Sounds like Isaac's wedding was a blast. Ben and Jessy sent me a couple of pics. I started laughing really laud in the library when read about our family getting really competitive at croquet. That sounds about right. Hopefully we didn't scare Mindy's family too bad haha. I want to see the professional pics and video when they're done! You guys know how much I love that kinda stuff. I'm glad everything went good though. Sorry I couldn't be there guys but know that I'm where I need to be.
This week went by super quick.....like always. Nothing super exciting to report other than how great my mission is. I seriously love getting to know so many amazing and generous people. My heart melts every day. They are so selfless and so willing to give their all. Lessons are going great too. All of our less actives and investigators are progressing really well. Our two new investigators were really sick this week but we have a lesson with them this week.
On Saturday I went on exchanges with my Sister Training Leaders which was super fun. I stayed in my area this time though. That morning as we were walking out to the car all ready to go I chucked the keys to my temporary companion. She then stopped and asked what the heck they were for. I was like "Don't you drive?" She was like "No!" We both just busted out laughing so hard. None of us had been "green dotted" to drive. She was waiting for paper work and I still need to sign some stuff. So yeah, we went inside and called our comps on the phone. They got a kick out of it too. It's funny because the night before we both asked our comps if who we were exchanging with could drive and they both said yes. Long story short, we just walked to our next apt 6 miles away in 110 degree weather. We got a lot of honks and a couple of whistles from the Mexicans haha. We were quite the sight when we finally arrived-all sweaty and red. We had lunch with a recent convert and his wife that day too. When we got back to their house we helped Guillermo out with his family history so that he could take some names to the Temple that night. We also got his wife pretty excited about it too after we were able to connect her line with someone elses and several names popped up. Guillermo had an amazing experience at the temple and loved it so so much. He is this awesome short Mexican guy with the biggest heart. He loves the gospel and is still trying to get his wife to get baptized. It's meeting people like him that makes it all worth it. You see how much people change because of their love for God and desire to learn and live the gospel. It give me butterflies just thinking about it. The members take such good care of us too. The Nielson family has us over every couple of weeks and she always sends us home with things from here garden. Sarah, I have some seeds for you! This lady is a total hippie that has done a lot of research on what she wanted to plant in her garden. She paid really good money for all of her seeds so you can rest assured that they're really good. I'll send you some okay. They're also super hardy so they'll be able to survive your Vegas heat.
I think one of the best things about being a missionary is getting to hear all of the amazing stories that people share with us. Whether it's their conversion stories or just little miracles throughout their lives. It reminds me that the Lord truly does bless those that follow Him. It's amazing how insignificant some things become when you're out here. I'm starting to really grasp what really matters most in life, and it's not money or possessions-it's family, God, and serving others. I've had some amazing examples to help me learn that. I'm not the least bit perfect at it but I know that I've grown. There's this one guy we're teaching form the Philippians who is just a crack up. You can hardly understand a word he says and it's hard for Him to communicate what He really means, which makes it really hard to discern what he does or doesn't understand, but man oh man, when He bears His testimony or says a prayer you know that he is definitely listening. He says some of thee funniest things ever. We told him on Wednesday that we were going to talk about service, but when we asked him what service was he went on to explain how when you're in a restaurant people serve you food and then yo have self service like at a gas station haha. Not quite what we were thinking of but close enough. He also gives us a little package of cookies or cupcakes whenever we leave. It's people like him that make me love it here.
Well, I gotta go. Know that I love you all so so much. It took being completely cut off from you guys to realize just how much I love and appreciate you all. Don't wait for something similar to happen before you realize it too. Make family you're number one priority!
Love ya lots,
Sister Prows
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