We are back on our bikes! I texted Sister Howes last week and told her I was good to go. The AP's came over on Saturday to pick it up. So my birthday was the first day back on bikes. It really was the best day ever. We got to talk to 62 people on the street that day. The only sad thing is that Sister B hates riding bikes, all she seems to do for now is complain about it. But hopefully it will get easier for her and she will come to like it. SO FUN!
M had his baptismal interview yesterday and he is all set for baptism next Sunday (after I talk to ya!!!!!!) happy day!!!! This week has been full of amazing opportunities. We had the most number of lessons this week than I have had in any other week on my mission, yeah for meeting goals!
Well, we didn't get transfer calls last night...they moved it to today (which is really strange). I have a feeling I will be staying, so we will have to see what happens tonight when they tell us. I have no idea. There are 4 more Spanish sisters coming in and there are not enough Spanish sisters that are not being trained to train them all (pretty sure that is a good problem to have). Also they are calling sister trainers, meaning the sisters get to go on exchanges! That will be fun!
So, do you remember me talking about J2? I met him down in Queen Creek and went back for his baptism a few weeks ago? Well, cool story. His whole family is taking the lessons now. His mom is being baptized on the 18th, the dad is still working towards it, and WE are teaching his sister K! She is in the singles ward for ASU campus that meets in Tempe. The assistants cover that ward....but she may or may not have put the moves on one of the elders, so now we get to teach her. Kind of an awkward situation, BUT it is so not a coincidence that we are teaching her! This family is SO cool. Happy day. We are trying to help her stop smoking and really just be converted to the Gospel and find her own testimony. She is so cool :D We love teaching her!
One thing that I have really learned this week is about enduring to the end. We have been sharing this scripture with pretty much everyone lately. Enos 1:27
And I soon go to the place of rest, which is with my Redeemer;; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me; Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my father. amen.
When we think about the bigger picture of life and the things that are going to take place in the next life based on our actions here, doing those things that we are asked become a bit easier. Going to church on Sunday becomes something we want to do. Reading the scriptures becomes our favorite moment of the day. Keeping the commandments is something that we strive to do at all times. Because when we truly internalize that Jesus Christ really is our Lord and Redeemer, we want to keep all of His commandments and make him happy. We are trying to help reactivate a lot of less actives and it is so sad to see when some of them have known the truth and have turned away from it and have stopped doing the little things. But most of the time, the little things are what matter the most.
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