Lots of Bones and a trip to Costco!

Sister Cardon reports:

"We have been incredibly blessed this last week. We have had 3 referrals (Bones) from the mission home, which is insane! In my entire last 8 months of my mission, I have had 3 referrals. Now we received 3 in a week. Referrals are the best things in the world, they lead to more baptisms than anything else! So this is really exciting! I will let you know how they all turn out next week! Other great news, Andrew was confirmed this last week and it was one of the best confirmations ever. The bishop confirmed him and gave him a really amazing blessing. He blessed his future children and future generations and for him to be a strength and an example to his mom! AHH it was so good and it really made me realize that a baptism is just the start. We didn't just baptize him. we introduced him into a bigger and better life. He is super duper quiet so our next objective is getting him more involved in the YSA. I don't' have a ton a time because we are going to the best place ever today!!! COSTCO!! Yes there is one in Edinburgh and a senior couple is going to take us, it is going to be wonderful  to experience American civilization again!"

Sister Cardon's Best Day

Sister Cardon and Adams -Andrew and Elder Ferris

Edinburgh Missionaries

Sister Cardon reported that Sunday was one of the best days on her mission! Their investigator, Andrew,  was baptized right after church yesterday. They had about 40 members attend the baptism, including President and Sister Brown. Sister Cardon would like to share that Heavenly Father answers our prayers and our fasts. She states, " Now-a-days many people are far too casual about fasting and don't realize that it is the means in which we can call down the powers of heaven to help us. I love to fast, and I have really learned how powerful it can be and how it helps me on my mission. I wish I would've done it more back home."

A Baptism and 3 men named Brian!

SIster Cardon reports that life is great and she has a baptism scheduled this week! She also reports the weather is crazy windy and rainy.  She said her and  Sister Adams almost blew away on their walk to the Library.  Sister Cardon went on exchanges with Sister Passey, one of the Sister Trainer leaders and got to go to Dumfermline for a day. It was really fun and she  loves going to other areas and being with the sister trainer leaders. Every time she is with them they have "exchange miracles".  While together they had to go "finding"  for 2 hours in the dark cold night and they meet 3 men who wanted to know more. All three of the men were named Brian! In addition, in Edinburgh they got a call from a man named Grenvile who wanted to learn more.  It turns out the Sisters had given him a card with their number on it and he was cleaning out his house and found the card and called them. They also had Zone Interview training. She learned many things and has a great testimony  of how inspired her leaders are. 

Christmas in Scotland and Driving Euro Style!

Sister Brand and Sister Cardon venturing out in a car!

Sister Cardon and Sister Adams

Christmas at the Flat!

Sister Cardon reports she had a wonderful Christmas Celebration starting with a performance from the Missionary Choir,  with 30 missionaries. They played drums, guitars, recorders, harmonicas, pianos, harps and violins. She said they were so talented and had amazing voices and the members loved it. They got to watch Polar Express on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day they were able to eat delicious food and Skype with family members. The day after Christmas they were not able to track and so they went to the church and had fun activities with all the other missionaries. She described a game called Chair Domination that sounds very fun. She said it's like dodge ball but on roller chairs with a ball. Sister Cardon said it was the funniest thing she has done on her mission and that she was sore the next day. I'm pretty sure her Water Polo Champion Days helped her dominate the Elders! The amazing work continues and she is teaching two investigators. One investigator named Andrew will be getting baptized next week. She wanted to thank everyone for the prayers and support.

Wild Winter Wind and a Christmas Choir

Tracking in Wild Winter Wind!

Sister Cardon and Sis Moore meet again at the Mission Home

"Pride and Prejudice" Look a Like Castle!

Sister Cardon reports that there has been great success with an new converts son. She also got a new companion. However, due to a newly formed Missionary Christmas Choir, Sister Adams is gone for a week and Sister Cardon is with another companion and they have a car, while the Christmas Choir travels around Scotland. The weather has been crazy and she provided a picture as proof! She is anticipating the Christmas call with family and had a wonderful week

A Birthday and a New Companion!

Sister Cardon turns 20!

 Sister Cardon celebrated her 20th birthday last week. One of the members gave her a personal little cake! She and Sister Watt were so happy to get a referral of a lady that is very interested in the church and already came to church with them. Also, one of their recent converts has a son that was not interested in the church at first. However, he just picked up the Book of Mormon and started reading it and now wants to be baptized. Sister Cardon said she almost fell off her seat she was so surprised. She knows Heavenly Father is really blessing them.
Sister Watt is getting transferred out and Julianne is staying. She is getting a new companion named Sister Adams. She will miss Sister Watt. They had a very fun companionship. However, Sister Cardon is excited to get to know her new companion.

Helping a Lost Lady and a Ride in a Police Car!

District Nerf Gun War on PDay

Making a Fortnight- a Scottish Tradition

Sister Cardon and Sister Watt were on the street and talked to an elderly lady. She was needing to walk home. They decided to help her get home and realized she could not find her way home. She led them to some homes, but then couldn't remember which one was hers. Just then a policeman stopped and asked some questions. It turned out this lady had been missing for hours and the police were looking for her. Sister Watt and Sister Cardon were questioned regarding the incident. They police were really grateful for their help but also seemed to be checking that they had not been involved in the ladies disappearance. It was very late and so the policeman drove the sisters home. What an exciting day and Sister Cardon and Sister Watt are happy they could help this lady.

Mayhem and Being Psychic!

Sister Cardon shares,

 Everything was really good this week, its been kinda a crazy week. We are moving flats tomorrow  so we have to be moved out and have it all cleaned by then so we've spent a long time cleaning. The mission home senior sisters call our flat "the monster," and I highly agree. Its only been used for about a year but somehow it has aquired a large amount of junk from previous sisters. 

Our new flat belongs to a senior couple who got transferred down to England its smaller but still pretty nice and has 2 bathrooms! Besides moving flats this week was a stressful week. Edinburgh is kinda full of crazy people who take a lot of attention. So we have done a lot of running back and forth and having a lot of stressful phone calls. Sister Watt describes this area as a "high matenience Area."  This week we were able to get a less active member back to church who has been less active for about 6 months since her brother died

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We had an amazing miracles yesterday. As you know we are trying to find new investigators this week. We found one his name is James.. This was one of the coolest experiences I have ever had on my mission because I could physically see the spirit working on James, more than I ever have I felt the spirit testify through me. There was a part that I said his name and told him how God loved him and was so proud of him. And as I said that, I could see the total impact from my words. He seemed to be taken back by the authority in my voice of what I said. I don't say this to lift my self up, but I know that what I said to him was completely from God and that if Jesus Christ was standing in my place he would've said the same things and it was such a great thing to feel the authority and power in my words as I testified to him. 

It is amazing how the spirit works on people. I feel so blessed to be here on a mission and to learn to listen to the language of the spirit because that will help me through my entire life. I just know that the with the spirit we can know everything. We can do everything, we never have to be confused or scared or afraid or unsure because we can trust in God and his way. Yesterday Sister Watt was saying, "I wish I was psychic," and I said "you are, you have the spirit!." So that is my little missionary spiritual thought for the week, when you dont' know what to do you can find out what to do by the spirit.

Love, Sister Cardon

First Week in Endinburgh!

Sister Cardon and Sister Watt

Endinburgh Castle in the background

City Park

Sister Cardon reports:

" Hello, this week was a very good week. It was my first official stay in Edinburgh and I love it. The ward here is great and there are a lot of people in it that we work with. The majority of our missionary work involves strengthening the ward, which is very different from Ireland. We visit a lot of less active and recent converts. This particular week we visited a ton of members because we are extending a challenge to them. Our stake president gave us a promise of a large number of baptisms in Edinburgh if we started working with members. In the last conference the phrase "now is the time for members and missionaries to come together" was mentioned 6 times.I love being with Sister Watt, together I feel that we will work to our full capacity and be the best missionaries we can be."

Edinburgh-The Big City!

Sister Cardon reports that Eninburgh is so big! She has an amazing ward with 16 missionaries. Eight of the missionaries are senior couples that work in the mission home or the Family History Center. She reports they have lots of dinner appointments. She doesn't know what to think of this yet, as this is a new dynamic for her, but did wonder if all the dinner appointments were going to be hard on her waist line!

She also shared that Scotland is colder than Ireland!! She travels by bus everywhere and the bus system is supposed to be even better than the bus system in London. She has noticed that all the buildings look alike and it makes it difficult to find her way around.  However, she loves her new area and her companion!