Dear family and friends,
Hi from Vacaville!!
This week just BLAZED by! The weeks go by so stinkin' fast haha. I love being out here and serving the Lord and His children in Northern California. I will always have a special place in my heart for the people here...but I don't think I will ever move here because it is so expensive haha. Unless my future husband and I are super wealthy ;)
Ok. So highlights from this week!
Found an awesome family - a married couple, Sonya and Joe, with two teenage kids! They are super funny and open to our church. Sonya used to be Jehovah's Witness but feels it is not true, and they have been searching as a family for a new church to join. Sadly, we have to pass them off to a family ward set of missionaries this week...haha we can only teach YSA age people. It's a bummer but they are so prepared and I am excited to see where they go!
We get fed SO well here! This is the best I've been fed for a loooong time. And our ward mission leader, Justin Gray, gave us the most giant apples I have seen in my entire life haha. It took all my might to eat just one today! I have pictures I'll send of them.
It felt SO amazing to take the Sacrament this week! It was my first week in a normal Sacrament Meeting service since this new transfer - two weekends ago it was General Conference and last weekend it was stake conference. So this past weekend was amazing. I don't know how people can go inactive and not feel the effects of denying themselves the Sacrament. I realized yesterday how powerful that ordinance is - partaking of the bread and water each week to renew our covenants with God and to receive remission of our sins and remember His Son, Jesus Christ. I know that this Church truly holds the priesthood authority of God - the authority to baptize, give the gift of the Holy Ghost, give blessings, bless and pass the Sacrament, and all other ordinances needed to help us go back to Heavenly Father. I felt a literal lifting come off my shoulders when I partook yesterday, and I know that you can feel that every week too if you come to an LDS Sacrament Meeting service. Come join with us :) There's nothing like it.
I went on exchanges with a new sister in our mission, Sis.
Christianson, this past week and it was so neat to see how prepared and willing to improve she was coming out and still is today. I have such a testimony that the prophet today is inspired, and that having sisters serve at 19 and elders at 18 is inspired. I am now serving with many elders and sisters from the graduating class of 2014, which is kind of weird but also really cool that right after high school these men and women come out and consecrate their time to God.
I know this is God's work and that this Church is truly His and our Savior's church on the Earth today to help us have the saving ordinances and support we need to come back to Them someday. I know that the Book of Mormon is convincing evidence that God has called another prophet and restored His church to the Earth in this last period of time before Christ comes again.
I had such a good, spiritual week! Sister Kwan and I had a rough patch, but we are working through it and working hard to bring souls unto Christ in the Solano YSA ward!
Also, to let Dad and others who have asked know about Holly and Thierno and the 5 other investigators with dates back in Napa YSA ward, there are 5 of them getting baptized this weekend!!! I am so stinkin' excited for them! President Alba is letting me Skype for the baptism and I am so excited and happy to be able to be a tiny part of their special day!
Shout out to Dad and Mom for the letters this week - thank you!
I love you all very much and hope you have a wonderful week!
Love,
Sister Nikole Decker
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