Chihuahuas and Chickens

My Zone in Wichita!

Hola!

We had iPad orientation this past week! Yep, that is right...iPads! Elder Clarke from the Seventy came and gave us some wonderful training. He didn’t talk a lot about the actual iPads, but he talked to us a lot about being converted and what happens after the mission. I thought that it was really interesting and it was truly a spiritual experience. At the end, he opened it up for questions and it was so cool to see how firm his faith is in the gospel.

We were at a recent convert’s house – and across the street – was a mom with her two daughters putting up a fence. We went across the street and asked if there was anything that we could do to help but they were just about done for the day. We were able to set up another time that we could come back. When we came back, it was just the daughters that were home and we were able to have a lesson with them. Afterwards, one of the daughters asked for help on her homework. Their mom came home when we were helping with her homework and she was very impressed and happy to see us. Long story short – another recent convert was in her class at school and so she came with us at our next appointment. It was a beautiful day so we sat out on the front porch, ate popsicles from the ice cream truck that drove by, and had a lesson. Before I knew it, I had made a commitment with her to stop eating ice cream if she would go off of coffee and she agreed. She hasn’t had coffee since then and I haven’t had ice cream - sorry Hannah! That Sunday, her mom was busy and wasn’t able to attend church so the daughter got a ride with the other recent convert. It was so amazing!

We had a “mini” missionary for the weekend! She is a gal from our Stake named Arise (age 17). She was so adorable! She was with us from Friday night to Sunday night. We had so much fun with her and were so sad when she had to leave. She was exhausted by the end of the weekend and she said that she had never seen so many Chihuahuas and chickens in her life. Also, we had so much food!

One really sweet miracle this week was that we were doing service at an investigator's house and helping her move out all this junk from her house. Her friend came over to help as well and was very impressed that young people who hardly knew her were helping. So, she wanted to learn about what we do as missionaries. Last night, we met with her and her son and she cried after the opening prayer saying that she felt something she had never felt before. She walked out of the room because she didn’t want to cry in front of us. It was such an amazing experience and it shows how the Spirit truly testifies of the truth!

Alma 26:22…
22 Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good works, and prayeth continually without ceasing—unto such it is given to know themysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal things which never have been revealed; yea, and it shall be given unto such to bring thousands of souls to repentance, even as it has been given unto us to bring these our brethren to repentance.

Misionera Amor!
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Hermana Adams