Due to some new rules, My emailing time will be 1 hour so I apologize in advance if I don't get to respond to all of you. Just know how much I love you each SO MUCH and am so grateful for you and all the support you give me.
We had MLC and Zone conference this week! Sister Hyer and I trained at zone conference on using our area books effectively and efficiently, and on planning. It was fun! President introduced our new goal for this year which is 365 people baptized this year!! Thinking about baptism EVERY SINGLE DAY. I'm so excited. In order to reach that goaI, we had to raise the bar on obedience. We talked about rules in the white handbook and clarified things. It makes me so excited because I just want to be so much better. I know blessings come every single time when we choose to be obedient. I want to become a consecrated missionary. I just want to be the BEST I can! Through the Savior, we can reach our full potential. Also, I love president and know he is an inspired man. I won't be surprised if he is called to be an apostle one day. Speaking of apostles, 2 apostles and a member of the 70 are coming to speak to the new YSA stake on Sunday and they are visiting our mission on Saturday! THAT LIKE NEVER HAPPENS! I'm so excited!! It's Elder Ballard, Elder Rasband and Elder Gong. I want to tell Elder Rasband that uncle Barbados was in in his mission when he was pres! Is that right?
We found a new investigator named Rubin this week! It was really cool because the spirit was totally nagging at my heart to go knock on this door that I saw a man walk into from like a mile away, and we were about to pull out of the complex... BUT ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SPIRIT! So I did. We knocked, met Rubin, he is awesome! He seems really interested too. The same day, we met a lady named Laney who kept telling us we were angels! She was like, "wow I really look up to you. You two are angels. I can see the halos!!" :')
We had a Skype lesson with Julio this week, and he explained how he just feels this restlessness to read the Book of Mormon! I was thinking the whole time "wow totally the spirit" haha. He was the one that wasn't about reading the scriptures and now he really wants to read and find out for himself if it's true! We invited him to be baptized on Feb. 4th and he said he would pray about it. Pray for him please!
Carlos is on FIRE! That recent convert fire is real. He is always telling us how he tries to talk with his coworkers about God. He called us Sunday morning to tell us he wanted to invite his Jewish friend to church, he was like, "I want to invite my friend to church. But she said she is Jewish. What do I say?" Haha go Carlos. I really look up to him and his faith.
We had a pass off lesson with the ham/cat sisters for a girl named Lauren! Who came to church yesterday too by the way! MIRACLES!! She is amazing. The lesson was a little rocky at first, but once we started getting into the restoration the spirit just gradually got stronger and stronger and was so strong when we got to the first vision. I recited it and felt the Spirit so present. I just KNOW with my whole heart that Joseph did see God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ. I know God lives. I know Christ lives. I know this is Christ's restored church and gospel and I am so grateful for that knowledge. It has influenced me and everything that I am. I am forever grateful.
Bishop Janzen was released on Sunday because he is the stake pres now. A new bishopric was called. They are awesome too! But so sad to see bishop Janzen leave. He has been a really big and good influence to me. I'm so grateful for his loving example and his family.
Funny story: today we went to Walmart and while we were checking out we met a very happy old man! He reminded me of grandpa hymas! Haha so full of life! His name was Joe. He was with his wife Victoria. I shook his hand and introduced myself, and he said, "That's a firm handshake from a woman! That tells me your glad to meet me!... my old football coach said, if you're going to shake someone's hand, shake it like you're glad to meet them."
He was so awesome. I just had to tell you dad! I knew you would be proud :) he proceeded to tell us that he had talked with missionaries before and even had the same light the world pass along card we gave him! Haha. He told us all about how he and his wife had known each other since high school and he still loves her so much. He said that God has blessed him with so many wonderful things and the first one starting with his wife, Victoria. My heart just melted. True love right there! So cute.
I know this gospel is true. I am so humbled to be a missionary. I have never been so humbled and grateful in my life. We are truly God's children and He loves us. I know He loves us so much. That is the greatest eternal truth. It is true. I know families can be together forever by being sealed by God's priesthood authority in His holy temples. I love the temple. I love you family! I LOVE the Savior and His gospel. It's all true.
Wow. I'm just so grateful,
I love you all so much.
Xoxox,
Sister Hymas
P.S. My p day next week will be on Wednesday because we are going to the temple. I am so excited!! A temple trip is very much needed. My heart is yearning for it.
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