Lighten Others Burdens

hey mom!

     these week has been full of happiness. its a lot of work and its kept me and Elder field so busy. 

we had good amount of lessons and we blessed to do a lot of service. i cant tell you how blessed i feel and being able to see my heavenly fathers hand in everything i do has been rewarding.

these week we had interviews with our mission president and it was so much fun. sister brough bought a nice heating pad for my shoulders. these area has been a little rough with my shoulders.

just because there is so many hills,and i tend to use  my shoulders to bike for some reason haha. but all is well. i had a really good talk with my mission president and it sounds like he is going to transfer me again in to a new area at the  end of these transfer. im not looking forward to it at all. i have grown so close with the people here and it would break my heart to leave them. but the lords will be dont and not mine.

       funny thing about that talk is actually i got teach elders qourm that two Sundays ago! i cant tell you how much i love the word here. they really go wayyy out of their way to lighten our burdens. i feel immensely blessed. 

the weather has been treating good.  it was really hot tomorrow and the humidity makes a big difference. we got invited to a dinner at first baptist on Sunday and it was sweet. we had a fireside last night and it was in Louisville so we had like a 45 minute drive down there and we took the carter family and the Stevens and mike/ shakety!! it was meant to be just for investigator and new members so it was so nice!! the spirit was there and there was no place in the world i would been besides there. and my recent covert Shawn came to see me there as well and it was just good family reunion and i felt so happy. and i got to see him go bear his testimony and it was so powerful. he has come along way and its been such a blessing to see him grow and make all these changes in his life and he seems so happy as well. shucks😁   

    the cater family was there and natavia got up and bore her testimony as well. and she talked about how the day me and my companion knocked on her dore was the day they found out that her little brother had type one diabetes.

and she went on to say how her dad had left the whole family and how life seemed to be awful and since she met wet us and her brother baptized she has been so happy. and that her family has come a lot closer and she started crying up there so then i started crying and it was just a big mess haha. but its something i wont ever forget. im just so thankful that the lord blessed me these kind of experience. i am learning who mesafint truly is. i am learning to love and gain charity for those i serve.    

    

      so anyways we have a baptism these Saturday. and i am really exited. it will be shakety that's getting baptized. please pray that everything will work out and nothing will get in the way of that. and i wont be emailing you these next Monday and it will tactfully be on Wednesday. im going to creestwood to the temple!!!!!! and pday will be on Wednesday and i will email y'all that day. things are just good right now and im happy. i really am. i cant complain. i am thankful for y'all. thanks for all you do. you are sending me a package?? haha umm can i just get an early Christmas present haha... if you can find a cheap keyboard for my iPad and maybe a case it would be sweet that's really all i need. it would make working progress records a lot easier haha. THANKS THANKS LOOOVVVEEESSSS

Contemplating My Mission

  Hey Family, 

    I know!!! Time flies by like crazy!! That sucks it's cold there haha. We had a really good week when it comes to weather here. Specially Saturday it was about 72 degrees and we had a lot of service to do so... We were in shorts and short sleeves haha. And the rest of the week stayed between 50 and 60 so we have been blessed and I can't complain. 

     These week has been full of blessings as well. We were promised by the brethren to talk to 10 people each day and the lord would bless us with more people to teach... So that would have totaled about 70 people a week. But my companion and I decided to exceed that goal and talk to 200 hundred people a week and it's been so amazing to the lord bless us with more people to teach. I can't tell you how much our key indicators have been going up since we have been talk literally anyone and everyone on the streets. I truly know the lord is bound to bless us when we follow the wise counsels of those who have appointed by the lord to lead and guide his restored church. 

     We have couple people we teaching right now... And one of them is shakety and she is a part member. She is awesome and making so much progress. She has been to church 5 times now but she still got a little bit to go. So with a lot of prayer and fasting we are excited to get her baptized as soon as possible. Andre is the other person that we are teaching. He is so nice and humble. The lord has truly prepared him for us to share these restored gospel with him. He unfortunately couldn't make it to church these week. But he has been keeping his commitments. 

Chris is the other guy we are teaching and he is a little crazy but it's a work in progress. He like to rap and he records his Own music. Last but now least is paster patten. He is so awesome. He have been teaching him quite a lot. He goes to jehovah witness church and we went a sermon with him on Wednesday. It was different.  

     My companion is from Washington. He loves eating healthy so I really like that about him. We actually served in the same district in Louisville and my good friend trained him as well. So I went on couple exchanges with him before he was my companion. We get along very good haha. We relate a lot as well. We have a lot of fun doing these amazing work together. 

     I was sitting down and contemplating my mission.. And it's ups and downs, these past couple months have been the hardest of them all. But it's been also the happiest time of my mission. I really feel so satisfied at the end of my day. And I think that all it matters. I know obedience brings blessings and exact obedience brings mericles. I love love these church. As Ammon puts in the Book of Mormon " I glory in my Jesus" he is nothing but sweet. I truly am starting to recognize my saviors hands in my daily life. I never thought I'd say these but I'm greatful for my tries and heartaches. They truly strengthen and build my testimony. I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I know he lives. And because he lives he has reached out in love towards us and our nothingness. And has restored he beautiful gospel in the most beautiful way. I love y'all have a blessed week. Never forget to have him in your lips. 

Elder haws🚴🏿💙