Northport got a new look
Hello and happy Monday!!
Lots of change happening here in Northport! It's quite exciting! I now have a daughter--her name is Sister Pinegar and she's from Fort Worth, Texas! I also switched apartments! We are now rooming with the hermanas trio that we ward share with! five sisters in one apartment = a nonstop party. 
Also, fun fact for all you piano nerds out there...I am serving next to a piano legend's daughter. Hermana Mcdonald's dad is Marshall Mcdonald!! I was kinda mind blown when she told me that fact because I love playing his music, haha. Also, fun fact--she helped him write some of his songs.
On another note...
Wow, you guys, training is so fun! 
A little different, a little stressful, but it has been so cool seeing how the Lord has magnified my efforts this week! When you are striving to do the lord's work and you are keeping your covenants, you really do receive power from Him! It's been a blessing for me to watch that power flow from the covenants I have made with Heavenly Father because I sure do need all the help I can get.
On Saturday, Sister Pinegar and I had the opportunity to give our friend Gary a church tour. It lasted for over an hour. When I tell you I have never taught someone so interested and eager to understand everything we were saying, oh wow, I mean it. There was a really special moment during the visit when we invited him to read 3 Nephi:15. We watched him in silence for about three minutes straight as he read the verse multiple times and closed his eyes to envision himself putting his hands on the Saviors hands, feet, and side where the prints from the nails were. That moment is something I will never forget. I had tears in my eyes witnessing the sacredness of that moment of him realizing Jesus Christ really did appear to the people on the American continent.
After our visit, we were walking out of the building, and the wife of a man that the elders baptized a couple weeks ago was sitting on the couch listening to our conversation. We started talking with her about religion, and she said how she doesn't want to let go of her religion she has known her whole life. It would be very difficult to let go of what she grew up with, and she isn't looking to join the LDS church. But towards the end of our conversation, she had tears and curiosity in her eyes saying how we had something different about us. And she could see how sincere we were with our testimony and how this gospel has really changed us. I told her that the Lord loves her and when she is ready, He is ready for her to learn more truth and add to the things that she already treasures.
Being a missionary is such a privilege and sacred honor. I am able to tell others about the Savior, Jesus Christ, who has changed my life! It's in those moments of teaching people about Him and His plan of happiness that makes the mission all worth it. There truly is no greater source of joy than the people I am able to interact with every day. Better yet, the ones I get to help be converted to their Savior. 
I am so blessed to know each one of you. Thanks for being a part of my life! And for reading my emails! Love you all and hope you have a beautiful week. 
- Sister Ekins ☆☆☆
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