#LightTheWorld

#LightTheWorld

December 5, 2016

Hello Hi Hola Buenas dias mi familia!!

Happy December!!! Holy cow.  I cannot believe it is already December. I am SO HAPPY.  Christmas time is the best time of year.  Everyone is so happy and busy and open.  Doing missionary work during Christmas time is so easy.  Everyone is expecting to talk about Christ and His life.  

This last weekend was Demopolis' Christmas On The River!  Demopolis is right next to a big River and every year they have floats that go by and people from all over Alabama come to see them.  Its a big deal and we have heard all about it non stop from everyone here.  It was super cool! We got a million #LightTheWorld cards and stapled candy canes to them and handed them out ALL DAYYY.  We must have talked to a million people and it was so fun.  Not to mention I bought a foot long corn dog because IT WAS A FOOT LONG.  More pictures about that to come.

2 Miracles to share this week!!

1) We got a referral from our Branch mission leader last week, we received the records of a recent convert from Tuscaloosa, and so we went to go find her.  Long story short, we got lost trying to find where she lived and just started asking people if they knew her. We overheard some kids yelling "ITS MISSIONARIES!" and then they ran away.  So we went to their house and these kids and their family just moved from Georgia and used to have missionaries over.  An older girl came out and asked if we were from The Church of Latter day saints.  When we said yes she started crying.  We asked her what her name was and this was the recent convert we had been looking for!  She has been here for 5 months and was praying to find the Latter day saints church to go back to.  She was baptized along with her niece a year ago in Georgia. It was a miracle.  The Lord truly does work in mysterious ways!!!!  That family was so precious!!!

2) This week Sister Danes and I were really focusing on finding more people to teach.  We have been praying nonstop for the spirit to direct us to find those people who are prepared right now to receive the message of the restored gospel.  And ya know what folks? HEAVENLY FATHER ANSWERS PRAYERS.  We had just come out of an appointment and Sister Danes really had to use the restroom and so I told her we should just knock on someone’s door and ask if she could use theirs.  IT WORKED.  Not only that but the lady we met, *****, she let us in and we sat down and just got to know her.  She asked  aton of questions about our missionary work and was very impressed. As we had a very friendly and light conversation I felt an overwhelming feeling of love from our Father in Heaven for *****.  I just wanted to be her friend and tell her how much God loves her and her family. During our conversation, my companion and I both felt prompted to talk to her about baptism.  In my mind I pushed the thought away because it was our first visit with this lady.  But the prompting came again.  So i followed it.  She shared with us that she was baptized when she was alot younger but mostly for her grandmother and she said that she wants to be re-baptized in this other Baptist church she has been attending.  We shared with her the message of the Restoration of the Priesthood of God.  After we explained it we asked if it made any sense,  she looked right at us so intently and said "That makes so much sense.  That sounds so right." We invited her to be baptized by someone who holds that priesthood authority that Christ held and was baptized by and she said she would.  At that moment I was so grateful for the spirit.  It wasn’t us but the spirit touched that her heart and she felt a witness that it was true.  We left her with a pamphlet and will be seeing her tomorrow with a member.  

Missions are full of joyous moments.  But more often than not they are full of disappointment.  Alot of it.  but you know what is interesting is that  I cannot remember them!  I know I have had alot of them but I really cannot remember them in full detail.  But the joyous moments? I could talk about them for hours.  I can't quite put my mission experiences in words.  I have tried and it is SO HARD.  All I can come up with are these cliche lines but they are true.  So sorry if that makes no sense.

Quick funny welcome to Alabama for Sister Danes!  This is just her 7th week in Alabama so she has been getting used to the South.  I held the door open for a gentleman the other day and he said "thank you baby girl!" I looked over and Sister Danes had her mouth wide open haha! Here in the south they say "baby girl, sweetheart, darlin, honey, baby" you name it, they say it. Even if they don't know you. It doesn't mean anything but kindness haha.  Then at the parade I shook an older man's hand but he held on and kissed my hand and said "Ma'am you have mighty fine eyes." It was the weirdest thing but tender too.  Another great welcome to the South for Sister Danes!

There was just so much that happened this week and not enough time to write it all down. Remember to visit mormon.org and do the Christmas Initiative! 

LIGHTtheWORLD

Since a new star first appeared above Bethlehem, Christmas has been a season of light, reminding us that Jesus Christ is the light of the world. Together, we can celebrate His birth by making the world a brighter place, just like He did. #LIGHTtheWORLD

Steadfast in CHRIST.  ROLL TIDE.  SureloveyaMolinesRockandmissionairesrule

con amor,

Hermana Mo Mo