I am so excited to tell you all about my week and what's been going on. Recap from last week, I am in a new area called Green Tree. Basically, it's a suburb of Pittsburgh and many of the addresses in our area are Pittsburgh. It is so so SO different from New Bloomfield but I love it! People are always out and about on the streets, there's kids playing everywhere, there's actual traffic lights, and I just love it! Don't get me wrong, I love New Bloomfield so much, but the change has been really good for me. I've learned so much in just a week. So let's get into it!
HIGHLIGHTS
1. This week we had six lessons with our investigator, Adrielle. Words cannit express the love I have for this Chica in just a week. She is amazing! And next week, she is getting baptized! I am so happy for her and honored to be a part of this process with her. She is so converted to the gospel and so fully committed to doing all she can to have a sure testimony. She makes me want to be better in any way I can. She is from Brazil, and her parents became members 10 years ago, but at that time she wasn't ready. Now, all the time she says, "now I am ready!" she told us a few days ago that she has never been so happy and at peace in her whole life until she made the decision to join the church. Ugh, I am just so proud of her!2. On Wednesday, I hit 6 months! Let me tell you, it is going by waaayyy to fast and I am just trying to cherish every moment like it's the last. I also don't own any t-shirts anymore that don't have holes in them so that's exciting lol. So if anyone wonders what I want for Christmas, now you know
3. ELDERS. No, not like that. In this area, we share the ward with elders and it is so fun! We spend a lot of time with them because they don't have a car and I have spent many a days squished in the back seat with them as Elder Furniss talks about how we should all join the army. It's great. Also, Elder King is an elder who had to come back to the US when his mission in Russia merged with another. He's great! We've had quite a few conversations about Russia and he was super excited when he saw what my name was so that's cool.
4. On Thursday we went tracting and EVERYONE ACTUALLY LIKED US. It was CRAZY. Blessings on blessings! Just kidding but seriously, we got to talk to a lot of people and OYMd a lot and everyone we met was so kind
5. The green tree area is very, very diverse. We have a large percentage of Asians and African Americans and it has been so cool to be around so many different cultures. One day we were tracting in a apartment complex that was populated by Indian and Nepali people. As we walked out of the building, three or four little Indian girls came running up to us and gave us big hugs, like they knew exactly who we were! It was seriously the cutest thing ever! They asked if we were the church people in broken English and we said we were and shared a little mini message about how God loves them. It was so cool!
6. We had a lesson in the downstairs of our church while a wedding reception was raving upstairs. That was exciting!
7. THE BEDNARS ARE HERE!! The Johnsons Were amazing and I loved serving with them but I am so excited to meet the Bednars this week! It's going to be great. Well, I think that's all I have for this week. As always, your prayers are appreciated and I love you so much! My new address is below!
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