Hi friends! Hi family!
This week was just full of miracles and I sure hope it was for you all too!!
Here are only a FEW from the week!!
- We called a reference and turns out he is a veteran named Ken and he asked us to be baptized because he did his research and all the other churches just aren't true. He said he "would fly to salt lake to be baptized" and we said but the same church is here in Tampa and he's hyped! It was so crazy because he said that "if Joseph Smith helped with something that made a lot of people move to Salt Lake then there has to be some truth there!" He is so extremely awesome and there's some things that need explaining but honestly, the best way to find out any answer we need is to go straight to our Heavenly Father:) Updates to come!
- We went to St. Pete (my last area) to film advertisements with the Hermanas and it was so so fun! Afterwards, we went to a restaurant named Gondoliers pizza and the table behind us paid for our food and THEN the owner loved us and gave us free dessert all because he wanted be make our day! It sure did!
- we called someone named Jamie and long story short 5 minutes later we were on our way to give him a Book of Mormon and he's been talking to us every single day about all his questions! He has read every assignment we've given him!!
- we found a super awesome lady named Pazetta that was just sitting on her porch and we were walking around asking if anyone knew her apartment number and turns out it was HER! We ended up talking for awhile, sharing a message, getting to know each other and setting up another time to teach her! And fun fact: Pazetta us peace in italian:)
- we passed off Roger this week to the Spanish Elders! He is AMAZING. We taught the Resoration and Roger just grasped onto everything and is just growing his testimony one huge leap at a time!!
- being in this ward has been the BIGGEST BLESSING. We have been taken in with OPEN arms and felt so loved. Everyone is so willing to help! We have received so many calls, texts and food to welcome us into the ward! THE SAMUELS are one of the best families I have ever met. Brother Samuels is our ward mission leader and I don't think I've ever met a more elect ward mission leader. I am AMAZED at how willing and involved this ward is in missionary work! WOW.
- social media / proselyting has been SO WEIRD and CRAZY. We have a set office time from 10-3 and then it's studies and proselyting from then on out! It's SO insane! The days fly by and it's just oh so fun!
- we have a Book of Mormon class every Thursday that recent converts, returning members and some fellowshippers come to and it is so so fun!
My testimony has been built so much from the willingness of not only our members but of our friends to continue to find the truth through prayer and through their growing faith! SO INCREDIBLE. I have been blessed everyday to be here and to meet all of these amazing people, I can't imagine it ever ending!!!
Quick spiritual thought:)
We had a call with Brother Lee Donaldson from the area presidency and he talked about some awesome stuff coming up during conference #
And he encouraged us to use the book of mormon! Joseph Smith was visited by Angel Moroni on Sept 21 (the first day of the harvest) and on the fourth year he was told to gather the plates in the middle of the night after the 21st (the 22nd) at 2am. At the same time all the way east in Jerusalem (9am) the priests were sounding their trumpets telling the people to come to the to the temple for the final dispensation (gather israel)! Angel Moroni on top of our temple is facing the east, sounding his trumpet for the gathering of Israel and the tool of the harvest is the book of mormon. How cool is that!
I want to challenge each of you to focus on the Book of Mormon this week. Every bit and piece if it is CENTERED on Christ. And as Easter comes around in the next few weeks focusing on our Savior and trying to be like Him is the best thank you we can give!!
Love you!!
Have the best day of your life!
Hermana King :)
- weekly picture with the Cooks!
- we had 2 meetings going on at once! One with social media and the other the ward! So so crazy!
- some cute members Yana & Brittany!
- we filmed with my favorite Largo Hermanas over by Clearwater Beach
- we celebrated Hermana Hardings 7 months with the Sisters at a yummy barbecue place, Mission Barbecue!
- the new Sisters that came in this past week, SO CUTE
- we drew the Plan of Salvation with our best friend, Clarissa!
- lunch with the office sisters!
- saying bye to some of the departing sisters!!! SO SAD
- got to see Hermana Marler last preparation day!
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