No March Madness aqui... but aguas de marco!!
Well, it’s honestly quite weird to think that it’s March. To me, I have permanently been in the month of July this whole time here. Michael said something about a fan that was hysterical- that one of the best things ever was to arrive home and sit in front of the fan... So true! I have my own personal fan, and it moves with me around the house. When we plan it is with me, and as I sleep at night on top of the sheets, it is on full boar right at my head all night. Yeah for fans!!
This week has been an amazing one- once again we were blessed with so many miracles. I really learned how the Lord answers our prayers, at any moment. We had soo many great powerful experiences- but here are just two of them from this week that were incredible- one night we were about to visit Patricia, the mother of Julia. We have been teaching this family after Julia was baptized 2 weeks ago... They are soo great! Anyways, right before we entered the apartment, Sister Labadie and I said a prayer that we would be able to talk to Patricia about baptism and about her marriage... it’s a rather complicated situation. Well anyways, as we entered and then sat down, the first thing Patricia said to us was- I want to talk to you two- I would like to be baptized but I have some questions about my marriage first. Wow... how is that for a quick answer to a prayer!
So Patricia will be getting baptized soon here, she wants to so badly...she will be getting married in the next month here, there is a bit of paperwork she has to do, but it will all work out. It was so exciting because she wanted her son, Daniel to be baptized this week, to help her family progress, and also to help her fiancé visit the church. Well, Daniel was baptized and it was a really special baptism, he had the biggest, biggest smile on his face as he entered the waters of baptism, and Patricia had tears dripping down her face... she has such a great desire to be baptized! And the best part? Her fiancé, Cyfalnre came to the baptism, and loved it! He will be coming to church next week to see Daniel receive the Holy Ghost. So Sister Labadie and I are soo excited- it is amazing to see how things open up because of the desires of the Lord.
It is awesome to see our recent converts help this new family. Lia and Danilo have been such help for them as well- and once again, it is just awesome to spend time with this family. Lia and Danilo have this permanent smile that wont wipe off their face. We talked to Danilo about the priesthood, and found out, that he knows more about it then Sister Labadie and I! haha! He already had marked an interview with the bishop, and was telling us all about the different quorums of the setenta... because lets be honest, like I knew that much about it all? I don’t know... its the priesthood... We taught what it is, but when it comes to the details of it all, I am a little lost. Looks like that is something I could study...
Anyways, as far as the other really great experience- this happened last week. It was at the end of our Pday, and Sister Labadie and I decided to make a few phone calls at a payphone we try not to use... anyways, we were there and I started making calls, and Sister Labadie started talking to this lady. Well, as Sister Labadie started sharing about the gospel, this lady, Carol, just started to cry and cry. She said she had just had a miscarriage and lost twins, and this was exactly what she needed to here. We talked to her for awhile, and set up an appointment to teach her the next day.
Well the next day, we looked and looked for her house, and couldn’t find the street. I was so frustrated, because I knew she was waiting, and I felt it was so important to visit her! That night as we were home I poured over the map, trying to find the street where she lived. Well we started praying that we would be able to find her again... all week we thought about her, but never saw her.
Well yesterday, we had lunch in a really far away neighborhood. Afterwards we felt impressed to stop in a member’s house quickly, and to our surprise a different member, SuElli was visiting there. She quickly offered to give us a ride home, and as we were driving in the car with her, we saw Carol. Well Sister Labadie yelled stop stop stop! And so SuElli stopped the car, we yelled at Carol, and began to talk to her.....push comes to shove, we ended up going to her house, teaching a lesson... and I know now why we had to wait to find her. SuElli was exactly who needed to talk to her- she has had a life very much like Carol, and it was her advice that made a difference. Carol cried and cried as we taught her about prayer and gave her a Book of Mormon... she asked us to start from ground zero with her, and teach her everything we know and help her make this change in her life. Well sure, twist my arm!
It truly is amazing to see how the Lord works. I have been blown away with how many truly elect people, people who have been so prepared and waiting for the gospel, have been put directly in our lives. It is such a blessing to us to be a small part of this work and to be able to bear our testimony to these people.
I can see now why people never want to leave the mission- the joy is so indescribable. Everyday now I get antsy to leave and to share my testimony. I know that this gospel is true, and I know that with faith, we can have a power to do miracles. Because the biggest miracle of all is seeing ourselves change as we help others come to know the truth. The biggest miracle of all is seeing what Christ can make of our life, to see how this perfect gospel, takes a small ordinary person like me, and changes every part of me!
Oh yeah... And even though the work is serious, there are some hysterical moments. Here is a good one, this past week Sister Labadie and I were walking and ended up talking to one man... and he told us that "He had been Mormon in his past life." We asked him to explain that, and he said that his therapist told him that he had lived in the US in his last life, probably Utah, and it looked like he had been moron. Well that’s just great.
Oh and the other one, Patricia’s daughter wanted to ask someone if they knew the missionaries and instead she said "Voce conhece os dicionarias" Which means do you know the dictionaries? So now when we arrived at their house we say, The Dictionaries are arriving! She is hysterical. She can’t say Sister Labadies name either so it’s Sister Monroe and Sister Laba... haha.
Anyways, times up, its time to run! I love you all!!!
Beijos e Bracos!!
Sister Felony Gibson Monroe (ask KC or Ali if you dont get that one)
This week has been an amazing one- once again we were blessed with so many miracles. I really learned how the Lord answers our prayers, at any moment. We had soo many great powerful experiences- but here are just two of them from this week that were incredible- one night we were about to visit Patricia, the mother of Julia. We have been teaching this family after Julia was baptized 2 weeks ago... They are soo great! Anyways, right before we entered the apartment, Sister Labadie and I said a prayer that we would be able to talk to Patricia about baptism and about her marriage... it’s a rather complicated situation. Well anyways, as we entered and then sat down, the first thing Patricia said to us was- I want to talk to you two- I would like to be baptized but I have some questions about my marriage first. Wow... how is that for a quick answer to a prayer!
So Patricia will be getting baptized soon here, she wants to so badly...she will be getting married in the next month here, there is a bit of paperwork she has to do, but it will all work out. It was so exciting because she wanted her son, Daniel to be baptized this week, to help her family progress, and also to help her fiancé visit the church. Well, Daniel was baptized and it was a really special baptism, he had the biggest, biggest smile on his face as he entered the waters of baptism, and Patricia had tears dripping down her face... she has such a great desire to be baptized! And the best part? Her fiancé, Cyfalnre came to the baptism, and loved it! He will be coming to church next week to see Daniel receive the Holy Ghost. So Sister Labadie and I are soo excited- it is amazing to see how things open up because of the desires of the Lord.
It is awesome to see our recent converts help this new family. Lia and Danilo have been such help for them as well- and once again, it is just awesome to spend time with this family. Lia and Danilo have this permanent smile that wont wipe off their face. We talked to Danilo about the priesthood, and found out, that he knows more about it then Sister Labadie and I! haha! He already had marked an interview with the bishop, and was telling us all about the different quorums of the setenta... because lets be honest, like I knew that much about it all? I don’t know... its the priesthood... We taught what it is, but when it comes to the details of it all, I am a little lost. Looks like that is something I could study...
Anyways, as far as the other really great experience- this happened last week. It was at the end of our Pday, and Sister Labadie and I decided to make a few phone calls at a payphone we try not to use... anyways, we were there and I started making calls, and Sister Labadie started talking to this lady. Well, as Sister Labadie started sharing about the gospel, this lady, Carol, just started to cry and cry. She said she had just had a miscarriage and lost twins, and this was exactly what she needed to here. We talked to her for awhile, and set up an appointment to teach her the next day.
Well the next day, we looked and looked for her house, and couldn’t find the street. I was so frustrated, because I knew she was waiting, and I felt it was so important to visit her! That night as we were home I poured over the map, trying to find the street where she lived. Well we started praying that we would be able to find her again... all week we thought about her, but never saw her.
Well yesterday, we had lunch in a really far away neighborhood. Afterwards we felt impressed to stop in a member’s house quickly, and to our surprise a different member, SuElli was visiting there. She quickly offered to give us a ride home, and as we were driving in the car with her, we saw Carol. Well Sister Labadie yelled stop stop stop! And so SuElli stopped the car, we yelled at Carol, and began to talk to her.....push comes to shove, we ended up going to her house, teaching a lesson... and I know now why we had to wait to find her. SuElli was exactly who needed to talk to her- she has had a life very much like Carol, and it was her advice that made a difference. Carol cried and cried as we taught her about prayer and gave her a Book of Mormon... she asked us to start from ground zero with her, and teach her everything we know and help her make this change in her life. Well sure, twist my arm!
It truly is amazing to see how the Lord works. I have been blown away with how many truly elect people, people who have been so prepared and waiting for the gospel, have been put directly in our lives. It is such a blessing to us to be a small part of this work and to be able to bear our testimony to these people.
I can see now why people never want to leave the mission- the joy is so indescribable. Everyday now I get antsy to leave and to share my testimony. I know that this gospel is true, and I know that with faith, we can have a power to do miracles. Because the biggest miracle of all is seeing ourselves change as we help others come to know the truth. The biggest miracle of all is seeing what Christ can make of our life, to see how this perfect gospel, takes a small ordinary person like me, and changes every part of me!
Oh yeah... And even though the work is serious, there are some hysterical moments. Here is a good one, this past week Sister Labadie and I were walking and ended up talking to one man... and he told us that "He had been Mormon in his past life." We asked him to explain that, and he said that his therapist told him that he had lived in the US in his last life, probably Utah, and it looked like he had been moron. Well that’s just great.
Oh and the other one, Patricia’s daughter wanted to ask someone if they knew the missionaries and instead she said "Voce conhece os dicionarias" Which means do you know the dictionaries? So now when we arrived at their house we say, The Dictionaries are arriving! She is hysterical. She can’t say Sister Labadies name either so it’s Sister Monroe and Sister Laba... haha.
Anyways, times up, its time to run! I love you all!!!
Beijos e Bracos!!
Sister Felony Gibson Monroe (ask KC or Ali if you dont get that one)
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