JULY 03, 2017

"I'D PAY 8 COWS FOR YOU HERMANA STAFFIERI" - HNA ISHAM

HELLLLOOOOOOO!!!

This week was really awesome!!! I discovered a smile wrinkle that I have developed these past 9 months and I am absolutely not complaining life is seriously so awesome! 

This week President Garns officially took over. I really don't know much about him except that he was an area 70 or something like that and from California (so probably pretty cool?). He is doing a mission tour this week and we will get to meet him on Wednesday! I am actually really excited! The mission has been on fire the past week and it’s been so awesome, the whole "vibe" of the mission is alive and I’ve been loving it so much! Some great things are about to happen!

We met so many cool new investigators this week and actually had a lot of people that came to church, one family even just kinda "showed up"-- it was so awesome! We met this other super humble family from Guatemala this past week. They live in this really run down old trailer but are the sweetest kindest most warmhearted people I've ever met. The mothers name is Estela and she left Guatemala completely solo about 5 years ago to find work for her family, he daughter followed her 3 years later and has the cutest little baby girl. When we first met them at our first lesson the spirit was so strong. Hna. Isham and I taught so well together and everything just went perfect. Estela came to church this past week with her granddaughter and LOVED it. We went over to teach them last night and had another great lesson. They are having difficulty committing to a baptismal date because they really just want to KNOW and be really ready. We are so excited to continue to work with them!

EDGAR!!! He is seriously my best friend haha I know I say that about a lot of people but Edgar is just hilarious and so fun to teach! We are always just so "straight up" with him and its so refreshing. He told us that he was going to be at church on time at 9:00 on Sunday but 9:00 comes around and he is no where to be found, we called him and he said that he was going to be a little bit late....3rd hour of church rolls around and in walks Edgar who pulls up in this super nice red Camero wearing all black. He’s seriously such a character. Also in our last lesson, he told me that he has 6 houses in Nicaragua by the beach and that me and my family can go anytime we want (hear that family??). All that aside, Edgar is actually really humble and awesome. He loves the gospel and is just so "hungry" to learn. 

Also, funny story... we actually got locked out of our house a few days ago. We woke up and went for our morning 1.5 mile run and when all four of us came back, the door was locked. Sister Callister and I had to run 6 miles to the Elders house to get a phone to call our landlord but all was well and it worked out! It’s a good thing that Florida is below sea-level and I've recently fallen in love with running. We for sure will never get locked out again though! 

But anyways, I LOVE YOU ALL!! So much! Thank you for all your love and support that you give me! I am so thankful for you all and pray for you every day! HAVE A GREAT WEEK! 

Alma 13: 23-24

23 And they are made known unto us in plain terms, that we may understand, that we cannot err; and this because of our being wanderers in a strange land; therefore, we are thus highly favored, for we have these glad tidings declared unto us in all parts of our vineyard.

24 For behold, angels are declaring it unto many at this time in our land; and this is for the purpose of preparing the hearts of the children of men to receive his word at the time of his coming in his glory.

Pictures: 

Me and Pres&sister Richardson

Sister Leslie and I

ALL of my companions :)