Sister Bullock's Birthday is coming up....

Hello!
Sister Bullock's birthday is next month on March 21st!  I am trying to collect photos of friends, relatives, really anyone, holding a "Happy Birthday" sign.  I am going to print all of the photos and put them in a photo album as part of her birthday package.  I can send you a copy of my sign or you can make one yourself.  Just email your picture to Kristanbullock@gmail.com, I will take care of getting them printed.  Please get them to me by March 8th.  Thanks!!  :)

Here are a few example photos:

Happy Valentine's Day

IT'S TRANSFER DAY!!!

I'm out of White Oak! And out of the Visitor's Center!! Yep, I'm full-pros for the next 5 weeks! Oh yeah, and this transfer is only 5 weeks long! AND! I'm in the Suitland Zone, which until today was all Elders. Now Sister Gros (from France) and I are opening a new area down there! Bowie West (it's at the very bottom of our mission)! We're so excited!! It's just going o be so awesome! I'll miss the Visitor's Center, but I'll get to go there every Friday for training meeting... So it'll be okay. So mail might be a little weird, too. but I don't know. It'll work out and it will be awesome! I'M SO EXCITED!

This week has been good. Sister Lawrence and I found out that she's training back on Friday, so I've been preparing to leave since then. I told Michael I was leaving and he cried! For a long time! And he gave me a card! And he came to our event at the Visitor's Center last night. He's so sweet and tender-hearted! I know the new sisters will take good care of him, but I'll still permission to write him :) I'm going to miss White Oak area!

Friday has a funny story to it... Sister Lawrence and I spent 5 hours at our stake center because we locked our keys in our car, haha. And we had to wait for the AP's to bring the spare keys to us. Oops :) BUT! It was good because we were able to get a new investigator to meet us there and we had a lesson with him. Super cool!

Last night's Visitor's Center event was the monthly Night of Music and Inspiration. It was organized by Sister Gros, and she did a wonderful job. It was so spiritual! Sister Lawrence sang, and I spoke and sang. It was a really great, humbling, and fun experience! I'm grateful I had the opportunity to participate last night!

Mainly I'm just really excited to start working in my new area with new people and to see what the Lord has planned and prepared down there. All I know is that we are in the hands of God, just as it says in Mormon 5. President said it's going to be hard, but that he moved everyone else around because he knew the Lord wanted Sister Gros and I in Bowie. So I say bring it on!

Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day! I love and miss you all! Thank you for the support and mail and packages! You're all so great! Remember your Heavenly Father and turn to Him in all situations! He loves you!

Love, Sister Bullock

Letter February 6, 2013

I LOVE DC!

We went to the city again today, and I must say I absolutely love DC. Everything about it! I included some of my favorite pictures from today :)

But anyway! This week has been a great week despite the fact that I was sick... Again. 3rd time in 4 weeks. Not cool. But, we still accomplished a lot! At church on Sunday, we had 3 recent converts, 6 less-actives and 2 investigators! That's a lot of people to watch out for, but it was so good! I loved having them all there! Also this week, we found 2 new investigators and put one on date for baptism! (Jessica- she's Micheal's friend!) We haven't been able to meet with Larry or Oscar in the past couple of weeks (which feels like an eternity in missionary time), but I'm hopeful they're doing well... I worry that when I leave the area, if Larry consistently being met with, he's going to be dropped. And it breaks my heart because he's so golden, just so hard to meet with! But it's all in the Lord's time and the Lord's hands.

Speaking of leaving, transfers are next week. I have no idea what will happen, but here's what I think (don't quote me on this, haha). I think I'm leaving White Oak, and Sister Lawrence will stay here to train one of the new missionaries. It's weird thinking that these meetings I'm having with my recent converts and investigators this week could be my last meetings with them. Kinda sad, but also kinda exciting! Onto the next new thing (maybe).

This week, I've discovered that I'm super impatient! So now I have something new to work on :) Any tips? Haha! The Lord is definitely showing me my weaknesses, so I just need the faith that He'll strengthen me! (And I know He will). Fun fact: Sometimes I want to stand on a box at the Metro Station and quote

 3 Nephi 5:13, "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among [this] people, that they may have everlasting life!" Think it would work? (Ha, yeah, I don't think so either...) So I just need to be patient, and seek out those who are truly seeking the Lord.

One more thing! John 14: 27-26 (yes, read them backwards... it makes more sense to me that way). That has been a big help and comfort to me this week.

   27 ^aPeace I leave with you, my ^bpeace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be ^ctroubled, neither let it be afraid.

26 But the ^aComforter, which is the ^bHoly Ghost, whom the Father will send in my ^cname, he shall ^dteach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

I love you all! Thank you for your love and support!

Love, Sister Bullock