Hello 5/19/14

Hello everyone!


So this week has been a fun-filled one. We saw some of our investigators (Missy and Emily) yesterday at a birthday party and talked with them for a while. Something that stood at to me about being on a mission, after taking a step back, is that it isn't about the numbers. You aren't going to remember the numbers that you report but rather the people and the time that you spent with them. Heavenly Father puts you in a certain place at a certain time because He knows that you need to learn something from that experience. I have learned so much from being out here in Kentucky. It is nothing like back home, that is for sure :) The scenery is different, the accents, the culture... I could go on. I never thought I would end up in the Bible belt but here I am.


So something that stood out to me this week is Christ-like attributes. I have come to learn that you must never take anything personally. What others say is a reflection of themselves and not you. There is truth and then there is a reflection of the truth. Everyone has their own perception of things in each situation. It's like we are sitting in a movie theater and all of us are watching the same movie yet all of us have our own opinions and ideas. My point with this is that there are times when you are going to be put to the test and you are going to struggle. What I love though about this is that when you begin to see someone for what they can become rather than who they are, you will be able to feel a greater love for that individual and those around you. You won't take what they say personally anymore and you begin to change. You can apply this to any circumstance in life. Along with this, be kind. You never know what someone else is going through.


I am so grateful for this Gospel. I love it. There is nothing that brings me greater joy than sharing with someone my love for our Savior, Jesus Christ.


I am sending you all some pictures this week. You gotta love Kentucky :)


Love,
Sister Habibpour

Hello! 5/6/14

Hello everyone!

How are you all doing. So we have transfers tomorrow. My companion is going to West Virginia :( She is so awesome, so I am a little sad. But I know that things happen for the best and that Heavenly Father is opening up a new chapter in the mission. So we have been having some investigators come to church this Sunday :) We had been struggling having them come lately, but finally had the blessing of being able to have Mike come this past Sunday. His wife passed away recently in a car crash, so as you can imagine, it has been very hard for him. He has been wanting to get to know more about the church and the beliefs.

So I get to stay in Ashland for a fourth transfer! Crazy! Much is happening right now. I feel like we have been planting a lot of seeds and hoping and praying that we will witness a baptism this upcoming transfer. We have seen blessings come from Heavenly Father with people coming back to church. I was so grateful to see that.

I love and miss you all. Sorry I have to be short in this email, but I just wanted to close wishing you all a Happy Mother's Day. I will talk to you soon.

Love,
Sister Habibpour

Hello! 4/28/14

Hello everyone!

So today is April 28th, which means that is my "click day", or the same day that I entered the MTC, which was August 28th. I can't believe I am almost halfway done with my mission! Crazy how times flies by so fast! So we have transfers next week, and I am not sure if I will be staying in Ashland again for another transfer. We shall see...

The work here has been going well. We have some less-actives coming back :) Right now it seems like we are planting a lot of seeds. We have been going about tracting and inviting people to learn more about our message. We have been teaching this one woman named June (who I probably told you about before), who the other day asked us after saying how she wasn't sure about some other religions, "The Mormon church is the true church, isn't it?" We sat there in awe and were super excited. She has been reading the Book of Mormon. We are super excited to see what happens with her :)

Well, I just wanted to say how much I miss you all and hope you all are doing well. I miss you all a ton!

Love,
Sister Habibpour

Hi! 4/21/14

Hello everyone!

We have been having a good wonderful couple of weeks. Doing a lot of door knocking and street contacting. We have found a few new people to teach. This one woman we are teaching right now, June, loves what we have been sharing with her. Due to some medical issues, it has been difficult for her to come to church. We have decided to start teaching her the lessons. We had the elders come and give her a priesthood blessing, which she was so excited about. She said, "No one has ever told me what you told me about this." She was so grateful for it. I love going to her house because the Spirit is so strong every time we go and see her.

I wanted to say thank you for all your love. I hope you all are doing well. Let me know how everything is going :) Love you all and Happy belated Easter!

Love,
Sister Habibpour

Hello 4/7/14

Hello everyone!

General Conference was awesome! The talkes were amazing. We went to church and saw them there with some ward members. So last week, my companion, Sister Pierson and I decided to knock on at least 15 doors per day. We decided to try this approach ended up finding three potential investigators ( all of them living on different streets) that have the same name- Christy. That blew our minds. We are coming back this week to teach them and crossing our fingers for the best :) We had to go through our "teaching pool" and drop some people, which was sad. I had been with some of the other sisters teaching this one woman named Janae, who you could tell really wanted to learn more about the Gospel and come to church. She had been getting into some heavy drugs though, so we had to drop her. It was hard because you can see how much potential someone and then all of a sudden, things start to happen that thwart your plans. But that is how it is. It isn't easy and will never be easy. That is what Elder Holland said. He actually gave a really good talk about how we ask ourselves, "Why aren't they [investigators]doing this? Why aren't they doing that?" It wasn't easy for the Savior, Elder Holland said, so why would it be easy for us? I have to step back sometimes and think about that and how many times things won't go as planned. But as long as we are putting forth our best effort and trying, being dilligent and obedient, Heavenly Father will help us and show us the way. We have been seeing people come back to church, which has been such a blessing :) I know that more wonderful things will happen. it is all in His timing. If we plant those seeds now, they will grow in the future. That I know is true.

I love all of you and hope you all are doing well.

Love,
Sister Habibpour

Hello! 3/25/14

Hello everyone!

So we had transfer news for this week and it looks like our whole district will be staying! I am excited about that. They are an awesome group of missionaries. I just wanted to say thank you for sending me emails and cards. I love hearing from you all and seeing how everyone is doing back home and out on their missions. It is amazing to me how much the Gospel has gone forth in these past couple of years, especially with the age change.

So I found out some news from one of my leaders about my visa. She said that the consulate has it, which means that it is in the final stages!!! Makes me both excited yet nervous at the same time. I love this area so much and am so glad President is letting me stay here for another transfer. I love this mission and have been learning so much from being out here, from the culture, the people, the food, lol. I just wanted to send my love to you all as well and hope everyone is doing well!

Love,
SIster Habibpour