Dear family and friends,
Hello! All is going super well here in St. Helena.
And it was great to see you, fambam, yesterday!! See you at Christmas!
Time will fly, I'm sure of it.
We went to the temple as a zone on Thursday and it was great. I love the temple - all my concerns go away and I just feel at peace.
Everything makes sense. I know this Church truly is Jesus Christ's church on the Earth today. I KNOW it.
So.
Good news! Nestor didn't go to jail!! Huzzah! We taught him last night, and he said the sweetest prayer. He was holding his little sister in his arms as he said the prayer and he said, "I'm grateful for my sister Monce, even though she's a little monkey." Haha it was so cute. He is a good older brother to that sweet girl. He told us yesterday that since he has been praying and reading the Book of Mormon and Bible, his relationship with his family has improved.
I think we simultaneously scared and impressed a member on Wednesday.
She and her son fed us and later that night she came to an appointment with us. The appointment fell through, so we asked if she could go to a potential investigator's house with us, and she agreed. Walking over, however, there were five men standing around and talking, so we started talking to them. Sis. Morgan was sooo scared to talk to them!
She hid behind a car while we taught them about eternal families and faith in Jesus Christ. Finally, I asked, "Sis. Morgan, could you please bear your testimony on how the Gospel has helped your family be closer to one another?" She looked really nervous, but bore a sweet, simple testimony. Then she relaxed and was talking with them and teaching them as well! She did great! As we walked away after getting their contact information to teach them more, she let out a sigh and said, "Oh man, that is SCARY. But it's exciting too!"
We also found out some amazing news: Teresa, one of our investigators, quit her job so that she can come to church!!! It was so exciting to hear :) She hasn't been able to come to church, but she should be able to come, now. I can't wait for her to enter into the waters of baptism. She has such a sweet spirit and is so genuine and kind. At first when we taught her, she was super sassy, but the longer we've been teaching her the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, the softer her heart has become. It is so true that the Gospel makes bad men good and good men better.
Whew, I will say this week I have eaten more fried food than my entire life together. On Friday, a less-active member, Conrad, fed us lunch at the veteran's home. He fed us French fries, fried scallops, and fried shrimp. Later that day, Sis. Taylor fed us and made us fried chicken! Whew. I felt like I had grease coming out of my face by the end of the day, but it made for one interesting experience ha. Oh goodness. I also remembered how much I dislike scallops. I bit into one and it spurted out this greasy slimey goop...whew. Rough. I felt so sick after.
Funny moments of the week:
1. Sis. Petersen ran smack into a wet tree branch and then got the deathly hiccups. We've realized the hiccups only occur after we suddenly die laughing about something.
2. Luke: "He is half monkey half man. You see him at the pool and are scarred for life."
Sis. Morgan: "Man, A Midnight Summer's Dream...he was flouncing around with a loincloth...it was scary."
Talking about the elementary school principal. Haha.
Love you all! Choose the right this week, and remember God loves you!
Love,
Sister Kolee Decker
Pic: what the vineyards look like right now. It has suddenly taken a turn of HEAT and is in the 90's.
Hello! All is going super well here in St. Helena.
And it was great to see you, fambam, yesterday!! See you at Christmas!
Time will fly, I'm sure of it.
We went to the temple as a zone on Thursday and it was great. I love the temple - all my concerns go away and I just feel at peace.
Everything makes sense. I know this Church truly is Jesus Christ's church on the Earth today. I KNOW it.
So.
Good news! Nestor didn't go to jail!! Huzzah! We taught him last night, and he said the sweetest prayer. He was holding his little sister in his arms as he said the prayer and he said, "I'm grateful for my sister Monce, even though she's a little monkey." Haha it was so cute. He is a good older brother to that sweet girl. He told us yesterday that since he has been praying and reading the Book of Mormon and Bible, his relationship with his family has improved.
I think we simultaneously scared and impressed a member on Wednesday.
She and her son fed us and later that night she came to an appointment with us. The appointment fell through, so we asked if she could go to a potential investigator's house with us, and she agreed. Walking over, however, there were five men standing around and talking, so we started talking to them. Sis. Morgan was sooo scared to talk to them!
She hid behind a car while we taught them about eternal families and faith in Jesus Christ. Finally, I asked, "Sis. Morgan, could you please bear your testimony on how the Gospel has helped your family be closer to one another?" She looked really nervous, but bore a sweet, simple testimony. Then she relaxed and was talking with them and teaching them as well! She did great! As we walked away after getting their contact information to teach them more, she let out a sigh and said, "Oh man, that is SCARY. But it's exciting too!"
We also found out some amazing news: Teresa, one of our investigators, quit her job so that she can come to church!!! It was so exciting to hear :) She hasn't been able to come to church, but she should be able to come, now. I can't wait for her to enter into the waters of baptism. She has such a sweet spirit and is so genuine and kind. At first when we taught her, she was super sassy, but the longer we've been teaching her the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, the softer her heart has become. It is so true that the Gospel makes bad men good and good men better.
Whew, I will say this week I have eaten more fried food than my entire life together. On Friday, a less-active member, Conrad, fed us lunch at the veteran's home. He fed us French fries, fried scallops, and fried shrimp. Later that day, Sis. Taylor fed us and made us fried chicken! Whew. I felt like I had grease coming out of my face by the end of the day, but it made for one interesting experience ha. Oh goodness. I also remembered how much I dislike scallops. I bit into one and it spurted out this greasy slimey goop...whew. Rough. I felt so sick after.
Funny moments of the week:
1. Sis. Petersen ran smack into a wet tree branch and then got the deathly hiccups. We've realized the hiccups only occur after we suddenly die laughing about something.
2. Luke: "He is half monkey half man. You see him at the pool and are scarred for life."
Sis. Morgan: "Man, A Midnight Summer's Dream...he was flouncing around with a loincloth...it was scary."
Talking about the elementary school principal. Haha.
Love you all! Choose the right this week, and remember God loves you!
Love,
Sister Kolee Decker
Pic: what the vineyards look like right now. It has suddenly taken a turn of HEAT and is in the 90's.
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