Week 28: Happy Place and Prayers Please!

TRANSFERS happened this weekend... Friday night we got a call telling us that we were safe... meaning we are staying together in Diamond Bar! Wahoo! We are so excited because the work is really picking up for us. About 45 minutes later we got a call telling us to pack our bags because we are leaving............. our apartment. Ha! We are moving in with the Kilburns today! They are some of my favorites in the Diamond Bar ward. They are a cute old couple and have a dog that looks like Mazie (my dog at home) but she is white! I am in love you guys... I found my happy place. <3

We had some really good lessons with week!

We are still meeting with Adrienne. We invited her to be baptized during our lesson and she said that she was honored that we thought she was ready to be baptized but she needs to think about it and digest everything we taught her. PRAY that she has some spiritual experiences this past week that will help her recognize the blessings that she could receive.

Jeff and Elsa, the Chinese couple are amazing! They are the cutest people on the planet. Jeff said the opening prayer in Chinese so obvi we didn't understand a word, but Elsa said that in his prayer he blessed us to be safe in all our work and that it is cold and rainy outside and he is thankful that the sisters bring warmth and peace to his home! CUTE RIGHT?!? I DIED!

Then we always have awesome lessons with them because they come prepared! When they are prepared it makes life so much easier! They have awesome questions about their reading in the Book of Mormon. We talked about Why the natural man is an enemy to God? Jeff was like, "So I am an enemy to God because I am not baptized yet huh?" They crack us up all the time. Jeff has a testimony and believes everything rock solid... He doesn't want to get baptized without Elsa because he doesn't want to be separated from her. Elsa is progressing and is making really good way. She comes from a Buddhist family so Christianity is all new to her but she understands so well.

And then STELLA! She is the referral we got from the Long Beach Elders that I told you about two weeks ago. Well we finally had another meeting with her on Saturday and she is amazing. She CALLED US to set up the appointment and have us come over for some pie. She wanted to tell us a little bit more about her background and how she ended up where she is. We had a long talk with her and ended up teaching her about the Priesthood. We asked her if she wanted to come to church tomorrow and she said, "YES I would really like to come!" and we told her that after church she could receive a Priesthood Blessing to help her get past some of her fears and worries. That she could feel peace and comfort from the words her Father in Heaven wants her to know. She came to church and loved it. She told us she feels like she is treated like family! Everyone welcomed her and just made her feel so at home.

It was funny, she asked us if there was a place she could get coffee... and we were like... "uhhhh"..... and she goes... "do you drink coffee??" and we said, "nope". and THEN she goes.

" oh. gotcha" -with a smile- Stella is amazing. and is soo prepared! She asked our Bishop if it was okay if she was a little possessive over the sisters because she loves us so much! haha we were like DUH! <3

We didn't see Madilyn this week for a lesson but we dropped cookies off to her door yesterday and she opened up the door with no pants on! haha I swear that woman goes to great lengths to see our reactions. LOL it was funny. I told her that she looked great with no pants on and I wonder what she would do if we showed up with no pants (skirts) next time? ((we would never but the thought is funny))

I am grateful for Heavenly Father's and Christ's unconditional love for me. Sometimes I forget... "Yeah I'm a missionary"... I forget sometimes! We need to not forget. We need to see ourselves for who we can become and also see others that way. If we are truly trying to love others as God loves them, we need to see their eternal potential. We need to see our eternal potential!! We need to gain a perfect knowledge that we are CHILDREN OF GOD, Sons and Daughters of a King. When we understand that... We can truly feel that unconditional love and peace from our Savior and loving Father in Heaven. It is our purpose here on earth to rediscover who we were made to be in the Pre-Mortal life! Everything we learned there, we agreed to live and endure here.

Thankful thankful thankful.

Love you all very much, thank you for all your thoughts and prayers! I feel em. I really rely on them.

xoxo

Sister Holt