Hey
folks :) Love
you all so much :)
HOPE EVERYONE HAD A
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!
So grateful for this
country we have to live in with the freedoms we enjoy. Thank you to all those
who have served, are serving, or will serve!!! Shout out to my baby brother (he
is almost 19, not so baby anymore) who reports for basic training in the Navy
in a couple weeks!
Fourth of July found 5
of our 8 appointments cancel, so that was a disappointment, but we didn't let
that keep us down! We kept trying to make the most of our time and meet cool
new people! One of the members of the Branch was hosting a BBQ so we of course
hit that up.
We had our first
District Meeting in our tiny Cunningham District... there was us and the
Cunningham Elders. So 4 in total. But strength does not come from numbers it
comes from dedication to the Lord :)
The sisters who have
been assigned to travel around the mission and go on exchanges were with us
half of Thursday and half
of Friday. Sister Richman from
Idaho came with me and we had a hoot! She was a good sport and enjoyed the
spanish lessons even though she couldn't speak a word past Hola. Thank goodness
two of the people we taught could also speak english and she was able to
participate. We taught Celine!!! She is so much fun to teach and every time we
meet with her I just end up laughing so much. Her desire to change her life is
evident and her love of Christ is so real. Her eyes were so wide and excited as
we taught about the Book of Mormon. When we asked her what she thought of what
we had said, she looked at us and said "It's true. I know it is." AHHHH
so exciting :)
When Sister Richman
and I were contacting a potential investigator we had previously set up an
appointment with, the older aged father opened the door instead of the woman we
were trying to meet with. Evidently the woman was at work and the father came
out on the porch to talk to us. Well, it wasn't really "talking" more
like preaching full volume. He read 2 entire chapters from the Bible and told
us all about how he was a pastor in El Salvador. He talked nonstop for about 45
minutes. I felt so bad for Sister Richman who couldn't speak spanish.
We had a couple more
lessons with Jonathan this week! He is continuing to read the Book of Mormon
and he came to a baptism of an investigator I used to teach in Chamblee! But he
was too tired to come to church... so that broke our hearts.
Exchanges with the
Atlanta Sisters!! Awesome times :) I went with Sister Sundwall who is from
Riverside Utah! So close to home! It is her last transfer here on her mission
and then she goes home! We taught the cutest woman named Katie who is getting
baptized next week! Her husband works for the Marvel film crew. So basically I
met Chris Evans through 2 people. Basically. I loved getting to spend time with
Sister Sundwall and get to know her better. She is a radiant daughter of
God!!
KIMBERLIN GOT BAPTIZED
IN CHAMBLEE AND I GOT TO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I also had to give the
talk on baptism there in spanish in front of my mission president. Nerve
racking. Wanna know how to get a humility check? Do public speaking for years
and then try to switch languages. You are humbled reallllyyyy fast.
The baptism was so
wonderful and my heart was so happy to see the Flores family :)
This Gospel is all
about change and growth. It is about improving each day through the miracle of
repentance. It is about holding to the hand of the Lord as He lifts us higher.
He can make so much more of us than we can on our own.
Sigue Adelante!!!
I love you all!!!!
Con Amor,
Hermana Draper
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