I am sure many of you are wondering why I am emailing on a Wednesday; well let me tell you. It is transfers week. Every 6 weeks, we change things up in the mission. Some new missionaries come, some go home, and some change areas. Basically, it means I have the chance of a) staying in the area with my companion, b) getting a new companion in the area I am in or c) moving to a new area with a new companion. In this case, I was lucky letter a. I am in Wigan still with Sister Davis, although we all already knew that would be happening, right? It is always a surprise though and it is great to be where the Lord needs me. But know that if you ever don't get an email from me on Monday see if it is 6 weeks from this date and it is probably because we have transfers again.
So much has happened since 10 days ago when I wrote, and I don't even know where to start. How about last Friday when my companion and I attended a wedding. One of the ward members, Ben, got married at the Wigan chapel. Since Sister Davis is musically talented, she was asked to play the piano/organ for the wedding. Then since I am her companion, I attended as well. We took that picture of us after the wedding because it was a special day. For the record, missionaries usually don't attend weddings, and we only were able to with special permission from the mission president. It was a fun experience, and it was nice to be able to serve the ward.
Next, general conference was absolutely brilliant (substitute word for amazing in England). General Conference, which happens semi-annually, is a chance for us to be able to hear from the prophet and apostles on the earth today. It was great to hear from them. As other missionaries kept telling me, "It's better than Christmas!" When you are used to being spiritually fed each day, General Conference truly is a time where a lot of great things happen. One of my favorite talks was from Dieter F. Uchtdorf. He talked about how God knows us each individually. We are very important to him, "we are everything." At times we may seem insignificant, but I know that Heavenly Father knows us each individually and cares about us individually. You can find the talk at this website: http://lds.org/general-conference/watch/2011/10?lang=eng&vid=1194756909001&cid=12 to listen to it. President Uchtdorf can put things better than me, so I encourage everyone to listen to it. There are a lot of other things I enjoyed, but since I don't have much time I will have to give more updates later. Although, I am wicked excited the Provo Tabernacle is going to be in a temple! I remember when the tabernacle burned down, so to know that it is going to be a temple is very special. I am excited to return to BYU and enjoy the blessings of having another temple so nearby. The temple is truly a special place, and I know that you can feel peace there. It is the only place we can be sealed to our families for time and all eternity, and I am grateful for my knowledge of that sealing power.
Know that I am doing well and loving the work I am doing. Keep doing good in the world today, we need good people :)
Love, Sister (Becca) Jack
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