Hello you bunch of gorgeous people! It is humid and hot out here in

the most beautiful and green state of Pennsylvania! This week is

transfers and if you can't tell by the title this week I am leaving

Broomall! I don't know where I'm going yet, I'm waiting to hear from

President about transfer plans, all I know is it's going to be crazy!

The area is actually going to be doubled into (or white washed?)

because Sister Shin is also leaving! So we have been packing almost

all the day long! I can tell you what I do know. After spending 5

transfers (or 8 months) in the Valley Forge Stake, I am leaving to

take residence in one of the 3 other stakes in Pennsylvania (yes I'm

staying in this state). I will be apart of a trio, but I don't know

who my companions are yet.

Update: Transfer plans just came in! I'm going up to Kutztown, PA and

I will be companions with Sister Abbott & Sister Kuta!

This week was a good week! Here's a quick recap and a few highlights:

-We ate Easter dinner with Bishop & Sister Ebeling. Lamb is top notch

-We had a lesson with Brother Waters, he's doing great!

-We met a man named Jim, and he loves Christ & loves Mormons! (I know

#getdunked!)

-We had an awesome zone Training on how to use the Book of Mormon better

-We had this stuff called Mochi, if you've never had it plz go to your

nearest Trader Joe's freezer isle and buy some. You won't regret it.

SISTER AGNES GOT BAPTIZED SATURDAY! Yes! It was so good everyone! So

stinkin good! It was a really small baptism, like ten people tops,

but it didn't matter. The Spirit was there and it was so powerful, and

yes, the tears were real! It was so heart warming to watch her be

baptized by President Randall and to come up out of that water a new

person. It took so long to get here and we made it! She's amazing and

her faith blows you away. Yesterday she received the gift of the Holy

Ghost and it was so good! She just said she felt so light and clean.

It was a miracle of a baptism and a spiritual day for all! I love

being a missionary. It was so hard to tell her goodbye, tears were

shed my friends. She gave us tight hugs and told us how much she loves

us and how thankful she is for us teaching her the gospel. I am so

thankful for her and I love her more than I can explain.

We also went to the temple this week! Since Sister Shin is the only

sister going home this transfer & I am her companion I get to tag

along on all the departing trips! So on Friday I went to the departing

temple trip with my fellow missionaries and it was SO good! It was so

peaceful and quiet. It's been a while since I've been in to do a

session and it was so good to get back there and to feel the peace

that you can only find within the walls of the temple. I truly know

that it is Gods house & that every step towards the temple is a step

into the right direction!

We also met with the Enoch family (if you remember a few weeks back we

had dinner with them. They are a non member family but just the

sweetest people!) and shared the Prince of Peace video. I was yet

again astounded and shocked at their answers to how Jesus Christ

brings peace into their lives. They talked about how they can't find

peace anywhere in the world because it is just too crazy. It was

interesting to hear people who are devout Christians say that they

can't find peace anywhere, not even in Jesus Christ. It also reminded

me the importance of being in the world but not of the world. How

often are we distracted by the things of the world that pull us away

from what we really need to focus on? How often are we distracted by

being more popular, skinnier, happier, or Kardashian like? How often

do we actually sit down and realize that we are popular in Gods eyes,

that we can be happier when we let Him into our lives, that we don't

need to be a Kardashian to be happy, that in all reality the only

opinion of us that matters is the opinion of our Father in Heaven?

I hope this week we all take a step back and see what we are focusing

on, that maybe is distracting us from where we need to be.

I know the church is true. I know that Christ lived again on the third

day, and that He lives today. I know He loves each one of us.

I love you all! Have a great week!

Much love,

Sister Jackson

Sister Agnes' baptism

Angela, Sis Shin, Sis Plaice, Becca, Josie

Easter Dinner