Hermana in Houston: Week 42: I love exchanges!

October 20, 2014

It was a week of miracles.

First I went on exchanges to Conroe! { that was a miracle because I already went there on exchanges this transfer } I LOVE Conroe, I really hope I get to serve there!

We went to visit M this week! Her husband was baptized in Argentina when he was young, but met her and left the church. The missionaries have always visited them, and M has known for a long time that this church is true but has always said that she and her daughter will get baptized when her husband comes back to church. When we saw her this week she told us that she and her daughter are ready to be baptized, whether or not he decides to come back yet! MIRACLE!

On Friday all of our appointments cancelled {even our backup plans!}, which is really out of the blue for this area. We have so many people to teach there usually isn't enough time in the day to see everyone! But suddenly there we were with four hours, so we decided to take advantage of the time to go to a new section of our area and go finding. We weren't having a ton of success, but we stopped for a minute to talk to a group of kids and one of the little girls said, "Are you Mormons??" She plays soccer at the park with her friends every weekend and the missionaries have started playing with them too, so she was so excited to see our tags! She ran us up to her apartment to meet her mom and we got to teach her! MIRACLE!

Then we walked back down and asked the group of kids where we should knock next, and they all pointed to the same row of apartments. We found a couple people to talk to and we decided to knock one more door... this cute young mom opened the door and was SO nice. Her husband called us in {pasen, pasen!} and pulled up chairs for us. He was so excited to listen to us and he was like, "So what is your purpose as missionaries?" {HAHA that is how we start all our lessons is by explaining our purpose!} We had a really good restoration lesson- they are so prepared!! Right before we left we invited them to the ward activity that night, not really thinking much of it because it is typically SO HARD to get people to church, let alone an activity.

...so two hours later we are at the church for the activity and GUESS WHO WALKS IN?? I could not believe my eyes! MIRACLE!

Now backtrack to Thursday night. We felt prompted to try a menos activo family for the last hour of the day, and they let us in! We invited them to the activity, again not thinking much of it. The next night GUESS WHO WALKS IN?? Mmm hmm. AND THEN GUESS WHO FELLOWSHIPS OUR NEW INVESTIGATORS?? Mmm hmm. MIRACLE!

The activity itself was UNBELIEVABLE! I didn't exactly have the highest expectations for it considering our last ward activity had a turnout I could count on one hand. This activity was a Noche de Hispanidad and everyone and all of their friends and family came! It was huge! Everyone set up tables for their countries and brought tons of food, and there was music and dancing. So much fun!

I almost forgot to tell y'all... I'm staying! We'll be the trio for another transfer until Millie goes home. SO HAPPY!

Funnies of the Week:

Hermana Perry made a quiet little comment at a member's house during dinner and the Hermana was shocked, "Habla? No sabia que habla!" {You talk? I didn't know you talk!}

One of the men we teach has a princess/ unicorn/ fairy rug in his living room... you take what you can get.

Met an 80-year-old Italian lady from New York and she was the cutest little thing! She started singing "You are my sunshine" with as much bravado as that little body could muster, and talking about her husband in her accent {he knows olives, ya know} I was dying.

Hermana Miller told me I would have the best Twitter... whatever that means. haha

Went to a dinner appointment with a member we didn't know and when we opened the door she didn't recognize us either! We sat there awkwardly staring at each other for a couple seconds before she let us in. hahaha

Our investigator "I" really likes me {pobrecito} (poor thing) and last night he told me I have a heart of stone. HAHA No novios (boyfriends) on the mish, "I"! Lo siento! (sorry)

Hermana McOmber