The Week Where There Wasn't Really Time for a Weekly E-mail

On this week's episode of Sister Cale in Columbus-The Sisters had to
go on a spur of the moment cupcake expedition, the Blalock's threw
Sister Cale a birthday dinner just in case she got transferred before
her actual Birthday (good call, because she did), Sister Cale finished
a blanket, Sister Cale painted shirts for Amanda and Jake, the Sisters
cleaned their car, the Sisters made a Holy Ghost blanket with Jake,
Jake gave personality assessments to the sisters based on their
Chipotle orders, and the Sisters got sushi because they were sad about
transfers.

Hello Loves,

So-I'm leaving Pickerington and our dinner appointment is in less than
two hours...please don't hate me if this e-mail is short. I'm kind of
strapped on time and we all know that I am not a functional person
when I don't get enough sleep.

So-amazing things that happened this last week.

One of the most amazing things that happened this past week was
Leticia's cousin Ruth telling us that Leticia has been doing
missionary work and that we should ask her why she hasn't been
baptized yet. Leticia wouldn't answer on Friday, but we went back
yesterday and Daniel and Ruth were angelically relentless in helping
Leticia to open up with us about why she hasn't been baptized yet. It
turns out that there really isn't any reason at all. As such she is
going to be talking to her husband and then picking a date before the
Sisters go back on Friday. I love this gospel so much and I love the
way that this particular experience taught me about the role of
families in spreading the gospel and helping us to live up to our
eternal potential.

Another wonderful lesson this past week happened with Anita and Sister
Blalock. We taught about temples, eternal marriage, and family history
work. Something I have grown to love about Anita is how much joy she
takes in understanding the things that we teach her and how she allows
herself to feel the full happiness of that. It was so tender to see
Anita realize that she could live with her parents again. I never want
to forget her saying, "My mom would roll over in her grave if she
heard what you're saying." We were worried that she meant that her mom
wouldn't like it. She continued and said, "She'd be so happy to know
that she can see me again." I know that it is God's full intention for
us to have the supreme happiness of being with our families forever. I
can think of no greater joy than knowing that I can be with my family
forever.

The final experience that I'll include in this e-mail happened last
Thursday night. The weather was looking iffy and as we consulted our
plans suddenly nothing felt right. We said a prayer and the only thing
that could come to my mind was "Get somewhere safe." Well, the nearest
safe place happened to be at the Sharples, so off we went. Nothing bad
happened that night and I don't know what the potential consequences
would have been if we ignored the spirit, but there was a greater
miracle in that we were able to have a lesson with Jake that was
entirely led by the spirit. We were able to testify to him that while
we would love for him to choose to serve a mission, our vision for him
is to make it to exaltation. We talked about Nephi and building ships
and the things Jake would need to do to get where he wanted to go. It
was so spiritually led and I know it was a lesson Jake was prepared to
receive that night, thought we hadn't planned to see him then.

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

Love,

Sister Cale