SOPES 07/26/21

This week felt like a life time! There was lots of things that happened...One of which, is that I found out what my favorite Mexican food is...SOPES! They are so good. The Ramirez gamily fed us them for dinner on Monday night and hmmmm so good:)

We had Zone Conference on Tuesday and the topic of it was having faith to see miracles. I always learn so much from Zone Conferences. One of the pre-work assignments for the Conference was reading "Christ is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains" by Russell M. Nelson. A quote that really stood out to me was "the Lord does not require perfect faith for us to have access to his perfect power" We all struggle and doubts come, but it gives me so much peace knowing that my faith doesn't have to be perfect to receive his help in my life. Jesus Christ is always going to be our strength and help us if we exercise our faith. Even if it is just a particle!

Dion! We got a referral this week whose name was Dion and he is awesome. We gave him a call then stopped by to drop off a Book of Mormon (his request) We started talking and he expressed his desire to come closer to Christ. We taught him about the Book of Mormon and the whole time his face was lit up and smiling. Sister Watson and I are pumped to have a lesson with him.

Carla! This past week we taught Carla about Baptism and invited her to pray about a baptism date. We are super excited for Carla! 

Pictures:

1. Some treats Juan and his family gave us:)

2. Sister Watson and I visiting members

3. The Apartment in our matching shirts we got from service

GAME POINT 07/19/21

Happy P-DAY everyone!!! This past week a goal we had is growing our member relationships and helping the families in any way we can. We have seen SO many blessings and little miracles from it! 

On Friday we were at a funeral for a member and there was a lot of people that came. The elders told us how there is a lady that we should talk to that was there, so we were waiting for the right time to go up but we lost her. We decided to take a lap around the church so we could bump into her and we found her playing the piano. We started to talk to her and she really opened up. She is only 24 but has gone through a lot of hard things in her life. She asked for our numbers and we plan on going to visit her this coming week! 

The Ramirez family! They are SO AWESOME! Last week we dropped off cookies and their containers (every time we visit they send us home with food) and she mentioned that there is a sister in the ward that we should visit with her. We were super shocked Hermana Ramirez gave us a referral but we are so excited to go visit! Sister Watson is giving a talk this Sunday so we hope that they will all come to church with us!

Saturday night we went to a Sports night with the Stone Mountain Ward and it was a lot of fun. We played volleyball and soccer! Half way through volleyball we switched to soccer and let me tell ya, I can not kick a soccer ball😂 Everyone was dying of laughter at me but hey at the end I made the game point! It was a lot of fun getting to create closer relationships with the Spanish Ward. 

I hope that you all have had a good week as well and that you have been able to feel God's love in your life! I love you all and am always here if ya'll need anything! 

Pic: Sister Watson and I (we always accidentally match;))

Todo en Español 07/12/21

 Hey everyone! This week was a good one! To start off, I thought I would explain the subject. Sister Watson and I are really trying to set up our Spanish and so this past week we came up with a game. Everyday from 9am-9pm we only speak Spanish! (With the exception of having 5 "lives" or first asking for permission to use English) By the end of the night if either of us breaks Speaking in Spanish more than 5 times then other gets to pick what they have to drink blended up. My idea was whoever wins get something good, yet Sister Watson said how it has to be whoever looses so it pushes us. Neither of us have had to drink anything yet so  'm crossing my fingers! 

On another note, we had the opportunity to go to "Quest" It is similar to a Trek experience in a sense. All of the kids in the stake get to go camping and experience living the Book of Mormon! They are put into families and the Stake leads it. They re-enact the Book of Mormon, and talk about stories, do fun activities, and have a spiritual week. Our Stake leaders asked the missionaries serving in this area to attend and surprise the youth at the camp! President and Sister Needs attended as well and talked to all the youth about the importance of missionary work and sharing the Gospel! It was an awesome experience that I wont forget.

We were invited to a birthday party for a couple's daughter we are teaching in the English classes! The party was located at the very bottom of our area so it was fun to see a new environment! We had the opportunity to talk with so many people about our purpose as missionaries, and some people were interested in learning English too, so we got to meet new people!

On Thursday we visited the Ramirez family. They are an inactive church family that went to both our English ward (Centerville) and our Spanish ward (Stone Mountain). They are my favorite family. We have visited them three times and every time Hermana Ramirez makes us dinner or snacks. This past time, we talked about prayer. We shared Alma 37:36-37, we asked Hermana Ramirez to read it for us and half way through she stopped and started to cry. She told us how this scripture has always been her favorite scripture since she was a little girl. The Spirit was so strong and the lesson went really well. Both Hermana and Hermano Ramirez have strong testimonies of Christ and every time I leave learn something new from the Spirit! 

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SISTER WATSON 07/05/2021

 HEY EVERYONE! This email is going to be a short one but here are some things that happened!

-Sister Anderson left the area

-Sister Watson is my new companion and she is awesome

-We met a new friend who wants to be taught about the gospel of Jesus Christ

-I saw fire flies for the first time

-Celebrated the 4th of July as an apartment

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