Week 59: Who Hired the Band?

Well another week as come and gone! And yet again, I don't feel like there is much to say! So I have been sending pictures to explain things better. Maybe it's just like a block in all "older missionaries heads" that they don't feel like anything new is happening but really there are tons of things!! haha 

Lunch with a member!

Iris is doing really good!! We asked her to pray about a baptismal date and so she prayed and she got the 22nd of September, a lot sooner than we were expecting but we are excited. We will probably have to move it because we can't do baptisms on Mondays..says the ward. But it's okay, we are just pumped that she has been praying about it! I love her a ton! She is seriously one of my favorite people ever. I can't wait until you guys meet her. haha It was funny because after our lesson on tuesday she told us about the World Habor Day on Saturday night and she invited us to come..but it was later than our hours and so we told her maybe that we would try. haha We didn't think that our president would let us go all the way to the city at 9 at night until 11 and watch a boat show and some fireworks with our investigator....but we called him and guess what? He said yes!!! 

 

Haha.... So we had another lesson on Thursday and it went super well. WE talked about the atonement and the spirit was strong. I am sooo grateful for christ! He is amazing. When we are baptized, it's us telling Jesus that we are going to do our best to follow Him and in return He will make up for our short comings and imperfections. He has that authority to forgive us! it's sooo great!!!! (: I am so grateful that even when i am not perfect, he can help me be. Just like what it says in Moroni 10 vs 32-33! LOVE IT. She then came to the BBQ on friday and loved it and then we went to Habor day with her! It was so much fun! We ended up going to bed at midnight that night but it was really great being there with her and her son. Don't worry, we were safe. haha 

Harbor Day with Iris

Emasmus Bridge

Harbor Day with Iris and Brandon

Friday we had the BBQ and it was great! I told you that our investigator Mano wanted us to sing right? Well he really figured everything out. He brought an amp and a singer and had us sing in front of everyone...awkward. haha and then the other singer sung and it was great. It was kinda cool. haha the BBQ was good. haha Not as many people came as we had planned but it was cool! We have a lesson with Mano and all of his friends tomorrow and we are excited. 2 of his friends came to the BBQ and they really enjoyed it. haha So that was fun! 

Iris and Brandon at the BBQ

Singing at the BBQ

Ali is doing good too. We had an appt with him about the law of chastity and word of wisdom and at the end we asked him to throw away all of his cigarettes and guess what? he did! So here is us breaking his cigarettes! I am excited for him. I don't know if he will be able to get baptized on the 20 but we'll keep working with him! 

Breaking Cigarettes

Today we got to go into a Molen (windmill) and it was so much fun! I will send pictures! 

Windmill with our District

Windmill with our District

Life is just good. haha I love being a missionary. Thursday Elder Ballard is coming to talk to our whole mission!!! I am so excited! (: haha I will let you know how it goes! haha we are being fed everyday this week...Lunch and dinner! So cool. And transfer calls are on sunday so i might be moving.

Don't send anything now...I will let you know next week what is happening! I love you all! have a great week! MISS YOU!