Week of Adventures

Hola!

I wish that I could just call and tell everyone about all of the adventures that happened this week because it takes too long to email. We have seen so many miracles – I love it! My new companion is awesome and she is growing so much. I have definitely been blessed with awesome companions!

This week has been crazy! On Tuesday night, we drove to Wichita for transfers and we stayed with the STL's there. The new missionaries that came in also stayed there with us so I got to see my new companion before she knew who I was. My new companion is amazing! Sister Webb loves the outdoors – perfect right? She was big into rock climbing, mountain biking, and she is very musically talented. We get quite the crack up in the morning when we sing because she has a beautiful voice and mine really struggles. Also, she plays many instruments including the piano and guitar. She is so motivated to do missionary work and she is as sweet as can be!

As soon as we pulled into Liberal for the first time, we got a call from the District Leader telling us that a drunk driver ran into a member’s home and almost killed the mom and the baby. So, before Sister Webb was able to unpack or see our whole house, we went over to see what happened. The gal that ran into the house was going 60 MPH, jumped the curb, and went straight into the Strydom's house. She barely missed Sami and her baby who were sitting on the couch in the front room – what a miracle!

Then, our heater broke while we were in Wichita so that night we had no heat and it was 48 degrees in our house! We were frozen and we used every blanket that we could find in our house. It was quite the exciting first night for Sister Webb in Liberal. The next day the heater got fixed so all is well!

On Thursday, we had dinner with Sister Brown and Ana. The next morning, we texted Ana and challenged her to bring someone to dinner that night. We got a text not too long after and she told us that her brother was going to be coming to dinner with her. That night at dinner, we were able to discuss with Luis (non-member’s brother) about what he believed in. It was so interesting to hear what he believed and some of the questions that he had. The Spirit was so strong as we explained to him about The Book of Mormon and how it can truly bless his life. Sister Webb invited him to be baptized and he accepted! He is going to be baptized on March 14th.

On Saturday, Luis came to the church to play sports in the morning and then our Bishop came and made everyone lunch who was there. After lunch, we gave Luis a tour of the church and taught him about the Restoration. Luis told us that he prayed for the first time in a long time the day before and he started to tear up when he told us that he knew that God was there and that he knows that he can change and find happiness in his life. Luis is so amazing! He has been through so much but he has such a strong desire to change and to be better through Jesus Christ. He had dinner with us at Bishop Willis' house on Sunday and we were able to talk to him about The Plan of Salvation. He ate it all up and he read everything that we invited him to. We are so excited to see the progress and the change that Luis will go through in the next couple of weeks.

Along with all of the crazy things happening – church got cancelled! We had a “snow storm” here in Liberal. We only got about 4-5 inches but the whole town got shut down. We actually weren't allowed to drive our cars until about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. So, that was definitely a new experience for Sister Webb.

“Above all else, ultimate happiness, true peace, and anything even remotely close to scriptural joy are found first, foremost, and forever in living the gospel of Jesus Christ.” – Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

“Happiness is the object and design of our existence; and will be the end thereof, if we pursue the path that leads to it; and this path is virtue, uprightness, faithfulness, holiness, and keeping all the commandments of God.” – Joseph Smith

“Happiness here and now consists in freely, lovingly, joyfully acknowledging God's will for us – and doing it in all ways and all affairs big and small.” – President Ezra Taft Benson

“Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.” – Nephi

Misionera Amor!
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Hermana Adams