Week 73: I Got TB

Y'all this week was such a blur. I barely remember anything that happened besides killing about 50 cockroaches. We also had to drive to San Antonio 3 days in a row and it's an hour drive one way. Plus we went to Floresville twice this week. As my dad always said on roadtrips, "You got TB? Tired butt?". Yes, yes I do, Dad. 

In other news, we had a phone call with a lady named Cindy who has been taught for over a year and she told us that her fiance is her 1st cousin. *Sweet Home Alabama plays in the background* They didn't know until after they were dating for a while apparently... still pretty weird though. Anyways, she said that it just recently became legal in Texas for them to get married. Yay? But she also told us that she wants to get baptized and that she's ready to break up with this man if he's not willing to join the church with her. Yay?! It was a pretty weird call honestly but she has a strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and the church so that's cool. We're having dinner with them on the 16th so I'll keep y'all updated on that haha. 

On Saturday we were walking up to an apartment to start knocking doors and these two ladies were outside doing yard work. We asked if we could help and they didn't take us seriously at first but we insisted so they let us pitch in. I trimmed the bushes up real nice and got multiple compliments #hiddentalents. Anyways, we got to talking with them and now we're all besties! We had a quick lesson with Cindy (the one who lives there) after we were done and then she invited us over the next day to have tostadas. Tina (the friend helping with the yard work) came over as well and we had a lesson with both of them. They're pretty set in their own beliefs but were at least open to hearing about ours and said they will read and pray about the Book of Mormon together! I'm not sure if the service we did changed their attitude toward us at all but it definitely changed mine. Serving others brings me so much joy and increases my love for them! It's a win win! 

Michael came to church and is still on track to be baptized later this month and we've been meeting with Mario and his family regularly too. Mario said he has wanted to get baptized for a long time but he's hesitant to make that commitment. Please pray for him!

This week I was studying Moroni 7 which is one of my most favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon. So many amazing lessons are taught in this chapter. It's the best! Here are some verses that stood out to me:

"40 And again, my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning hope. How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope?

41 And what is it that ye shall hope for? Behold I say unto you that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal, and this because of your faith in him according to the promise.

42 Wherefore, if a man have faith he must needs have hope; for without faith there cannot be any hope."

Jesus Christ is the source of hope. Because of His atonement there is light at the end of the tunnel and we're able to see that light and be guided towards it by exercising faith in Him. This mortal journey can be very dark at times and it's difficult to have hope when we can't see the light. But I know that as we choose to believe in Christ, He offers us hope for better things to come and strength to take just one more step. Don't underestimate the power of faith. 

- Elder Christensen

Pictures 

☆ President and Sister Fitzgerald!

☆ The Wilson County Courthouse

☆ A stick bug??