I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go: God IS in control 6.15.16

Hello Everyone, what a week and a half! I love missionary work so much

(': I wanna apologize now for the length of this email and the pictures/videos that will come with it. It's just been eventful in The Great OCM.

First off, TRANSFER CALLS......I'm being transferred and sister Birchett is training a new missionary!!! Yeah!, I'm so excited for her ☺️ I'm gunna definitely miss her though the last two transfers have been incredible with her!! Ah, mission friends are he best friends ❤️

Singing at the Clippers game was such an incredible experience. Before we went in, Sister Birchett and I talked to a homeless guy. Despite his place in life right now, I KNEW God was aware of him and loves him. I bore a simple testimony to this man that I knew that God lived and loved him. I feel so privileged to wear my Saviors name and to truly see people through Gods eyes. Tomorrow is 9 months and I can't believe how fast time is going by. It's been such an honor to be able to testify of my Savior and represent Him. I'm thankful for the months of head where I can strengthen my relationship with Him and help others do the same.

A Is so excited to be baptized. She will be getting baptized this Saturday evening; yeah! I have just loved helping her learn more about the gospel! ❤️She had her friend over last night during the lesson and the friend T wanted to pray. We taught her how to pray; it was her first prayer ever!! She even came to church today with A. She came up to Sister Birchett and said she tried to say a prayer by herself last night but forget how to so Sister Birchett wrote the bullet points from the "how can I know" section in the pamphlets. (':

T is probably coming to A's baptism so we invited A, brother and sister Carson to invite T's family! They said they would and they said it would be really cool to bring them to the gospel. We shared that it would be an incredible missionary experience for them!

So, May 28th we met a guy name J A who didn't have time to talk but told us we could stop by again. Well, we tried like 4 times and he either wasn't home or the family was headed out the door. On June 8th, we decided to follow up with him one more time. He let us in and said we could share our video because he felt bad for blowing us off so much.

After, we got into his religious background (Catholic) and how his family was finding a new church because they didn't agree with the teachings. He said that with all respect he didn't think the "Mormon church" was the place they'd feel at home. He had some misconceptions that we cleared up which led into teaching the restoration. He was completely amazed by the 1st vision painting I had on my iPad! We got talking about the Book of Mormon and I simple asked "why would it be important for you personally to pray about the Book of Mormon?" He paused and we sat in complete silence (I thought to myself, "ah he is self discovering right now!!!). He then humbly stated: "well, God gave me my life, my family, and so many other things. I guess I would show my gratitude to Him for those things by finding out if this is true." it was the MOST humble and honest answer I have ever heard my whole mission!!! We invited him to read and pray. Set up a return appointment and he said he would want his family to be there. Sister Birchett extended soft baptism and he said of course. She followed up with the question: "how would it influence your life if you came to feel this was true?" He stated that it would enlighten his life and change it. That he would come to know the full truth on what he needed to do in this life and what the truth was! This was the most incredible experience!!! It was cool to apply the training on asking questions that night after mini zone conference. We are SO excited to share more with J and his family. To help them receive the ordinance of baptism and make it to the temple to be sealed as a family!

We made some really great progress with R this week!!! We had a lesson in the church on Monday which was exactly what she needed. She said she had been dreading going there but she felt extremely peaceful. Yesterday we had a fantastic lesson once again and she agreed to come to church with us finally! We've been trying since we started teaching her. She truly is an impression to me though. She is so willing to follow the Lords will for her. We are here helping her recognize this is His will for her and I'm thankful I've been able to be a part of that journey. Please pray for R☺️

Monday Sister Birchett and I drew out the plan of salvation at a park and contacted people while we did it. It was such a fun experience. It made me realize how grateful I am for the knowledge of the plan that God has for us. Elder Richard G. Scott said: "God has provided a way to live in this world and not be contaminated by the degrading pressures evil agents spread throughout it. You can live a virtuous, productive, righteous life by following the plan of protection created by your Father in Heaven: His plan of happiness.....Know that God is in control." God IS in control. We need not fear because our loving Father in Heaven is at the helm. I truly have come to see that God really does guide us. He helped us and He has given us the gospel of Jesus Christ so that we can have protect as we walk through this mortal life.

SO much more to share but I'll stop there. You all can read my journals when I get home.

I feel so incredibly blessed to be a missionary at this time in the Ohio Columbus Mission. I know that this is exactly where the Lord needed me. I've been able to truly see His hand in my life and for that I'm humbled and grateful. I know the Book of Mormon is true had I've gained a strong testimony of that as I have served the last 9 months. I know that true joy comes from reading it and studying it. I know that families are forever and I'm thankful for the priesthood on the earth that allows my family bond to go beyond the grave. Jesus is the Christ. This is His church. I humbly say these things in the name of Jesus the Christ, amen. Until Monday..,thanks for all the love and support.

XOXO,

Sister Detamore

Click the link below to listen to us sing at the Clipper’s game!

https://www.facebook.com/592216410891872/videos/974418776004965/

Clippers game/ Huntington park

Chalk!

Our zone at mini zone conference