January 31, 2022: Did JUNEAU it's my last transfer?

I thought people were playing with me all week long about being relocated to Juneau. But little-did-"juneau"...I'M GOIN TO JUNEAU!!! They are also blue washing our area... I know the ward will definitely be so sad about that. I will miss them dearly!! I will always remember Palmer, Alaska as where I became I true convert to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

It was 50 degrees last week and we saw green grass!! So basically, the snow melted, refroze, and then snowed a bunch more. We have had so many close calls with sliding on roads and inches away from tipping into a ditches. It shows me that God truly is watching over us.

Last pday I wanted to take some sisters on a drive through Hatcher Pass... but I relied on my own sense of direction and found us halfway to Valdez. HAHA oops!!

The Traini Family, has become my FAVORITE family in Palmer. Me and Sister Baxter made a pedigree chart of our "Matanuska Ward Family", Shawn and Kelley made it as our parents. They both have had a huge impact on my testimony of the Savior.

They've adopted us into their family 100%. So when I told them I was leaving, they invited us over for my last meal, made me homemade carrot cake, and said the kindest things about how I've helped them feel light and belonging in the church. Kelley also said the most tender prayer in sacrament meeting and prayed for the missionaries around the world to know they will know what they are doing is right. I love them fully.

The Trainis are a big example to me of how Christ can heal us not just physically, but spiritually! When Christ performed miracles in the New Testament, he healed the sick, gave sight to the blind... etc. But this week, my eyes were opened to realize that even more important than being physically healed, the Savior can Spiritually heal us! God spoke to the son of a prophet, Enos in the Book of Mormon. Enos noticed that his "soul hungered" and began to cry unto the Lord to be forgiven of his mistakes. God forgives him and says, "Thy faith hath made thee whole". We can be healed by the Savior by pouring out our hearts to him in prayer. I know he can fill the most broken heart with his unfailing love.

We went to Vagabond Blues with Melissa, Ayla, &Gavin. I ordered a Zebra Hot Cocoa! The cashier mixed cocoa up with Mocha... and I had a sip of Mocha before realizing it wasn't what I ordered. I ran back up to the cashier lady and told her the mistake. She replied, "Are you sure? How would you know if it was Mocha". CAUSE IT WASN'T HOT COCOA? It was a good opportunity to share the gospel about my beliefs on the Word of Wisdom and why we don't drink Coffee with our friends. They were very intrigued haha!

Choose Joy,

Sister Rex

Pics:

-Brandons 21st birthday drop off

-niigan&texas sisters

-Aunt Becky, Kiahla, Ian, Raelynn (neighbors=family)

-Nina&her bead shop

-Tana Kompkoff

-Ryder

-The Wardhaughs

-Bible study w/denise

-Aurora&Atlantis&Ana&Amelia