WOW! What a weekend!! Sister Rohwer and I have been on a spiritual HIGH! :)
Saturday
sweet Valerie got baptized! It was such an incredible baptism and the
spirit was extremely strong. Everything went smoothly (except our water
heater for the font.. poor girl. haha) and the cute program was so
great. Valerie insisted on bearing her testimony at the end, and whoa. I
don't think there was a dry eye in the room. She definitely has a deep
understanding and strong testimony of the gospel. She has come so far,
and her life has truly been changed by the Atonement. What an incredible
opportunity for her! I was so so happy. I have been so grateful that
I've been able to get to know Valerie. She has the most tender heart,
and I am SO beyond proud of her.
We rode our bikes
all day Saturday, and the weather was absolutely GORGEOUS. Perfect blue
skies, warm sun, and a soft breeze. Man, February in Florida is
nniicceee. We were able to talk to so many people about the gospel, and
there were so many tender mercies from Heavenly Father. We were so
overwhelmed.
Later that night we decided to try a new
technique that another sister shared with us called "indoor finding".
So we went through our area book and called all the numbers that were
listed, even if they were from years and years ago. And guess what! More
tender mercies! We were able to set up multiple appointments with
people! Some who hadn't talked to missionaries ever before that had
given their information in 2008!
We ended up having a lesson with one of them last night. We were so excited, and had one of the young women teaching with us! So we went into the lesson. And there it was. My first experience with a bible basher. Welcome to the South ya'll! It was... an interesting experience. He wants us to come back next week so that he can have his buddy (a Jehovah Witness) hear what we have to say. Yikes. haha
But church was amazing, and we had THREE of our investigators there! What a blessing! One of which was a new gator we got this week!
Sister Rohwer and I have also had some pretty awesome, fun moments. haha Saturday night, we got laughing so hard that I was crying because I was in so much pain! haha I thought my abs were going to tear! Oh the joys of a good hardy laugh. We had so many happy moments!
We ended up having a lesson with one of them last night. We were so excited, and had one of the young women teaching with us! So we went into the lesson. And there it was. My first experience with a bible basher. Welcome to the South ya'll! It was... an interesting experience. He wants us to come back next week so that he can have his buddy (a Jehovah Witness) hear what we have to say. Yikes. haha
But church was amazing, and we had THREE of our investigators there! What a blessing! One of which was a new gator we got this week!
Sister Rohwer and I have also had some pretty awesome, fun moments. haha Saturday night, we got laughing so hard that I was crying because I was in so much pain! haha I thought my abs were going to tear! Oh the joys of a good hardy laugh. We had so many happy moments!
I LOVE THE GOSPEL. And I LOVE
being a missionary. It is the greatest experience of my life. The happy
moments, like Valerie's baptism, outweigh the bad every time. Sometimes
missions are 98% difficult, exhausting, and overwhelming. But the 2% of
joy makes it worth it beyond measure.
Thank you for all the love and support. I couldn't be out here without ya!
LOVE YOU!
The happiest sister in the south,
Sister Holmes
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