Week #96 - MIRACLE SZN

Howdy y'all!!!! 

I hope that everyone is having a great Christmas season and enjoying the extra focus on Christ. I know that I definitely am loving the Christmas spirit and everything that comes with it. Texas was eventful as always this week which is great because I've come to expect nothing less. Time just keeps on going and I love every second of it.

SO to start off with some miracles and updates ... Our friend Kayla really needs some prayers right now. She wants to be baptized so bad but is having some outrageous family opposition. She has a strong testimony but may lose her entire family if she joins so prayers would be great appreciated for her. Our other friend Jon is doing great. He came to church all on his own and told us that it's just normal for him now. He is reading the Book of Mormon every day and can't wait for his baptism at the end of the month. God is for sure loving and taking care of these people. I'm grateful for His helping hand. 

Funny story for y'all: on Saturday night Elder Tebbs and I were out tracting when we met this super nice lady that was cooking in her garage. We walked up to say hi and saw that she had an entire fish, scales and all, just frying in a pan. She was cooking so she had no where to go but to listen to us! We shared the Christ Child video and at the end looked at us and asked, "How can I find peace in my life?" It was powerful and we were able to teach her about the Book of Mormon and how God has a plan for her. The highlight of it all was definitely the 5 pound fish frying though!

We also met a super nice lady who opened the door and said, "Nope, I'm Baptist" to which Elder Tebbs responded, "So?" Usually that doesn't work the absolute best, but with her it did! She then poured her soul out to us about the trouble she was having with her son and kept asking us how we were so strong but so young. We shared with her that the gospel blesses us to do the right things and teaches us principles to live by. She told us she was moving in a week so we told her we would be back to help and she broke down crying. She then explained how the past two weeks God has put all things together for her and her last step was to find someone to help her move but she couldn't afford it. It was a straight up miracle!

Other than that this week was pretty full of meetings and headaches. We got two special Christmas surprises from our mission president this week which were super fun. We had the opportunity to go and have a private tour of Minute Maid Park with a guy who runs the Astros that President knows. We saw the locker room, the boxes, and even got to go down on the field. It was an absolute blast! Then I was able to go back to Huntsville for an event called "Journey through Bethlehem" which is like a live Nativity. It was so fun to see former people I knew and I even ran into a family I helped baptize that told me they are getting sealed in June!!!! I love Huntsville.

Jesus is the Christ. His grace is overwhelming. No matter what happens or what struggles we face, He will guide us through it. As a nice southern Baptist lady once told my companion and I, "He led me to it, He'll lead me through it." Grateful for the opportunity to serve here in Texas. I love my Savior and the work He has given to me. 

Love y'all and God Bless.