On September 19th, there was an 8.2 earth quack in Mexico city. Elyssa had finished eating and was helping in the kitchen when the earthquake occurred. She said the building shook violently and was the craziest thing she has experienced. We were so grateful she was protected. That evening the airport was closed due to the earthquake and all of the missionaries that were to arrive were rerouted to the Provo MTC. Ellyssa was concerned that she would not be able to fly out in the morning the following day but to her surprise, they ended up opening the airport and she arrived safely in San Antonio Texas. Her new address is ...
Hermana Zimmerman
1350 Bandera Highway Unit #0715
Kerrville, Texas 78028
Welcome to Texas, Everybody!
Wow, it has been a week! I flew from Mexico to Texas and was warmly greeted by the mission president and his wife. The Polley's are amazing people. They are both so peaceful and very very obedient. I know that this is one of the many reasons I was sent here to San Antonio was to be one of their missionaries. They are such great examples of the Savior to me.
So, cool story! I got to the building where the missionaries all convene and met my trainer Hermana Taylor, and together we are serving in the Kerrville, Texas area. She is super nice and I'm excited to learn from her. She is an AMAZING photographer and is beautiful.
So we met and went to go and get my luggage, but it had been sent to Austin, Texas rather than staying in San Antonio! So we waited together and got to know each other. Well later that night we were talking and she said that President Polley was going to send me to Austin with a different trainer, but last minute he swapped me to be with Sister Taylor in Kerrville and that's why my luggage went the wrong direction. How amazing! It was definitely divine revelation to have that switch and I'm excited to see what happens here in Kerrville. Also, another cool side story, there haven't been Sisters in Kerrville for about 7 years and I am the 3rd Sister to serve here since they put sisters in about 6 weeks ago! Kerrville is an all English area, so not many opportunities to speak Spanish, but I'm practicing. So super exciting though! Kerrville is a retirement area so it is full of "seasoned" people and it has been so cute to be around them, they truly spice up life.
https://www.lds.org/media-
This link is to an amazing video about Jesus healing a man that is waiting by the Pool of Bethezda. Watch the video and then read the rest of the email.
This pool was said to heal the first man that entered when the pool was troubled by an angel. But the man in the video had no one to help him in when the water moved. He was always too slow to make it in first and was never healed, ut patiently waited. I love this because the Savior knew that the man didn't need the pool to heal him, he only needed faith and that He himself, the Savior, could heal him through the priesthood. I think that this is similar to us sometimes. We think we need other people or material things to "heal" us, but in reality, we only need the Savior and His love, and His power. He can help us when we feel lost. He can help us when we feel sad. We need to come to Him and receive the peace that He freely gives to those who have faith. I know that he can heal us without having to put us in the pool. He is to pool of healing.
-Hermana Zimmerman
Pictures:
1. Me with a baby kitten that was at a members house.
2. The big Texas sky
3. Me and my trainer Sister Taylor
4. Me and Sister Hopkins playing a church hymn mas-up together
5. A beautiful Texas sunset
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