Doubling Out of Milwaukee

On sunday Morning we received the Transfer Text (lets us know who is leaving the milwaukee area...but not where they are going to)...i saw "S. Mansfield" and thought "oh well that makes sense! Shes been here awhile!" but then read "S. Wise" and proceeded to let a slight gasp/hiccup escape from my mouth that sounded like a small bird choking while sipping down some cherry cola.....did that make sense? haha i was surprised to say the least! but due to no sisters coming into our mission for quite sometime..we have had to downsize the mission...and i guess our area was next! So now it is just Elders in the ward! so they will teach our investigators! we hope it to be a smooth transition! Sister Mansfield is going to MUSKEGO LAKES! and I am going up north to Appleton!!! SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

    But hey! Just because we were leaving didn't mean we didn't kill it this week! We were so goal focused this week! (not number focused) and we said "okay! What do we need to do to reach these goals!?!?" and then we did it! and we saw miracles!

     Miracle #1: having served in the milwaukee YSA ward for quite awhile I know that there is one thing that ward needs!...SOLID YOUNG MEN! hahaha and so sister mansfield and i were at the store and the kid checking out our items said "oh...who do you serve for??" and i said "oh we are missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! have you ever heard of that church?" and he said no! and we talked a bit and then i said "Hey well how old are you???" and he said 18 and then i told him "Hey we have a congregation of younger people ages 18 to 31

 and he said "THAT is what i need! can i get your number!????" and again....scraped my jaw off the floor and got his number and we gave him the YSA elders number! SUPER AWESOME! Solid guy!!!!!!!!!!

      Miracle #2: I have been thinking A LOT about when elder schwitzer from the 70 visited our mission!!..he taught us about the key to starting up a religious conversation! it is CASH! (1)compliment 2)ask a question 3)Smile 4)offer help...and as of late i have REALLY been focusing on the compliment! Who doesn't want a compliment???? I know i love them!!!!! anyway! we saw a guy in the hood who had some ssswweet malcom x style glasses!!!!!! and i said "Hey whats up???? LOVE the glasses!" and he said "Thanks lens crafters!" and boom. book of mormon! boom! he has a FRIEND who is mormon! boom taught the first vision...BOOM! life is good! and again we gave him the YSA elders number and they are meeting this week! SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    oh!!!!!!!!!!! WE MET OUR NEW MISSION PRESIDENT! SIster and president Williams!!!!!!!!! WHAT!?!?!?!??!?!??!?!?!?!?!?THEY ARE AWESOME! Both converts and both served missions in Germany! I am so excited that they are here! They have some lofty but realistic goals for the mission!!!!!! We are excited to work HARD with them!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this gospel! Sometimes things get tough out here! SUPER tough! but just keeping on keeping on!!!! A Sister in the mission taught me a valuable concept about prayer! she said "Instead of saying "Please bless me with *Blank*" say "Father! bless me with *blank*...but if not...help me have strength to do Thy Will!: i have been doing this more! WHAT A STRENGTH IT HAS BEEN! not easy! but easier with Christ!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!

"Because I have Been Given Much I too Must Give"

-Sister Wise

PICS:

HAPPY 4th WITH MY CANADIAN COMP.

us and the milwaukee elders (goldsberry and smith)

got to see sweet sweet sweet KEALEY AT CHURCH!!!!!!!! Its been a joy to teach her the gospel and be taught by her!!!!