Goodbye Tennessee

Wow. I cannot believe I'm actually writing this email. I really relate to that Nashville Tribute Band song "The Hardest Thing I've Ever Loved to Do." 

Some quick events of the week is we were staying in a hotel because we were opening up a new area. The 2nd night we were there, there was someone who banged on our door and we heard them aggressively try to get into our suite at 5am and they did this twice. We caught a glimpse of who it was and it was an older man with a beard and a blue shirt. To say the least we were not happy and we tried to call the hotel manager twice but it said his number was invalid. We called our district leader and our missionary coordinator for housing and thankfully that day he had found us an apartment to live in so we were able to move out. We also had members offer us their house to stay in if our apartment wasn't ready that day but everything worked out and we were able to move out of that sketchy hotel. We are safe in our apartment now. Thank goodness 

Well the last year and a half has not been the least of what I expected to be. Between cockroaches, bed bugs, ticks, ER trips, tornadoes, Covid, crazy people, questioning, heartbreaking events, being bashed, humidity, and almost being being broken into, to shanking hands with an apostle, gaining a solid testimony, meeting the worlds best people, making life long best friends, going to the temple, finding who I am, finding my Savior, being so happy you cry, peeing your pants from laughing too hard, random EFY dance parties, green trees, southern BBQ, pranks, inside jokes, cute dogs, cats, squirrels, and possums, southern accents, southern phrases that make you smile, softened hearts, spiritual understanding, answered prayers, and serving Gods children. It is how I can say I have a solid testimony. 

I have an undoubtable testimony. I know the Book of Mormon & Bible are true. I know that Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon. I know Joseph Smith restored the gospel on the Earth because the Earth was in a state of Apostasy. I know we have a prophet today who leads and guides us. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the same church Jesus Christ set up when He was on the Earth. It is the only church with the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the proper authority to perform ordinances. I know that Gods power is on the Earth. I know that God has not forgotten us and the heavens are open. I know that through the Holy Ghost we can know the truth of all things. I know that the plan of salvation is real. I know we lived with our Heavenly Father in the premortal world. I know that he is our loving Heavenly Father. I know that Adam & Eve did not make mistake and doom us all. I know we are here to learn and progress so we can make it back to our Savior. I know that Jesus Christ wasn't the back up plan but was always the plan! I know he suffered in the garden of Gethsemane for us. I know that he felt all our pains and afflictions. I know that he loosed the bands of death and makes it possible to repent and made it possible for us to all have resurrected bodies. I know that death is not the end. I know that after we die we go to the spirit world. I know a loving Heavenly Father makes it possible for everyone to have a fair chance to return to him. I know we will be judged one day. I know that we can make it back to our Father in Heaven who dwells in the Celestial Kingdom if that is our desire. I know it's through making and keeping covenants. I know that we will have eternal families. I know faith can move mountains. I know we can repent through Jesus Christ and become better. I know that baptism by proper authority is an essential ordinance to get back to our Father in Heaven. I know that after baptism we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost who really is our comforter, warner, teacher, friend, and guidance. I know that God has a resurrected body. I know that God the Father, and his son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three separate beings but are one in purpose. I know that all of this is true. I will stand by this testimony for the eternities. 

I'm so grateful for this time the Lord has given me. I'm grateful that He gave me this call, though I wasn't perfect, and failed so many times I'm grateful that He still trusted me with this sacred privilege. I'm grateful that He called me to the Tennessee Knoxville mission. I'm grateful for being able to serve His children. I'm so grateful for the love, emails, letters, prayers, support, I have received these past 18 months. I'm so grateful for y'all. I'm so grateful for my mission. I'm grateful for my Savior. I'm so very much truly blessed, saved, and changed by grace 

For the last time, Sister Warburton ♡

I sure will miss this nametag ♡

me and Sister Bushman!

my death photos lol

Reassigned For a Week...

Imagine this: It's a normal Saturday morning. You are getting ready to have transfer calls again because new assigned missionaries are coming. You're sitting comfy in your chair thinking there is no way anything will happen to you because 

1. You were just transferred and had been there for just 3 weeks

2. In a week you will be leaving home. For good. Back to Utah. IN A WEEK 

Seems legit to think that nothing is going to happen. Well then the surprise happens. On the call you are told NOT ONLY ARE YOU GETTING A NEW COMPANION WHO IS A REASSIGNED MISSIONARY BUT YOU WILL ALSO BE OPENING AN AREA 😂😅😂😅😂😅 Lol it will be funny telling my companion that we will only be companions for a week 

In other news we killed a wasp that was in our room this week. That was fun

Anyway here's a paragraph I read in my studies this week: “Patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well! …"

Shoot did you feel chastised like I did after reading that? Maybe we all can be a little more patient 

I love y'all! Hope it is a fantastic week! I will see y'all next Thursday ♡🙂

~Sister Warburton

 You are a Child of God

A hike we went on (:

The hike again

The Cumberland Gap Building 

Samuel the Centipede

Hey! What is up! This week was good! Lots of miracles and great things happening! Some good laughs too (: 

This week was zone conference and we wore our masks the whole time except for when we were speaking. Gratefully I was giving my departing testimony so I got 5mins to breathe! It was nice to see everyone and say goodbye to some 

On Thursday we wanted pizza and we had a frozen Walmart pizza and some of it ended up falling on the rack and there was a fire! Luckily it burned out and the pizza still tasted good! 

We also found a centipede in our shower and named it Samuel. It was too fast for us to catch so it escaped! 

President Marion G. Romney (1897–1988) of the First Presidency: “I remember that a long time ago, over sixty years in fact, when Elder Melvin J. Ballard laid his hands on my head and set me apart to go on a mission, he said in the blessing he gave me that a person could not give a crust to the Lord without receiving a loaf in return. And that has been my experience”

It's so true. If you give the Lord a crust he WILL give you a loaf in return. We just need to have the faith to give the crust

Thank y'all for your support and prayers! I will see y'all soon

~Sister Warburton

The green walkway!

 Zone Conference!

 Yeah we walked through that dark tunnel

I found a ♡ in my cereal 

Memory lane :')

So this week was transfers! It was way fun! We also had a powerups this week where we drove through my old area, Melton Lake East, to get to our STLs! It was so crazy! So many memories!

Things are good. I'm alive, healthy, and happy (: God is so good and so aware of us

Hope y'all have a great week! See y'all in 3 weeks!

~Sister Warburton

 Melton Lake!!

 Daisies

Plot Twist

Hello! To jump right to it we had transfer calls (because we are getting a ton of reassigned missionaries) and we found out that Rotherwood is getting whitewashed! I will be going to Cumberland Gap & Sister Berry is going to the ward next door and is going to Kingsport. To say the least we. were. shocked. My new companion will be Sister Hunsaker and she was in my district last transfer so I already know her! Also fun fact: Cumberland Gap was in my first district so I am going back to my baby district 😊 I also will have served in 3/5 Sister areas they have in the Cumberland Stake. Taking it to a total of serving 10 months on that zone! Not complaining though! I love Cumberland zone ♡ 

We also found out on Sunday that one of the Elders in our mission was hit by a car and passed away. Please keep his family & his companion (who was a reassigned missionary) in your prayers. Him and his companion were suppose to have a baptism that day but the person didnt show up to the baptism. So they decided to bike to their house and ask them why they didn't show up. On the way a car hit the Elders bike and it was a hit and run. We had a mission wide phone call when our mission president told us the news. Which we also had a mission prayer. In that prayer President Pickett included the person who hit the Elder. He asked that we can all find forgiveness for them and that they would be comforted because the weight of that probably weighs heavy on them and they are probably very frightened. I started bawling. I never heard of a greater act of forgiveness. Our mission President prayed for forgiveness for the person who took away one of his missionaries. We can all be better at following President Picketts example and forgiving others. I know I can. The Elder who passed away died in the act of serving. He is a great example to all of us. He gave his life literally to the service. Elder Bergenson will be someone I will look up to for the rest of my life

~Sister Warburton

my companion told me I looked like a Porg so we made this 😂

 our 2 week district lol!

We ♡ Jesus

A Weekly Email From Sister Warburton

I apologize. I'm running out of titles for my weeklies haha 

This week was good! We had someone call who moved into the ward and told us his wife wants to take lessons so that's super exciting! 

This week was transfers pt.1 and we got 35 new missionaries in our mission and next week we will be getting 25 more so we will be having transfers pt 2 on Monday. Stay tuned to see if anything new happens

The longer I'm on the mission the more my mind is blown just by how aware God is of us, how much he loves us, and how much strength we can gain from Him. God is so good!

Have a great week! Love y'all!

~Sister Warburton

 Tennessee sunset

me & Sister Berry

A plant someone gave to me

Is This Really The Last??

Hello 😊 This week was good. We had transfer calls and believe it or not but this will be my last transfer. Kind of doesn't feel real Haha. Sister Zaugg is leaving and I'm Staying in Rotherwood (Kingsport) and getting a new companion (: her name is Sister Berry. I'm super excited! 

Highlights: 

-Whenever we walk by the lake there are always baby geese and ducks! Its soooo cute!

-Me and Sister Zaugg had a conversation where I literally laughed so hard my vocal chords hurt for a day 😂 it was hilarious!  

-Our district filmed a video for Facebook and it was so fun to do! So many bloopers lol 

The work still goes on! Not in the way I'm used to doing it, and honestly quarantine has made me feel like I'm in training all over again, but it still goes on and there are still blessings and people prepared!

1 Peter 1:7 

"That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" 

As crazy as it sounds our trials really are more precious than gold. Gold perisheth but our trials will gain us praise and honour and glory in Gods sight (: Hold on! 

Love y'all! Thank you for your support! Have a great week!! 

~Sister Warburton

The lake that we walk at 

 Before my mission I wouldn't have been caught dead not wearing makeup, but now it's my look 90% of the time 🤷‍♀️ 

baby geese!