Hola!
So this week was AMAZING! We had so many great experiences and really saw the hand of the Lord here in St. David. We truly had many miracles this week. FYI I now know how to build brick walls, tile floors, and clean stables. We're really focusing on serving and we're receiving so many blessings from it.
This week we had zone conference. I LOVE zone conferences! Our leaders are so inspired and there is always such a special spirit at them. Sister Walker asked Sister MacKay and I to sing a song at it. We picked a Sally DeFord song about the temple that is really simple and pretty. Well, the few days leading up to the conference our allergies really started to act up and we had really raspy voices but we trusted that the Lord would provide. Even up until the time it was to sing our voices were raspy but we got up and could do it just fine. Afterward, President came and talked to us. He was crying and told us that it was perfect because even though we couldn't be at the temple it felt like we were there. He said it was the clost So it was a really special experience.
At zone conferences different wards always provide lunch and the sisters always sit with President and Sister Walker. Well, it was only us and the Gila Valley sisters so we all got to talk quite a bit and President informed us that we'll be going to the Gila for the temple open house! We're so excited! Plus, he's bringing in all of the sisters in the mission so it's going to be like a huge reunion/party! We'll be there for the open house, cultural celebration, and dedication! We may even get to meet the Prophet!!! They're expecting around 150 thousand be there and that we'll teach a couple thousand first lessons! Cool huh! This is the experience of a life time. The open house begins on our birthday. It's the best birthday present ever because we'll be at the temple and all of the sisters that I love will be there!
When I left El Paso it was pretty sad because I thought that I wouldn't see some of those sisters again but I will now! A member of the 70 will be coming out to train us and we're all so excited! Another part that I'm so excited about is that we will still get to keep our areas! We'll be spending a lot of time on the phones with investigators and members. Hopefully since the Gila Valley isn't super far away we'll be able to come back a few times. The elders in the area next to ours will probably just take over teaching our investigators for a bit. Oh man, I'm so excited! We're going to work it out so that we'll be the ones to teach our investigators when they come get tours. Its funny because Salt Lake asked for only sister missionaries. They said that if they couldn't have sisters they didn't want any of the elders. They would just go without missionaries. So we have a lot to do in the next month in our area to get it prepared for this.
This week a member took us out and told us about every person that lives in her area. Because of this, we've seen miracles! So far we've visited 4. One isn't interested. One said that he thinks that the Gospel will heal his broken heart. Another said that she's very lonely and that she thinks that we have the cure and wants to be baptized on April 17th. Another opened her door and the first thing she said was "I'm Lutheran, and no one can change me." Well come April 17th she won't be Lutheran anymore! By the end of the lesson she was crying and wanted to join the church! When we got out of the lesson with the last one we had a message on our phone from a member. He said that he has some friends that need the Gospel and that he's been waiting for the right missionaries and now they're here! He even went and set up an appointment with them! They're from Africa and he was in the Olympics awhile back for running. Cool huh? We're teaching them tomorrow! We're super excited!
Also, we've been teaching this man who's fiancee is a member of the church. He was always kind of a rough man but last year he became really sick and humbled by the Lord. He's now ready for the Gospel. He's in a wheel chair and can't really do a whole lot but we've promised him that if he follows this path he will be completely healed. As of right now he's getting baptized on April 10th. We're super excited because today Ruth and Paul are going to go get their marriage license so that they are one step closer to Paul getting baptized. His major concern right now is that her mersa (that stuff Reed had) has come back and he doesn't want to spread it when he gets baptized. Please pray for him that he'll be well enough to be baptized on the 10th.
So yeah, that's where we're at here in St David. We received about 20 referrals in the past few days that need to be contacted and baptized so we're expecting to see miracles. The Lord is truly blessing us here and I'm so thankful to be here. We're praying that we'll be able to find the elect and see them baptized.
Thanks for all that you all do for me. I'm so blessed. The Church is definitely true and we're so lucky to know it!
Love,
Hermana Anderson
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