I hope everyone has enjoyed the last week in their lives and they are enjoying summer. I am definitely enjoying myself in the work and while it can be hard I wouldn't have it be any other way. I love being a missionary and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be here and to be entrusted with the Lord's work. :) This is truly His work and he will help us in every way he can. :)
So, crazy news! Remember how I said last week that it was transfer calls, but I wouldn't be changing because I am training. Well, guess again! They mixed some of us sisters up and left the Latvian Elders completely the same!! It was crazy, but cool at the same time. :) So, Sister W and Sister G in Liapaja stayed the same, but the other three companion ships got shuffled. :) Super crazy, but awesome! I am now in Imanta, which is still Riga, but is the other side of the River. :) It is cool and I like the opportunity. I'm serving with Sister N, and she is awesome. She is in the 10th transfer and has two left after this one. She goes home in November. She is from California. She went to school at Southern Virginia University and graduated in history two week before entering the MTC. We get along really well, and I can already tell we are going to have fun this transfer. It will be hard work as they work is challenging right now. We might start out with a lot of contacting to try and find new investigators who are ready, but all will be okay. We have a vision in mind of what we think this area can be after this transfer, and it will take a lot of work to get there, but we are excited to work hard together and make it happen.
Inese, an investigator from Riga, was very sad to see me
go, but she told me that the work will continue in Imanta as well. She
told me to look forward to the changes and to go and teach those in
Imanta as well. She is so cute and wishes us luck on the work we are
doing all the time. She told me she would pray for me and the work over
here in Imanta. What a sweet lady! I'm going to write her every Monday
in Latvian just to see how she is doing and just to support as the
friend that I really feel like we are. We are going to be helping each
other learn English and Latvian. It will be fun. :)
Today we are going to Sigulda. I'm excited for that. I
don't know much about it yet, except that there are castles and it is a
cute little town. I guess I'll have more to tell you about it next week
along with pictures.
Really quickly before I go. I just want to let you all
know that I am so glad to be a missionary and I am grateful for all of
your support as I've been over here. I love Latvia, the people, and the
language. You are lucky I love all of you too or I would probably never
come home. :) But I also hope you know that I know this church is true
and that this is Christ's church again on the Earth. The Book of Mormon
is a true book and we can get closed to God through that book than
through any other book on the planet. I invite everyone reading this to
read that book. Truly read and gain/strengthen your testimony of that
book. It truly can change your life and bring so much joy and peace into
it. Jesus Christ lives. He is our savior, brother, and redeemer. Come
unto him. Pray to our Heavenly Father in His name! It is so important!
Strive to become like Him. It is the best way to find joy in this life.
This is my message to people over here and it is my message to you.
Continue to support us missionaries, because we love it and we need it.
Much love and gratitude,
Māsa Klauvarda
aka Sāra
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