WEEK 41 - Freedom Park, Las Vegas

 HIGHLIGHTS 

★ We got matching christmas pjs 

★ Getting on that abs grind catch me with a 6 pack when I come home

★ Cats everywhere

★ Ok idk if anyone remembers or if I even said this before lol but a while ago we met a family that I referred over to the spanish elders since the mom only speaks Spanish. Met them at the baptism that we went to watch with akeila and kayla (rip the fam). The young daughter wanted to go watch with akeila and the mom let her come but she wanted to go too to see what we were all going to. ANYWAYS the youngest daughter in that fam got baptized a few weeks ago, then the older sister got baptized last week! And the mom is getting baptized next week! YAY! so awesome and cool that I was able to help that family with this journey!

★ In district council yesterday we learned how to invite someone to prepare to be baptized 1st contact, and we applied it last night, and put Precious on date for 3 weeks out!

★ Our teaching pool has been struggling lately and we went finding in this one complex and found 3 cool people!!!

★ We started watching Dedicate and it's as close go a tv show we can get so it's pretty epic I'd say

★ Curious George was on the TV at a house prolly the best show ever actually

★ Had a deaf event at the family history center! Dia de los muertos themed. Was so cool and fun

★ New missionary temple trip!

LOWLIGHTS

★ This week was long asfreak

★ Aparently Kevins dad freaked out and got mad when he found out Kevin is gonna get baptized so now Kevin doesn't really want to anymore NOOOOO we will see what happens with that

★ Necesito practicar y aprender mas Español porque cada ves que hablo con una persona en español, yo no tengo la palabras decir

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT

★ I'm learning a lot about Nephi lately.

CONTEXT for the scripture: At this time his older brothers Laman and Lemuel are mad at him per usual lol because he's having faith and listening to his fathers commands while the brothers have hardened hearts and don't want to be out here in the wilderness. They try to kill Nephi by tying him up with cords and leaving him alone in the wilderness.

This is what Nephi says in 1 Nephi 7:17, "But it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound."

Notice how he asks for strength to overcome this trial, not for the trial to be taken away. I think that is so admirable and awesome because often times when bad or hard things happen, I think we sometimes wonder why it happens and maybe we get upset with God and ask him to take away the trial. BUT having faith in God does NOT mean our trials will go away. We can clearly see this with Nephi's situation. We can pray for strength to get through the trials though!

Trials help us learn and grow. If God took them away, there would be no progress. We need to experience the joys AND sorrows of life and we need God's help and strength. (Also God allows us to have agency, and sometimes other people or ourselves make choices that can hurt us, and God isn't going to step in the way of that) However He wants to help! Ask him for strength when hard times come, not for the trial to go away. I promise you will feel more love and recognize Gods hand in your life more. 

Anyways that's my two cents. I hope yall have a fantastic week

Las Vegas Temple

WEEK 43 👻 HAPPY HALLOWEEN - Freedom Park, Las Vegas

Alright here we go starting the transfer off still in Freedom Park let's gooo!!! Crazy and awesome week I'm having a blast!

HIGHLIGHTS  

★ I'M A MOM yay Sister Brown is SO cool and cute we are having a great time and being in a trio is LITTT

★ KEVINNNNN he was a referral from other missionaries and we gave him the church info and he ACTUALLY CAME (never happens) and he felt the spirit and loved it and hes reading the book of mormon and we put him on date for baptism in 2 weeks!

★ Police man asked what we are doing here in sketch area lolll (in one of the nicer/safer complexes in our area too)

★ It POURED for like 10 minutes

★ Roomates found peach Fresca

★ Went to a ward halloween party! We got to set up a table in a classroom and the kids came and trick or treated Also ate chilli! Also we Dressed up as Alvin and the Chipmunks

★ Elders in our apartment complex gave us brookies

★ A guy cut down a tree right in front of our window during personal study which was very entertaining (distracting..?)

★ A lady said the closing prayer at church in spanish (she doesnt speak english idk why she comes to our ward) so I was translating from spanish -> English-> asl wow ok im triligual ig! Kidding I probably got like 2% of it  

★ Found Smokey the cat that I used to know back when I was here before! Not sure where bella is tho...

★ HALLOWEEN pumpkin

- Had to be home by NOON so we had lots of time! This is what I did:

- Did my nails

- Talked to fam

- Made dinner (lunch) in a pumpkin (well my comps did lol)

- DEEEPPP cleaned

- Weekly planned

- made homemade pizzas

- Dyed my hair

- Dressed up as an elder (shoutout Hahl and Tobler for teaching me how to tie a tie (i forgot the better way but hey it still works))

LOWLIGHTS

★ Found out a guy named Victor who I used to know from Moapa got murdered WHAT!?!? Who I also found out is Chopper and Brandys adopted son Preston's biological brother

★ THE FAM DROPPED US it was very sad I literally felt my heart break in half like I never have before

★ We sent Daniel over to the elders, he was lowk a little sus lol

★ My companions don't know who Fleetwood Mac is even after singing like 4 songs for them smh

★ Nevada doesn't know how to prepare for any weather apparently- when it rained it FLOODED the roads and the power went out

★ I love to do service don't get me wrong but it's starting to feel like we are being used for free labor at this point

SPIRITUAL THOUGHT

We visit an old lady named Ardith every sunday. She dropped this bar so imma put it here for ya:

♡ "he's ready to help solve our problems while other things just distract us"

WOAHHHH sooo true. Since Jesus has felt everything we have and ever will, he is the perfect person to turn towards to receive true healing while other things, like Ardith said, just distract us. We have actually used this a lot in our teaching this week and been able to help a lot of people! Shoutout Ardith!

Smokey the Cat

Homemade Pizzas

It POURED for like 10 minutes

We Dressed up as Alvin and the Chipmunks
Sister Jenkins, Sister Godfrey, & Sister Brown