Week 28

Hola mi loca Familia y amigas!!!! I cannot even describe how happy I am that Sam got to do his Homecoming talk and that Jacy got to have her Farewell! It is amazing the opportunities that we get to have as missionaries. I know that a mission changes lives. It is changing mine each and every day! And I know that it has changed Sam completely and I am excited for jacy to have those same experiences. Something that Sister Christensen shared with us this week really touched me. We were at her house seeing if she needed help before she left to Utah and everyone started telling stories about Jesse. And she told an amazing story about Brother Christensen on his mission. She said that He served in South Africa and they were about to have exchanges, and so his companion left but there was a complication and a new one never came. And back then they didn't have cell phones to call and tell them that his companion didn't show up. So he went back to the apartment alone after waiting for a while, and she said that his apartment was really scary, especially to be alone in. And he said he could literally feel Satan's spirits trying to get to him. And he felt extremely alone without his companion and afraid. And at that moment he prayed for comfort and for help, and she said that immediately he felt the saviors arms around him, and the savior never left him for 3 days while he was waiting for his companion. She said if you were to ask Brother Christensen when he got a testimony of the savior, he would tell you that story. And that just kind of hit me, as I realized that on my mission is when I have realized the undenying love of the Savior! I am blessed to have the opportunity to see everyday the Saviors love helping people and touching peoples hearts and changing them. I would never give up the experiences I have had on my mission for anything, because this time is when i have KNOWN the savior is with me and when I have RELIED on him. And that is a huge reason why a mission is so life- changing. This week was a really good week with more life changing experiences. Some fun stuff that we got to do this week is that we got to feed baby goats for service! And we got to start teaching people English for service too, which is super difficult but super fun! And We had ZONE CONFERENCE! I learned soo much at Zone Conference, This time it was really fun because we did and OYM activity! (OYM means open your mouth). And they set up all these chairs with different people in front of them and they had random scenarios! Like a guy in a chick fil a line, and a women putting groceries away, and a Buddhist that is gardening. And we had 2 minutes to share the gospel and the restoration! It was so fun, One elder used the line on the chick fil a guy... "chick fil a is good and the gospel is good sooo..." hahahahah. But it really made me realize that there are people all around us that need the gospel and all that we have to do is open our mouths! So yesterday that is exactly what we decided to do and we had a pretty interesting miracle! hahaha. So we were tracting on these rich people houses and no one was really opening up, and then my companion sees this guy loading his trunk with his stuff to leave and then he locked his keys in the trunk. And she was like we should help him ahahah. And I just kind of looked at her like she was crazy and I said... Alright do you have faith? And she said yes, So we said a prayer for a miracle that we could help him, (even though we are 2 19 and 20 year old girls and we have no idea what we are doing.) And so then we had this bright idea to call our Ward Mission Leader and ask him how to break into a car ahahah! That took some explaining, but then he knew exactly what to do! So we go up to this guy and we introduce ourselves and at this point he was just cussing and crying because he needed to get to a really important job interview. And we said Hey do you have a coat hanger hahah! So he goes and grabs a coat hanger and for 30 minutes we shove it through the door jam and try and hit the unlock button. And finally it worked! He was overjoyed and just couldn't believe two missionaries helped him break into his car hahah! And we told him about our prayer and that it was all the lord and he helped this miracle happen and we gave him a pass a long card with our number! Hahahahah. I dont think he will ever forget that! I know that the lord puts people in our path for a reason! I want to finish my letter with some good news I got from Hermana Cardosa my trainer. She sent me a letter and told me that Sergio that me and her found and taught in Eagle is getting baptized! And guess what day he is getting baptized? March 4th!!! 2 years after Sam went out! hahahaha, i thought that was a funny coincidence! I am soo overjoyed and excited for him, and it just shows that when we work hard in our missions we will see success! We don't always get to be there for the fruits of our labors but that is okay! Because the lord knows everything and he knows the work we put in! This week we were sharing a scripture at a members house and we shared job 23:10 and it talks about that when we are tried we come forth as gold!!! And we talked about the refiners fire and how our trials make us stronger. And she said that reminds her of this tradition they do in some foreign countries, she said when a vase breaks instead of throwing it away, they repair it and put gold through the cracks, and it makes it more valuable! I know that is what my mission is doing for me! It is making me more valuable, and everyday as I go out and serve, I can see the change in myself and the light of Christ in those around me! I LOVE THE MISSION! EVERYONE NEEDS TO SERVE ONE! LOS QUIERO FAMILIA! estoy agradecida por cada dia, cada prueba, y cada oppurtunidad para llegar a ser mejor! Tengan una buena semana! Remember how much I love you and the lord loves you!💜💙💚❤💞

Pictures: Sorry there arent a lot! but here is Zone Conference!