hi friends and family! hope this week was a good one.
this week for us it was PACKED with plans and I felt like we
were running everywhere. it was stressful but I noticed every single day this
week there was a miracle. here they are and I will explain them later!
monday-Reginaldo accepting a date to be baptized
tuesday-district meeting
wednesday-Oscar teaching us
thursday-Rony's testimony
friday-cold shower
saturday-the rainbow
sunday-Elba and Anyeli at
church
starting with Monday, we have a
new investigator named Reginaldo and he accepted to be baptized on July 30! he
is so solid. he already knows the church and the Book of Mormon are true. the
interesting thing is that he can't read. he never learned how. so we always
read to him and he listens to the Book of Mormon on the app on his phone. It is
taking some getting used to but he is
progressing nonetheless! He didnt come to church on sunday because he had to
work so we will work on that this week :) but the miracle was that we were
having a suuuuper stressful day that day, almost in tears. we decided just to
try if he was home and we ended up teaching him and having someone want to be
baptized! it was a testimony to me of the attitude we should have throughout the
day. not frustrated or mad, but grateful that we are bringing people unto
Christ.
tuesday we had a district
meeting that was very inspiring and motivational! our district is just the
missionaries in the branch this transfer so we are really close and unified! I
love it!
wednesday we went over to the
Peraltas to teach Oscar. he taught Priesthood (the
men’s Sunday school lesson) on sunday! he said he was super nervous for
it but everyone came up to him after and said it was super good and they
learned a lot. he made posters and everything for the lesson, he is the cutest.
We were planning on teaching him stuff about the priesthood but he just went on
about his lesson and basically just taught us the whole entire time. asking us
questions and everything. i told him to think about the first time he bore his
testimony, shaking and so scared and look where he is now. everytime I am with
him, it makes me so happy. he brings me sooo much joy! on sunday we couldnt
stop talking to each other during class-I LOVE HIM!
thursday we went to teach
Reginaldo and Rony came with us because they used to be roommates! (another
miracle) but Rony bore a suuuuper powerful testimony of the Book of Mormon and
how it changed his life. He isnt really the one to speak up or to speak his
feelings but he did that night and he taught me a lot. members are so powerful!
friday we did A TON of service
and I dont think I have ever been more exhausted in my life. We did our studies
in the morning and left at 11 to go mow someones lawn and cut their trees. We
biked all the way there (we dont have miles) and it was already in the 100's
with the sun. So we did that service with a push lawn-mower, not an automatic.
but the lady was nice and brought us out cold mexican drinks. after that we
biked all the way to the food truck and handed out food for 2 hours in the
burning sun too! everyone was just dripping. we biked home and I took the
coldest shower of my life.
saturday was an interesting
day. a lot of appointments fell through and it was stressful/crazy. it was on
and off raining the whole day with blue skies on one side and complete darkness
on the other side. we did a little act of service for someone, we got out of
the car and there was the most beautiful rainbow. im so grateful for nature and
the little reminders we receive.
sunday was just amazing. such a
good sunday! our new investigator Elba and her little daughter Anyeli came.
they are from Honduras and they LOVED church. Elba is the cutest little mom and
Anyeli is the sweetest 9-year-old-little girl. I will send you a picture of
them next week hopefully. but we are in love with them and they are doing
really well and seem really open to everything about the church. we are always
so excited to teach them!
so there is my week in a
nutshell. it was super successful- we have four progressing investigators! the
work is definitely moving in this area and it couldnt make me more happy.
last miracle of the week was
this: we were at the food truck on friday giving out food. I know so many of
the people there now, especially the Hispanics (my people). they come around
the corner and they are all like "hermana garner!!!!! heyyyy!!!"
kisses on the cheeks and hugs all around. but one of my favorite old ladies
came around with the cuuuutest mexican dress. i said "I looove your
dress!" she smiled, stopped me, grabbed me by the arms and said "I
love your love" and I kind of just looked at her and she said "Thank
you for doing this for us. thank you for being willing to sacrifice your time
so that we can have food this week. I will never forget you" sweetest lady
ever and it really took me back. sometimes in the mission when we do service
projects, it just feels like something else to do. but when we serve, we are
literally serving God's children, our brothers and sisters. we all have the
same God and Father and we all have one goal-to get back to Him again. I'm so
grateful for the daily miracles I see on my mission and for the people I meet.
I started the week this week in
my reading with 3 Nephi 11 and I have been reading Christ's teachings all this
week and have been soooo uplifted and I have learned so much. I invite all of
you to read 3 Nephi 11 (https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/11?lang=eng&tst=st1_trt_ns)
and on this week. it is amazing! life-changing!
enjoy your week this week! love
you all!
Hermana Garner
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me and "the trainee"
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| cotton candy sky one night! |
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after a VERY hot day.
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jorge-the member that comes out with us all the time to
prepare for his mission. he is so good with kids, it makes us happy.
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rainbow!
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the night Rony bore killer testimony.
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| me and boo at a service project. |
