Scripture POWER

Hola errybody.

Life is goooood in the hooood!

Hemet is a freaking blast. It's getting real hot though but what's better than sweaty sister missionaries?

Anyways...... Okay yup. Things are good. Paula is comin' along nicely. She is on date for the 21st of this month.. But she smokes and drinks.. Well she turns 21 in July and wanted to get baptized after her 21st birthday so she can go party... Yeah doesn't exactly work like that sweetheart! She's cool though and I think she will be able to make that date.

We had dinner with a less active lady who is only 66 but wears depends and has health problems.. And her whole house smells like poop.. And we had to change her bed that she had crapped in. She said "this is where I made my poo poo." Haha talk about NASTY! (Grandma and grandpa-- Don't ever do that.)

We helped someone do "service" this week.. Someone from the YSA ward called and asked if we could come help her pack because she is moving.. So we got in our Pday clothes and went over and literally all we did was fold clothes and put them in one suitcase. It took a total of 15 minutes? Sometimes people abuse the whole "call us if you ever need anything" phrase. Like really?

Okay with Leo.. I think I've talked about him a couple times.. He needs to get dunked ASAP. He smokes and tried to quit a month ago and lasted a week and a half.. So I wrote out a contract and made him sign it saying he would be done smoking today! Haha I'm sick of people giving me excuses so I'm just making everyone sign a contract :)

Okay I guess I can put some spirituality into this letter.. We had our monthly zone meeting and our focus this month is on the Book of Mormon. We talked about how to use that better with our investigators. I was thinking about it, and how freaking lucky are we to have the Book of Mormon! I think that is something that we, especially being in the church our whole lives, have taken for granted. We talked about asking our investigators "What would it mean to you if the Book of Mormon was true?" and "How do you know that it is true?" We were role playing with some elders (woah scandalous right?) and one of them said to read the Book of Mormon until you feel the Spirit, then stop, kneel down, and pray and ask if what you are reading is true. I thought that was brilliant! I think that is solid advice for all of us! So DO IT! We are commanded to read the scriptures daily, and I have gained a strong testimony of doing so. I KNOW that is helps us be happier, and more worry free. I KNOW that the words that the prophets speak of in the book are true! I KNOW because I have prayed and asked, and I have gotten a clear, simple feeling that the book is true. At the end of our zone meeting, we were in the chapel, and all of us missionaries (about 20) knelt down, and prayed. GOSH there is something so powerful about that. The Spirit was so strong as we were praying and I was just overwhelmed with gratitude that I am here on a mission. I am grateful that the Lord trusts me enough to do His work with His help and grateful for the way that my mission has completely changed my life.

This is truly the BEST 18 months! ;) I am so glad that I made the decision to come out here and to go on a mission. As we have been teaching lessons to people, members and nonmembers, even though I have taught them a million times, I am still learning new things about them and about the gospel. We are seeing miracles happen every day! God is so great :)

I hope you all have a freakin fantastic week! Love you mucho!

Sister Anderson :)

p.s. What do you call two people from Mexico playing basketball?

       Juan on Juan!

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