What goes "Ha ha ha ha, plop"?

This week's email may be a little shorter then others... Last Monday Sister Summerhays fell while guarding me in b-ball and rolled her ankle good! So we've been just chilling for the time being.

We did get to video chat with our investigator, Betty, so that was cool. We went on exchanges with the Sister training leaders on Friday. And we are starting from scratch all the lessons for Marcia! It was a pretty productive week despite the advisory's attempts to slow us down!

I love you all! You are amazing and know that Jesus loves you too! 

Oh, the awncer to the title is "someone laughing there head off". One of Sister Summerhay's favorites! 

Love you all! - Sister Partridge

P. S. We also went to the magical world of Hoddy Lobby! I love that place!!!

 

 

... At the Docs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

... Hobby Lobby!

 

 

... What visits look like, lol...

Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the Stradivarius fiddle!

Wow! This week was a learning experience for me! I love family history so much!

- Betty went 5 days without any cigarettes! She hasn't done that since she started! She is so awesome! We are going to start meeting with her more regularly.
- Dorothy is progressing. I have never seen someone so repentant in my whole life! She basically asked us who she needed to talk to to be forgiven of sin before she dies! She also loves Joseph Smith's story and really relates to searching for lasting forgiveness and peace that comes with it. She is doing really well, she can just be a little confusing some times, but we love her!
- We help a home bound member every other week with family history and this week I learned something very valuable, from the most unexpected place.
      Sister Frick was telling us about how her father had a fiddle from his father that they both played. A family heirloom! I love all the old things so I had to see it! She hadn't seen it in over 20 years either and wanted to hold it again. So we ended up going on an adventure into the back of her closet to find what we were expecting to be an old dusty fiddle. Underneath some old luggage and behind shoes boxes, in an old box covered in flowers we found a plastic bag wrapped and tied like a musical instrument.

Sister Summerhays undid the flax cord and removed an old violin from the plastic wrapping. The bow had long been lost, the strings were missing, and only one original peg was present.
      What I saw was an old broken violin. Not playable. I still loved it because it had a story behind it, it was well loved by Sis Frick even though it wasn't in working order. Now Sister Summerhays knew it's worth and had a completely different out look then I.
       She say something I didn't, looking in the front crack thingy was small lettering and the seal of the world's best craftsman, Stradivarius!

       Now for all those like me who want to say "bless you" when you hear this word I will explain...no that, too long, I will sum up: "A Stradivarius is a string instrument built by members of the Stradivari family...The bowed instruments are famous for the quality of their sound, which has defied attempts to explain or reproduce. The name 'Stradivarius' has also become a superlative applied to designate excellence. To be called 'The Stradivari' of any field is to be deemed the finest there is". When I read this I was impressed but then I HEARD a Stradivarius and my Jaw Dropped!
       I know we always say "the worth of souls is great in the sight of God", but do we really believe it some times? Finding this instrument really showed me what it is like to be an "old fiddle". Sometimes we see ourselves as an old fiddle in the back of the closet, not worth very much, but in the eyes of our create we are worth so much! And I'm not talking about the fact that we are a pretty piece of wood to be looked at in a museum, no that's not why a Stradivarius is worth 15 Million! Its worth 15 Million for it sound!
        Each one of us has been created to make beautiful music in our own way. What we are built to do as God's children make us worth infinitely more then we can see just sitting in a closet. We are made for Greatness! Nothing we do will ever change that! I know I am one of God's "Stradivarius" and so are you!

I hope you enjoyed this weeks adventures, I know and love me savior and what he has done for me. I wish you all a great week and enjoy life, He loves you!
I love you!!!
       Sister Partridge

P.s. These pants are so big!!!!

Look at that cute therapy turtle!

Apparently I knock like a vampire​?​

What scripture has changed your life?

Hey Hey Everyone!!

So this week was a little slow but me made great progress with a

member referral from Utah. (Yep, you all do have an influence all over

the world!)

Tracie is sooooo amazing! She is really into DoTerra and a year ago

needed a kick start in Bloomington because its not really heard of out

here. So she went to a big something or other in Salt Lake and met

this lady, Stephanie, and together DoTerra took off in B-Town. One

day, out of the blue, Stephanie told Tracie about the Book of Mormon

and how much she would benefit from it. Nothing really happened until

Sister Summerhays was at the farmer's market last year and ran into

the DoTerra booth. While there she met Stephanie and Tracie. Things

slowed after that but we are beginning to work with her a little more

now. She is an amazing lady and is ready for a change in her life.

I also had the opportunity to bare my testimony this week and I think

I have found a new scripture I like....

    Matthew 20:28 " Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered

unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."

The best Man to ever walk the earth, was the best Man because he

focused on others. He did not heal the blind for recognition; he did

not raise the dead because he wanted to be in the local news paper; he

preformed miracles to bring comfort, peace and salvation to those he

loved, that includes all of us, too! "and to give his life for a

ransom for many." He wasn't just a good guy who walked around being

nice. His purpose was to bring us back to the Father! Oh how glorious

was that day! It seemed almost impossible but Jesus Christ have over

come the impossible! We are to follow his example and lift the burdens

of others. That is our charge and that is how we will find happiness.

I know that through sincere service to God's children I have felt my

loud lifted as well, and I promise you all will too!

Lets strive to be like the Best Man in history, Lets be like Jesus Christ!

I love you all! Have a Great week!

Sister Partridge

p.s Cocoa is amazing! You should all watch it then go do family history!

So, I may or may not have broke the toilet...

Sister Summerhays thinks I look like the lady off the Comfy couch show.

We were at a 50th wedding anniversary.

I kinda like that giant head things. :)

We still aren't quite sure what that thing is so sis. s. put it on her

head...idk

Oh ya, and Indianapolis has been having a pot hole problem lately...

there is about 8,000 and counting. :D

🎶 It rain and poured for 49 daisys daisys... Rained and Poured and Went all Crazy Crazy..

Okay... So, most of Indiana is swimming right now, just kidding only Elkhart is but I was on Friday that's for sure! The rain started on Tuesday and didn't let up till Saturday! It was really fun!

 rain, rain and some more rain...

On to the good stuff... 

We say many a miracle this week! Sister Summerhays and I had the best lesson ever with Dorothy. We taught the whole plan of salvation in two and a half hours. Dorothy has really been in search for answers and we were able to answer them. She is such an all star! She serves the community in her own little way, she is an expert at bring the First principle of the gospel (Faith in Jesus Christ) to those that are alone and hurting. Nothing would add to my joy more then seeing her baptized. And that might just happen this next month. At the end of our lesson she asked us about how we baptize and wants to be! We asked her to pray about a date.

God is so good! He is waiting to bless us we just need to ask for the help! I know who Jesus Christ is and I have seen so many miracles because I know him. Alma 5:45-46

We are also working with some new people. It's a new transfer, we are both staying, miracles are on the horizon!

I love you all, 

Have a great week! 

Sister Partridge

658 Ridgecrest CT. Bloomington, Indiana 47401

Happy Love Month!!!

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Hi Everyone! Hope you are all well. As most of you probably know, I am now an official Facebook missionary and I love it! We have already seen so may miracles from having smartphones.
We haven't seen or heard from Dorothy in a while so we dropped by and talked with her. She is just as scared as everyone else after the shooting this week but we brought the spirit in with the Book of Mormon app. The more Dorothy talked about her family the more I felt like she was talking about Lehi's family. I couldn't help it, we all pulled up the app and in the process Sister Summerhays hit a button and it started to read it to us. Dorothy loved it! She totally saw the connection between her dysfunctional family and Lehi's dysfunctional family. It was a powerful moment in my mission. Technology is just a new Liahona for us to feel the spirit and get closer to God.
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Also, Happy Love Month!!! February is the best month ever, and its not just because the best people are born in February, even though they are; its because its the time of year that hearts are everywhere that remind us to Love others. Isn't that Great! I know Love it! :)

I also got to go to Beverley's Baptism! It was sooooo amazing to be there with all my friends, the best part was after the baptism. I just kept thinking we're an eternal family, we are going to be an eternal family! I get to see all these people in Heaven! They can't ever get away from me!!! We are Family!!!!!!! I just got more and more and more excited the longer we were there.

This is why I am out here. "To bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." This is why we are here, this is why I just love, Love! And once again ... and always, Jesus Christ is at the center of it all. Read the scriptures and find him too. Have a Great week and Valentine's Month, 

I love you so much, 

Sister Partridge :)

​Pray for a desire to serve then go and try it out. You will feel eternal joy, I promise! ;)​

What would we do without parents? ....or Heavenly Parents?

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This week we had exchanges, and I got to be with Sister Muhlestein! I love that girl so much. We went out and had a couple of visits. First. Dorothy! I love Dorothy, she is just getting through this week, she had another death in a family close to her but she also has a brand new granddaughter too! She has started to look through the Book of Mormon and is loving it, now we just need to see her during the week. 

We are also starting to work with a less active/ part member family. Anna is Rusty and Amanda's daughter and is ready for a change of church pace so we will be getting her to young woman's soon and then into the waters of baptism!  

Our Investigator, Mya was super sick this week and so we didn't get to see her. Did you know the whole hospital is on lock down right now! The flu is soooooo bad here in Indiana I cant believe it, it's so bad we could add another plague to the Egypt at this point! 

Marcia came to church!!!!! Yes!!!! Her brother's health prevents her from coming and that really bits because she wants to get baptized, she just needs to come to church more. 

....Terre Haute update:

Walter passed the sacrament last week! I'm so proud of him! 

Beverly's baptism is this weekend! Yay! :)

This week I wanted to emphasize the importance of ​Unity. As you see in my wonderful picture up top that I would like to say "Hi, Mom!". :) The Mothers of the stripling warriors were amazing but they didn't do it alone. It took both a father and mother working together toward Christ to produce such strong faith in their sons. God did not create man to be better then woman, nor woman to be over the man. Despite what the world may say, it takes Both to fulfill God's plan of Happiness and it all started with Adam and Eve being one. We see the same strength with Lehi and Sariah as they take on the command to leave the city of Jerusalem, and we see the same faith with our priesthood leaders today. I have never once heard a bad thing come from a prophet or apostle of the Lord and I see their love for there families in every part of there lives. 

Unity is so important to God. Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, and the Father are often mistaken for one being because they are so perfectly unified! I love there example and the leaders we have in the scriptures, I pray that one day I will be so perfectly unified with my family that we will be considered one with each other and one with our Heavenly Father. 

Thanks Mom and Dad for being such a wonderful example for me. I know that no family is perfect and we are not suppose to be...right now. But, if this is something we want God will help us get there. I promise as you keep the commandments and communicate the way you feel with your Savior and others you will be happier and more unified.

Have a great week, 

Best wishes from Indiana! 

Love ya, Sister Partridge

...Don't get the flu!!!!!

Round 2 for Jesus!

​Hello Friends! This week has been soooo good! I got a mint shake from Arby's​! And the members are terrific, they have been bringing all the investigators to church! I also love the new ward counsel-3rd-hour-in-a-circle thing! Despite the world Sister Summerhays made it to the temple and you know what, it was a great experience, just like every temple trip should be! 

So Sister Summerhays and I are on round 2 of this whole flu thing...except it may not be the flu.... I'm still fine, Thanks to all your prayers! I am so grateful for y'all. :) 

If there is anything I have learned from all of you, its been how to be a good friend. Just like the Savior, you guys have been there for me, listened, partied and forgiven me for stupid stuff. Some one who can listen and then tell me the good hard truth. This life is our choice. I am so grateful Jesus Christ is my Redeemer. Oh the joy we must have felt when our Father told us we were coming to Earth and what greater Joy we must have felt when He said our older brother, Jesus would take the punishment for us. How unfair it seems to have a perfect being take everything for me, now that is a Great friend. With so much love our Savior cares for us. There is soooooo much to be joyful about! 

We have a living prophet! 

We have good doctors!

​We have friends and family!

We have the Book of Mormon and the Bible!

Has the day of Miracles Ceased? I think NOT! (crazy teacher from the Incredibles...)

You all are awesome. Jesus is the real deal. God loves you. And the church is Still true! Your job now is to go and be someones friend today! Love and listen and God will take care of the rest! 

Love you all, 

Sister Partridge :)

​https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2017/10/has-the-day-of-miracles-ceased?lang=eng

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Sister Vest, Sister Summerhays, and Me! :)