I Am Very Blessed

Awesome Story of the week:

We got an awesome YSA investigator last Monday while we were sacrificing our p-day to invite people to LDSSA.  She's awesome. She came in late on Tuesday during the meeting and after we were able to introduce her to the Book of Mormon. A word that she kept on using was "Restore"...she wanted to restore herself back to Christ. Oh my goodness Y'all. She's GOLDEN!!! So we met with her on Saturday and we didn't have much time because the Blinn cops pounded on the door and told us we weren't allowed in dorm's (we're thinking her roommate snitched on us and none of us knew that rule...now we do!). They gave us 20 minutes because we came out here to do a "Bible study" and teach the "Word of God". We finished giving a few details about church and intro to the BOM. The member we brought, Ruth Knox, will be going to Blinn next semester.  DJ came to church!! It's been forever since that's actually happened! It was fast Sunday and that's always a little different for a first Sunday in coming to church. During Sacrament, I sat next to her and explained what was going on. She had lot's of questions and she STILL stayed ALL 3 HOURS!!!!! She also asked about missionary work and what it takes to become a missionary.  It was great to be able to answer her questions. We will be teaching the Restoration to her tonight. We are super excited :)

Other random details of the week:

Tuesday I learned that "The Spirit invites you to act and do something." We also had another awesome lesson that night after dinner with the Jensen's. Sydney Hunt, a member we found on Blinn, asked her friend if she wanted to hear the lessons. She said yes and asked us if we could meet her...OF COURSE!! We taught the Restoration and it was awesome. Sydney bore her testimony of the Spirit and how powerful it was there. It was very strong. Feeling some great blessings from my Heavenly Father right now :)

Thursday at sports night we had 15 people there!! We had a game of soccer and a game of Ultimate going on at the same time!! :) It was great.

Friday: How many missionaries get to say they were in a parade...I DO!!! :) The Brenham parade went marvelously!! We got to walk past a LOT of people and show our beautiful faces. We gave out quite a few pass along cards. Some of the comments that I heard was that it was different. Lots of people liked the simpleness of it and the fact that it focused on Christ. I loved it.

 Our Parade Float - Sis. Pugh is behind the camera

Saturday: That morning we got to pray at a baptism. Rachel Michel turned 8 and asked us if we would. I felt SO honored. "Hearkening to the voice of the Spirit will give you peace in this life and eternal life in the world to come" M Russel Ballard. We had our Bible Study with Bernice (Really it's just going over the gospel principles book with her :)). It was great because we had a member there!! We've been taking out our 2 Laurels a lot recently. This was also the day we went to DJ's and the coppers and yada....ya.

 Rachel Michel's baptism

Sunday was crazy...and then one appt dropped...and then the Burns called and dropped us right as we pulled up....BUT THERE WAS THE CHRISTMAS DEVOTIONAL!!!!!! 

And that was amazing :)

and the Jensen's fed us dinner. 

And the Biggs' parents are taking a package home for me. 

And I've just been super blessed. 

So how can I keep from singing?!?!

On the 23 Sis Pugh and I will be going to the temple (Merry Christmas to us!!) So that will be our P-day. We will email that afternoon.

Be blessed and keep moving forward!! :)

 

--Sister Carling