First of all I would like to say that my Mother is pretty much the most amazing person on the face of the PLANET!!!!!!! I got Mawmaw's STUFFING on Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!! Even though mom is the crazy single mom who calls her daughters mission haha jk.... at least I get Mawmaw's stuffing out of it right. Just kidding Mom I loved it! When Sister Delong told me I jumped literally on her and screamed, so that was exciting, oh and cried haha. I do take after my mother! thanksgiving was amazing the Delong family is wonderful and we had a great time and were spiritually uplifted too! we also spent thanksgiving lunch with the Lutrell's she is a member but he is not. We went around and talked about what we were thankful for and he said he was thankful for the missionaries. He said he has never met young people like us and that we would lead this country someday. It was so sweet.
Then on saturday we had planned to meet a bunch of investigators at a trailor park field off central ave. and play football. we had invited everyone from the trailor park and some of our other investigators. Sis. Gladden was ready with her game face haha. We also invited the Delong family. It was a great oppotunity to find new people and set up new appontments. Well it rained all day. But we decided to show up anyway. the delong family showed up too. It was us,the elders and the Delong family, so we decided to go to every single door in the trailor park and go tracting with the delong family! It was so much fun! We were soaked from head to toe and we ended up with three return appointments and three new investigators!!!!!!! The Lord is amazing! We had fun in the rain and we did the Lord's work. Walker is about 5 and we were sad at first that we could not play football and I said Walker this was a success and why was it a success and he yelled "because we taught people about Jesus Christ". Hearing that made that entire day worth it!
We had two baptisms this past weekend and this coming weekend we have two more. things are really going well. There was a little girl about 10 that got baptised on saturday and her mother has been through numerous missionaries and we went and met with her last week. Her and I talked about education and montessori for an hour and how it relates to the gospel. She not only came to the baptism, but she came to church and we have two lessons with her this week!!!!!!!! The Lord prepares people and us in so many ways for the gospel. The Gospel is so wonderful.
I think I have truly learned about the Savior's love in the past couple of weeks. Mom has always said that one day I would understand what it feels like to love as a mother does. I can't say that I fully understand now, but I have had a hightened understanding of the Savior's love just being on my mission. sometimes it is so overwhelming that I feel as though I can't take anymore. I feel how the Savior loves me and the people that I meet and it wears my body out. I was telling my companion I am just so spiritually exhausted. How beautiful it is that the Savior feels that Love for us individually all the time. The Atonement was individual. I can not imagine having to bare that. I am so grateful for the Love that my mother feels for me. I have been very weapy lately (haha more than usual) because the love that I feel is so over powering. I know that is what my mom feels and I look up to her for that and know that that is a gift that is from Heavenly Father and it can be hard to bare. So I am grateful for everyone of those trears that she cries even if she could fill the ocean with them hehe.
I love the gospel. I know the Book of Mormon is true and because I know the Book of Mormon is true I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet. I know the priesthood was restored to the earth today and I know that this is the true Church of Jesus Christ! I know God lives and I know Jesus is the Christ. I am so grateful for my family and friends. I am grateful for their support and love! Thank you for all you do!
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