She's Home!!!

 

  MISSIONARY TRAVEL

  INDONESIA JAKARTA MISSION

SERVICE               DATE  FROM           TO             DEPART  ARRIVE

_____________________ _____ ______________ ______________ _______ ______
CATHAY PACIFIC        05FEB JAKARTA        HONG KONG      840A    230P
CX 718             THURSDAY SOEKARNO HATTA INTERNATIONAL
L ECONOMY                   TERMINAL 2     TERMINAL 1
           NON SMOKING      BREAKFAST                     NON STOP
                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         4:50 DURATION
              COCKPIT CREW: CX  CATHAY PACIFIC
                CABIN CREW: CX  CATHAY PACIFIC
                  AIRCRAFT: BOEING 777-200/200ER
                           SEAT 44C NO SMOKING CONFIRMED

CATHAY PACIFIC        05FEB HONG KONG      LOS ANGELES CA 435P    115P

CX 882             THURSDAY INTERNATIONAL  LOS ANGELES IN
L ECONOMY                   TERMINAL 1     TERMINAL B
           NON SMOKING      DINNER/SNACK                  NON STOP
                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         12:40 DURATION
              COCKPIT CREW: CX  CATHAY PACIFIC
                CABIN CREW: CX  CATHAY PACIFIC
                  AIRCRAFT: BOEING 777-300ER
                            SEAT 62C NO SMOKING CONFIRMED

UNITED AIRLINES       05FEB LOS ANGELES CA DULLES/WASH DC 411P    1159P

UA 1106            THURSDAY LOS ANGELES IN DULLES INTL
E ECONOMY                   TERMINAL 7
                            FOOD FOR PURCHASE             NON STOP
                            RESERVATION CONFIRMED         4:48 DURATION
                  AIRCRAFT: BOEING 737-900
                            SEAT 23A NO SMOKING CONFIRMED

After 28+ hours of traveling Sister Sperry returned home! She was greeted at the airport by Mom, Dad, Colin, Taytum and Gran. It was a wonderful reunion. Well done Sister Sperry!

 

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

 

Last email from Indonesia

Well....

It's time to face the fact that this really is the last email in Indonesia until I come back as a mission couple with my eternal companion ;) look out eternal companion!!! 

I'm so grateful for my mission. It's made me into the kind of member I want to become. I know that it's going to be so hard soon and so different but I'm so excited for the challenges that are coming up. I am so grateful for all the things that I have learned, all the people that I've meet, and just the wonderful opportunities that I've been given. I feel like I can overcome anything now! With God's help :) 

Thank you for your love and support. I have been so blessed with your prayers and I am just so grateful for everything that you've all done for me on my mission and off. 

I know God lives. He knows you. He loves you. Come unto Him through His Son Jesus Christ and I promise you will be given the strength you need to overcome anything. I know this church is true and that the restored gospel is on the Earth. I know that being a missionary is the best thing ever and I can't wait to apply what I've learned to be a member missionary.

Saya tahu bahwa ini benar

Dalam nama Yesus Kristus, Amin :) 

LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!

love,

Sister Sperry :) 

Surabaya (Week 71)

Hey ya'll!!

This week was pretty good!! We saw a really sweet miracle and I got to meet lots of my old companions including  and even go on splits with them which is always so fun. I learned a lot about what it takes to be in the Primary and Young Women's presidencies and I am so grateful for Mission couples! Anyway here's a little about my week!

senin: just a regular pday except it FLOODED so much! We were basically riding our bikes through a river it was nuts! It was way higher than the last flood I told you about and it was so fun :) unfortunately we didn't get to teach an investigator because of said flood in her home...

selasa: worked hard, had fun :)_

rabu: just another regular working day and then the Sister Training leaders came and I was reunited with Sister Toegono and SIste Olsen! So fun to meet with them again!

kamis: We had invterveiws and guess what I'm moving next transfer! To Vrginia...huh! That's going to be a really far move...

jumat: PLD was AWESOME!! (big zone meeting). The Spirit was way strong and we learned a lot like usual. I had to say good bye to everyone and cried of course but that's OK. THEN...We had a really cool miracle this week! So I was on splits with Sister Olsen and we had gotten in a taxi to come home. Well neither of us felt good about the taxi; the guy driving was kinda odd and just gave us a bad feeling. So we decided to go out and there was an open restraunt/house place, that we've passed on our bikes A MILLION TIMES, and we decided to go wait there until the taxi went away. Well a man came out speaking perfect Aussie English ;) and asked if he could help us. He's Indonesian but was born in Sydney and went to school in Sydney also. He was surprisingly very open as we explained who we are and what we are doing in Indonesia. He told us about his wife having cancer and how he hasn't found a church that is comfortable for him and his family and even about how he hasn't prayed in a long time. HE said he felt this was the hand of the Lord in his life that we met him that day. Then we made an appointment to meet him again this upcoming Thursday. We were on cloud nine it was awesome!! I'm glad there's another aussie coming into the area soon ;)

sabtu: We went on splits again and this time I was wither Sister Aryanto and Sister Toegono. It was like Jogja all over again! We had fun and road our bikes through some more flooding.

hari minggu: I translated for Sister Williams the whole day! She was doing some training with some of the auxilary leaders and that was really fun to learn about and also to share my testimony with those women about young Womens and Primary. I'm so grateful for all of my leaders in both of those programs. Thank you for following the handbook and for doing such a great job! I would not be where I am without you!!!!

Well we are going to a zoo that's supposed to be real cool. See ya later!!

love,
sister Sperry :)

Surabaya (Week 70)

Howdy ya'll...

Man what a week. This week was tough!!!! We just had a hard time meeting with people and all that jazz but it was still a good week with good things happening. I love working as a missionary in Indonesia and I love working with these awesome people. Here's a little bit about how the week went!

Senin: we spent the day at the hosptial because a new member's kid was sick. She's out as of yesterday now :) It was a long day but it was a good way to spend a pday, in service! 

Selasa: Just a normal working day. Nothing special really.

Rabu: We biked really quite far!! It was awesome. we visited a lot of members and heard a great conversion story. I don't have time to tell it but the way the member told it had us laughing until we cried, he's so animated! I love the people here! we also met with a Philipino family that's in the branch here. They are super nice and have a son serving a mission in England right now. They have a great spirit in their home and are wonderful saints!

Kamis: We had a really good planning session so we're stoked for this upcoming week (which is going to be NUTS) and visited another sister who just got out of the hospital. Tis the season to be sick...

Jumat: We seriously had the hardest time finding people to teach this day...but we did a lot of contacting :) that's always a plus!

Sabtu: we worked hard and had fun and there was rain and English class and the whole lot. What a day!

Hari Minggu: Church was awesome, as always. We learned about prayer and I taught the lesson on the Law of Chastity. I learned a lot! The class was very mature too so we were able to have a great lesson and the Spirit was present. I know the Law of Chastity is to help us and bless us and keep us safe. I know our bodies and special gifts from God and we need to take care of them. I also know that Family is so important in God's plan and that Satan will do anything he can to destroy families. DON'T LET HIM!!!!

Well ya'll are great :) until next week! wish me luck with this one :) 

love,

sister Sperry :) 

Surabya (Week 69)

Wow! Man am I learning a lot about motherhood and sisterhood and just all these things that I didn't think I'd really learn in the mission but I am!!! 

I'm not going to tell you all the stories but I want you all to know that I have a testimony of my divine nature as a woman. I recognize this as a very special calling and am very grateful for it. I've learned what it is like to be a true member of the Relief Society and also a true Christian and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm learning just how important Charity is (please turn to Moroni 7 for further explanation) and how this church will go no where without it. I'm also learning how the role of the priesthood fits into my life as a woman. Boy am I grateful for worthy men that hold this amazing power. I'm so grateful that I have been blessed to be surrounded by great young men missionaries that are willing to use that sacred power to bless the lives of others. I know that the priesthood is the same power that Christ holds. 

Our roles as member of the church are so important especially in these times. we are to be the salt of the earth, a light unto the world. (Matthew 5). I hope we can all work hard together to be better member and followers of Jesus Christ, true Christians.

I know God lives and loves us and so does Jesus Christ. And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

I love you all!! Have a great week and go serve someone!! I promise you won't regret it :) 

with love,

Sister Sperry :)  

Surabaya (Week 68)

HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope we have all started these first 5 days well and our goals are going strong, amin!

This week has been a rough one spiritually. I feel like satan is really trying to get me to lose my focus. But it's ok because I know that I have the strength and the tools to overcome him. Being in a trio is a new experience, not super different than a duo but still new and I'm still trying to get used to it but I'm so grateful for my companions! They are two very fine young sisters from Indonesia and I love them dearly. They bring such a strong spirit when we are teaching that is absolutely incredible and I feel like our lessons have just been on fire lately! I love these people and am so grateful for the testimony they all share with me. I am so blessed!!!!

Yesterday we had an AWESOME church. it was all on Family and man it was beautiful! I've really come to learn the importance of family home evening and teaching the gospel in the home. I've seen so many homes where the gospel is not taught and just how satan is working so hard to destroy families, we can't let these little things to strengthen our families go! Family home evening, family scripture study and family prayer are all so important. I really appreciate my parents that tried hard to do family home evening, family prayer and family scripture study. Of course we wern't perfect at it all the time ;) but my parents have been such great examples for me and I am so grateful for that. THANKS MOM AND DAD! I've also learned that children have "roles" in the family. I think of it like this, the family is like a team. Dad and mom are the captians, and God's the coach. A family has to work together to overcome the power of the adversary. Families are meant to work together. And our families are what are going to help us come back into Heaven. Parents have to listen to the game plans from heaven to know how to help direct the children and then we need to exicute the game plan. I don't know if that makes sense now but it does in my head. 

I know families can be forever! I know that God lives and loves us and families are SO important! I can't wait to come and re-meet ALL of my family again :) 

 

I love you and am so grateful for everything you all do for me! THANK YOU!!

With love,

Sister Sperry :) 

Surabaya (Week 67)

(There is no week 66 post because we got to Skype with Sister Sperry instead!!!)

Hey ya'll long time no email ;) 

Things have been pretty crazy. The week before Christmas I got put into a threesome and then one of my companions got sick with the chicken pox. Fortunately I was able to go out with the mission couple a few times but those other times when I wasn't able to...well lets just say I gotta find myself a job real fast when I get home! I can't stay still I was going nuts!! But I learned a lot and had a lot of time to ponder and study the scriptures. I even made my new years goals! 

We did get to go out starting on Thursday so Christmas was fun. Friday we worked HARD and my legs killed from riding my bike again. But it felt so nice! I think I'm going to buy a bike instead of a car when I get home. Saturday was really cool especially for the last lesson we had that night. So we went to a woman's home whose husband wont really allow her to go to church...she kept complaining about it and I asked about her Book of Mormon reading. not where it should be. So I promised her, and this is the cool part, that if she read the Book of Mormon she would find the peace that she needs and her husbands heart will start to open. WHAT?!!!! Those were not my words!!!!!!!!! I didn't plan saying that at all!!!!!!!! But I know where they came from and I am so grateful for the authority of my calling and the help we received from the Holy Ghost. My companions straight away supported my words and helped her to know she has to do her part for God to do His. It was a really cool lesson with a lot of companionship unity. woot!! But maybe I could ask for some extra prayers for Ibu Wati and Pak Sapto. 

Other than that, we had a baptism yesterday and are preparing for another one this next week. What a great way to end the old year and start off the new year! 

...Which reminds me, have you already made your new years goals!?Iif you haven't yet START WORKING ON IT!!!! Making goals gives us a purpose and something to work on. It helps us to see our potential and then achieve our potential when we act on them. I know that goals are very important and we need to work towards things because our potential is amazing! We are all Spirits of a love Heavenly Father and we all have the potential to become gods and goddesses. I pray that we will all be able to make some meaningful goals this year that are going to help us progress to a better life. 

Thank you for your love and support and all the Christmas Spirit! Selamat Natal dan Tahun Baru!!!

love,

Sister Sperry :)