Hello one and all!
This week has really flown by! It feels like we just had preparation day! But hey, what else is new?
Well some pretty awesome things happened this week. huge answers to our prayers which we're very grateful for.
One of them is with this girl named Itzy. She is the daughter of the of the recent converts here in the branch. When I first got here, we tried to start teaching her, but without success... Just, typical, teenage girl, who wants nothing to do with religion, you know? But randomly, she showed up to church last Sunday! And then, she went to branch camping trip this last weekend with her family! Then to top it off she came to church again yesterday. So, it's a pretty big miracle the change that has taken place in her, considering how she was when I first got here. We were unable to teach her and her family last week at all, but this week we have a set appointment with them! So we're really excited to start teaching her.
Another awesome thing that happened with a part member family this last week is with this guy named Daniel. His wife and all his in-law's are all members of the church--except for him! We had another branch activity last Saturday. It was like a BBQ/pool party thing. And Daniel and his family were there! We've heard from other members that he's the type of guy that doesn't like to be pressured from anyone about the church, and wants to go at his own pace. But we decided to just go for it! We had a really amazing conversation about the church and what he wants for his family. He accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon and said we could come by this week and teach. We're very happy about this. Keep him in your prayers!
It seems like all of Washington is on fire right now! Well, except for Kennewick. But we still get the smoke from it though! A lot of the northern part of the state is going crazy with wild fires right now. And a lot of the smoke is blowing down here. So the skies right now look pretty gross...
And this week is my year mark! It's pretty insane to think. Looking back at when I first left up until now--an entire year happened in between! And I feel that this next coming year is going to go by even quicker. That's why I really want to do everything I can to not waste a second of this time that I have to serve. I just love being a missionary. And despite all of the hard times and sorrows we experience, it's definitely all worth it in the end. Because we learn to rely on Christ and His Atonement to cleanse us and enable us.
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