#1. We had transfers on Thursday and
Sister Gregson is now in Berryville! Lucky dog :) And Sister Fleck is my new
companion. She's been out just one transfer less than me. It's cool to have a
companion that's pretty experienced and basically on the same page as me. This
is the first time since sister Breaux that I haven't had a new bee! :) She
loves Harry Potter and has a ton of clothes and shoes.so as you can see we will
be just fine :)
#2. I will be reaching my 10 month
mark this Friday! WHAT? I think they were right about once you hit your half
way mark everything is downhill...at least in regards of time thus far.
#3. Meet the Mormons was SOOOOOOO
good! If you have not seen it GO SEE IT! We want as many people as possible to
see it and like it on facebook and request it in your area on meetthemormons.com
It's an AWESOME missionary tool! We've been having our members here take their
nonmember friends and it's going REALLY great! Take people to see it!
#4. OK these next few bullet points
are the greatest things ever EVER!!!!!! First of all....BILL CRAIG. Yes, BILL
CRAIG. Notice the last name as I hop into this miracle. Ok so! For the past 6
months the sisters here have been trying to meet with this man, Bill Craig.
He's the husband of a less active lady and he's always busy. He has cancer and
he's really been struggling so they've only met with him once. WELL! I saw his
name and suggested to Sister Gregson that we try to go see him and just stop
in. Well we show up to his house and his wife (whom they've never met) opened
the door and welcomed us right in. She told us that she'd just gotten off the
phone with her son who lives in Idaho. I was like "Oh! Where in
Idaho" And she's like "It's a little town near Twin Falls. It's
called JEROME......." ........:o WHAT. YES. I think you can see where this
is going. I freaked out all over the place and apparently her son works at the
fire station and then Bill comes into the room and I tell him where I'm from
and he literally stares at me with his mouth wide open and starts to tear up
"I was raised in Jerome" He said and that is the beginning of it all.
The last time I saw him (this past week) He told me "Ya know my friends
and family back in Jerome have been trying to get me to join the church my
whole life. (His best friend is Arlen Crouch by the way...ya haha CRAZY! ) And
I have been putting it off for years but now that God is sending missionaries
from my home town, I think it might be a sign." "A sign of
what?" I asked tehe "That I should get my act together! You know. You
can tell me that you are here on your mission for this and that but there is no
doubt in my mind why you're on your mission...it's for me."......:O Can
you believe that????? I am BLOWN away. There is NO other way than through
divine intervention that this has happened! I can't even put into words how I
feel but boy oh boy let me tell you, that was a powerful realization that I'm
not just here by chance. There are souls out there who need ME. WOW. Let that
soak in a bit. We ALL have people like that in our lives. SO ya.
#5. Ok last but most certainly not
least! The wedding/baptism for the Weavers was awesome! It was SOOOOOOOO good
to see everyone and catch up and be with the Vendels! I love them soooooooooooooo
much! They really are my other parents. :) But not only was the wedding and
baptism awesome and getting to see the old ward (which remembered me haha I was
scared they wouldn't but they all were so surprised and happy to see me...yay!)
BUT! THE BEST PART OF ALL.....THE ABSOLUTE BEST PART OF ALLLLLLL.....WASSSSSSSS
When I got inside the chapel and sat down I noticed a few faces and then I
spotted a couple of ver dear people. Mom do you remember Melanie and
Elizabeth??? The mom and daughter that sister breaux and I found and taught and
invited to be baptized but then they moved???????......WELL! THEY MOVED BACK
AND JUST GOT BAPTIZED LAST
WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I literally just stared in shock and turned to the Vendels and they told me
and I just broke out in tears! I couldn't help it I cried and they came
over and gave me hugs and I cried and told them I was so shocked and happy and
mad! I was so mad no one told me!!!!!!! BUT! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT????? Not to
mention there was 2 other people that I had taught BESIDES them and BESIDES the
weavers that had also gotten baptized! I had in total 5 PEOPLE THAT I TAUGHT
GET BAPTIZED!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was/am BLOWN away.
Blown away. How can life get any better than that? My whole mission I feel like
I've done a lot A LOT of prep work and I've never really seen any lasting
results come from it...until now. :) WOW. God is great. I love Melanie and
Elizabeth and lane and June and Brother and sister weaver with my WHOLE soul
and now I get to rejoice in the fact that they're progressing on the path
to eternal life and I was blessed enough to be a part of that. Amazing. The
only thing that would've made it better would be if Sister Breaux could've been
there. :)
Ok well I'm gonna try and attach
some pictures but I just want to say thank you to all those who send me emails
and letters. You have no idea how much those mean to me! :) I am so blessed to
be here and I can't wait to share more stories next week. I love you all!
Love you forever,
Sister Moreno
Pics of the greatest weekend ever!!
Melanie and Elizabeth
the Weavers
The Vendels aka my other parents
Lane Hobbs is the kid I helped teach both.
June is the older lady in the blue.
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