5/30/16 Leaving the heartland! I won't be in Kansas anymore!

Dear familia!
This week has been incredible!! The Spanish Branch has been awesome!
It has only been 2 weeks here but I have loved every minute of it! I
spoke in Spanish during sacrament meeting for the first time. Then I
come to find out they were translating it into English while I was
speaking.. Anyway we received an awesome referral last week and the
family is solid! The mom is bilingual but the dad is solo español and
they have 3 little kids! They came to a church tour and loves the
family aspect and love how their kids can learn while they get away
and learn. I know these are all little things about the church. I'm
sure the root of it is that they know deep inside this is Christ's
church and they feel different here!

We had another experience where we went to El Rodeo, an awesome
Mexican store/restaurant here in little Mexico, Topeka! Outside there
were a couple of People who spoke Spanish selling pots and pans. Of
course we don't really need any but this guy was very persistent
(almost as persistent as a missionary) he didn't understand that we
don't need pots and pans because they're provided and that we don't
have the money for it. He also asked us if we were married and why
not? Anyway we gave him and this other lady a card with our number and
address to the church and invited them to come! Then the next day on
Sunday he actually showed up!! He loved all 3 hours of it. He was on
date to be baptized and everything and we were about to pass him off
to the Elders. Then we got a call Sunday night. So he's at least 50
years old but he ended up asking my companion on a date.. So after she
said that we're missionaries and we can't, he basically said he
wouldn't come to church anymore. So that was an interesting
experience...

So let's get down to the knitty gritty. So I had a passing thought
this week about going home this week, but I didn't dwell on it because
I wanted to finish up my mission here and that was ridiculous because
my mission is everything to me. I just barely got back to Topeka but
in a different branch. I've always wanted to serve In a Spanish branch
and I finally got that opportunity. Plus I was able to see all the
people I served with in the Lake Shawnee ward. Anyway, this week I
haven't been feeling well and it wasn't anything too out of the
ordinary. I normally just push through the pain because I know the
Lord will help me through it. But then again I know I need to do
something more about it. My companion has been companions with someone
who did experience some health problems so she had some perspective on
the situation. On Friday I talked to the nurse and then Sister Bell
and President Bell. Sister Bell gave me the option of going home this
transfer since the next transfer is only 4 weeks instead of 6 because
that's when they are leaving. I told her I'd pray about it and let her
know in the morning. As I prayed that night I asked Heavenly Father a
very specific question if I should go home next week. I felt the
spirit so strong that I did need to go home. I felt so much peace
about it. The next day on Saturday morning I had our district leader
give me a blessing to confirm the decision I already made. We didn't
tell him anything that was going on. The very first thing he said was
to pay attention to the promptings of the spirit. Then after that the
blessing was all about how my mission has been and kept saying phrases
"after your mission". That was such a confirmation that for some
reason the Lord needs me in Utah right now. I know my mission is not
finished. I will always be a missionary and when I take off my name
badge, I will always have Christ's name on my heart.

Thanks so much for all your support! I never knew that leaving the
heartland would be so hard. Kansas is my home away from home. I have
loved serving in Liberal, Guymon (Oklahoma), Ulysses, Abilene and
Topeka. I have loved each of my companions Hermana Adams, Hermana
Kammeyer, Hermana Rosell, Hermana Flygare, Hermana Samani, Sister
Jensen, Sister Manu, Sister Pritchett, and Hermana Goulding! I love my
mission parents President and Mama Bell (who will never replace you
mom and dad). I'm grateful for the opportunity to stretch beyond what
I thought I could handle. I'm grateful for the opportunity to truly
come to know the Savior.
I love you all so much! I'm excited to see all of your beautiful faces!
¡Te quiero!
Hermana Webb

5/23/16 Topeka Spanish Branch

Hey familia!
It has been my first week back in Topeka! It has been so amazing! I
was in Topeka 2 transfers ago so major Dejavu! My new companion is
Sister Goulding "goldie locks". She is super awesome! She's from
California and she has been out for about 9 months. It's super weird
having a Spanish speaking companion again! I'm going to be fluent
pretty soon! :) I'm also getting back into running. She runs about 6
miles every morning. I've been doing about 1...

The Spanish branch is so awesome! It's so small and so I got
unofficially called to play the piano! We've got some members who are
very missionary minded in the branch and they basically help us out a
lot! This Sunday we had an awesome miracle! We got a solid referral
yesterday from the English sisters (there are 9 Sisters In Topeka) and
they found this Spanish Speaking family and the mom is so sweet and
she's the only one who's bilingual and they are on date to be baptized
in a couple of weeks and want to be sealed in the temple! Miracles
happen every single day! It's so great to be a missionary in the (KWM)
Kansas Wichita Mission!!!

I know that every single day we can change through the atonement of
Jesus Christ. Every day we can be happier, we can be more patient,
more loving, more like our savior. If anyone would like to do a 40 day
fast with me, that would be awesome and I'll explain more later. But
basically for 40 days, pick something you want to give up to the
savior or something you want to change! I received a talk about the 40
day fast from a Sister Missionary.  Basically as you do the fast you
need to prayerfully consider what needs to change and then write it
down. You can make a plan of how your going to change and then pray
for strength to overcome temptation and strength to press forward!!
I'm so excited to hear how y'all have changed through the atonement!

I'd love to hear back from whoever is reading this! I love you all so
much! I'm so grateful for each one of you, you have impacted my life
so much!

I have an awesome quote from President Howard W. Hunter
"If our lives and our faith are centered upon Jesus Christ and his
restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong. On the other
hand, if our lives are not centered on the Savior and his teachings,
no other success can ever be permanently right.”

¡Te quiero tanto!
Hermana Webb

5/16/16 Back in Topeka!

Hey everyone!
I got Emergency transferred today! There's 3 more weeks in the
Transfer so it came as a surprise! I'm going to the Spanish Branch in
Topeka! I'm so excited because I haven't served in a Spanish branch my
whole mission. I really need to practice my Spanish! :) Someone is
going home due to medical problems so I had to go in her place and my
companion gets to go in a trio. Sister Pritchett and I remembered
saying at the beginning of he transfer that I wanted to be in a
Spanish branch and she wanted to be in a trio. So we pretty much asked
for it. It's just crazy to see that this happens in life a lot where
Heavenly Father puts us in the right place at the right time. Yes I
will miss Abilene and all the people there... But I'm excited for new
adventures :) in the mission we always talk about loving exactly where
you're at and choosing joy!

We found a miracle family and they are progressing so well. In the
past month they've made so many changes and you can feel the spirit
more in their home. We came by one day when they were watching The
Living Scriptures videos about Nephi. They also are listening to the
Book of Mormon on their phone every day. Hannah (17 year old) and
Davis (13 year old) will be baptized On the 28th and the mom will be
baptized once some legal things get figured out, but if it weren't for
that she would be baptized in a heartbeat!! The dad is already a
member but he's basically investigating too because he grew up going
to different churches after he was baptized.
We've been spending a lot of time with this family and they invited us
to Davis's birthday party! Here's a video of Hannah pie-ing my face!

Being a missionary is so awesome and I love every minute of it! I'm so
grateful for this opportunity. I know the Book of Mormon is the word
of God. There's not a page in the book that doesn't testify of Jesus
Christ. I know this is Christ's church on the earth and that was
restored on the earth through Joseph Smith!
Heavenly Father loves us soon much! He's just waiting to bless us, we
just need to act :)
I'm so grateful for all the support you all give me!
Con amor,
Hermana Webb