The Cutest Couple on the Block

Hi! This week went really well. There were a lot of new people that started to progress toward baptism and there were a good chunk of miracles that happened. It’s really going well. I am just loving things here. I feel like I know the ward and am integrated into the family. I think I have things down as far as who to grab and bring for lessons and things like that. Still more to learn, but I think it’s going well. I would guess that you have been praying for me to find more people to teach because we have found more. Thanks for the prayers. 

Spiritual: There is a recent convert who lives next to our progressing investigator family the Hipols and we were going to go and visit the Hipol family, but they were still in Disney land. We decided to go visit this recent convert instead and when we went over and asked him how things were going he talked about how nothing was really happening. We pressed a little more and he gave us the information that his 16 year old sister was back and living with them. We, being the pushy snoopy missionaries that we are, asked if we could talk to her. He said yes and went and got her. We ended up teaching her the restoration. While we were teaching her we found out a little more about her past life. She had been into all sorts of hard drugs, abuse and all sorts of other unpleasant and ungodly activities and she wanted to change her life around. What an incredible spirit exists around those children of God who have seen what it’s like to live somewhere where the spirit is not present and then feel it and be able to recognize that it is actually light. We are so lucky to be teach-in her. She was able to come to church and is just being smothered in love by our two other young women and the leaders. It’s amazing. This is her chance to change her life. We asked her if her purpose meeting with us was to get baptized and she replied in the affirmative. She stated that she wanted a fresh start. A new beginning. A chance to truly change. It’s hard for members of the church to truly understand what an incredible chance at stability we have being in the church. It’s becoming more and more solidified in my mind how incredible it is to have this blessing of the Gospel and all entails in my life. It’s true. 

Funny: This week we met a one eyed black cowboy. His name was OT and he is 81 years old. It’s fun being here in seaside because we get the chance to hear these little funny stories that happen all around. He wins the award for strangest/strangely cute relationship. His girlfriend is 84 years old and we got to talk to her too. The Strange love affair of Priscilla and OT. He ended up giving us a watermelon and it was super good. He told us some profound stuff though. He talked to us about how the name we wear is sacred and we have to be above the earth even though we are on the earth when we wear his name. I thought it was a beautiful example of why we have to be careful when we play with sticks or we might just poke our eyes out and how you can learn something from everyone. 

Where I am at: Things are picking up here in Seaside. We have a church tour planed for Wednesday for the Hipol family and we are having a huge beach bonfire with our ward and Seaside First Ward on Saturday night as a missionary activity. I love living here where the ward party is on the beach. Things are really great and I am loving every moment. Especially the hard ones. I love you all!