The work is real!

This week was awesome, as always, we saw the Lord's hand in our lives as we were doing His work. We have been doing a lot of finding and we have talked to the funniest people, the people in Kentucky are awesome and I love them to death. We had an amazing opportunity last week to exercise our priesthood and give a couple blessings. I have such a strong testimony of priesthood power and if we have the faith and we trust in the Lord then he will put thoughts into our heads and words into our mouths. This work is real and I am seeing that more and more everyday. It was awesome to see the Sherrod family at church again this week, they love church and they are always so happy to attend. We found a part member family the other day, the husband is a member and the wife is not. They are the coolest and we are now working with her and her daughters! The other day we helped this lady clean out her garage and found some funny stuff, check out the sweet picture! Exciting stuff is happening here in the Promised Land! I love serving the Lord, it has truly been a blessing. I am so blessed that I get to feel the spirit everyday out here on the mission. Thanks for all the prayers and all the support, you are amazing!

True conversion!

This week was full of miracles. It was amazing! Ora, Shaun, and Jemisha got baptized on Saturday! It was the most amazing experience ever! It was such a blessing and a privilege to teach them. We share so many spiritual experiences with them that we have become very close.  We found them on Memorial Day a while back... lost contact with them for a couple weeks, found them again. Started teaching and the miracles just continued to happen. Ora felt the spirit and she has not missed a day of church since her first time. The kids love church too and it was amazing to see them enter into the waters of baptism. It was only through the spirit that this conversion happened. She kept her commitments and  had spiritual experiences by herself and has felt the spirit so strong she knew it was true when she asked God. The spirit is the only way that true conversion happens. It truly was a miracle that that family was baptized. The Lord prepared them for us and I was blessed enough to be a tool in his hand. She told us that she has seen changes in her life and she is excited to see more. She is very shy and does not have a lot, but she knows that this gospel can change her life, it has already started. It has been amazing to see her change! She couldn't stop smiling when she entered the font, she was so happy. There was just a different light in their eyes after they were baptized and it was so amazing to see. I am doing awesome and I love serving the Lord. I am excited for another week full of miracles here in the Promised Land of Kentucky! We are staying busy and we are working hard!

"Be what you are.  This is the first step toward becoming better than you are."

Singing!

This week was awesome! We worked hard and labored in the Lord's vineyard. We saw many miracles and we were very blessed. Orra and her kids are on date to get baptized this week! We are super excited for them! They are doing so well. Orra is reading the Book of Mormon and she loves church! We are also working with a guy named Jeremy... he is a Jamaican rapper. He is way cool, I love the guy. We have a lot going on this week and I am super excited for everything that is happening. The Lord has really blessed us. I am loving life and I am super happy. It has been raining a bit lately but the sun is coming soon. My companion and I have a new found obsession. We sing! We sing all the time, I love it and I am getting the hang of it believe it or not haha but we are having a jolly good time. But seriously.... singing invites the spirit so well why wouldn't we sing!? Y'all should try it out!

4th of July!

This week was so awesome, I loved it. Every week is awesome though. So on the fourth of July we played football in the morning with some of the members from the ward, it was awesome!  We had the time of our lives. Then we went up to Devou Park in Covington Kentucky with our zone. It has the best view of Cincinnati, we chalked the Plan of Salvation in the parking lot! People came and went and we were able to talk to everyone and show them what we believe. Then we went to a couple of BBQ and I got to play some corn hole. It was such a fun fourth of July. We went to the Presbyterian Church this Sunday.  Even in a different building the spirit was very strong and it was a good experience. We are still teaching Orra and her family and they are doing awesome! Orra told us that she prayed the other day and she felt the spirit. She said that it filled the room and she felt that God was in her. It was a miracle. That family does not have a lot but they have hearts of gold and they are amazing. The spirit is real. The Holy Ghost bears witness to anyone who is honestly seeking truth. I am so blessed that I have the opportunity to be led by the spirit everyday, that I have the opportunity to see peoples' lives change as they pray, read, and come to church. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is true. It changes lives, it has changed mine. I am super excited for another week here in the Promised Land. Thanks for all your prayers and all your support.