Hey
Folks!!!
I am right now sitting
in a library with my hair soaking wet. So. Usually we always carry an umbrella
with us in our car or in our bag. BUT THE ONE DAY WE DONT GUESS WHAT HAPPENS???
yes. you guessed it. It pours. We were in Coke World (ya, pretty cool place)
and it just starts POURING BUCKETS outside. We parked three city blocks away so
we wouldn't have to pay for parking... and did not anticipate Cats and Dogs
Raining OUT OF THE SKY. So here we are just looking out the door into the rain.
(You know. $25 for a Coca-Cola umbrella was a bit too expensive, so forget
that) All four of us (the English sisters came with us to Coke World) look at
each other and just take off into the rain. A few yards away from the building
we all just slowed down and started walking because once you are soaked it
don't really matter if you walk or run. Got to the car and just sorta chilled
outside enjoying and laughing in the rain. Then got in and froze all the way
home to go change. I am now wearing nice dry clothes... but not much to do
about the hair. Adventures :)
Oh this week. Just a
bundle of odd things happening and meeting weird people. I love it :)
Let me tell you about
Erika. She is a different Erika than an investigator we met three weeks ago.
(Sorry if you every get lost with who I talk about) We had knocked into her
last week and done the survey about religious beliefs with her. She had seemed
interested and we set a return appointment for this Tuesday. So we went over
with Sister Bernal (a member from the Chamblee Branch) and that first lesson.
Picture perfect. Everything about it. She wants to begin to consistently
progress towards Christ and do all that she can to grow. SHE ASKED FOR
HOMEWORK. So of course we gave her scriptures to read and everything, I know GOLDEN
RIGHT? She said when she receives an answer to her search that she will get
baptized :) The spirit was so strong though the lesson and my heart was touched
during so many points of it. We were we talking about how we are the literal
spirit children of God my heart was on FIRE IT WAS SO POWERFUL :) The Spirit
was testifying like crazy of the truthfulness of our message :) Erika gave us
some HUGE hugs on our way out the door. Excited for her :)
Teaching Ninfa's three
girls has been so fun. Helping them learn to pray and listening as they say
their prayers out loud for the first time is so wonderful. When I see them and
their big eyes wanting to learn my heart just is so happy and full of love. I
already adore them so much :) It was so cute watching Melissa beg her mom to
take them to church :) Hopefully they will come this next week!
Kimberlin is
progressing so much and loves to learn more!! She is so tender hearted.
Constantly trying to be better and absorbs info like a sponge. We talked about
Tithing, Fasting, and Church this past lesson with her.
Our lesson with Lily
was over the priesthood and the organization of the church in Christ's time and
the exact same set up that exists now in the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. I love watching what we teach settle on her and how things
just start clicking in her head.
DINNER WITH THE PEREZ
FAMILY. Oh my gosh. The best meal I have had on my mission was from Gladys.
Holy guacamole. It was this real thick like tortilla with red chicken and spicy
beans with Salvadorean crema and cheese and SO DELICIOUS IT BRINGS TEARS TO MY
EYES JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
We had a lesson with
Verta and Fausto!! We met them when we were out knocking doors last week and
they were outside doing yard work. Fausto helps out Verta with her yard work
each Saturday. We offered to help and ended up talking to
them for 30 minutes (while getting eaten alive by horrible Georgian mosquitos).
The lesson was great and they had wonderful comments. Still unsure if Fausto is
actually open to the message or if he is pretty set in his ways. Time will
tell. But Verta's little girl is adorable... and her name is Ashley... which is
my middle name... so we bonded real quick :)
I hope and pray that
life is treating each of you good :) I love you all so much and can't believe
that God blessed me with such wonderful people in my life :)
2 Nephi 25:26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.
Christ is who we look
to. Don't look down at the ground, there isn't anything down there that can
help. Don't look inside of you, we can't do it on our own. Look up to the own
who is Mighty to Save. He is the only way through which salvation comes. There
is no other way nor name.
Look Up. And then you
will automatically Look Out and share this joy with others :)
Abrazos a todos
:)
Con Amor,
Hermana Draper
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