We only have about half an hour to email today, because we have to drive to Eugene for TRANSFERS. My dear Sister W is leaving me!! :( I am SO not ready to have her go, but I know she will continue to do amazing things, and the people of Santa Clara need her and her many gifts. I will miss her lots, but she is going to be companions with SISTER C, who was my MTC companion!!! They are going to do great things together and will get along so well! What a dynamite set of sisters :)
And it's all very exciting, because I'm getting a new companion as well! Her name is Sister T and she is basically a mission legend, so I'm way excited to get to work with her!! We are also getting two new elders, Elder A and Elder G. They are supposed to be really incredible as well, and I can just see how everything here is about to explode! I am so excited for this transfer!
Also, I'm sure Mom already told a lot of you, but this week was pretty big with my health. My headache (that I've had constantly for 4 years) was really bad last week, and it just kept getting worse and worse, and on Thursday, I passed out at the church. Poor Sister W. It really scared her and I felt so bad for freaking her out! But she did a wonderful job of taking care of me for days and days. I had to rest a lot more than I would have liked--I knew that it was important to rest, and that it was what my body needed, but I felt so guilty for not being out doing missionary work that I just felt so sick inside. I ended up sleeping through all of District Meeting on Friday, and our wonderful zone leaders, Elder J and Elder B, gave me a Priesthood Blessing; while it didn't make my headache go away, I was so comforted, and was told that Heavenly Father was proud of me and the work I was doing, and that was exactly what I needed to hear. Heavenly Father loves us SO MUCH and He is so aware of everything that we are going through and will put people and gifts in our path to help us through anything.
My headache wouldn't get better, so we ended up having to go to the hospital to get a cocktail of medicines I have received in similar situations in the past. It didn't help much, until they added a different drug, but I was able to meet some very nice people! (Who totally need the gospel in their lives. But me dying in a hospital bed wasn't exactly the appropriate situation to share it with them. Haha.)
Sweet Sister W is just a saint to still love me after all I put her through this week, and she is probably glad she is getting transferred now. Haha. But I am so grateful for her and for all she did for me! And I am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and for His love and strength that definitely helped me get through this with a smile. I don't know what I would do without Him.
Also, Easter was wonderful! I will keep it very minimal, but basically, we ate three dinners, and I was more full than any Thanksgiving dinner. We have such incredible people here :) And, best part of Easter--all of the Because of Him stuff going on! It's all over facebook and on Mormon.org/becauseofhim. Check it out! Especially check out the Because Of Him video...I got to watch it dozens of times as we shared it with others, and I loved it more and more each time. It is so well-made and I want to play the music. But the most important part is the strong Spirit that I feel when I watch it! I am so grateful for my Savior and Redeemer and all He has done for me. I can do everything, because of Him. He gives me hope and joy and peace and love...everything good in my life is because of Him and I don't know where I would be without His influence in my daily life. He lives and loves us. I will be forever grateful for that.
I love you all so much and I appreciate the prayers! Please keep it up--apparently I need it more than I know. Thank you for all you do! I am so blessed!!!
Love,
Sister Partridge
This is the W family. They are real nice and take care of us so much :)
Sister S has lots of pretty flowers! I love them. And I love my companion!!!!!
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