Happy Back to School!

Happy First day back at school/seminary Family! I was going to say that just for Trent and Amberly, but lets be honest, it effects everyone and Macy.

This week has been a hectic crazy one as we prepare for a baptism on Friday at 6:30pm. Satan knows what we are up to and has not been happy with us since. It all began with needing to get an oil change... so we did. Tuesday- we pulled into a parking lot and stopped behind a car. The car then decides to back up right into us as Sis. McBride tries to reverse and can't and with both of us honking the horn. Then this nice woman turns around like she is going to talk with us, drives into  a pizza place and goes in to get her food... then comes out with takeout. So I go over to her and tell her she hit our car and she starts yelling at saying  I " was trying to pull a fast one on her..." She didn't believe us and wouldn't give any info but her name, number and address. I'm glad I thought to check the license plate. So we were all shaken up, not at the accident, but at the mean old lady we are all trying very hard to love and forgive at this point. So a lot of paper work later. On Wednesday, we went to lunch at the DA sisters apt and went to get in our car and it wouldn't work... uh oh. The elders came and jumped it, we left it on for an hour for it to charge, go to finish the paperwork, and we come out and it won't start again. We waited at the institute building for the elders to come help us again and I just had the thought, go start the car again, and it wouldn't leave my mind. I said a quick prayer in my heart and tried the car again. The second time, it started and we were able to get permission to drive it over to pep boys. Thanks to the sisters and good members giving us rides, we were able to pick the car up 2 hours later. They said that they had to put in a brand new battery, but that needing one didn't look like it had anything to do with the accident.

Wow, it has been a stressful month for our area as we have known that we could each reach one baptism this week. The DA sisters had a bladder infection, The District leader +comp  had to find new housing after a gas leak, then their washer leaked, then one of them had food poisoning. But that is okay, because Satan is not getting us down. We have still seen just incredible miracles this week as well.

One of them is in a young lady named Kendra. We received a referral from the yw president who got it from someone else. Its a LA/PM family that they thought was ready to hear the gospel. So we set up an appointment and really prayed about who to take with us and the answer was unmistakably Sister Shumway. So we went over and the lesson was amazing because of how prepared they were for the message. The missionaries had taught her before, but now she is ready. We invited her to be baptized and she said yes. Another miracle in it is that there is another young women who comes to church that is not baptized that we know is so ready as well. Well, these 2 girls know each other from basketball and are already friends. what a miracle is that! We have prayed for her so much and know that things are slowly falling into place for both of these families.

Mon. is Labor day. Tuesday Transfers. idk when I will get to write you but I hope that it is soon! I love y'all sooo much and thanks again for the letters. My comp and I really do feel that each one is inspired for us to get, and especially on those particular days. love  you!!!

Love, Elizabeth McShane
Sister McShane