Ok so the subject of this email may be a slight exaggeration...buuuut it is so hot here! and the humidity just makes it even more fun :) hahaha but i am really starting to get used to it, so thats good!
this week has been the best one yet. our investigators have been progressing a lot and it is such an amazing thing to see. i wanna take a second and tell you guys about a few of the people we teach.
Kelly- She is 32 and lives in a rehab facility. She had her leg amputated a few years ago and struggles with a lot of health issues, it breaks my heart. We taught her the restoration of the gospel and the spirit was so strong. Everything that was said during that lesson was simply said because of the spirit that was present. She said she will come to church this coming sunday, so i am so excited for her! i have so much love for her. its crazy, teaching people out here, you go into their homes not expecting to leave having such a deep love for them. i love this work so much. it is truly the Lord's work, it is truly celestial work!
Vincent- Vincent is such a cool guy. He works at a different rehab facility and has a wife who is a practicing baptist and a 14 year old daughter. He recognizes that he needs to make some changes in his life and wants to rely on God to help him. We taught him the restoration one day, then the plan of salvation the next and he looked at us and said: i know this is true. the book of mormon is true. tears came to his eyes as well as mine. the spirit was strong. i am so hopeful for him!
We taught 4 other investigators this week and has similar experiences. i love these people so much, i really cant explain it.
We have been doing tons of service this week, tons of yard work. Its so fun but so hot! We worked outside an investigator's house from 2 to 8 pm on Saturday in 100 degree weather...THIS is what dreams are made of, my friends.
I have so many mosquito bites, it could look like i have chicken pox! every time Sister Jackson or I get a new one we just laugh hahaha.
And the amount of huge bugs we have killed this week is unreal! Bugs dont scare me at all anymore, which is a good thing :)
We have shown the mormon message: "Mountains To Climb" a few times this week. Go watch it if you haven't! its amazing. One thing President Eyring says is: "If the power of faith is not embedded in our hearts, the power to endure will crumble." Faith is everything. we need to have faith to ever have any result. God takes that faith and allows us to change, to become better, to grow in the gospel more than we ever imagined!
I am so so grateful for this opportunity i have to serve a mission! i wouldn't trade this experience for the world! Make sure to check out my blog my mom is keeping up with, when yall get a chance: marissafletcher.blogspot.com :)
I love you all and hope you guys have a blessed week!
Love,
Sister Fletcher
pictures:
1) taking selfies on member's phones, whenever we get a chance
2) the crew on 4th of July
3) place we ate at that looks like Italy!
4) checkout that cockroach!!!
5) my cute comp and me at a 4th of July service activity
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| Taking selfies on members'phones whenever we get a chance |
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| The crew on 4th of July |
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| Place we ate at that looks like Italy! |
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| Check out that cockroach!!! |
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| My cute comp and me at a 4th of July service activity |
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