Tuesday, March 1, 2016

God is Marvelous and Alabama is the chosen land



February 15, 2016

WHO KNEW ALABAMA WAS THIS FREEZING.
It has been straight up 30 degrees everday in AL. What is this???  I thought it would be sunny and 75 by now. NOPE. 
But Happy Valentines day to all!!!! love is in the air #heartlocked 

This week has been awesome though!  It was Sister Mennenga's first week back in mission life since getting her appendix taken out. The three of us did a lot of work.  Being in a trio is a lot different than just you and a companion.  The dynamic is completely different and sometimes you feel like an army of Mormons tracting haha but all is well! 

I met a lady that Sister Mennenga has been teaching her name is Kristin and she has 4 kids! Her youngest name is Bala. I asked Kirstin how she got that name and she said her full name is Amabala....which is Alabama spelled backward because her husband is such a Alabama fan.  hahahahaha welcome to Alabama folks!!  Where the children are even named after the football team!

We have been teaching a media referral named **** for the past week. Sister Capps, a member in the ward here, has been absolutely AMAZING in being her friend and helping her out with things in her home.  She has gone over to Angie's house multiple times without the missionaries to just help her with her car or just visit with her. I swear she is the best member missionary a missionary could ask for.  She helps us out so much and is just happy to do it.  I LOVE HER. 

****, at first did not seem super interested but was intrigued by these young girls being on missions and Sister Capps being so friendly to her.  Her son was just diagnosed with acute leukemia so the Elders went over there this past week and gave him a blessing.  After hearing it, **** asked if she could have one as well.  She was so taken back and knew that this was real.  She works at Sonic as an assistant manager and it has been really tough for her. Little did we all know that **** has a BA and Masters degree from Atlanta! ANGIEEEE. Why you workin at Sonic girl??!! She has just been too busy to look for another job and is very shy.  But the ward has been helping her a lot.  And she came to church yesterday!!!!! YAYYAYAYAYAY.  She loved it too.  Even though there was a kid behind us that kept kicking our bench. I was just praying she would feel the spirit.  She loved it and felt the spirit! She just wants to learn everything.  The sacrament talks were all on Hope and Faith and Peace. She said "I really like this church"  in her cute lil **** voice and said that those were all things she needed to hear and she wants to just read and soak it all up.  YES ****.

Remember elect ***? Well she has been sick the past week but we are seeing her this week! So pray all goes well with her and that she is still elect.

Funny story: while tracting this week we met some pretty cool old guys who just came from Birmingham because one of the men got surgery on his face. Because he had skin cancer or something and they were a HOOT.  holy cow.  They were talkng to us so much but i swear i could not understand a word they were saying...it was so difficult they were mumbling and their accents were the thickest I have ever heard! But they were very nice and even prayed for us that we would be safe. I will send a picture!

This gospel is amazing. I am obsessed with this work!!!!  

Hopefully all of us can have opportunities to share our testimonies with other people. This gospel is too good to keep it to ourselves. I love this work and I love how good God is to us all! Have a happy week

Sure love you Molines rock and Missionaries rule and ROLL TIDE


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