel and on all the tender mercies Christ gives us, our joy is "swallowed up in Christ" (Alma 31:38 page 287 in the Book of Mormon) and I love that. When we focus on the good, it makes the bad worth it! 

 

so this week, we were able to find a couple new investigators, which is exciting! We had a member come knocking with us and we found Christine . She met missionaries before and really wanted to come to church but "lost touch" with the missionaries and never was able to make it. So we gave her the church address and set up a return appointment, and the member who came with us that day wants to come to the return appointment with us! It's perfect. Then we also met this sweet lady with two Autistic kids named Stephen and Justin. They're way sweet and were very open and have friends in the ward, so we are hoping to go back and start teaching them! Then Mariah said she was interested in learning more and we could come back! She's taking lessons with Jehovah's Witnesses, too, so she's open and searching and hopefully we can help her feel the spirit!

I just love this work and I love you guys. Thank you soooo much for your prayers and your love and support. I couldn't do this without you and I find strength from you guys every day. I love you so much! have an amazing week!

Black berries EVERYWHERE! I love it!

Did you know donkeys are actually way sweet!? I really like them :)

Aparently, black birds aren't so sweet....they can be aggressive. Who'd a thought!? I

I also love horses :) This one really liked me too. He thought I had treats in my purse :P

My Dahlia and Pluim's Zuchinni that we took from the lady's free stand

Families are Forever

AH this week was so wonderful!

Dylan's still doing wonderfully and due to some church building conflicts, is on date for the 9th, but  is still on date and is way excited! Also, I loooove his little boy, Elijah. The kid has me wrapped around his little fingers! Ugh. SO cute!

Also, we have a wonderful family we are working with, the Felix Family. Victoria has been a member all her life, and Juan was baptized around last September, but Juan's sisters, Rosio and Alondra, are living with them now and aren't members! It was so cute, because Juan needed to get the priesthood, but he wanted to wait for a week later than anticipated so his sisters could be there! And a young women went up and introduced herself to them and made sure they came to Young Women's and they loved it! So we are working on teaching them and putting them on date :) And their mom will be coming to live with them soon, as well, and already is looking forward to coming to church! The girls love church and are so prepared :) we are so excited! I can't wait to be able to start teaching them even more. They're so prepared and so excited and cute. I love them so much!

Missionary work is amazing. I'm so grateful that I get to be a part of this work! miss you tons and love you all! Pictures next week :)

Love you!

Love,

Sister Kramer

Someone forgot to turn on the AC...

It was waaaaaay hot this week! Especially yesterday. And they don't believe in AC here, so it was hard to sleep some nights. I can't really complain cause I know there are people in Brazil or Arizona or North Carolina who probably have it a LOT worse, but it was still hot okay? Especially when we were knocking doors. We were dying for water. Luckily, this guy have us each a cold bottle. I definitely thanks Heavenly Father for him! haha.

We also had a chicken run up to us and let us hold it, so that was fun!

Um....other than that. Let's see....we saw some really cute elderly ladies in the ward. One was like: "come back any time. I was wondering when you were going to stop by!" we were like...AW! Okay. We'll definitely come back. We got to set up some appointments with less actives that we will be seeing this week. We weren't able to see Lynn (she got a job! Yay! but not yay cause then we couldn't help her!) we went to the senior center and served the people there are soooo cute and funny! We love them. Met a couple of nice people while knocking, and a few not so nice people. This one guy was like: You believe in Mythology? and we were like....Um....no? We also got peed on by a dog! yucj. But that was pretty much our week. Still working hard ot find people and teach them! Still loving it here :) I love you all! Y'all are the best., Have a GREAT week!

Love,

Sister Kramer

the Memorial day Picnic

1) my birthday 2) eating tai food! 3) BUTTERFLY! 4) someone wrote a note and put it on our car while we were knocking. People get so mad about where we park....we weren't even on anyone's property! 5) our area is beautiful! 

Sister Kramer had a farm...

I've never seen so many farm animals in my life! IT's sooooo funny! I loe it. There are just random chickens on the side of the road and sheep and cows and goats and horses EVERYWHERE! 

Well this week has been fun! I love it here in OLY 4th and it's been so cool to see so many member willing to do missionary work! They're doing so many amazing things, bringing friends to church and giving out Copies of the Book of Mormon and being an example. My challenge to all of you is to share the gospel in little ways that you can, wheter that's just being an example, or having the missionaries over with your friends! there will be so many amazing blessings that come! 

I love you all! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you mother's and all you wonderful women who've been an example and "mother" to me. I LOVE YOU!

Love,

Sister Kramer

Chickens...chickens everywhere

So this past week we went to the Walden's (a less active and part member family) and they have chickens all over. So of course, their 9 year old was chasing them and made us hold a bunch of them. one was HUGE! It was, like, 20 pounds! It was fun. It's so great having all these silly animal encounters :P

SO this week has been amazing! the clear impression I had from Conference was to just think of Christ and focus on Him and that's been so helpful this past week. As I've focused on Christ, I've trusted and loved more and I've been so so much happier. It seems so simple, but it was something that's really helped me! I'm so grateful as I've done that. We also have worked a lot harder on focusing on WHY we do things. Not what we do, but why we do the things we do. Why are we obedient? Why do we tract? Why do we teach people. Because we want to get higher numbers than the elders? Because we want to say we did everything? because we have to? NO! Because we want to show the Lord I love Him and because I love these people. And as I've focused on that, it's been such a change for me. I've been happier and loving the work more and more and the weeks have just FLOWN by. It's amazing. I love this work so so much. Hope you all have a fantastic week and know how much I love you guys! Can't believe I'm half way done :/ Where did the time go!? OH! This saturday we get transfer calls. I think I'm leaving. ALSO, that same day we get to go to the temple with Shelby! She's amazing. I love her so much! She bore her testimony yesterday and it was so simple and sweet and I was so proud. It was such an amazing moment! I cried of happiness :)

It's awesome! Okay love you guys!

Love, Sister Kramer

My amazing district, whom we all love so much! We're so tight! Elders Lee, Ivie, Martin, and Benge and Sister Redenbaugh and I :) Love them!

 

Kelly, our crazy less active who wanted to lock us in her bathroom because she loved us so much. She's hilarious! :)

The 20 Lb Chicken. :)

Sunshine and Boots

 This is Boots, the cute goat we met while knocking. This lady showed us around her house with turkeys, chickens, and goats and had us hold and feed boots. She's cute :)

Anyway...it's been sunny lately!!! YAY! It's been so great. :) I also feel great. Conference was just perfect and I love our prophets and apostles. we truly can get revelation and it's been such a testimony to me of how much God loves us. Did you notice that theme?? I love you guys. This week was slow, but still awesome and I look forward to another one. Stay great!

Sister Kramer