Week 22

 What is up everyone. Transfer 4 let's go. Nora and Fransisco are on date!!! I haven't really talked about them because we just met them recently but they're awesome. They've been loving the lessons and have been commited to learning more. Teaching them is the best because they're so chill and funny. We're talking about the Word of Wisdom in our next lesson and they have this massive thing of alcohol in their house hahaha I can just imagine Nora's face when we tell her. Don't worry they'll pray about it and be good- both have strong testimonies.

We still have faith in Luisa but I'm not sure she'll be getting baptized soon. Her husband is an atheist and it takes a lot of sacrifice for her to come to lessons and church. She loves the gospel so much so we're going to keep teaching her, but she told us she's not ready to be an active member. Keep her in your prayers!

Oh Jan. She's still in the hospital and we tried to visit her but she'd been transfered right before. Some members gave her a priesthood blessing and I think that was a really great experience for her. She'd been skeptical about Jospeh Smith for a long time but she said she's not anymore! And she'll always bring up baptism it's crazy. Coming along.

Vicki went to general conference in Utah with her daughter last week and LOVED it. She's literally a member. We don't really understand what the hold up is and it's hard to talk to her about it. She always wants to chat but when we try to move the conversation towards gospel things she's not a fan.

You know what I'm not a fan of? Being sick. I've been sick for a few days now and I think it might be my least favorite thing. I just want to be out in the trenches doing the work of the Lord but my health has other ideas. I've talked to Heavenly Father about this many times and I think He's trying to teach me patience. I didn't even pray for patience?! It's fine though I trust. It must be for a wise purpose. Being sick has made me so grateful for when I'm healthy. It's like when I'd get injured from dance and realize how much I take my healthy working body for granted. For it must needs be that there is an opposition in all things.

Matthew 10:39 says, "He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it." I love this verse. Elder Maxwell talks about how losing ourself means submitting our will to God's will in order to find our true identity. Heavenly Father knows our potential! He knows what we can become as divine sons and daughters of God. I want to fully submit my will to God's so I can discover my divine potential!

We have so many awesome things planned for this week- it'll be a good one. I love you all and hope spooky month is treating you well!!


This is me telling Sister Miller the names of all the bones
Saw these two at the church



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