Hapy Niw Yerr (Sorry I'm still learning the language) Well I finally saw an alligator haha, took me long enough. It was very anti climatic but I still freaked out. We were just biking and there it was.

The couple we're teaching came with us to a baptism in the YSA Ward last night! It was really good for them to see something that they could apply themselves too. They are progressing, just at their own pace. And they really enjoyed the baptism the only thing the wife said is she isn't "psyched on the whole jumpsuit thing"

haha Heavenly Father is certainly teaching me patience and long suffering. I had often looked at situations and thought well if this isn't changing.. or if this person isn't getting it than it's something I'm not doing right or not getting. But it hit me that sometimes it's not that at all, people have glorious agency. The chance to choose.

So i can love and teach and provide but I can't force. And my thank goodness I don't have to persuade, because I am not good at that anyway. We went out to lunch last Friday with Sister Brady for her birthday and a member in her Ward took us, she reads people.. really though she puts her hand on yours and then tries to figure you out. Haha it was very interesting, she is such a sweet lady I loved her. And she was pretty accurate too, In somethings crazy accurate.

For New Years we were in early so nothing to exciting, sister Bromley said it was super loud at midnight but I was out like a light so I didn't hear anything. We had dinner the other day with a recent convert and his wife. They are my age but such a sweet couple. They just did baptisms for the dead for the first time so it was really cool being able to talk to them about it. I've been getting into family history and exploring the family tree app a lot more so I was teaching them about it. His family are all not members and so it was really cool being able to tell him that he can do the work for his family after they pass on, because he thought that they would just never see each other again. So it was a really spiritual experience to be able to share that with someone.

I listened to my great-great grandmother Emma Pearl Bells testimony on family search and was so amazed! It was so wonderful to hear her voice and to listen to her talk about the gospel. I felt prompted to pray and give thanks for my ancestors and that I am able to have the ability to hear her testimony.

Okay the Book of Mormon is awesome (I'm going to pretend I fully knew that before my mission) but I was just thinking about how it was brought forth for the latter days, and if it is meant for our day, shouldn't we read it with the question of how does it apply to me? Or how can I learn from this? Or why was it said this way? It was meant for us! How cool, not even the Bible can say it was just meant for us at this time. We search and search for answers but god not only provided a way, it was carefully planned and foreordained this way. I read a talk by Elder Eyring the other day called "Rise to your call"

And I just wanted to share something I really enjoyed from it "If I only think of my own performance, my sadness deepens. But when I remember that the Lord promised that His power would go with me, I begin to look for evidence of what He has done in the lives of the people I am to serve. I pray to see with spiritual eyes the effects of His power." This was really important to me to realize that I have a calling under the lords power, I am a servant of HIS will and HIS timing. And I am grateful for whatever he needs to me to do. Love you all, have a wonderful week.