Words with Friends

This week was full of miracles. It was finally pay off week here in Almaden. We had a bunch of miracles happen and there are still a ton of things that are going to come up. We also sent the outgoing missionaries home. Oh that was rough. There were some of my best friends in that group. It was hard to see them go. I am sure that they will be okay and they all have brilliant futures in front of them. It was also a very emotionally draining week for President and Sister Mella. They sent their son, Nathan to the MTC in Mexico today. That was rough on them. It was so much fun to interact with him before he left as well. 

Spiritual: This week we got a referral for Larry and Marry. The note said that Larry was YSA age and that Marry was his mother. We went over and knocked on the door. Marry opened the door. She is about in her mid-40s and a very pleasant lady. We struck up a conversation and it was really fun to talk to her about how she came here from Canada and a little about how she was interested in teaching and then we asked her about how she knew who we were and why she wanted us to come over. She said that she loved the Mormon ideology and she wanted her son to be like us and join our church. She said that she loved the community and loved all the things about the church. We thought that was awesome. We noticed though that she did not refer herself. She had someone else put in the referral online. We asked her how she met the lady that referred her to the church. She said it was through the online game of Words with Friends. I confess, I laughed. I am amazed at how the Lord works in amazing ways to bring about his purposes. I see it over and over again that the Lord will bring people into His fold whatever way he can. From Words with Friends to Christmas parties. The key for us is to in whatever situation we as members might be in is to invite whenever we have the opportunity. The Lord lives. He Loves us. He wants us to be happy and he wants us to experience the Joy that comes by accepting the gospel and helping others experience that same joy. I promise you it will be the best feeling in the world. Take courage and if you have been having that feeling that you need to share it, THIS IS THE TIME. Take heart, take courage and act. I can promise you that you will feel the spirit with you even more and that the Lord will see and reward your effort. I leave this promise with you in the sacred name of our savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

Funny: This was actually a really funny week this week. We had a lot of strange experiences with Tongans and planes. (Do you know how hard it is to get those Tongans back to Tonga? Yikes.) We heard a really funny story from a few missionaries this week. They were street contacting and they ran into a Jamaican man. He came up to them and said "Hey mon! Jesus was black mon!" The missionary responded "Really?" "He even has dreadlocks mon!" "Really? How do you know that?" "It says it in the scriptures mon! It talks all the time about the great and DREDfull day of the Lord!" Bwahaha 

Where I am at: We had a good week as far as work was concerned. Despite the fact that it was transfer week we still were able to see a lot of miracles this week. It was touching to me to see the hand of the Lord in the lives of people that I am serving. I love being able to watch that and recognize that. I am really happy to be where I am. I can officially say that the Joy of a mission comes from being able to watch people’s lives be impacted by the Lord. The most amazing part is when they decide to turn. They might be going down a path of life and sometimes within a matter of only 6 weeks they turn their life. That big of a change is a hard and dramatic thing to behold. It’s beautiful to see. I know that there Is A God. His character is such that He loves us. All that He is and all that He wants is for us to be happy with Him forever. This means that he will test us and help us grow but it is always with love. He Lives. He loves us. We are His children. I cannot deny that. I testify of the reality of that message. I love you all!

What happens when the missionaries take the mission president's wife's phone.