Week 59 - From Sun to Showers

June 7, 2010

Hellooo!
I remember that last week I wrote you and told you how hot it was all week long. This week, it was still a little hot, but there were thunderstorms like CRAZY!!!! It was absolutely beautiful!!! I am in love with the thundershowers here. Last monday night, we were in a lesson at the church and it was just pouring down like crazy. After our lesson was over, we were planning on street contacting on the way home, but we had to stay in the church because it was so crazy outside. Tuesday night was decent. Wednesday it poured even more then monday night! Again, we were at the church, waiting for an appointment to come and our appointment, Dave, called us and told us that he was on his way, but the traffic was so bad because of the weather he was going to be half and hour late. So we waited and watched the beautiful rainstorm.....and tried to be productive and made phone calls. Even by the end of his appointment, it was still pouring and thundering. Our zone leaders called us and asked us to stay inside and not go out because I guess there was a tornado warning......someone had seen one touch down somewhere. haha, so how were we going to get home? We were just about to ask permission to have Dave take us home, but luckily our relief society president stopped by the church for something and then was willing to take us home. Such a tender mercy! Thursday was decent, THEN friday was nuts too! We were walking home for dinner and it started pouring. Using an umbrella was not even useful either! I still got soaked. Although it was all crazy, I had the funnest time! hahaha, again, I love the thunderstorms.
Now as for some of the people we are working with, Erin is still looking forward to her baptism on the 26th!! :) I will always stinkin love that girl! (yes Erin, if you read this, You Are Loved) haha. She is going home to Texas next week to visit her family, so please pray that everything will go well for her and that her family will talk to her and be supportive!
Our other investigator, David, is progressing pretty well. It's like he just soaks in everything we tell him and talks about how it all just sounds too good to be true. He told us that he still needs to gain a testimony about the truthfulness of the gospel, but Sister Anderson invited him to be baptized once he knew it was true (the first invite she's done! :) I'm so proud of her!) And he immediately said yes. Cooool! Then for our other investigator, Sam, he is so knowledgeable in the bible and so intune with the spirit! He also said that he's not sure yet if he can trust the Book of Mormon but he's praying about it. He also said once he recieves an answer, he would also be baptized. I just love how the Lord puts all these amazingly cool people into our path! Speaking of amazing people, Joan Downing is moving to Baltimore this week, so we only have one more appointment with her :( I'm so sad to see her go, but also so glad to have her be a part of my life! She has been so great! I don't remember if I've told you, but I've been able to see a complete transformation with her since January. From wearing immodest clothes and a nosering and not really reading her scriptures, to changing her wardrobe and taking out the nosering and reading not only the scriptures but a whole bunch of church books, studying intently the gospel principles manual before Sunday and being just a completely different, happy person. I love hearing her testimony!!!! Seriously, the gospel can change lives for the good and I am so glad to have it a part of my life! Thank you for raising me in the gospel and teaching me how to live it. There is no place I would rather be. Anyway, I love you all, have a fantastic week! Tell Grandma I love her too!
Love, Holly