Well hello again!!!
Sounds like you have been getting quite the rain storms! Thats good....better than fires everywhere! We have been getting some REALLY cool storms too. A few haboobs (you are right cristy...that is a REALLY strange word, haha) and some SWEET lightening storms. I love Arizona, it was the most lightening I have ever seem in my life pretty much, so purdy.
So Casa Grande. Lets see. There is a lot of desert in our area, and some really big lizards that can run really fast when they are scared. haha. Our area is really big, and we cover half of a Spanish branch and an English ward. When I got here a week ago (time flies!) we didn't have any investigators, they had just dropped them all because none of them were progressing. Well, we are now teaching 7, WOOOHOOO! And we have one person date for the 27th of July. His name is H and he is SOOOO cool.
So H has been investigating the church for 5 years. His brother and sister in law are members in the Spanish branch and have taught him a lot over the years. He would have been baptized a long time ago, but his wife is really anti. He has his own quad, watches the BYU channel and comes to church when he can. It is to the point that all he wants to do is be baptized and it doesn't matter what his wife tells them...which presents a little problem because he can't be baptized unless she gives permission. She goes to an Apostolic church that he opened a while back and does not want any thing to do with the 'mormons.' Well, their marriage is already really rocky and not at a good place. He says he won't tell her until a few days before his baptism, and we keep telling him to ask her now. Haha. Lots of prayers and fasting for this lady to be okay with it and that her heart can be softened. H is one of my favorite people ever! He is just a precious 80 yr old man:D
Second person I want to tell you about....C. Her 3 kids are baptized and are active, she was not baptized because F and her are not married and didn't want to get married (they both had really bad first marriages). Well, we went to visit her on Friday. She is so sweet!!!!!!! The first thing she told us is that she is going to Las Vegas to get married on Saturday so that she can be baptized. Needless to say we have been a little excited :D
The next person in M. She investigated the church 2 or 3 years ago and works in an office with members of the church. We rang to door bell and she comes out and she is the happiest friendliest most bubbly person I have ever met! She opened right up and said that she was wondering why missionaries haven't stopped by in a year or so. Well, she told us that she is ready for the next step. That she wants to be baptized. She didn't accept a date but she is ready and has sincere desires!!!!
There are just so many cool prepared people here!!!!!!!!
So the move to Casa Grande is probably one of the best things that has happened to me. I didn't want to go and I was putting up a fight with Heavenly Father about it, it didn't feel right and I didn't feel okay about leaving Somerton to come here! Well....stupid me. There are some of my favorite missionaries serving here right now. Elder M, one of my FAVORITES from the MTC is the zone leader, Elder M2 (he was my district leader in Yuma.....he is awesome) and Elder V that I also served with in Yuma is here too. When we had weekly planning on Friday Elder M asked if I wanted a blessing (he can read my mind I guess :D). It was the one of the coolest blessings ever! It took away all of my doubt about being here. He said that God had a work for me to specifically do here in Casa Grande and it was not just by chance that I was sent here. He said that the missionaries in this zone need me to be here and that they all have a lot of love for me. Gave me some counsel about working and trusting in my companions more (with Hermana B I had been lacking in that a lot). Anyway, ever since then it has been nothing but peace of mind that I need to be HERE! Heavenly Father is SO COOL! I am so grateful for the peace that priesthood blessings can give.
We live in a house with another companionship. My comps name is Sister L. She is tall too, so it is really fun! And she is so loving and kind. This week has literally been full of miracles and I am soooooo grateful to be here and be her companion. She was in the MTC with Hermana B, so she has been out for 4 months. She really didn't want Sister W to leave, so it has been kind of hard to break the ice with her for a little bit there, but I just started telling her some of those korny jokes I send to you every once in a while and we became best friends in no time. Haha.
The new mission president and his wife are soooooo cool! He is 7 feet tall! It was really cool, he started talking to about being tall and it was super funny. It will be a great 6 months. A year already came and went.......super crazy!!!
The 4th of July we went to our spanish branch party. It was ridiculous!!! The person who organized it had us sing 5 patriotic songs in english before anyone did any thing....all of the Mexicans just stood there because they cant sing in english. It was super funny :D But we were in by 6:30 and made a fun dinner and watched the testaments. Good good times:D Didn't get to see any fireworks though.....did you guys do anything?
Well, I love you all and hope you remember how special you are too me!!!!!!! thanks for you emails and I love you dearly!
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