Week 55

 Hey y'all. Hope all is well and you have a great week. Mine was pretty fun, today I watched Elder Niven do the one chip challenge and I don't think he had too much fun after that, but it was definitely a laugh. Here's the rest of my week:

Jay - a very disgusting service. I honestly don't know why I wanted to include this, but I think I'm now scarred for life and will definitely not be a slob. 

Cheesecake - had a very great district council on recognizing each other's strengths and uplifting instead of comparing. It was a fire lesson. Spent a fat minute complimenting everyone and then had Cheesecake because it was Elder Wallace's birthday. 

Garlicks - probably the last time I will see them, which is sad, but we had our last lesson with Kris and she's so awesome and I'm so happy she decided to be baptized. Hearing her whole story and seeing the change and acceptance in her life was amazing. It's not an easy change for anyone, but it's worth it and God helps a lot. Really going to miss her, and her cooking, but she should tell me when she's being baptized when she gets to Arizona so I'll let y’all know

Kevin - my man. He is so cool and is continuing to grow his faith and testimony every time we see him. I just don't know if he recognizes that. This last lesson we talked about faith and he told us about how when he prays he feels his stress lift off of him like a heavy weight. It was so cool hearing that simple testimony from him and he loves coming to church. Please pray for him to recognize what's right in front of him! 

Hannah - her parents were baptized in February and she was finally baptized this last weekend! It was kinda over the place but so good. She even brought a friend and was giving her a tour which was super awesome. She got the Holy Ghost on Sunday and it was awesome. 

Eddie - literally one of the coolest dudes ever. We met with him twice this week. The first time we asked him how praying went and after only 4 days he said he loves it and has an awesome connection with God. We read the scriptures together and asked him to try those out. 

Cool little miracle: when we invited him to pray and promised him to have a better connection with his Heavenly Father he said he really wanted that because he didn't have the best relationship with his dad. Then right after we left his dad called to see how he was doing. The Gospel blesses individuals and families!!! So awesome!

But it doesn't end there. We met with him again on Sunday and he told us how he wrote down some questions and had them all answered! He knows the Church is true and so is the Book of Mormon and that God has been waiting for him. Super cool. Then he asked about Hannah receiving the Holy Ghost and we explained that and led right into asking him if he wanted to be baptized and have that stronger relationship with God and he said yes!! I'm so happy for him and absolutely pumped. 

Spiritual thought: the only thing that God wants to do is bless you. He doesn't make you do anything, but He gives you opportunities to grow, He blesses you with strength when you're weak, and He paved the whole path. As you walk it, not only can you feel His love, but your relationships with others will strengthen and grow. It's so amazing if you take a moment to think about it and thank Him. Try doing that this week and you can see the change in your life. 

Love y'all, here's the pics