Sister in Seattle : Week 40: April 2 played April Fools on me!

Dear Friends and Family,

Wow! This week was packed full of amazing experiences. Words and pictures can't even convey the thoughts, feelings and adventures that I had. This week was spiritually very powerful and motivating. Heavenly Father opened the windows of Heaven and it rained very hard on us this week.
First of all, to explain the title, on April 2nd we had a lesson with Don, our progressing investigator. We were talking to him about getting baptized on the 18th when he started asking weird questions about how many times we should be baptized. Come to find out, he was baptized when he was 11 years old! So Don, the man, is a member! We freaked about and were in denial for several hours, but that's okay. We are just working on reactivating one of our best friends. We love Don. Everything has truly been put in place by God for us to meet him and to get to know him. Sometimes the Lord brings His lost Sheep straight to us.

Other exciting news....We have a new investigator who is so prepared! He and his girlfriend were homeless for a few days, but a member took them in. That member is Brother Joe.

He is one of the most selfless people I have ever met. Truly incredible people here. We came to find out that our investigator's girlfriend, Ivy, is a less active member. The experiences that they have had in the last few weeks have humbled them and have helped them recognize God's hand in their lives. He is very ready to learn about the gospel and change his life. He loves the Book of Mormon and is on date for May 2. He told us that he recognized us as messengers from God and that we are his guardian angels. We are warriors, defending what we know to be true and fighting for the freedom of our brothers and sisters from spiritual bondage.

Hermana Norton has been teaching me so much through small and simple means. One thing I learned from her this week was truly having fun while feeling the spirit and being dignified. It made me have a lot more passion and motivation for my purpose as a missionary. We had a picnic, went to a Thai resturant, went outside at 4:50 to attempt to see the eclipse, painted Easter eggs and many more fun adventures! I really love her and we had way too much fun this week. Life is good.

Easter Crowns

As I hit my half way mark this week and with General Conference, I have been spending a lot of time reflecting on who I am and what I want to be. The overall message that I got from Conference is that we need to always keep our priorities straight. We need to be spiritually awake and not just go through the motions like a robot. We have to live the gospel with passion. We don't just read and pray, but we do those things to receive answers from our Heavenly Father. That ties along with the strong theme of families. I honor, respect and truly love my family! Thanks for all that you do!