Anyways...last monday we went to Sister Whitney's for FHE and it was just a small group of us but Sister Kotter did the lesson and we each made a title of liberty and talked about the things that we are grateful for/what we fight for! It was really awesome!
Tuesday we went to the food pantry and then we did our studies after and then we went to Orange Leaf :) We went to the Hafens and Tori and Steve both came over and we talked about everything for their baptisms and worked things out for the programs and who would do what and just answered questions! It was so awesome to see how excited they both are! Then we had dinner with the Baca's!
Wednesday for district meeting we had a lesson all about gratitude! Then we went and did bingo! we had dinner with Sister Allen and then did some studies!
Thursday we visited Sister Bock and had a great lesson on forgiveness! We went and had lunch at olive garden and then we visited some members! Had dinner with the Caramagno's and then did a few more stop bys after!
Friday we did our weekly planning and had a lesson with Steve! We just went over the baptismal interview questions with him and talked about everything and he's so excited! :) We also visited sister Bromfield and read with her and then stopped by some other less actives! Then we had dinner with the Webbs! then a fhe lesson with Mary!
Saturday was the big day! It was a little tricky figuring everything out because Tori is technically in the Exeter ward boundaries...so she is going to transition there but she was still able to get baptized in Portsmouth! So early in the morning we went to the church and filled the font and then Tori got there and she was just so happy and excited!! There was a really good turn out and lots of support from both wards! Brother Hafen baptized her and she was just glowing! It was so amazing to be a part of her special day! and to see her make it to this point! :) ahhhhh! so wonderful!! After it was all over and she was going to leave she was so cute and said all excited "well i'm gonna go home and be Mormon now!" I'm so happy for her and so grateful that it could all work out! After the baptism we went and tried to see some potentials.... We stopped by Stacy who we had seen awhile ago and she said she didn't have a lot of time but that we could come and have a prayer! she prayed and said it was truly a blessing to her that we showed up and she was so grateful that we came! I just think it's so cool how we can be right where we need to be in the exact right moment... there are no such things as coincidences!
Yesterday we decided to try some other potentials and we got to the house and Kevin and his son were walking out to their car... he recognized that we were missionaries and said "where have you been?" haha he said he talked to elders months ago but never heard back from them...he was interested...but he said that he was moving...like right then! they were just there to pick up the last few things! He said he knew that God was looking out for him because if we would've come tomorrow he would've been gone! so that was pretty cool! We were able to talk to them real quick about the restoration and give them a pamphlet and they were just moving down the street so they said in a few weeks we could stop by! So that was a miracle! I'm so grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost and how the spirit guides us to where we need to be and to who we need to talk to and what we need to say! After that we went and had dinner with Katie and she taught us how to make baozi? some chinese food! haha so that was exciting! We talked to her about the Book of Mormon and about the Holy Ghost! Also yesterday we were able to go to Exeter and Tori was confirmed and received the gift of the Holy Ghost! It was so wonderful! :)
I'm so grateful for all of these great experiences and amazing things that are happening! I'm so grateful for the gospel! So grateful for all the amazing people I've met out here and all of you and your love and support! So many things to be grateful for for! Everyday when we plan for the next day we talk about what miracles we saw that day or the hand of the Lord that day...things we are grateful for! I love being able to recognize those blessings each day and see how blessed I truly am! As it says in Alma 26:37 I know that God is mindful of each of us! He loves us so much and blesses us in so many ways! Hope you all have a happy thanksgiving!! :)
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