Salutations!
How is everyone doing?! I hope you had a fun 4th! This week has been awesome. It feels like last Monday was a year ago. But we've been super busy, and having tons of miracles!
-About a week ago, we got a call on our phone from a random number. I answered and he said his name was Kalani, and he was a less active member for over 20+ years, but that he wanted to come back. We were so excited for him! So we set up a time and met with him on Wednesday. We were able to teach him about the Atonement, and the Spirit was so strong. It's the best when someone has a genuine desire to change and come unto Christ! It reminded me how much the Spirit is the one who changes people and softens their hearts. So now we meet with Kalani every week, and even since we met him we can see his faith growing!
-We got a mini-missionary! Do they do anything like that in Mesa?? It's where a future missionary gets set apart as a missionary for four days and goes around with the missionaries to experience missionary life. So we picked up our mini on Thursday- Sister Naehu. She's Hawaiian and of course she grew up here so she already knows a lot of people. But let me tell you, it was SUCH a blessing to have her! I think Heavenly Father helps miracles to happen when there's a future missionary with us to show how important and wonderful missions are. We had more lessons on Saturday than I've ever had in one day!! It was SO good and productive. I am so happy when we're working hard. And with four of us, we were kind of like an army. Of Helaman. Or something like that. We were able to split up a few times, and do double lessons.. it was the best. :)
-So earlier this week we went to go see a former investigator. He's Chukkese, and we try stopping by all the time, but he's never home. Well when we went this time, someone else opened the door who we'd never met before. (sidenote: a million and a half people usually live in one apartment, so it's awesome when we teach one person in the home, because usually everyone else gets to hear it too whether they like it or not haha :) Anyway, his name is Brenson and he's probably in his late 40's. We just got to know him a little bit on his porch, and he was really open to the gospel! We just talked a little bit about eternal families and such, and he was super interested. So we set up a return appointment he became a new investigator! Then on Sunday night, our army split up to do double lessons again. Sister Naehu and I went to Brenson's house. He is so prepared and open!! We started teaching the restoration, then his brother in law who's visiting from Guam who was just in the next room like two feet away the whole time said he was a member! Less-active I think... but he would randomly chime in and bear his testimony, which was so good. The Spirit was really strong. Also, Sister Naehu rocked it. She did the whole first vision and all that, which was pretty awesome for never having had a real lesson with someone before. Anyway, everything just went perfectly, and he's super excited to read the Book of Mormon and come to church on Sunday! So I'll let you know how that goes!
- Fourth of July!! It was so fun. We went to a member's house for lunch, and had watermelon and BBQ. It was so good and fouth-of-july-y. We also got permission from President to do a zone activity and have p-day after 5. So we went to a park and played volleyball, jammed to efy music, played our ukuleles, and watched fireworks.
-On Thursday it was Sister Curtis's birthday! So of course she celebrated by eating bluet (I don't know if that's spelled right... you know what I'm talking about, the half-fertilized chicken egg?). Why, I don't know!!! Probably because she was feelin 22, and that everything would be alright! But really it was disgusting. Most of the elders in our zone did it with her too. I'll have to send you pictures next week when I have my camera with me!
Yes mom, we are being very well taken care of by the members! Really, every week we get groceries, and every day we get dinners, and even lunches and breakfasts sometimes. We get fed even better than I did in Laie, and that's saying something! haha. I don't want you to worry that we're under-fed- it’s anything but that! haha :)
Wow, sorry my emails are always so long! I realized that it's harder to write short emails than it is to write long ones... sorry about that. :) Anyway, I love you sooo much!! thanks for being the bombdotcom. Keep on doing missionary work! CPR! Write me! <3
<3,
sister sabey
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