Drinking gallons of humble juice

Dear Loves of mine.....

Let me start off by saying that sometimes we don't understand why things happen but we do know that everything happens for a reason. I have partaken ha of a couple gallons of humble juice this week and I'm so grateful for this opportunity to share. On Friday Morning I woke up literally dead my eyes had a heart beat, my nose was plugged, my body ached from head to toe and i had a 100 degree fever. The zone leaders told me to stay home and rest. I've never had such a horrible sinus migraine in my life i couldn't sleep all day I took WAY too many drugs even haha to help. I felt so out of it and like I wasn't here. Well about 2:00pm I started to feel better but just kept sleeping to take advantage of the time to recover. I came out of my room and told Sister Pervaiz i was taking Tylenol PM so i would be out of it for a long time. Well about 5pm she runs into the room and says, Sister Mettra Sister Mettra WAKE UP ... I felt like I was half dead haha ... I'm like yes princess what can I do for you. She says sit up guess what... I'm like what??? ........ MATTHEW IS GETTING BAPTIZED TONIGHT!!!!!!!..... Now do you all remember Matthew? He was the one that we took on a tour and he close the Book of Mormon mid sentence cause the spirit was so strong? He was driving cross country and we called him and prayed with him and told him we knew that as he read the Book of Mormon he would feel that same spirit. Well he called the Elders a week later and said I want to get baptized. So they only taught him once and we taught him like twice including that tour...... My eyes were so big even tough i could barely feel them haha... I got on my knees right away with Sister Pervaiz and we prayed we could go to his baptism that every ones heart would be softened... Well I acted like i was totally fine, I really did feel better ha of course our investigator was getting baptized. Well we got ready and waited and waited for an hour next to the phone. It was such late notice that we didn't know if President would approve it. Well the baptism was going to be at 7 and it was now 6:30... The zone leaders called and said because i was sick .. we could not go! My heart just sank he wanted me to go to urgent care cause i had such a high fever but I said no no that's OK. Our two choices were A go on the square since i was " feeling better" or B go to urgent care.... I prayed to understand why the heck this was happening! I called the Elders and told them the sad news they said they would tell him how proud i was of him and to come to the square again so I can tell him in person. After I got off the phone with the Elders all of the sudden my heart just felt joy. I was so happy I couldn't stop smiling, we were instruments in the Lords hand the baptism wasn't the most important thing to attend.... it was when Matthew felt the spirit for the first time and got his answer. I said Sister Pervaiz lets smile and find a new investigator on the square!

My head was still spinning but i felt something pulling me to the square and i was so happy. Literally 10 min later we walk up to the christus and see Benjamen. now i met him 3 transfers ago he is kinda homeless but not really its hard to explain. Well we saw him with his head in his hands and i knew we needed to talk to him. We went and sat in front of him and i said excuse me do you remember me?

B: Of coarse sister how are you

M its good to see you I'm doing well, how are things going are they getting any better?

B Actually they have taken a turn for the worst...

( Now Benjamen has chosen to be homeless cause when he has money he is too tempted by the things of the world and because of money he lost his family cause he cheated and lied and everything)

M Oh no whats going on?

B I just came here tonight cause i almost got in a fight and I needed to clear my mind

He has had a really hard life, talking to him a couple of times i know his story and what his problems are.

Sis P: Benjamen .. I know that when we pray God hears and answers our prayer cause that's how i found the gospel and the book of Mormon

he pauses and says yeah i don't really pray anymore......

M: Why aren't you talking with God that's your only source of truth?

The spirit was so strong this man is so lost. He is a member but loosing his faith because of his pride in himself and his ways. I told him that God would listen if he would talk. Then something amazing happened I felt prompted to read a scripture with him and he just put his head in his hands and looked up and said something I'll never forget.

B: I came here to clear my mind... But actually I needed someone to talk to, someone with spiritual eyes, Sister Mettra I needed you. Not just anyone, you. Thank you for stopping and talking to me you really dint understand what this means.

M: Ben have you gotten a blessing?

B You know i don't trust the priesthood right now

M I promise that when you get a blessing, God will answer your prayers he is waiting but you wont talk. Put your pride aside and Trust God

He said he would and thanked me for being so bold and i said don't thank me thank your Heavenly Father.

Now I knew in that moment, that's why we couldn't go to Matthew's baptism because Ben needed us. He needed our testimonies and our help. Sometimes we don't know the why, but if we follow the council of the Lord he will show you the why in ways you never thought. The next day we get a call from the Elders, Matthew didn't get baptized till like 9:45 so we wouldn't have been able to stay anyways. God knows we just have to trust him. I am so humbled this week in trusting God even when its hard, we always walk away with a greater love and understanding for the work.

Transfer time again!

Sadly I'm not staying with my Pakistani princess's.

I'm going to be with Sister k. Anderson from Las Vegas and I'm just going to be a normal missionary which is totally fine with me. So many people strive and will do anything for a leadership role but I say whateves... we are all the same! I'm excited for this next transfer!!

i have more stories but the first one took a long time ha I love you all and miss you DUHHHZ.

I have been so humbled on my mission everyday as i walk with faith trusting God and doing his will. Miracles are right around the corner i can feel it. I love this mission and how we really are teaching the world. President said we are paving the way for missionaries all over the world and for the future. This mission is watched everyday by the first presidency totes Vip status. Oh by the way we have a new investigator in NIGERIA!!!! Yes we met him here and he is a really big Doctor over there in Africa. I'm excited!

Love Sister Mettra

Feb 21

Hey What up!!!!

Dearest family and friends the mish is so intense right now, I think Dr. Liang was correct mom when he told me, "you have a mind of a monkey!" I can't even think straight I'm so tired everyday and I literally am having amnesia hahaha. I cant remember things. Days seem like min and then I'm back again in my apartment planning and then before I know it I'm writing this email. Aka time is flying by really really fast.

This week has been filled with funny stories/ language barriers haha. But also the miracles that creep in and humble you on the days you want to take a nap in the tabernacle!

Who knew Pakistan was so crazy....

So Sister pervaiz tells me about her culture all of the time and I think its really interesting. I honestly had no idea it was that bad in her country. She teaches me to be humble and get over my little problems when I think of hers. So this week we met a man and it was so weird. He was from Iran and he was really nice he was here with his wife and their friend. Well the nice man had to go park the car so that left me, sister pervaiz, his wife and friend. We were all talking together and the friend (we will call bob) stepped away to take a call. So we are talking to the women and she told sister Pervaiz that they were muslim and that Bob was really religious aka don't talk to him about anything. See when we meet people from her country we cant really talk to them because they are muslium and will be killed if we teach them. Well Bob comes back and starts talking to me and I know not to say anything, right? Well sister Pervaiz during the conversation starts to cut off my sentences and was acting really weird. I asked the man if it was dangerous if a women or guest were to come without their traditional dress? And he said no we understand they are guests you can wear what you want, we welcome all. And I didn't see anything wrong with that answer... Well after he left sister pervaiz told me what was really happening in the conversation cause sometimes she would speak her language with him. He was trying to trick me... she told me that he prob works for the government or something sketchy and was trying to lure American girls to Iran. Because he said that I could wear anything..... Not true! If I went there i would be taken and raped and killed ha... She said she didn't want to talk to this man cause she could sense he was bad. And then yesterday we met a man from Pakistan but he was from a different part and he as working for interfaith things. I was really nice to him and he wouldn't look at me or Sister Pervaiz. She walked away from him mid conversation hahaha and I of coarse didn't know what was going on. She said he was a Paton... Which means they are really old and they kidnap children and no one really can say anything! Uh yeah I wasn't nervous or anything being around these people I kinda wanted to cry for a second but I was safe it was just weird. She said "Sister Mettra careful because your a pretty american"..... Yikes!!! She has taught me a lot now and I can read them a little better.

Swearing brings the spirit right?

Haha unfortunately due to chat and the really vulgar and horrible things people say, Sister Pervaiz has picked up a couple phrases that we had to have a little meeting about. With one of the men i explained in the previous story she pretty much said Go to hell hahaha.... And you can imagine how big my eyes got! She also said that in a sentence to the zone leaders last night... hmm haha thankfully they have a sense of humor so they just laughed. I had to explain that we NEVER use the f word, ever! Because that slipped to another sister this week hahaha. I love her she is so tender she has no idea what she is saying! But you better believe I did teach her "babe".... so she said oh Sister Mettra your looking like such a babe today:) haha and oh "thats chill, NBD". Her english is getting a lot better and I love her!

Power of Prayer

Travis is our new investigator and he is such an angel. We met him on chat and after we talked about music and snowboarding and everything else... I was able to bridge to the gospel. He started asking me questions like Jenna, "why did you join the church?" I started to testify of the power of prayer to him. We had been talking about how wicked this world has really become and that as followers of Christ we can help change the world. I said you know Travis I'm 22 years old sure I could be going out drinking and partying and all different things, but why do that? He thought about it cause he is 21 that's the time in his life right now. I said in the morning its all over and you have to start again. Why not center your life around something that will last forever not just a moment. He said

T:You are the most genuine, sincere person I've ever talked to

J: That's just cause I mean what i say and I really believe it Travis cause I know God loves us so much that he restored his church through a prophet

T: When I read the book of Mormon I feel like it makes sense

J: The book of Mormon will help us draw closer to our Savior in all we do if we will open our hearts, Let me share a scripture with you I was reading this morning, 2 Nephi 4:20

" My God hath been my support, he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep."

"Travis, God will always be there for us I know that 'cause I have prayed and received an answer to my prayers. I know that when we talk to him he is listening and cares for us. When we draw closer to the savior we can stay afloat upon the waters of life wither it be addictions, trials, temptations, death, debt... he will be our life boat and never leave us. Sometimes I think when the Savior cried in the garden of Gethsemane, Abba, father... But more preciously, "daddy"... I have found myself at times crying daddy I can't do this alone and I know that I'm his little girl and he loves me."

T: Jenna do you mind me asking how you pray? ( the spirit was so strong at this point I knew what I needed to do)

I taught him how we pray...

T: i really respect you and I admire how you pray it sounds like it must be real......

Spirit: Jenna pray with him

J: Travis I would love to pray with you, would that be ok?

T: If you say it, next time I'll man up and do it ok haha

J: Ok yeah I'll pray Out of respect I'm kneeling on my knees and folding my arms and bowing my head your welcome to join me....... then I prayed and honestly I don't know what I said, i tried to be simple but the spirit took over I think I even said thank you for the trees? But then I talked about the atonement

T: Silence........ Wow that was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. I just feel complete peace when you pray I know that God is listening and that your really praying with your heart. Thank you so much, honestly before we talked i was having a really bad week... but now its almost like I feel peace and comfort.

I promised him that as he prayed more earnestly that the lord would bless him and he would continue to feel that peace.....We will be teaching him till missionaries come

I know that God needed me here. In that one moment I knew that I was called to this mission to pray with Travis. To help him feel a peace he has never felt. No other mission in the world would I be able to help so many people feel the spirit. And who would have thought, over the phone. I've never even met most of my investigators.

I love all of you so much and know that God really is our loving Heavenly Father... Fear not Doubt not... he is there! That's how I've made it this far and what keeps me going!

LOVE

Sister Mettra

2/21/2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Well for starters I love you all so much and I wish I could give you all hugs right now! Mom today I'm wearing my new red cardigan and my new headband that morgan made me :) I took pictures I'll send them next week promise. My person attribute this week is so appropriate... Charity and LOVE. I really tried to focus to have the PURE LOVE of Christ with everyone this week and pray for those i don't understand.

I feel something I've never felt before...

We took this man Matthew around and it was possibly one of the most powerful experiences I've ever had with the spirit. Two Elders brought him here and we took him around. On their tour I talked to the Elders a little to find out what matthew's background was. And they said, Sister Mettra we haven't even taught him yet we just met him so do what ever the spirit says. Well of course that's what we always do as missionaries!! So I met matthew and he was really shy and didn't talk much at all in fact. I prayed for the spirit to guide me to where this man needed to go and what to hear. I never thought I would say this but I owe role playing a big thank you in this tour. There was a moment that was exactly what we had role played in Zone conference and I was prepared for what he needed. So we walk to the New testament Gallery and I feel he needs to see the atonement picture. As we show him he just is silent and stares at the painting. There was a member in the tour as well and she wouldn't stop talking so i had the other sister take her aside so matthew could feel the spirit. I felt prompted to have him actually read 3 Nephi 19 when Jesus Christ prays. Before I said, "Matthew this painting is my favorite because I know how much the Lord loves us. And no matter what happens in this life, he is there for us, we don't have to fear. I have truly learned that for myself through the power of prayer. Here read this scripture and I want you to pay close attention to how you feel." Matthew started to read out loud it was me standing next to him and the Elders next to me. As he read about 2 verses down he suddenly stopped when he read the words, "And they began to pray and did pray unto Jesus calling him their Lord and their God".. He stopped mid sentence and closed the book and gave it back to me. I'm sorry I cant finish that he just looked at me my heart was racing so fast i didn't know what was going on. He said I felt this surge of warmth shoot through me Sister Mettra and he just looked at me. I said " Matthew that's the Lord telling you this is true." He said I've never felt something like that before, never felt so much love i cant describe it. " Matthew don't forget the way you're feeling right now and don't be afraid." He said , I've never felt good in my life until this moment. I couldn't speak or cry the spirit was so strong it just surrounded us. The elders looked at me and didn't know what to say. As we took him to the Christus I said, Matthew as you walk up this ramp think about how much the Lord loves you and let yourself feel. He walked up the ramp and was so overwhelmed he said he had to walk outside. This man was so prepared and I'm so honored that I was able to meet him. I didn't do anything the spirit did it all... and that's the best feeling. We will now be teaching Mattew as he travels for the next month as a truck driver. The Elders told me that they met with him.. and committed him to baptism in March .... :) I will get to go!!!

Colorado Funnies....

I love desk honestly you can be so ridiculous at desk and people love it. Ha I have had so many miracles and so many people just staying at the desk talking to me cause they think my jokes are funny .... maybe I'm getting better! This one couple comes in and was like they don't know what we are doing. And i said oh first timers you are my favorite haha... We chat for a while and i bridge from their road trip to the pioneers and then to the restoration and invite them to receive a free copy through missionaries. And they accepted.... and then the women grabs my arm and said now I have to ask you a question because I've been wondering this whole time...... Are your eyes real???? !!!! HAHAHAHA I was like yes they are really mine!

I'm a marine.... Ha and you're almost a mormon :)

So I had an amazing RC call this week and I just looooove the RC. No other mission in the world can you connect with someone and teach them if you've never met them. Jonathan is from Aneheim!!! REPRESENT! So he was really closed to religion I met his dad Jose here and he is a member but his whole family is Pentecostal. Well honestly he didn't really want to talk to me and for a second I actually got nervous.. and then I remembered pshhh whateves why wouldn't he want to talk to me 1 I'm a misisonay 2 I'm Jenna Mettra 3 The gospel will change his life... So I prayed while was talking that the spirit would guide me... And i said Why do you know your church is true? ... he couldn't say anything he said you know I've never really thought of it that way. And I said Jonathan you're away from your family right now serving your country. Find out for yourself if this is true. God will give you an answer i promise. He was just silent and said you know my dad has tried to talk to me about this but I never listen.. And i said well as a missionary I can teach you more about this. It was amazing how the Lord gave me the confidence I needed to teach about the gospel. We are now teaching him :)

Lindsi and Edwardo...

Little couple we met yesterday and we were really outgoing with them and really they didn't want to talk to us...but we kinda made them :) Sometimes you just have to smile and let the spirit help talk them into the rest. They were sitting in the SVC and they were just talking. Lindsi is inactive he wasn't a member. And we started talking about the temples and what he believed. He said i don't believe in life after this.. and i said.. don't you like lindsi? Do you want to see her again? That's sad... haha so bold.... But it was what they needed we showed them a clip from little kids telling about what happens when we die and afterwards he looks and us and says... we are actually expecting a baby.... Golden! We just had to pause to let them talk... well we took them through Gods plan!!! AND WE are teaching them on TUESDAY NIGHT ... they live in SLC sooo I'm excited!!! Ah LOVE

Well I wish i could spread more love here on this email with my stories but know that Charity is the Pure Love of Christ and when we love..... everything is better!

I LOVE my mission ... all of it :)

And I LOVE all of you! Have a wonderful week!!

LOVE SISTER METTRA

My first baptism

Dearest Family,

This week has been quite the roller coaster of emotions,miracles,blessings BAPTISMS, I love being a missionary .... and telling Satan to PEACE OUT!

Oscar got Baptized!!

So last week i told you about the tender time with Oscar Gomez.... and the next day he was baptized!! The lord truly hears and answers prayers especially ones of souls searching for truth. So after Sunday night as we went home and talked about the Gods Plan.... I knew that he was going to be baptized. I found Spanish speaking elders that same night and we gave him Oscar's info and said get on this he wants to be baptized! And he leaves for Washington on Wed ( aka 2 days later.) I'm so grateful those Elders took it seriously, they called Oscar same night he met with them Monday and Tuesday Oscar was Baptized and Confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints. That was truly a miracle that all of that could happen so fast. So Tuesday night we drove about 15 min away to a local church .... oh but wait there was no water that's right..... So we had to go another 10 min haha. Elder Whitendhouse and I were pretty much in charge of everything. You better believe he told me at the last min ... btw Sister Mettra your song needs to be in Spanish...... uh ok? You would be so proud Kira i sight read Mas cerca dios de te perfectly. The baptism was beautiful .. sorry pictures will come next week. The spirit was so strong the whole time and Oscar just cried when I sang in Spanish! Afterwards he just looked up as he had once before and said thank you thank you, and just put his hand over his heart. It was my first baptism and I was literally so excited! I will never know how many baptisms will come from my missionary work but that's ok because its not by how many baptisms we have, but how many times we teach with the spirit. Oscar has now moved to Washington and will return to Honduras soon.

Honey you can call anytime...

Oh i don't know if y'all ( haha is that how you eve type it?) remember Donna Hughes from December 5Th.... But it was this tender sweet black southern couple that prayed with us at the end of our tour and they loved us. Well i was going through my card the other day and came across hers. I felt like i needed to call her and see if the missionaries ever came to bring her the Book of Mormon.... As we started talking she said oh hunny I keep your note in my wallet and whenever i need a reminder about Gods love I read it. I'll never forget the way i felt at temple square it was beautiful. And I truly know God sent me there. Well we are now going to teach her and her husband until the missionaries finally get there!!... But she said honey you call me whenever we will stop what were doing cause you have such a special spirit we want to listen. I said Donna mind if i say a prayer before I go.... "Harry Sista Mettra's gonna say a prayer turn that off lets hold hands, alright go head we are holding hands bowing our heads"... The spirit was strong again and we are calling her next week.

Blessings falling out of the sky

AH HELLO EVERYONE!!

I love being a missionary so much it makes me so happy you don't even know. Last night I had one of the most powerful experiences of my mission and it was all with our investigator Oscar. My goodness can I just say that the spirit is so real and makes us do things we wouldn't normally do if we weren't listening!

Gods Plan brings lots of emotions...

So we told Oscar to come to the square cause I had actually never met him. He got heart breaking news.... Oscar has to move to washington!!! And he was going to get baptized here!!! I'm so sad cause he wants us to go and to have me sing and his baptism... He doesnt speak much english but he speaks enough to get by and I can speak a little spanish. Well we took him through Gods plan in spanish and he felt the spirit so strong. I said Oscar when you are baptized you can prepare to go to the temple. He was very quiet and reverant. We get into the third room and all of the sudden sister Pervaiz starts making really weird sounds and I'm like shhh what are you doing? And gives me a blank stare... and i knew what was coming... BLehhhhhh she starts gagging and I'm trying to stay calm and not let oscar worry or hear cause it would ruien the spirit.... So she RUNS OUT... and leaves me alone in a dark theatre with Oscar ahahhahhaa.... I was thinking of coarse this would happen right now. So I act calm take him to the next room and poke my head out to find another sister to come in here with me. Sister Kim comes in with me and Oscar is so confused. And I said Oscar this last room teaches about Jesus Christ and I know that Lord loves you so much Oscar... Tears started coming as i told him he wasn't alone. He watched the last film and just started to cry. His head in his hands this 40 year old man was at a loss of words as was I. I couldn't convey what I wanted to say cause i didn't speak spanish. But the spirit told me... jenna give him something better then words... he will understand. I couldn't see him the tears were so thick and I said Oscar the spirit will speak to your heart, I'm going to sing and i promise you will undestand every word i say. He closed his eyes and i started to sing..... tears streaming down all of our cheeks I testified spirit to spirit what he needed to hear. He said jenna I understand every word. I can't speak i have no words..... I said Oscar no matter where you are baptized I am so proud of you for all you have done. The missionaries are finally going over there tonight and we will see what is going to happen! I am so grateful for this moment.

These two guys are always dressed up?

This women comes on chat and starts talking to us... We ask her if we can call her and tell her more about the gospel. She said there are these two guys like preachers or something and they live below me and they are always dressed up. Ha aka missionaries!! She said jenna I'm at a point in my life where I need guidence.... and I said the gospel gives us peace and all the guidence we need. I said, stasha can we pray with you? ( we now get on our knees over the phone while praying) She said she was kneeling down on her apartment floor with us in Texas and we started to pray. The spirit was so strong and she wants to learn more!!! It was amazing. Stasha is only 22 like me!

Antis ehhh Thanks for working in our favor!

So we are on this tour with this cute OLLLLLLLDDDD couple and they had felt the spirit so strong already learning about the temple and everything. They wanted a book of mormon they wanted to learn more they were so sweet. Our last stop was the conf center. And what a lovely surprise.. the antiis are standing out there with their signs telling me I'm going to hell so cool. Then they start talking to my guest and telling her we are telling her lies and that their material is real and we are liars and a lot more. The lady got really close to sister Pervaiz to look at her flag and i said SHE IS FROM PAKISTAN YES THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS is all over the world! .. they just started at me and Jan the old lady just started laughing hahaha... Then they started yelling and her and her husband telling them not to listen to us!! i was getting so mad but I stayed calm and just smiled.... i knew i had to get the spirit back fast in the conference center so ... I sang and they were crying... The women goes you have a peaceful voice when you speak... and when you sing i can feel it even more! Omg it was so tender!!! I loved them... they wanted a Book of Mormon and everything. So actually the antis helped us cause they felt evil and then the spirit!

Well i have to go ... Sister Pervaiz is still really sick so we have to stay home today so she can get better!!

Ps i sang on sunday i heard him come ... and my pianst is from berkley she is amazing!!! It was so powerful mom I wish you heard it!!

Love you ALL thank you for all you do!

Love Sister Mettra

Changes Jan. 24

Hello loves!

Well this week we had transfers........ my new companion isn't Sister TaraSevich.... in fact she isn't from this country... Sister Pervaiz is from Pakistan!
I love love love her she is so sweet and humble and doesn't speak much English. I have to teach English so we make flash cards and sing songs and i teach her how to speak. Its amazing I love that I'm able to learn from her cause she is so far away. The only sad thing is that when we are talking she doesn't understand somethings ... well which is good but hard cause i have to be like the protector, I'm the senior. We are teaching a lot and one of our investigators is going to get baptized!!!!!! And we can go cause its in salt lake :) I'm so excited and pray everything goes well.

Heather the attorney

Heather was such an angel and guess where she was from.... Huntington Beach!!! We met her on the square and it was sister P and I's first day together so I had to ask her questions to explain to the guests. But the spirit was so strong with this women. And she wants to learn more!! She said I've never thought about Jesus Christ in this way before. And with tears in her eyes she said she would want a Book of Mormon and missionaries. I'm so happy i hope that the missionaries find her.

x-games

Yeah so we just took around one of the head guys that works for the xgames NBD. He was so nice and he had tats everywhere he is from L.A. And he wants a book of Mormon and we will be teaching him more about how he can draw closer to the savior. He said he had never heard the gospel like this before. I promised him that as he sincerely prayed that he would receive an answer.

Drunk prank calls= miracles... if you have patience

Well Zak/George/Cole was a southern young college guy that called in saying really really bad things! my comp looks at me and says.. sister Mettra i don't get? So i took the call and wow did he have a bad mouth. I was able to end the conversation but then he called back 10 min later looking for me saying he wants to talk more. I told him in our short conversation God loved him and didn't want him to be a drunk fool anymore pretty much ha. And he said he felt something. Now he was really wasted ... but the spirit touched him somehow. Well I called him back later that night and he was in his descend aka when they are so drunk they are depressed and say i love you and are miserable. He told me what was really going on 26, wife left him, baby in the hospital, alcoholic. I said Cole i know that this gospel will change your life just open your heart and let God help you. Most people would hang up on you .. but something told me to call you back. Well I told him that if i called tomorrow he can not be drunk or i will hang up. The next day it was like a different Cole he remembered me and said he didn't drink that morning. We are now teaching Cole about how there is a living prophet and he wants to know how God could love him.

Army man

The sweetest family came and we took them around. They were from the south of course and the husband was in the military. He is investigating the church the wife was a member a long time ago . We taught them about how their family could be together forever. in Gods plan for his family i looked at the dad's long face as he looked at his new baby he just met because he has been away... And i stared in his eyes and said God loves your family so much, he called a prophet so that you could know what to teach your son. Tears pouring down my cheeks this man said thank you so much thank you. And then we told him about the temple. i said when you are baptized and as you prepare you can have the priesthood.... The room was so quiet and he just smiled and he said you mean me? And I said yes you can bless your little new family. Omg it was so tender... they just moved here so if they get baptized i will go!!!!


I know that God really does hear and answer prayers no matter who we are or where we come from. As a missionary i have really been able to develop the skills to listen to the spirit and it has blessed my life so much on a mission. And now I want to just strive to have the gospel always with me.

Love you all
Sister Mettra

The power of prayer Jan. 14

Hello everyone!!

Can i start by telling all of you how much i love you and miss you dearly! When we were talking to guests this week they were like... aren't you lonely in the winter time? And i said.. the gospel makes me happy so no not at all!.... Honestly So much has happened this week its hard to write it all down. I have a such a strong testimony of prayer and what it can do at any moment.





3 months of praying....

So 3 months ago we met this girl on the square and we shared some scriptures with her and she gave us a friend to call for her. So I took the potential and I started calling him. Something inside me told me I was the one that needed to talk to him. I called the member back and told her i couldn't get a hold of him and she told me he was on drugs and really needed direction in his life. The spirit said,, " jenna keep calling him." I started praying for tony every night in my personal prayers that he might answer the phone. Every time i called i would leave a message just saying I hoped he would answer his phone soon. Then Jan 8 I said a prayer he would answer and he didn't but i felt a prompting to leave a scripture on the voice mail..... I read the one that you read mom the night i was born. By small and simple things are great things brought to pass. And i said " Tony its a small step to answer the phone but this will bless your life so much.".... 10 min later my phone rang and I thought it was someone else. He said " Hey jenna sorry i haven't been answering my phone and i thought it was our investigator Brandon... And he said no its Tony!!!! I had the biggest smile on my face. As i went on to talk to him he told me he never answered my calls because his drug dealer was from Utah and he was trying to get away from all of that. But he always listened to my messages and they made him feel something. He said thank you for calling but right now i don't have time in my life for anything especially religion. And I said you know Tony usually we give up after 5 calls... But something told me to keep calling. I'm not giving up on you. I heard him swallow big.... and I said Tony I don't want to sound weird..... but I have been praying for you every night for about 3 months..... He said with tears forming... that is the sweetest thing I have ever heard. someone cares about me, and not my past. And i said Tony you are a child of God he loves you so much and he will never give up on you. He said you know what Jenna I have never felt the way I do right now. Can you call back tomorrow and teach me more about how this has helped you in your life? ......I know that God hears and answers prayer.. Tony needed that conversation if nothing more to know that God loved him. And although i had never met him... I cared.




Broken Dreams....

i talked to this guy Oliver on the phone in the RC and everything was going wonderful.... he accepted missionaries and he wanted to learn more. I told him I would love to send him a copy of the book of Mormon..... He said call back tomorrow and he will give me his address. Well I called back and he was so sweet and excited... and then i felt something strange and he said.... jenna i think I'm going to wait on the book of Mormon.. I don't know if I'm ready yet. Ouch!! that was my 3 dropped investigator it makes me so sad. i just had a tear and told him he had the number if he changed his mind. I took a moment for myself and tried not to cry. I went into the other room got on my knees and pleaded with the Lord to help Oliver remember what he felt as i taught him about the gospel.... Everyone has their free agency I wasn't discouraged just sad for him.




Desperate times call for Desperate measures....

Well Sunday afternoon we were on the square and we say a big group of college students. I could tell they didn't want to talk to us because they had already been talked to.... But i didn't care. I put a big smile on my face and started talking to them. They actually thought my jokes were funny and i pretty much dragged them into the tabernacle hahaha.... my comp was laughing really hard cause i pretty much didn't give them a choice. Well We did the acoustic demonstration for them and everything and they loved it! Then one of them asked what I studied in college... and i said music and he said are you a singer?? And i said yes sir... he goes please make our trip and sing for us!!!..... uhhh...... Well..... no one was in the tabernacle and they only had a short time... they needed to feel the spirit and fast. So i agreed to do it. TaraSecvich's eyes got big and i just smiled and said this is one of my favorites... nearer my God to thee.... the spirit was so strong they all just stared and I bared my testimony so strong of the power of prayer and scriptures. i invited them to learn more but they were in a hurry and i think didn't understand what they were hearing.... But it was amazing! and they all were really happy i drug them in there.

This week I really learned what it means to be spirit lead again.... As we were on chat I was able to explain things like i never have before! I love the gospel!

Love you all .... Monday are transfers soooo pray I stay with TARAA!!!!

love Sister Mettra