Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Exchanges-Juarez-Baptism-AWESOME

THIS WEEK WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A little bit different because I wasn`t in my area very much but well, everything worked out in the end!!!  

Let`s start with Wednesday....  I went and did interchanges with a sister who is from Idaho (she actually is cousins with Mr. MUMFORD!!!) crazy huh??!  It was super fun and well, it felt good to speak a little bit of English; I need to practice more... ;)  But I went to her area, which is only like 20 minutes away and worked all Wednesday.   Then on Thursday morning, we and all the sisters from the Colonies went to Juarez!!!  (I know what you are thinking... another trip to Juarez.... but yup!!!)  I am starting to become friends with the bus drivers!!!  Maybe they will give me a discount!  hahahaha ;)  But we got to Juarez in the evening and I had a meeting with the President and the other sister training leaders and then, WE GOT TO STAY THE NIGHT IN THE SUPER NICE HOTEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I felt like I was in Heaven!!!! :) 
hot shower....
big bed....
maid service....
continental breakfast....
and the hotel is orange....
Anything better than that???   I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Then on Friday morning we had a meeting with ALL the sisters in the mission, and it went really well!  I spoke about the importance of exercise and also leading music!!!!  It went really great!!  It was fun to be with all the sisters :)

As for our baptism!  IT WENT AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!  Everything ran smooth the members were there and we even had an investigator there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)  (I will send you some pictures!!!)  But wow, every baptism I just can`t help but think of the amazing day of dads baptisms!!!  What a day that will mark history for our family :)  It is such a joy to see people change their lives because they want to come unto Christ!  This is why we are here in this life!!! IT IS THE BEST FEELING EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

So about the investigator that came to the baptism....  Her name is Silvia and we met her about 3 weeks ago.  Her husband died about a year ago and she has 3 little kids.  She has just been searching for peace and hasn't found it anywhere.  She is super nice and we have a really good relationship with her but she has had a schedule really crazy with her work these past weeks and so we have only been able to teach her like 2 times.... :(   We thought - why not invite her and see if she wants to come.  So we called her Saturday morning and told her about the baptism and she said OF COURSE!!  (crazy huh??)  

So as we walked into the church (early of course to get everything ready) she was THERE WAITING!!!!!!!!!!!  She was so excited to come she just came early!!! hahaha  So yeah, everything happened at the baptism and all that good stuff... and well the next day at church - she was there too!!!!!!!!!!!!  (Remember we have not taught her really!!!) hahaha  Last night we went to visit with her to see how her experiences were and she just looked at us and started to cry...  She told us the only thing that she could think of during the baptism is that she wanted to be the one being baptized.  She asked us what she needed to do to be baptized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????????????????????? Yes we were all bawling; the spirit was so strong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  MIRACLES HAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!  I AM A WITNESS OF THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I KNOW THAT THE LORD LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I KNOW THAT JUST LIKE SILVIA, WE ALL TOO MAY FIND PEACE AND HOPE IN THIS LIFE, EVEN IF WE HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  THE LORD IS THERE TO GUIDE US AND PUT IN OUR PATH WHAT WE NEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HERMANA SUTTON

P.S. - I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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