This week was transfer week and I get to stay here in Walnut Hills with Sister Chirinos! I love it here and we had another good week!
Well Satan was in full force this week with our investigators!
-Thursday we were going to have dinner and a lesson with Tommy and Carlie, at one of the Bishopric member's homes, but an hour or two before hand, Carlie texted us saying that she was so sorry, but tonight wasn't going to work, because Tommy was told that he had to work late, and Carlie's little sister had been taken to the hospital.
- Friday we were supposed to meet with Jessica, and we had confirmed with her the day before and she was super excited because she has been reading the Book of Mormon! We went to her place, and no one was there, so we waited and tried again, still nothing. We called/texted her, still nothing. The next day she responded saying that she was so sorry but that she had had to take her son to the dentist for an emergency.
-Friday evening we were able to go to Tommy and Carlie's and have a lesson, which went well, but Tommy's mom had told them this week that they needed to stop drinking coffee which had caught them off guard, so we explained the Word of Wisdom, and so between that and not being able to get her work schedule changed, Carlie wants to hold off on her baptism at this point.
- On Saturday, in the middle of the night we got a text from David, saying that they wouldn't be able to make it to church.
But we still had a wonderful week!
-One of the seniors at the community center had asked us if we could come help her, so on Tuesday we were able to clean her lower cupboards and fridge since it is hard for her!
- On Saturday we were able to help out at the stake family history day! Sister Chirinos and I were able to be with the youth and the room was packed, with young men and young women who were spending their Saturday doing family history!
-The facilitator in the room we were in, Sister K., was amazing! She has had many wonderful experiences in the 8 years that she has been a member. She mentioned how she had a friend that invited her to activities for at least 2 years, before she came to church, and then started meeting the missionaries. And how her son when they attended an LDS church for the first time said "Mom, this is right. This is where we need to be." She and her son faced major opposition from family because of their decision to join the church. And then just four months ago, her son was killed in Afghanistan, so she truly felt alone in the church, but then the night before (so Friday night) her sister who lives in California called her and said that she has decided that she wants to be baptized and was wondering how soon Sister K and her husband could fly out there!
The Gospel is real! It changes, and blesses lives beyond our own comprehension! The adversary understands the strength that comes from making and keeping covenants and that is why he works so hard to prevent them from happening!
Another highlight from my week has been studying "Jesus the Christ". Which I had tried earlier in my mission, and was stuck at the beginning, so I hadn't touched it for several months, but the past week or two I have been reading from it every day and I am amazed at how much it helps me to know my Savior even more!
Jesus Christ lives! He is our Savior! He truly performed many miracles, and continues to perform miracles in each of our lives each day!
I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!
Love, Sister Call
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