Here's my heart!

November 23, 2015

Hola Guapos!

This week just flew right on by!!  On the 19th was my 3 month anniversary! It's so weird to think about because I feel like I just got here! But then again I feel like I have been a missionary my whole life, haha.

Hermana West and I have been working really hard this week.  We need to broaden our investigating pool! BUT onces West started feel better...you guessed it, your one and only got deathly ill as well.. I was so mad at myself. How could I have been so careless and let her poison me?  So annoying... But I pushed through it and we still met our goals for this week!

Funny things that happened this week:

-West and I met an awesome old black guy.  He didn't let us speak too much. He just kinda hugged us both and started praying at one point. haha Then he gave us some dating advice. He said, "You know when you got a good fella?? I'll tell ya when you know you've caught a good fella. When you both watching football with some hot wings, there's only one hot wing left and yo boo says 'Go on baby girl you can have the last hot wing.'  Now that's when you know you have a real man...because there's not much more to life than hot wings."  Thank you Mr. Dean.  So for all you single pringles out there, this is for you!  It was strange but that's Alabama.

-While tracting Hermana West broke a doorbell.

- While walking in the rain, my umbrella got caught in a stop sign.  I have no idea how that happened...it took us a good minute to get it out...  like 20 minutes..no lie

- A woman turned down a prayer but said we could pray for her cat. 

OKay now for some real stories.  First, Los xxxxx :)

Hermana y Hermano xxxxxx are probably in their 40s.  They have 4 boys under the age of 11.  They were baptized almost 2 years ago and they have my entire heart.  Hermana xxxxxx came out tracting with me and our STL one evening.  She LOVES coming out with the missionaries.  I am so amazed by her.  Her testimony of the gospel is so strong.  Absolutley unshakable. She loves sharing her testimony too.  One door we knocked on was Pxxxx  She is from Vera Cruz, Mexico which is the same city that Hermana xxxxx is from! They immediately clicked. I maybes said 3 or 4 sentences about El Libro De Mormon and Hma. xxxxxx just testified and shared her testimony.  Pzzz is the mother of 6 kids and was very receptive.  The spirit was so strong!  Members are so powerful.  Walking back, Hma xxxxxx told me that this morning she was watching a Mormon channel video about opening your mouth and sharing the gospel and not being afraid or shy about it! She felt that it was speaking straight to her!, and right after the video she got a text from us asking if she could come out with us. She said it was like God knew exactly when we needed her help when really she needed our help.  SO COOL. The spirit works in awesome ways.  God is so good. 

Another story!  Fxxxxxx y Cxxxxx Lxxxxx.  They are from Guatemala!  I love this family.  They have two daughters, xxxxxx y xxxxxx  (12,8).  Some days I will take pictures with them and send them to y'all.  They joined the church 7 years ago! Los Elderes knocked on their door! Cxxxxx was very interested and just ate the gospel up.  Fxxxxx  was very hesitant and never asked questions about the Elders. One day Cxxxxx told Fxxxxx that they need to get married.  She asked why.  He said that He loves her and that he can't get baptized unless they get married.  She really questioned who these guys were that had so much influence on Cxxxxx.  Long story short, they got married, he got baptized, and then she got baptized but only out of curiosity.  Later she received a witness that this is the true church.  We had dinner with them Saturday evening and she got so emotional telling West and I her story.  She has 3 other older children still in Guatemala.  She has prayed and prayed and prayed that one day they would find the missionaries like Cxxxxx did and come to know.  This last week her prayers were answered..She keeps in very close contact with 2 of the 3 children and yesterday was their first Sunday in the church in Guatemala.  They are preparing to be baptized on the 6th of Dec.  WOW.  how amazing is that?  truly a blessing from our loving Heavenly Father.  Los Lopez are amazing members of the branch.  I love them!

Sorry I kinda got off there... THURSDAY.  Was Zone Conference! We had the privlege of listening to Elder Dube! Elder Dube is from Zimbabwe, Africa and is in the First Quorum of the 70.  He was so awesome.  President Hanks, Sister Hanks, Elder Dube, and Sister Dube all spoke and it was just a wonderful conference. Some of my favorite things that were said:

"This is not about you, This is about Him."

Can we see our potential by being disciples of Jesus Christ?  Moses 1:8 Moses marveled bc he saw his potential through the eyes of God.  We are sons and daughters of GOD.

This is an 18th month opportunity to RISE.  It is our decision.

Two men looked out prison bars, one saw mud, the other, stars. Positivity and happiness is a choice.

Who are you? What things lie in story for you?  Some of that is determined by the Lord, some of that is determined by you, and your behavior and decisions.

Go a day without Complaining.

"We are not alone in this."

And last but not least. Lyrics from Come Thou Fount "Here's my heart, oh take and seal it, seal it for the courts on high." 

It was all so good.  The little that I have shared does not do it justice.

My Ponderizing scripture this week is 1 Nephi 7:12

"Yea, and how is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him? Wherefore, let us be faithful to him." 

I love you all so very much! Thank you again for everything!!!

Sorry this email is kinda lame, but I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!