July 16, 2012
Hello my family!!!
My week was good! Noo got baptized on Saturday. I can't say
I have
ever been more happy than when I see someone we've been teaching the
gospel of Jesus Christ, and someone we love so much enter the waters
of baptism. It's a feeling you can't really describe.
Noo is so funny! I can't wait till y'all can meet her! When she got
confirmed on Sunday she turned to us before she went up to the front
and asked if we could come up with her. haha She is so sweet.
Oh!!! Guess who cut my hair last week? We heard this lady in the ward
cuts hair so we called her and went over... never meeting her before,
and I walked in and saw a picture of the Roberts kids on her wall. She
is Natalie Roberts sister! Small world huh? She looks exactly like her
too.
This week has been very rainy. The streets have flooded in lots of
places, and it's supposed to keep raining this week too. But I'm not
complaining, because it's a nice break from the heat. I am going to
have to invest in a boat! ;)
So the 3 sets of missionaries that are in our ward have set up a month
long fast for our ward to help them have missionaries opportunities.
Each family fasts on one day, and we have seen miracles happen! 2
Weeks ago a lady came into church and throughout all of the meetings
she was just crying the whole time. I had a really strong feeling that
I needed to go talk to her even though I didn't know who she was. (The
ward here changes soo much you never know who is a member, visitor,
investigator, etc.) So after relief society I went up and asked her
what her name was. She told me, Lori, and then explained to me that
she had been in-active for 23 years! She hadn't been to church since
before she got married because her husband is Jewish and he was very
anti. But the past year has changed a lot because her husband got very
sick. Well we set up an appointment to go visit her and see what we
could do for her. When we got over to her house her husband, Jeff, was
sitting in the rocker recliner in the living room and he sat in and
contributed in the lesson the whole time. He was very open with us!
Which really surprised me because the bishop and ward council told us
he was anti. The spirit was probably the strongest I've ever felt in a
lesson. Sister Rozas and I were both in tears, they were in tears, and
the lesson we had prepared was set aside because the spirit led us in
a direction we knew they needed. Jeff just got his leg amputated, and
he is getting a kidney transplant soon. With all of these medical
issues it has made him think about life and death. He told us he wants
to be with his wife forever. He told us the church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day saints has made an impression on him while he's been sick
because of all they have done. He listed off things like blessings,
meals, yard work, and just visits (which is really what the members of
the church do!) He told us his church never has done anything like
that before. He told us he will do whatever it takes to be with his
wife forever. We extended a baptismal date, and he quickly accepted!
He is going to be baptized on the 26th of Aug if his health is good.
We left that lesson soooo grateful for the spirit! Those are the best
lessons when everything is set aside and you know the spirit guides
you.
The only thing we are trying to figure out is how he will be baptized
because he has a catheter and can't go under water.... so I think
someone will need to stand in proxy for him, but we'll figure that
out! We are just so excited. We called to bishop after our visit and
he was so shocked, and so excited too. It's good knowing we have the
trust of our bishop.
Another miracle from our ward fast is everyone wanting us to teach
their friends, and family. We have had several people wanting us to
come to dinner with them so they can have an investigator over with
us! It's awesome having everyone be involved in missionary work!
This past week Sister Rozas and I got fed a lot of different kinds of
foods. We had Filipino (sp?), Nigerian, Salvadorian, Mexican, and
Texan. There are tons of people in our ward from different places in
the world it's fun!
Well, I don't have much time left but I love you all sooo much! I pray
for you daily! Thanks for all your love and support.
I love you!!!
Erianne
ever been more happy than when I see someone we've been teaching the
gospel of Jesus Christ, and someone we love so much enter the waters
of baptism. It's a feeling you can't really describe.
Noo is so funny! I can't wait till y'all can meet her! When she got
confirmed on Sunday she turned to us before she went up to the front
and asked if we could come up with her. haha She is so sweet.
Oh!!! Guess who cut my hair last week? We heard this lady in the ward
cuts hair so we called her and went over... never meeting her before,
and I walked in and saw a picture of the Roberts kids on her wall. She
is Natalie Roberts sister! Small world huh? She looks exactly like her
too.
This week has been very rainy. The streets have flooded in lots of
places, and it's supposed to keep raining this week too. But I'm not
complaining, because it's a nice break from the heat. I am going to
have to invest in a boat! ;)
So the 3 sets of missionaries that are in our ward have set up a month
long fast for our ward to help them have missionaries opportunities.
Each family fasts on one day, and we have seen miracles happen! 2
Weeks ago a lady came into church and throughout all of the meetings
she was just crying the whole time. I had a really strong feeling that
I needed to go talk to her even though I didn't know who she was. (The
ward here changes soo much you never know who is a member, visitor,
investigator, etc.) So after relief society I went up and asked her
what her name was. She told me, Lori, and then explained to me that
she had been in-active for 23 years! She hadn't been to church since
before she got married because her husband is Jewish and he was very
anti. But the past year has changed a lot because her husband got very
sick. Well we set up an appointment to go visit her and see what we
could do for her. When we got over to her house her husband, Jeff, was
sitting in the rocker recliner in the living room and he sat in and
contributed in the lesson the whole time. He was very open with us!
Which really surprised me because the bishop and ward council told us
he was anti. The spirit was probably the strongest I've ever felt in a
lesson. Sister Rozas and I were both in tears, they were in tears, and
the lesson we had prepared was set aside because the spirit led us in
a direction we knew they needed. Jeff just got his leg amputated, and
he is getting a kidney transplant soon. With all of these medical
issues it has made him think about life and death. He told us he wants
to be with his wife forever. He told us the church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day saints has made an impression on him while he's been sick
because of all they have done. He listed off things like blessings,
meals, yard work, and just visits (which is really what the members of
the church do!) He told us his church never has done anything like
that before. He told us he will do whatever it takes to be with his
wife forever. We extended a baptismal date, and he quickly accepted!
He is going to be baptized on the 26th of Aug if his health is good.
We left that lesson soooo grateful for the spirit! Those are the best
lessons when everything is set aside and you know the spirit guides
you.
The only thing we are trying to figure out is how he will be baptized
because he has a catheter and can't go under water.... so I think
someone will need to stand in proxy for him, but we'll figure that
out! We are just so excited. We called to bishop after our visit and
he was so shocked, and so excited too. It's good knowing we have the
trust of our bishop.
Another miracle from our ward fast is everyone wanting us to teach
their friends, and family. We have had several people wanting us to
come to dinner with them so they can have an investigator over with
us! It's awesome having everyone be involved in missionary work!
This past week Sister Rozas and I got fed a lot of different kinds of
foods. We had Filipino (sp?), Nigerian, Salvadorian, Mexican, and
Texan. There are tons of people in our ward from different places in
the world it's fun!
Well, I don't have much time left but I love you all sooo much! I pray
for you daily! Thanks for all your love and support.
I love you!!!
Erianne
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