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"You're turning into Elphaba"

Hi Friends! Happy Holy Week!

 so, I'm a little disappointed in y'all, no one even questioned what my subject line was about, thanks for caring haha. I sprained my ankle last Monday. Thought it was broken originally, but I can walk on it, so that means its okay...right? No, we're good. We were playing missionary ball and I was getting a little aggressive, *insert church ball flashbacks*, and jumped to try to get the rebound before an Elder could grab it (said Elder is 6 foot something and a brick wall. I should've known that my 5'4" frame can't take him, but..oh well). After my unsuccessful attempt to steal the ball, I landed on my foot and rolled my ankle BAD, heard a snap and a crackle, thankfully no pop(heh heh). I can walk on it, carefully, but I was on crutches at the beginning of the week and I do a lot of limping. and yes, Sister Jensen has made all the jokes, the crowd favorite was when she referred to me as Nemo for a day and the song she made up that begins with "I see my companion limping, with her crutch on her right arm.." to the tune of Love is Spoken Here. 'twas a good one.

 Jutta is still working toward baptism and confirmation the first weekend in April. She's truly inspirational. We made a calendar of all the lessons we still need to do before her big day and she researches them beforehand and asks her friend Peter all the questions that she has, so we basically just review what she understands about it. She's preparing herself while we watch practically. But its amazing to see her testimony grow and to watch her light up as she talks about the ways she's been blessed and the importance of the gospel, I'm so fortunate to witness it. 

 Erika is another blessing. She still isn't ready to be baptised, but we taught her about tithing and she is so eager to pay it. She and Jim fasted last Sunday and loved it too, gah there are so many wonderful people here, with so much faith and I'd never know them without this amazing gospel and the work we're doing.

 We found a talk that our Mission President gave at a BYU Devotional in March of 2003 entitled "The Thoughts of our Hearts or Why Do We Do What We Do?" and I invite you all to take a moment to consider why you do the things that you do. Better yet, read the talk. It's something I've been focusing on this last week: why I do all that I do. Why do I get up at 6:30? Why do I stay with my companion at all times? Why do I knock on doors? Why am I here in Washington at all? Not because I'm doubting, but because as you come to understand the motivations for the things you do, you can better focus your efforts and better align your actions with the will of our Father, which is the exact path that will bring the most peace, contentment, joy, and love into your life. I've seen it transform others, and I can feel it transforming me, gradually. :) 

 Oh! I totally forgot! We found out about transfers a couple days ago....Sister Jensen and I are stuck here in good ol' Ephrata for another 6, lucky us. stay tuned for more.. 

 Much Love!
Sister Shuldberg

 p.s. don't forget about General Conference! 10-12 MST and 1-3 MST on lds.org or BYUtv. It's gonna be phenomenal! Happy Easter!
p.p.s. I saw kittens be born at Lelani's(a member in our ward) They were tiny!!!






This is Paige Murray. She asked us to speak at her baptism(so cute)






Lelani's 5 yr old Eli..her three youngest are OBSESSED with cameras lol










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