Come Ye Disconsolate

It was such a good week! On Tuesday we were able to contact a referral that the Spanish Elders gave to us, and now we're teaching her! Her name is X. She has a great desire to learn all that she can, and she wants to do what's right. We were able to have two appointments with her this last week! She's said that if she comes to know that it's true for herself that she'll be baptized. :) We're so excited! She has some things that she needs to work through, but we know she can do it! She has some anxiety problems, so going to church with a whole lot of people she doesn't know kind of scares her. We're hoping that we can bring more members to our lessons so that she can get to know more people. We're really excited for her!

We were also able to meet with some investigators that another ward in our zone was teaching when they found out that they actually live in our ward! Hooray! :) Their names are Y and Z, and they're just great! They're sisters, and I don't know if I've met two kinder ladies. Y is around our age, and Z is in her 30's and we love them so much already! We were able to have a lesson with them on Tuesday, they came to church with us yesterday, and they came to the Musical Fireside that we had last night!!! :) And we have another appointment with them on Wednesday! They are very sincere. They've been church-hopping for quite some time. X really likes the Baptist church that her grandparents go to, but Z said that our church is the church that she's felt most comfortable at. :) We're really trying to help them gain a testimony of the Book of Mormon, and help them feel the spirit. We're super excited for them! Hopefully we can set a baptism date with them this week.

Speaking of the Musical Fireside, it was the best thing ever! Like I said, X and Z came which was awesome! The biggest surprise was when some of our neighbors that we invited walked in. Pretty sure my jaw was on the floor. :) They're roommates and we helped one of them move in some stuff a couple weeks ago. She told us that she went to USU, and had just moved from Utah. So she knows who we are. :) Haha! A few days later we dropped by to give them an invitation, and goodness we were just so excited when they walked in! No return appointment yet, but we're hoping that we will soon. The Fireside was beautiful in itself! Our Ward Members are so talented! We had a harp number, a few couples sang, and Donny Osmond's son and his wife spoke and sang (They go to the other ward, but hey I'm in the same stake as Donny Osmond's son! :)). It was pretty neat! My favorite number from the night was a song called "Come ye Disconsolate." It's beautiful, you should look it up!

On Saturday the Elders in our ward had a baptism! It was great, and very much last minute. Their story is crazy. So the Missionaries that were in this ward a few transfers back found this lady, and long story short found out that she was a lost member! They put in her name and BAM her records showed up. She was baptized when she was eight, but her family went Less Active shortly afterward, and she'd forgotten that she was a member! They were teaching her, and her family and her ten-year old son got baptized on Saturday. It was last second because she wasn't sure that she would be able to get work off. It truly was an answer to prayer that she was able to, and the Elders threw together the baptism they day before. It was crazy, but awesome!

 We've been able to meet with the members of our ward more often because of the 40-day fast that we're having, and that has been so great. A missionary is happiest when they're teaching! This ward is awesome!

It was hard to say goodbye to Sister Morones. I'm not sure if she told you, but she got a call on Thursday that she was going home on Friday. So yeah, that was crazy. Sister Riley and I miss her, but we're hoping they can get her stomach figured out!

Also, there is some other news concerning companions. I've heard from Sister Winert that they found out she has a brain tumor. They're doing some tests this week, and I just wanted to ask you all to please, please keep her and her family in your prayers. That would mean so much to me.

I feel like I've been learning so much the past couple of weeks. Sometimes things are hard, but I've been learning to be patient, to be humble, and to rely on the Lord. I've been learning that He's very much aware of what we're going through, and that He cares so much. This is His work, and He really does care so, so much. He always sends help, and relief.