Family! We had transfers this week, but I'm obviously staying because I'm still training Sister Christensen which is going great! So glad to be staying in Mahomet. I love this place, I never want to leave!! I'll be halfway done with my mission this week, so depressing. Time just goes so fast.
Anyways. So we got this new investigator
named Nick who just married a member who has 4 cutie kids! Well we had
only taught him once when they texted us a few days later and said they
had a surprise to tell us!! We had a feeling he got an answer to his
prayers about baptism :) So they had us over for dinner and told us he
wants to get baptized May 19!
Pretty awesome. They came to church and really liked it.... except for
some how in Elders Quorum they started talking about Kolob and
Facsimiles! Whyyyyyy hahaha. The Elders that we share the ward with were
telling us we would have to do some damage control. His wife, Emily, is
so great. She hasn't been to church in a long time but knows it's true
and always testifies of what we teach. It was so good for her to be at
church! Can't wait to teach them again tonight. The kids are hilarious
and make us laugh so hard. Their daughters Elayna and Brileigh always
joke about coming to have a sleepover at our apartment no matter how
many times we tell them it's not allowed! But Brileigh said something
and Elayna who is 8 years old says "If anyone is going to stay with
them it's gonna be ME and MY stuffed animals!" I DIED laughing she's so
cute and reminds me of Chloe and Gracey!
Okay
so cool story, late last week we drove by some town houses that I had
never noticed before, but felt SO prompted to tract them!! So we busted a
U and tracted them. There were only like 2 people home so I was
confused why we were led there. Then 2 days later
we got a media referral for a guy that lives at those town houses!! It
was crazy, his name is Andrew and he has the cutest family on this
planet! He is the coolest guy that has had a very tragic and unfair
life, he is trying to feel God's love because he is really mad at what
has happened in his life and doesn't think God loves him. It's
heartbreaking but he is starting to see how blessed he is despite his
trials. He gets visible goose bumps when we testify of Joseph Smith, or
the Plan of Salvation, he can't deny the spirit he feels because we see
it haha! We explained Joseph Smith and he knew it was true right away.
We are going to meet his wife today and hope we can start teaching her
too.
The Stallsmiths moved :( They had to move
with one day notice so we had to go say bye and take some pictures. I'm
so sad!! I have really learned a lot about charity by teaching that
family, it was a trial and a blessing at the same time. Those kids
deserve this gospel and they were held from it and it was the most
frustrating thing, but it was my lesson to learn.
We
are truly so blessed to be members of this church. I wish everyone knew
about it! How real it is! It just blows my mind how much happiness it
brings to my life and to the lives of the people I teach. Being a
missionary is the best thing ever. Love you peeps!
I love you all
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