All is well

... As for the rest of the Atlanta area, well that is a different story . There is some very big devastation in certain areas, most of which are not in my mission. Some have said that it is as bad if not worse then hurricane Katrina. I have not seen any of it! It is all just hear say from people in the ward. This is the one time I wish we could watch the news! I have no idea what is going on here! In fact I guess they closed some of the major roads around here on Monday night and cancelled school on Tuesday because of the high rivers that run through town! I had no idea any of this was happening until Tuesday at about 2 Tuesday! Because of the floods they called on the elders quorums and high priest groups in the stake to go to Pouder Springs Stake yesterday and help clean up! The Priesthood leaders that I talked to said it was really bad and very sad. But it also made Church very interesting! We had enough priesthood to bless and pass the sacrament(thanks to the Deacons) but that was about it. It was fast Sunday here so we had a lot of testimonies on Relief Society and how it has blessed their lives and the lives of there families. Then one lone man stood and said "Okay I can't take it anymore I have to stand and tell you all how Relief Society has blessed my life!" He then went on to share a very cool story how have Relief Society has impacted his life! well this has been a very long email but I love you all and what you to know that I KNOW the church is true! I KNOW CHRIST lives! I know that this is his work and that I'm just the mouth piece for the Lord! I know that Thomas S Monson is a true and living Prophet on the earth today! I can't wait to hear him speak! I love you Beth

It's raining in Georgia

Hello all! Well in reading mom and dads emails I figure I better start with the weather today! It started raining Wednesday night and has been raining ever since! It goes through spurts where it will just down pour like I have never seen before then it will be like you were walking under the misters at the grocery store! It has still been in the high 70s/low 80s and needless to say very humid! Last night there was a flash flood warning for the greater Atlanta area ( So basically my whole mission!) that was in effect until 2 pm today I believe! There are some cool lighting and thunderstorms happening though! We haven't had any problem with flooding here that I know of and I have been told that the rain we are getting now is nothing compared to the remnants of a hurricane! So things are very wet but all is well! We had a very cool experience this week. It started on Wednesday night as we were planning our day for Thursday and we couldn't decide what to do from 1 to 2 on Thursday, we talked about a couple different things but none of them felt right but we decided to close planning figuring that whatever we decided to do would be good. Well we were out with a member on Thursday morning and as we were about to go get lunch(so it was about 12 o clock) we got a text message with information of someone that wanted a bible( we call this a text message from the Lord) as we talked to the member about the way the referrals worked and she said, "well call her and lets take her the bible before I take you home. Well we called but she couldn't met with until one! As we went into give her the Bible we started talking about the restoration and the Prophet Joseph Smith, as we taught her she told us that she had met with the Missionaries about 8 years ago in Alabama and had been searching for the same spirit she had felt with them ever since! She also told us that she felt like God had sent us to her! We then told her the story of planning and not knowing what to do at one o'clock! She then started to cry and said that she now knew why she was suppose to be in Conyers and that she hasn't felt that good since she moved her 3 years ago! We have seen her everyday since and she came to church yesterday and loved it! We have set a baptismal date of the 3rd of October! I'm so excited for her! We sent a referral over there for someone to start teaching her! Please pray for our investigators! Well I better go! I love you all! Sister Beth Snoddy!

Creating Memories

This week has been a good one! It started with a busy yet relaxing p-day! I got to take a 2 hour nap! It doesn't get any better than that! However, because of that no one got real letters so I'm sorry! On Tuesday we had Zone Conference! It was really good! Our zone Conferences consist of training with President King, Sister King and the Senior Couple in charge of cars and housing! President King talked about pride and also teaching the lessons more effectively! Sister King taught about staying healthy and told us to get a flu shot! SO I guess I will bite the bullet and get a flu shot! Then we had lunch and Zone Break outs! This is where the zone leaders give their training! It was on Charity and love! It was really good! They encouraged us to truly find love for those that we serve with so that our investigators can see that love! Oh and the best part of the Zone conference is my Comp and I won Cleanest car and also were one of the top in cleanest apartments! Miracles do happen! Wednesday and Thursday we started to paint our apartment in the morning then worked hard at night! But the best part of the week was Saturday when I got to meet Dale Murphy! He is a really large man! In fact I think it would be safe to say he is as big as Elder Oaks if not Bigger! Him and his wife gave a special fireside for just the missionaries first and then opened it up the rest of the public! In his fireside to us he just told us great stories of being a mission president and how much he respects us for what we do! He told us that when he was mission president he tried to live the life of a missionary for a week. He said that he went to a walking area planning on walking everywhere with them and eating only what they ate etc, He said he didn't even make it a day before he was driving them around and buying them food! and even then he didn't make it a whole week before he went home! During the fireside for the public he talked about the lessons he learned while playing baseball! He said one the biggest things he learned is that challenges are going to happen but you can't run from them you just have to face them head on! It was so cool! This will be in the top of my favorites for my mission, I'm sure! Also on Saturday at the fireside I was blessed to run into one of my friends(Rob Bell) from SUU! He just moved to the ATL to go to school! It was a great tender mercy to be able to see him and talk about home a little! Well it is our Zone Pday so I'm going to go play so Volleyball with the Elders.! I love you all! Thank you for your love and support! Love Sister Beth Snoddy!

New companion

Hey All! Well I have my new Companion, and I LOVE her! Her name is Sister Jessica Leavitt! She is from Gunlock Utah. She went to high school with Mike Brown's son Robert in enterpraise! We also found out that she knows and is good friends with my good friend Meliane Keiffer!( Many of you have met her,I think) Oh and her step brother was in my MTC Zone! So we have a lot in common and have a good time while we are out working hard! Speaking of working hard, keep praying for them! Well I love you all! thanks for your prayers and support! love Sister Snoddy!