hi guys!!! this past week was so good! I was kind of all over the place, location wise and mentally.
Monday
and Tuesday i was in Frontenac with some sisters there because sister
scott went home! It was fun to be there because the houses are soo
pretty. seriously, google them. It reminded me of St Louis Hills with
all of the brick and just everything being a little busier. i sure do
love the city.
Wednesday
we had transfer meeting! my favorite meeting!! I love seeing the new
missionaries coming in and all the friends i've made out here! well
anyway i have to tell you guys something that happened in the mission on
wednesday. So two elders were coming into St Louis from Farmington, MO
to get a new car and they were driving north and a semi was driving
south and the semi's front left tire blew out and jumped over the middle
thing and flew over the elders car. it took off the top of their car.
One of the them, Elder O, had to get surgery to stop the bleeding in his
brain. But they both were in ICU. So of course at this point all we
could do was pray for them and pray that the doctors would know how to
help them and that their families would be okay. The power of prayer and
fasting is so real. By Friday they were both out of ICU and Saturday
they were both released from the hospital. They aren't back to working
in their area but they are resting well at the mission home. It really
is a miracle that they are alive, and even more of a miracle because of
how well they are doing. but just because they are doing so well now
doesn't mean we can stop praying!
Thursday
was the first day that we were really back in our area to work! We had
district meeting and then we tried to see some people, but no one was
home. and when i say no one, i mean it. so we decided that we'd do some
transfer planning and then go back out and work. and the second time we
went out was so much better! We had a lesson with our investigator, B.
Her husband is a member but hasn't been to church consistently in a long
time. But they just had a baby and are so ready to come to church! we
invited her to pray about when she should be baptized and we're going to
be setting a specific date with her this week! They also came to church
on Sunday again! The O'Fallon ward has welcomed them so much, it's
great to see these friendships being made.
On
Friday we were BACK in st louis for MLC. And guess what?!!??! Something
great is coming! (i'm not talking about the second coming) But there is
a super awesome video for christmas that the church released! It's
called "He Is The Gift"
watch it!
discover it, embrace it, and share it.
(side note: i didn't go on youtube to get the link, i got it from mormon.org:))
This
is going to be a big focus of our transfer! The video is estimated to
have about 22 million views and is going to be in times square, and the
main ad on youtube on december 7th *cough*the day before my
birthday*cough*
it's going to be huge! and so many people have been prepared to accept the gospel through this video!
Sister
Fernandez and i are doing great! She's so sweet. and we just both love
to do missionary work so we have been working like crazy with the time
that we've had in our area this week. She is from utah and has been out
for about 16 months! i love her.
have
a good week fam bam! I love you and i'll be thinking about you! We have
a full day on Thursday, we'll be with members and then at the mission
home, so i will be well fed and taken care of!
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