April 30, 2012

This week was another good one in wonderful Brandon Manitoba. It was
rainy...but blessed!! :) The Romero’s had their baptism interview
Saturday night...they are getting baptized this Saturday!!!! :) :) :)
just 6 short days!   After the interview they both just kept saying over
and over again...I am so happy. I am so happy. :) They are excited to
get details all set and to be baptized. It will be an amazing day and
the whole ward is just so excited about it :) so many miracles!!! The
Lord truly is blessing us so much here in Brandon. It has been an
absolute privilege to serve here and to work with this ward and to
find these amazing people!!!
Yesterday Sis. Kunzler and I got to give talks in sacrament meeting.
Each of us was assigned a hymn. I was able to talk on 270...I’ll go Where You Want Me To Go.                   It really made me think about what a profound
statement that is. That is a lot of trust...I’ll go where you want me
to go. I had a hard time going where mom or dad wanted me to go or
doing what my teachers wanted me to do...but we sing out saying...I’ll
go where you want me to go dear Lord. It may not be on a mountain
high....or in Brandon Manitoba...for you it may be across the street
to the neighbors or at a different lunch table to eat with someone who
is alone...or at work being a good example...or at school. It was
really neat to be able to really think about the words in that hymn
and what it really means to go where the Lord would have us go. As I
have strengthened my faith in my Savior...it has helped me to really
be able to say with all I have that I will go where He would have me
go...say what He would have me say and Be who HE would have me be. I
know that can come for anyone as they have faith in their Savior.
Here is a funny moment in my Spanish learning process...
last week Glenda and I were talking about soccer and she had asked if
I play soccer. well I was trying to explain that when I was younger I
played...I couldn't think about how to say that...so I went about it
like this..."mi hijos...." trying to say when I was a kid....hahahahha
but instead I said..Oh my kids play soccer!!!!!! She about died!!!! It
was so funny. So all the time now she asks how my kids are doing in
soccer. hahaha. The joys of trying to learn Spanish on my own. Ha.
I love you all. Have a wonderful week!!! I can't believe it is already
 May!! aye aye aye!
LOVE YOU!!!! Be good. Remember who you are. Live it. Love it.
 
 

April 23, 2012

April 23, 2012

This week we were in Winnipeg for most of the week! We had zone
conference interviews and exchanges. We left early Tuesday morning and
got back Thursday night. It was fun to be in Winnipeg. Fun to be with
the sisters. I loved being there. Zone conference was wonderful!!!   I
played the piano. Yes it's true. Let me just tell ya...Heavenly Father
answers prayers. Ha.  It was a great conference and a great exchange.
Good ole Winnipeg. When we got back, we went straight to the Romero’s.
We had missed them so much. They went to the ward clean up on
Wednesday night to help clean the building, of course they would. They
loved it and said it was great. We taught them on Saturday and they
are all prepared now for their interview this week and their baptism
next week!!!! :) :) :) We are ecstatic!!!!! They are doing so well and
are so excited for their baptism!! No words explain it. I wish there
were...but there just aren’t. Ben and Cherry are doing great. we
taught the word of wisdom and they accepted to live it. they have so
much faith. they both have had really neat experiences with prayer and
know that God is there and loves them. :) I love it.
It was a fast and crazy week!!! But a good one. Of course. Today is
Sis. Kunzlers birthday so it has been a fun p-day for her and it
starts her senior week! YAY FOR SENIOR WEEK! She's excited I’m sure.
I love you all. Have a great week. Be good. Remember who you are. Live
it. Love it.

April 16, 2012

April 16, 2012

The gospel changes lives. It is real and it is true. There is no doubt
about it.  We met with the Romero’s this week!!!!! We taught about the
word of wisdom and the law of chastity. The spirit was so strong and
they had such strong conviction that these are commandments from our
Father in Heaven and that they would live them.  After we taught those
two commandments we asked them what changes had come into their lives
since they started learning about the gospel.  They both testified
strongly about how their marriage has become stronger and how their
family has become closer together and the peace and the happiness that
they feel as they have learned. We testified about how that is part of
Heavenly Fathers plan and that is why He has allowed us a way to be
sealed together for eternity. We then invited them to be baptized.
There is no doubt that the spirit was working within us and within
the Romero’s.  Anyone could have felt that. The room was completely
still and peaceful as the spirit spoke to us and to them as they
accepted the initiation to be baptized on May 5th!!!!!!!!!!!!!! With
tears in their eyes they then testified so boldly about how true the
gospel is and how they know this is the path the Lord wants them on
and how grateful they are for the opportunity they have to learn and
to be a part of the truth. It was amazing. No words describe the
feelings in that room and the spirit that was felt as they both
testified of the truth and shared their testimony.  It was incredible.
 On Sunday each one was in a skirt/dress and shirt and tie!!!! Picture
perfect. Sunday night there was a Spanish fireside. The topic was
temples. It couldn't have been better!!!! They now have a goal to be
in the temple one year from May 5th and to prepare to go on the temple
trip to do baptisms after they are baptized!!!! They are remarkable
people. I feel so blessed to be able to be a part of their lives. It
was one of those weeks that you wish you could have just recorded to
capture every little thing that happened. The Romero’s are a very
special family. We are sooooo excited for them and they are soooo
excited and the ward is soooo excited. We’ve all been waiting for this
for weeks!!!
We get to go to Winnipeg tomorrow for zone conference. It will be fun
to be with all the missionaries and to go on exchanges with the
sisters. Another great week ahead of us. The gospel is true. It
changes lives. Heavenly Father loves each one of us and knows us very
personally. I know it with everything in me.
Love you all. Be good. Remember who you are. Live it. Love it.
 

April 9, 2012

What a week what a week!! Here are a few highlights!! :)
On Saturday we met with the Romero’s. They are AMAZING. Let me just tell you…our translator member was a little late so we in broken English and Spanish we asked them about how they liked conference…they LOVED it. They talked about how they knew that Thomas S Monson is a
prophet and how the spirit was so strong as they listened and learned. We then asked them how that made them feels about baptism!! We threw out a date. The dad thought and thought and said it over and over. The wife just looked at him with a huge smile on her face. He said he knows he needs too...he just feels like he needs a little bit more time. We talked about how we aren't just going to baptize them
tomorrow...but we are here to help him. He said this week he is going to read and pray every day and he will know by next Saturday. So ...the member wasn't there still so we just started to read a chapter
with them! The member/translator came and so we tied in our reading to keeping the Sabbath day holy and talked about the sacrament. As we were reading the sacrament prayers...the dad asked how do I know if I am prepared to be baptized?!!!!! It was so great. We read from Acts 8 about Phillip and talked about how faith in Christ is the most important thing and the rest is being willing to be obedient and do
our best. We learned for the rest of our lives. We read the baptism interview questions with them. The spirit was SO strong as they themselves testified of Joseph Smith and Thomas S. Monsoon and the
restoration of the gospel.  After the questions were asked...we talked about how that is all that shows them that they are ready to be baptized. They were both so excited. They then just asked a whole
bunch of questions about eternal families and what they can do to get to the temple and about baptism being individual!! IT WAS THE BEST THE BEST BEST BEST!!!! So wonderful. They are so ready for the gospel!! We are so excited. We are meeting with them this week to talk more about it. :)
Yesterday we had a lesson with a less active...as we were about to start she received a phone call from a friend who she had been inviting to church. She told her friend we were there and that she should come over and learn from us. Her friend was so excited and came!!! We were able to teach her. It was great to see this member testify of the gospel and how it has helped her and to see her recognize her own testimony as she shared it with her friend!! We tracted into a Pilipino family this week. The dad was so excited to see us and asked us to come back to teach his kids about the church. When we went...he rounded up his whole family...there were a lot of them...in and out...and said you listen to these girls they will help you be a true blue Mormon and you will be a better person because of it!!! It was a very interesting experience. We’ll see where it goes. It has been cooooold this week. The sky was blue for Easter...but it was just cold cold cold with really strong winds!! Leads to some exciting finding time. :)
Things are really great!! We are being so blessed and have seen so many miracles. I am so thankful to be here in Brandon. I am especially so very thankful for my Savior, for His atonement and knowing that
because He lives, I too will live. I was reading in 3 Nephi 11 the other day and as I read about how each individual was able to go and feel the prints in His hands and side, I thought about how He has
invited each of us to do the same thing...not physically yet...but to come unto Him, individually...to "feel" of the prints...as in to feel of the peace of His gospel and His atonement.  To come to KNOW for
ourselves that He is our Savior and that this is His gospel. The church is true. I hope you have a wonderful week. Be good. Remember who you are. Live it. Love it.
 

April 2, 2012

Was conference not amazing! Wowzy!! So many wonderful things said. It
was so inspiring and motivational. I thought a lot of progression and
the things to do to continue to progress and continually becoming a
true disciple of Christ.  I loved the talk on "what would Christ think
of me." helps put things in place and prioritize our lives.   On
Sunday morning there were about 13-15 Spanish speakers there...so in
the chapel we had the regular English conference on the big screen
then on the side we had a TV of conference in Spanish. Haha. It was
quite the experience.  The Romero’s all came!! The girls were in
dresses and their son in a shirt and tie!!!! It was the best sight
ever. They are wonderful. On Saturday the dad went to priesthood so we
went over and taught mom about prophets. It was very neat to allow the
spirit to guide us as we taught in Spanish. I found it interesting to
notice that as we were speaking about the gospel ....I could
understand what she was saying and was able to speak...but as soon as
we said the closing prayer....I was so lost. The spirit works in
mysterious ways!  When we taught Ben and cherry about prophets this
week cherry asked so many great questions about how they are called
and how we can know. :) Perfection. It is great to see the spirit
working through them and see how they have been prepared and the
things they need to know. We had district lunch this week!!! We went
to pizza hut buffet and had an eating contest...good ole Sister
Kunzler had 13!!!! Then that night the Romero’s fed us supper which was
a LOT ...a LOT of food very good food of course...but...Sister Kunzler
lost the color in her face until about bed time.  It was a classic
missionary moment :)
Hope you all had a wonderful week. Be good. Remember who you are. Live
it. Love it.