It's Always Pouring Buckets

Alma 26:36-37

36 Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land.

 37 Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. Now this is my joy, and my great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever. Amen

The Lord is truly mindful of me and my situation and being in such a "strange land"

Friends-those we teach:

Nick- he is Greek orthodocs. Although he doesn't really practice it. He is from Lithuania and speaks Russian! He is working here as a chief, and really nice! 

Marco- will be going back to Ungola and get baptized there. He is good!

Alyssa- accepted a date for baptism for the 3 of October!

then a couple people we met and will hopefully teach this week

Terri &  Courtney- mother and daughter. Believes in God, and goes to church every week, but likes learning about all religions!

Emma- really nice, she works full time and has a friend who is mormon!

Nynda- She is from a really big family, and wanted to learn how family are forever

Pandora & Henry- street performers! believes in God and wants to learn how he speaks to us! 

Less Actives:

Rena-is doing well, she is ill so she didn't make it to church

Elsie- we were able to contact again (yay)

Maree- really good, excited to have Alyssa baptized! 

Hendrys- Part Member Family we just started meeting with

Other Things:

not super funny, but we totally got lost trying to go to a dinner appointment with Sister Turnball, and just ended up going home to get food, because it was pouring buckets, not before we got out and explored a near by forest, and got stung by some strange plant, and took pictures of course! My driving is getting better....

People thought we were nuns again....ha..oh dear..no sir we aren't training to be nuns, and a drunk man tried to kiss me...what a week!

Thank you again for all you do! Hope you have a great week!

Forever Grateful

Hey all! First thank you for your prayers and fasts in my behalf. I'm doing MUCH better! Don't you worry! MUCH better! 

This week has been AMAZING!!

Highlights of the week!

*met a lady named Debbie, she has a 2 year old son named Josh. We started teaching them and they are amazing! She is so wonderful!

*got a car! wahoo! Now with my (amazing(ha.)) driving skills we can do soo much more work!

*talked to lots of people who were interested and now trying to teach them!
YAY!

Funny things-

*I may or may not have gotten a flat tire....didn't I tell you I have great driving skills! Don't worry we are all safe and sound!

*Sister Cheve got a sliver and I had to get it out...now she tells people I "tortured her finger". she is too funny 

*we ate "good food" to be told in a later date. 

Don't forget to always be grateful! "What if you woke up today with only what you thanked God for yesterday" -thank you to grams and papa for having that on their fridge for a bit 

"The spirit of gratitude brings true joy and great happiness" -Dieter F. Uchtdorf

I love you all and hope you have a great week! thanks again!!!

Another Good Week

This week has been good, we taught Marco and yesterday at church he shared his testimony about living the word of wisdom! He is so ready to be baptized! He is so excited to be baptized as well, I love seeing the difference the gospel makes in peoples lives! Maree is doing well we mowed her grass this week and it was amazing to have her kids help us, they are so funny! Weeks just fly by! Know that I am well, and happy! The Lord is blessing me daily and taking care of me! Thank you for your prayers and fast! I love you!

Sister Buhler

Alma 26:12 " Yea I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; Therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things..."

This week was super great!

I got to  spend the day in Dundee with Sister Hink and Sister Meilsoe and some other sisters, we went to Saint Andrews, which was beautiful and spent the day hanging around! Super fun! Then I got the stress of figuring out how to get back to aberdeen and pray that Sister Cheve knew where to get off! Haha, after some stress, well lots of stress we made it home around 11 pm...way too late! and took 30 minutes to carrry suitcases up 5 flight of stairs...hahah no elevators...hahah but it was good! boy did we sleep well! Saying goodbye to Sister Stevenson was hard, boy do I love her! She taught me soo much! I may have cried, but  I am glad to be with Sister Cheve, she is great! Super talented and soo funny! We taught Marco who is doing really well, he is getting baptized in Decemeber with his family in Angola! (sad we can't be there) we taught Jorge and Lucas and Alyssa, all doing well! Maree is doing good too! Nothing too different pretty normal week! oh yeah I had a birthday...haha it was really good! We taught marco and maree and we went to the geekies who gave me a good birthday cake and gifts! Richard made me a cake as well, and the zone leaders brought us ice cream and sang. Everyone was really nice, I even got sang to yesterday in primary! So great! I love Aberdeen! I'm super old, 20 crazy right?! I think so! I am trying to be nice, so we made the Elders dinner yesterday (surprise to all, i can cook) and I had to talk in sacrament! Other than that it was a fantastic week! Full of miracles! I love being on a mission!! I love you all!!

 

Goodbye Sister Stevenson and Hello Sister Cheve!

This week has been amazing, crazy and a little stressful waiting for moves call! I will be staying and getting Sister Cheve, and Sister Stevenson is off to Cork, in Ireland! CRAZY! I will miss her! But hey we both live in Utah...so...BFFS for life! 

We had a barbeque with the Elders on Monday, for Elder Yates last pday. Man they are crazy it was really fun, and they came the pouring rain, I don't remember so much rain ever. super fun, and we splashed all the puddles, and man I love that rain! Liquid sunshine as President Brown told me! that it is liquid sunshine!

Marco is really good! He is so funny, he told us he would come visit us in Utah, so we could cook for him...sure Marco if you come to Utah we'll make you dinner..haha. he is really good, and his prayers have been getting better, and more reverent! 

Alyssa and Maree are really good, sad to have Sister Stevenson say goodbye to everyone, I'm glad I'm not leaving yet!

Jorge and Lucas are good as well

Nothing to crazy and out of the ordinary this week! We had lots of fun, and I'm getting my energy back, (YAY) hopefully I'll figure things out quickly! My birthday is this week (yay for being 20) and Im excited to have Sister Cheve! 

Love you al!

Sister Buhler

Another week in Aberdeen....

Marco is doing so good! The ward is amazing and fellowshipping him!!  YAY! We taught him twice this week! He is really progressing! WOOT! 

Then Sunday he isn't at church, I am annoyed because he said he would be...but Sister Stevenson (being the positive person she is) says, he was probably up studying for his exams, and slept in. Sure sure. After church we phone Marco. 

Marco=M

Sister Buhler=B

m- hello?

b hey marco it's sister buhler

we were just calling to make sure you didn't die, becuase you weren't at church

(sister stevenson laughs)

m-yeah, i was up studying till 5am, and wanted to come, but didn't hear my alarm

b-oh....well okay....you are forgiven...

So moral of the story listen to Sister Stevenson!

Jorge and Lucas are doing well! Jorge is really excited to get baptized, and we are going over to help clean since there Dad is going to be gone, not just for a month but now for 2..yikes.

Alyssa and Maree: are good too! OH MY GOODNESS! Maree is getting MARRIED!! YAY! She is next September (2016), we are just happy there is a date! 

We went on exchanges with the STLs, which is always good, I am reminded how much I love these Sisters, and how grateful I am for their examples in my life!

I have been studying Alma 5, holy cow! That chapter...is crazy! 

The best is vs. 26

If you have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask can ye feel so now?

boom. intense. Alma surely wants his people to seriously look at their lives, and align it better to what God wants. 

I am grateful for the prayers and fast in my heath. I am doing much better, and doctors are fixing the problems! I love you all!! Have a good week!
Sister Buhler

Marco

Tuesday: We had District Meeting which was really good (as always) we had the Assistant to the Presidents there and the Zone Leaders, so more involvement with different missionaries, it was really good. We had Mission Coordination that evening as well. Oh and we are sitting eating dinner, and the phone rings with an unknown number, I answer conversation

me: hello, this is Sister Buhler

other: hey Sister Buhler this is Sister (something, I can't remember) from Massachusetts.

*sister stevensons jaw drops

other: we have a guy we want you to start teaching, his sister got baptized in Angola, and he lives in your area, his name is Marco

then they gave us a phone number and address. 

so we call marco, no answer but he calls us back, and we set up an time to meet, the next day

 

Wednesday: so we meet Marco, he is super awesome! From Angola over here studying for 2 more years! He is studying mechanical engineering! We taught him the Restoration! 

 

Thursday: we had planning for the week, and called some people, and tired by a couple people

 

Friday: This member named Richard, who Sister Stevenson re-activated, he is so funny! He knit me a hat, and is making me a scarf, anyways for my birthday we took us out to Cosmos and bought us new skirts, and a sweater! The nicest man ever!!

 

Saturday: We taught Marco the Plan of Salvation, his cousin sat in on part of the lesson! It was really good! He read the book of Mormon and is super sincere!

 

Sunday: Marco came to church! Wahoo! He loved it! After church we had dinner with the Geekies, and updated some records! 

 

It was a pretty good week! I'm trying to take it slow so I don't over do it! I am so glad to be teaching Marco, and this transfer we have gotten so many referrals, while I've been sick, I know the Lord knows me and loves me! I am grateful to be here! Thank you for your prayers, and all you do! I love you! have a good week!