Hey everyone! What a week it has been.
Tuesday we met with Alonsos brother and started teaching
him. We invited him to be baptized and he said yes! Him and Alonso are moving
to San Antonio at the end of the month, so he might get baptized in Texas, but
it's all good, at least we get to start teaching him!
We had Family Home Afternoon on Thursday. Basically it's a
lunch party for our zone and we get to play basketball and eat and all sorts of
fun stuff. I love the zone, and I get along so well with most of the
missionaries, so it was extremely fun. I was fasting on that particular day, so
I didn't enjoy the food aspect as much, haha, but the fun and games were in
full force! Also, I've decided that I need to have a ground level trampoline in
my future home.
Friday we went to a members house to practice for me to sing
in church on Sunday. While we were there, we got invited to a tea party with
beanie boos! They are little stuffed animals with giant plastic eyes. I had no
idea what they were until a couple months ago. Someone gave me one, and I re-gifted
it to this little girl. As a result, she loves me :)
Saturday we went to Brads baptism! We started teaching him
when I first got to this area, about a month ago, and we had to pass him off to
the elders in the area where he actually lives. The baptism was in the tiny
corner of Mesa that's actually in our mission. It was an amazing baptism and
you could feel the Saviors love completely envelop him as he entered the waters
of baptism. I love being a missionary.
On Saturday I also got to go out to lunch with Kinsie! She's
an amazing friend and took me to Chipotle, so basically I was in heaven. I am
so grateful that the Lord has put such amazing people in my life to bless me on
a continual basis. We also took a polaroid selfie and I'll compare that to a
photo from about 2.5 years ago. It's amazing how much change can happen in that
time.
Sunday we got to attend a lot of church,as per usual, and in
the Cortina 3rd ward I performed a special musical number. "I sang If The
Savior Stood Beside Me/Teach Me To Walk." It's a beautiful medley, and it
was so fun to sing! I got a ton of compliments, but I give full credit to the
spirit. When we sing praises to our Lord, there's no way the spirit can't be
felt in the hearts of those listening.
This morning we hiked the San Tan Mountains as a zone, and
it was amazing! I love hiking, especially when it's not a million degrees
outside, so this time of year is perfect. I'll probably send out another email
with photos from that.
I think that's it for now, I love you all and I hope you
have a wonderful week!
Love, Sister Holbrook
