The Week Full of Anniversaries (where I got to re-celebrate being transferred again)‏

On this week's episode of Sister Cale in Columbus-Sister Cale realized
that a year ago on the fifth she got her mission call to this strange
and foreign land, that a year ago on the eighth that she had gone
through the temple to receive her endowment, and that ten months ago
on the seventh, she reported to the MTC. She also tried to take a nap
on P-day and failed miserably, got to eat Cafe Rio with Chelsea and
her husband Sam who are among the Sisters favorite people this week,
went to the temple with Megan, went on exchanges, dried her laundry in
a dryer for the first time all transfer, and rediscovered her love for
tights.

Hello Wonderful Humans,

What a wonky ten days it has been since I last wrote. Transfer weeks
and the weeks that precede them tend to be some of the most
interesting, most fulfilling, and simultaneously the most stressful.
The trickiest part tends to be that by the time I get to a Wednesday
p-day, I'm not entirely sure what has happened this week to say
nothing of last week. I'll do my best to give you a fair
representation of the life and times here at THE (I keep getting
corrected for omitted the) Ohio State.

Last week was the week where no one came to their return appointments.
I have to admit that as much as I prefer contacting on campus to
knocking doors, the positive part about knocking on someone's door and
having them agree to have you come and teach them is that you know
where they live. It seems to be pretty tricky for those college
student humans to actually make their return appointments. We were
talking as a district yesterday about how often people on campus tell
us that they just found their church by wandering in the door or
deciding randomly to attend a service that they were invited to by
other church groups on campus. Then we talked about how less
frequently that seems to happen with us. Elder Hildebrandt said,
"That's further evidence for me that this is the true church. It isn't
easy for people to come". I think I would add that it isn't always
easy for us to stay either. Maintaining a testimony and continuing to
feel the spirit after we have been blessed with such an abundance of
it in our lives can be complicated. Occasionally there will be things
that happen that are hard to understand or cause us to question the
reality of what we have come to know. Living the Gospel of Jesus
Christ is work. Just like Elder Holland said in Lord, I Believe,
"Brothers and sisters, this is a divine work in process, with the
manifestations and blessings of it abounding in every direction, so
please don’t hyperventilate if from time to time issues arise that
need to be examined, understood, and resolved. They do and they will.
In this Church, what we know will always trump what we do not know.
And remember, in this world, everyone is to walk by faith." I feel
that my testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel is also
strengthened when I realize that it isn't just a walk in the park to
get people to learn more about it, nor is discipleship a way to live
life if you want to coast through without challenges.

Despite the many people who were in so many ways obviously prepared to
hear our message when we talked to them failing to make their
appointments to return more, being around the recent converts in the
wards always reminds me that there are those who are prepared to
receive a fulness of the gospel at this time. Getting to teach Victor
about family history this past week in preparation for him to go to
the temple this weekend, and then getting to go with the temple with
Megan last weekend both served as those reminders for me. I also heard
from the Delaware Sisters that Dan has received a calling in the ward
to work with the primary kids. Missionary work is a work of miracles
and I can't believe that I blessed to be so much a part of it.

So we just got transfer calls again...and I'm leaving again. So that's
kind of crazy. Am I doing something wrong? Well, I'm sure that another
new adventure is in store and wherever it is, it's bound to be good.

The Church is true, life is good, God's in charge, and Satan hates you.

Love You,

Sister Cale