December 15, 2008 Email

Hello!
Oh my goodness! So much has changed! First of all thank you so much for the packages! Wow! It was all so nice and thanks for the camera! Holy Cow! You are amazing! I love you all so much!
Well yes i have been transfered! God strengthend me so much to be able to leave those people who i love so much because He made it easy when you know how usually i can get sooo emotional when i say goodbyes...ha ha! well there was some tears shed by my favoriets there... i love them so much! sherry sammy and deanna especially. and we helped the LeBrun family decorate their tree on my last night there...it was really special. David then decorated me as an angel! Ha ha! I love them so much!
So we switched! Sis. Barnum took my place and i took hers in Langley. My companion is the short Sister Anderson, not the tall one that was my trainer. Anway!! I cant even explain to you how amazing things are going allready....we knew we would serve together eventually....we did exchanges two months ago and hiked Grouse mountain together and since then we had both been hoping to serve together..... wow! so this place was completely dead two transfers ago when the sisters were brought in....sis anderson and sister barnum spent two transfers tracting almost constantly here. and they had one progressing investigator......well lets just say that God knew what was capable with the two of us together because we have been bombarded with miracles since i got here thursday! HOly Cow! God is so amazing! i can not even tell you! We pray all day we have the spirit so strong...and sis. anderson is so obedient and full of enthusiasm so together we are able to do so much!WOW! litteraly miracles....God is working miracles for us....i have never felt so much courage and strength.we have so much unity...when we teach together you can just feel the spirit so strong! i have not really had that unity with my other companions so its just been so amazing because our goals and ambitions are the same and we are both willing to do whatever it takes and so far, its only been three days, but God has just poured down blessings.
so the first night we went tracting in -2 degree weather....yes its cold. and we only went to seven houses and we got invited in to teach and then spent half an hour with another person outside teaching. Then the next time we went tracting in the snow! we got seven phone numbers and taught three lessons on one street! and you know what we dont even take time to go have dinner we just go all out out quickly from door to door and God has blessed us with meals from members that happen to live on the street that invite us in unplanned! wow the members are amazing!
we had a lady come to church with a friend that we sat next to who felt the spirit and then leaned over and said " i have some questions can i give you my number?" Thats unheard of here in Canada! someone offering us their number! Gods work is just booming here! and members are giving us refferals...that never happens! wow! i have never felt Gods love and strength so much in my life! we are preparing this city for a temple and the spirit of God is changing hearts in this place and we are here to enthusiastically gather these elect people! Miracle upon miracle upon miracle we have seen since we have been put together! And you know what our schedules are already filling up with teaching appointments.
So can you tell im a little excited? oh yeah and this members girlfreind who has been coming with him to church talked to the bishop after we taought them in gospel principles and she wants to be baptised..so we will be teaching her soon! and so you can see that many great things will be happening here!
so basically Langley is a pleasant little place....dad you would love all the barns everywhere! and its called little hollywood because lots of movies are filmed here and all the youth our into danceing and acting and singing! so i can relate with the people a little there. it is gorgeous here! and you know what? saturday morning we worked on the farm! Yes the elders in the area next to us have a nonmember that they help with the farm and they needed extra help feeding the cows ! wow it was so fun! we rode on the trailor behind the tractor and tore the hay of the roll and through it out to the cows so fun! the ward is great! Sister anderson is from idaho! She is so dang cute and enthusiastic! We are non stop talking and having fun! wow this is what i wanted missionary work to be like! Non-stop, hard working, miracles every moment, spirit strong! This work is amazing! keep praying for me! The adversary is getting stronger here too......the church is truer then ever!
Love, sister flake