TRANSFERS! August 4, 2014

Alright, are you all ready for transfer results?!.... Any guesses?!

I'll just tell you!

I'm headed out! I'm leaving Fort Wayne. Sister Montrose is staying. That was my guess. It's crazy! So we go to Transfer Meeting tomorrow, I'll receive a new companion and a new area and start working there! My 5th area. Can you believe that?! That's a lot. Sister Montrose goes home in October, and this is only her second area. I go home in January and this is my fifth area. Crazy! The longer I've been out, the more you get to know the missionaries, and some stay in areas for a long time, and other for only a little. I'm the little one, I bounce around a lot. Which has it's negatives and positives. It's always an adventure! A very scary one! Haha. Not knowing where I'll be living for the next 6 weeks, or who my companion will be and what she'll be like. Ah! It's exciting (: I'm hoping I go to Kentucky! Haha.

Sister Sofele is staying in this zone.. So we'll be seperated again.. UNLESS! We get put together! Because her companion is leaving the area! Bwahahah! We've been trying to convince President to just let it happen! That would be SAWEET! (; Haha.

So this week I hit hard with illness.. It was kinda the flu. Which sucks in the summer time. And when you're a missionary. I threw up once, thank goodness no more than that. But I've had a sore throat for the last 5 days, a bad one. I had a fever, the chills and seriously, for 2 days my body ached so badly that it felt like someone beat me with a bat... It was wretched. I'm on the upside. Or so I'm telling myself. I'm tired of being sick, so I'm just saying I'm all better (: Haha.. I was down for 2 days, and not working is NOT a fun thing. I did not like staying inside. I got so bored!

The day I was sick, our Zone Leaders called, and Elder Smith said that he and Elder Pape and the Sister Training Leaders needed to come over right then (it was 8am.. and I'm sick..). I said no, but Elder Smith insisted that it was the Spirit saying it, and that the Lord is not wrong with His timing. So they came over, and Elder Smith explained that he had a dream last night, he then clarified to me to not get freaked out, but that it was all about me. He said he didn't know why he had it, but that when he woke up he was very nervous shakey and knew that he needed to come talk to me to make sure everything was okay. So he told his companion and the STL's and they all headed over. He then said that he felt that he should give me a blessing. Which is a big deal. Because we've talked about Priesthood Blessings, and Elder Smith and I are pretty similar in this aspect. I don't like asking for blessings, simply because of my pride. I don't want to seem weak and ask for help from other people, I feel I can just talk to God and receive all the help I need. Which is silly, because sometimes we just need a Priesthood Blessing. And he told me that he knew that's how I felt, and that that is why he came over, to tell me that he felt I needed one (which secretly I did, I just didn't want to admit it... So Heavenly Father is amazing and works through people to help His children). I wasn't quite sure why Elder Smith came over, I wasn't really struggling with anything.. I mean the first thing that came to mind, was maybe Brasil?.. So we talked about that for awhile. But I just got so frustrated, because it was most definitely NOT that! I don't need help with that, I've got it under control and I understand it all.. So we kind of just talked. It wasn't until I calmed down (I got pretty upset.. I was sick and being asked a bazillion questions to figure out why this whole thing was happening, trying to figure out what was "wrong" with me, talking about a topic that I do not like talking about!), that I realized what the true reason was that they had come over. But it wasn't something I could share in front of everyone. So I was able to talk to it with my STL later and figure it out. So we all calmed down and I asked Elder Smith if he'd give me a blessing. And let me tell you, I am so very grateful that he came over, and that he was willing to give me a blessing. I really needed it. And I was silly to have waited so long.. I felt so peaceful. And calm. And happy. And I knew that God was smiling down on His servants. It was a great feeling. It was a good way to end our odd discussion. haha. 

So that was that! We almost hit Leadership Standards this week! If I hadn't been sick, we would have gotten it! Which makes me sad, but also very happy because it's a miracle we even got as close as we did with me being sick! Grace. I have learned so much about grace and I am so grateful for it!

I sent 6 boxes home! 3 to Hawaii and 3 to Oregon! And let me tell you, I saved us about $1,000! Hahah. Not really, but a lot of money. I did those flat rate boxes which was genius! So expect boxes sometime this week. They said Thursday. So I had to use a lot of my debit money for that... sorry.

I have packed all my stuff in 3 hours! That's impressive! I'm getting the hang of it! I'm also to the point in my mission where I am ready to get rid of it ALL! I have WAY too much crap! It is unacceptable. I'm about ready to keep my scriptures and like 3 skirts and call it good (; Maybe not that little, but you get the point. I keep thinking I'll do that when I go to Brasil, but maybe that's the wrong mindset. Maybe if I do it now, then I'll go to Brasil! Haha (;

Alright, this email is long, and I have others to read and look at. This week was great! I'm sad to leave Fort Wayne.. I really like it here. I'm really excited to come back and visit. It'll be fun to actually go through town and do stuff here! (: The people are great. It was fun. I truly enjoyed my time up here in Indiana. I'm eager to see where the Lord needs me next!

I'll let you know my new address next week! Excited! (:

I love you so very much! Really. Family, you are my world! My everything. Thanks for everything you do for me. It's a lot, and I know. So thank you!

Well, I'm off to help the lives of people! I love being a missionary!

Love,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.

Oh! P.S. The elders in the other ward, who are the 2 other visa waiters, found a Portuguese investigator! We've been sitting on an apartment complex full of Portuguese speaking people! AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW! So they're teaching her! She doesn't know any English! We now know why they are still here in this area as visa waiters! (: So cool! Way exciting!

A tigerlily! I think, I don't know, I just think that's what it should be called. Like Peter Pan (:

My District! I'm gonna miss these guys! That's me, Sister Montrose, Elder Smith (ZL), Elder Klodnicki (DL and visa waiter), and Elder Packer (visa waiter). It was a great district!

The Allen Family. I love them. They're a great family. I'm really going to miss them.

This is a magnet on our fridge that I like (:

LOVE YOU!