Hola. How are you? I hope great because
that is how I am feeling. We have had some really amazing experiences this week.
Ok, so first, Judy. Judy continues to blow our minds away. No joke. We had a lesson
with her on Friday about the Law of Chastity. Awkward right? Wrong. Earlier in the
day, I was freaking out about it, because she lives with her boyfriend. I was nervous
because I thought she was going to tell us that she never wanted to see us again,
and she was all offended, and all kinds of crap that Satan wanted to put into my
head. So I started to pray really hard that the Lord would lead us in the things
that we said. So when we got there, the lesson was great. It was sooo smooth and
not awkward at all. I really felt the Spirit guide me as I spoke to her so that
she would be able to understand it. And so she is going to find her own place to
live. And that's the other thing. She had told us at a previous meeting that she
wanted to find a place for her to live away from her boyfriend and his mom and her
boyfriend where she can raise her kids in a good atmosphere. And so when she told
us that, we were sooo excited about it. She is sooo prepared for us. We talked to
her afterward and she told us that every time that we are coming over for a lesson,
she starts thinking about stuff, and then we come and answer those questions that
she has been thinking about. Oh my goodness, it is really amazing how prepared she
is. And guess what!!!! She came to church, and we have gotten permission to go ahead
with her baptism early. Normally, we need to get a person to church three times
before we can get them baptized. And now we will be able to get her baptized by
the 28th of September instead of the 5th of October. We are stoked for it. And the
Brianna. Little Brianna. She reminds me of me when I was that age. You know, the
adult in a child's body. That is this girl. So anyway, Wednesday, we went over there
and got into the apartment for the first time. And we invited her to be baptized
on the 28th. We told her to pray and to think about it. Yesterday, we were doing
our studies and Sister Savage suggested that we do a prayer to know whether we should
push harder if she says she wanted to wait, or just let her wait. We felt that we
should push harder. President Porter keeps telling us that if we use the Spirit
in situations like that and are bold, we will be successful. If we don't have the
Spirit, then we are being pushy and rude. So we felt the Spirit so strong. It was
amazing. We both testified of how important this is going to be for her and how
much she really is prepared because she was saying that she didn't feel like she
knew enough. We told her that because of that, that she wanted to understand and
to be ready, and because she understands that it is important, she is prepared.
And then she told us that her dad has to sign a paper, and he might not be able
to get that to her in time. And I just had the strongest feeling to tell her that
as a Missionary of the Lord, I have the right to promise her that if she wants this,
the Lord will make it happen. I cannot tell you how powerful it was for me to say
that to her. I walked out of the apartment and I started laughing because I realized
that I had just made a prophesy for her. Crazy. I laughed because it was a surreal
experience. But the Spirit was sooooo strong while we were there. And then the other
night, we found two new investigators. The first's name is Kayla. We started talking
to her and all I could see in my mind was this flashing neon sign saying, "SHE'S
PREPARED!!!!". It was really cool. So we are going to try to meet with her
this week. But really, she is ready for the Gospel. And then that same night, we
found the second. His name is Sam and he had started taking the discussions with
the missionaries in Columbus this past summer. So we are going to meet with him
on Saturday, and hopefully get him to the waters of baptism by the end of this transfer.
Oh my goodness. We have seen miracle after miracle after miracle. I am so excited.
I know that this is the TRUE gospel of Jesus Christ. There is nothing else that
can compare to what we have. I love you all, and I want you to know that the Savior
loves each of us. And then I am going to leave you with a quote I found in True
to the Faith this morning. "You will find that forgiveness can heal terrible
wounds, replacing the poison of contention and hatred with the peace and love that
only God can give."
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