Aug 6- HI :)

Aloha!!

Well, transfers were this week!! It's been a craazy week, but so good! My new companion is Sister Haws, and I absolutely LOVE her!!! I'm so excited to serve with her this transfer. This is actually a four week transfer, so maybe I'll get to stay full-field for a third transfer?! We shall see! I'm kind of hoping to stay, because this area is making lots of progress right now. But of course I'm happy to go wherever the Lord wants to send me. :)

Jonah is doing so well!! He really wants to be baptized, and now the only thing holding him back is quitting smoking. 

So. Last transfer I acquired a new habit. Sister Curtis loves Diet Coke, and so we would stop at the 7/11 right by our house a couple of times a day to get Big Gulps. We were always stopping by, and she would get some, Sister Mottl would get some, so then I would get some. I guess I'm a social drinker (Oh the things you learn about yourself on a mission). So anyway, I was super addicted to Dr. Pepper! Like, this was a genuine addiction. I don't usually like soda that much... but Dr. Pepper is the answer to my hearts duet!!!!! So anyway, we taught Jonah about the Word of Wisdom, and invited him to give up smoking. To help and support him, I decided to give up Dr. Pepper too. And let me tell you, it has not been easy! But we have this fantastic little support group going on, and it's really quite encouraging. We made a plan for him, and he's been following it perfectly! And I've stopped drinking Dr. Pepper for good by now. It's a miracle, on both ends! It's amazing what faith in Jesus Christ does. I know that Jonah's faith is growing every day, and it's the BEST watching him change and come closer to Christ. This gospel changes people. It changes people when nothing else will. It's is all because of the plan of happiness, that has given us a way to change! 

Quote of the day/wisdom from Sister Haws: The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, but the second best time to plant a tree is today. 

I just like this. That's all. :) 

Anyway, sorry for the short email. I LOVE you all!!!!

<3, sister sabey

ps. tell me about your lives!!! I love hearing from you!!!