July 6 America!

> This fourth if July was a bit different than the mtc one...The > beginning of the week was crazy with trying to fit a weeks worth of > appointments into 3 days. We were all over the place! Aaron is doing > super good! We discovered that his wife is really his fiancé which > means we are planning a wedding!!! Yay! Now is baptismal date is > actually his wedding date. They for sure didn't teach me this one in > the mtc!! His fiancé isn't necessarily our bbf yet but we are really > trying to kill her with kindness- prayers would be much appreciated. > > Another favorite family that we are teaching his Tino and Vanessa. > This people are hilarious! They were both raised as very strong > Christians. They love the bible and have an amazing foundation of > Jesus Christ. Elders have been teaching them off and on for about a > year but they never understood why baptism was so important. The first > time we met Vanessa asked us if they could just go to church for as > long as they want and never get baptized. Well...technically yes but > this week we taught me the plan of salvation.(still my favorite > lesson) We talked all about how families can be together forever when > we are baptized and then sealed with the priesthood. LIGHT BULB. They > instantly started asking questions like crazy. They are praying about > being baptized late August. Then a wedding the following year. It was > the greatest. The best part is we took the primary president with us. > Her husband isn't a member. On the drive to the lesson she was telling > us all about how she feels like a bad missionary because she doesn't > talk to her husband about the church. She doesn't want to cause any > tension or "make things awkward". At the end of the lesson she bore > her testimony and thanked Tino and Vanessa for being such great > examples. The whole drive back she could hardly stay still and focus > on driving. She was so excited/nervous/determined to be her husbands > missionary! It was the greatest/scariest car ride of my life!! > > Our trip to Tucson was so fun! Sister Reid went on exchanges and I > stayed at the passey's home with 7 other sisters. Thursday night we > had a sister leadership training. I love spending time and learning > from the passey's! Getting to spend time with sisters that I've served > with and grow close to was a pretty good perk as well :). Friday was > mlc. Saturday we were ready to feel American cute little city of New > Mexico! There was a parade and the ward had a little softball and bbq. > Saturday night we attempted to catch up on planning while listening to > fireworks through the trees! It was a week full of so many miracles > and blessings. I love being a New Mexican missionary :) this weird > little city is growing on me, hippies, gangsters, burritos, and all! > > > > Quote of the week- "The tree of life isn't a drive thru snack bar! > It's a continual feast. It's the source of everything worth having in > life!" -President Passey