The church is true!

This week was good! The new missionaries in the zone are really cool, I love them! We were able to give service this week to a guy named Tom. He is so funny! He goes from garage sale to garage sale just buying stuff and keeping it, he has so much stuff, its crazy! We emptied out his shed, it was full of toys, vacuums, clothes, everything and anything. We actually were able to snag a dumbbell which was sweet! So I checked yesterday and I have already gained 5 pounds since I left! That is not good, but I am eating healthy, for the most part. Its probably 5 pounds of muscle ha ha. Anyway we taught Danny a lesson this week and he had a crazy experience while he was traveling! He told us all about it and he said this Book of Mormon is different... Its got some power that really helped me out as I struggled in my travels. He is such a great guy, I love him.  We are working on getting him to church!!!! I know that The Book of Mormon is the word of God. The church is true! Thanks for all your help and support.

"To do today's work well and not bother about tomorrow is the secret of accomplishment."       William Osler

Book of Mormon is true!

This week has been sweet! A crazy story. We talked to this 18 year old kid and taught him the first lesson a couple days later. He didn't seem that solid so we didn't think much of it. Then we stopped by his house yesterday. We asked him if he read the Book of Mormon and he said yes. We asked him if he prayed about the Book of Mormon and he said yes. Then we asked what he thought about it. He said its true.... My companion and I were like wait what? He said I think the Book of Mormon is true. It was sweet!!! My companion and I were a little surprised, people don't usually listen to us. But like we promised him, the Lord will answer your prayers and he answered his prayer! It was so cool, people are usually to lazy to read and pray about it, but this kid did, it was awesome! We were so excited!!!!! The Lord answers prayers!  We had interviews with the new mission president, he is so awesome, he is exactly like Jim Woodward, he looks like him, talks like him, acts like him, and is as powerful as him. Its awesome! He is such a good guy. He reminds me so much of Jim Woodward its funny!  Sister Porter is so cool, we talked for a while, she is the sweetest lady. I am lucky to have them! Don't have much time today though.... got to go ball up in the park. This week was awesome. The church is true!

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."           
                                                                                    

The Lord answers prayers!

I was able to meet President and Sister Porter this week, they are awesome people, I love them! They set a new rule that we are to run 30 minutes every morning. It is awesome, I actually like it, it wakes me up. This week has been a good one, we have been teaching and finding! One guy named Lester has met with the missionaries for about 10 years on and off.... he invited us over and told us he is ready to change and the Mormon thing is the right thing to do!!!! I am super excited and I sure hope everything works out! He is a big black guy, but he is so nice and is just a big teddy bear. For the fourth of July we had breakfast at a members house with the ward, it was awesome. The missionaries helped make dutch oven.  We played corn hole, I have never played it before, its a fun game though! It is way popular here in Indiana!  Crazy things happen everyday, we run into the most interesting people, I love it! We ran into some dude the other day that is mad at God cause his 2 dogs died! He vowed never to go to church again, he prayed that they would stay alive but the Lord didn't listen to him, so he is now mad at God. We told him that it is God's will.... we go through these things to become closer to him, he strongly disagreed, we talked some more and testified of trails and how they bring us closer to the Lord. We are going to go visit him soon, so that will be good, he is a good guy, just a little confused!  Yesterday I fasted for guidance to meet people that the Lord has prepared for us.... fast Sundays are a lot more difficult on the mission because you cant just sleep through them.  That night we were riding our bikes and we ran into a couple that actually stopped and listened to us!!! They seemed very interested, I am super excited for them, we are going back to see them on Wednesday! 

The Lord answers prayers! I have a strong testimony of fasting, it really does work! It has worked for me every time I fast with faith! 

"Pray as  if everything depended on God and then work as if everything depended on you."                                                                                                                                                                                    

We drive past this corn field everyday!

Lightning strikes!

We are officially part of the Cincinnati Ohio mission today!!!! Our area covers Indiana, Ohio, and even some of Kentucky! I am super pumped!!! I will stay in Muncie for a while though... I love it here. I don't have much time today. We are going to go play some ball in the park with some neighborhood ballers. We are playing real street ball!! This week was good, we didn't have that many lessons, we are always searching for people to teach! The other day we were walking home after visiting a house and it started raining on us bad!!! We were soaking wet! From head to toe, like we just got out of a pool. On the way home lightning came 2 feet away from my companion and I, it was insane! We jumped so bad and started screaming it was sweet. It was so nice though, I love the rain especially after a hot day. Then the other day we were talking to this lady and her dog started sniffing my leg... no big deal. We kept talking and then my companion yells and looks down... the dog peed all over my shoe ha ha. The mission is awesome, the people here are great, I love them. We really are so blessed everyday and I see that more and more on my mission. I love teaching the first lesson about Joseph Smith, it is my favorite. I look forward to teaching investigators about that every single time! I am learning and growing so much, I love you all, thanks for all your support and help!!!