Transfer Four Starts Today!

So this week we got a call late one night from a man in Utah and he said his brother Abraham was sick in a town close to an hour away but we are the closest missionaries. So we headed over and found him. When we got there he was super loving and allowed us in. He was very sick; medicine and everything he did wouldn't touch it! So we taught him about how today we hold the same power that Christ held when He was on the earth and it is only to be found in His restored church. So we went to give him a blessing and turns out after all the blessings we had given that day, we ran out of oil, but we had the littlest bit left and normally he said they never even have oil but his wife had needed a drop for her ear and hadn't returned it yet. This small town only has one store too which was closed, so buying some was not a option. So we consecrated the oil and went ahead with the blessing. During it I felt prompted to bless him to be whole both in body and in mind. The Spirit was sooo strong! After finishing the blessing he was filled with the biggest smile I've ever seen! He said he felt good and completely filled with peace. So he sat up and he talked about the past a bit and said he used to love the songs. We sang for him and he began to weep. It was such a powerful and spiritual moment to be there with him! Then he said we needed to call his brother (who is a member of the church and had sent us there). So we called him and he told him all about it. Abraham was sooo excited! He told his brother "I've felt like I've been looking for something and this may be it", and then he turned to us and said "look I got goose bumps when I said that!" Then he said son quick take a photo for me! It was such a power moment to be a part of. I know that we were an answer to many prayers that day and that God's power is real and that He knows each one of us perfectly and answers every single one of our prayers! 

This week we were walking around a old Navy Base Housing grounds knockin doors and getting to know all the people. We ended up being guided to another less active lady that was baptized 2 years ago in Austin! She is awesome! She immediately was like "Elders... How are you doing?" It was awesome, she invited us back for dinner! Boom! She has a strong testimony of the gospel and I am excited to be able to help her come back!  

Lydia Alaniz, who Elder Riding and I  found a month ago, is basically completely reactivated! She just needs a calling, thats about it! She is bringing her family to church and we are teaching Kaddie who is living with her! Its such a huge milagro! Kaddie is preparing for baptism on the 19th of March! She has changed so much ever since we first met her!  Lydia is so amazing and she is feeding us once a week! She is so funny! She has the strongest testimony of the Church and she is BOSS! I love her and the fam! They are amazing! :D I can't express to y'all how much I love the people here! The Lord's work is amazing and I am so grateful to be apart of it! 

We are also teaching a family from Nigeria and a few of their friends from Nigeria! Tope and Bose are married and have little Micah! He is the most calm little baby I have ever seen in my life haha... anyways these Nigerian people are amazing, their faith is so strong! I love being around them because their spirits are so strong, Tope loves the Book of Mormon he gets so excited about it! We told him that we have a temple in Nigeria and ever since then he has been on lds.org looking for the closest church buildings in Nigeria and the history of the church over there! The family came to church this Sunday and they loved it! They were  like... "We come here every Sunday now!" They are a huge milagro! We showed them the baptismal font and it was awesome... Tope immediately said oh oh brothers no! Not today! I do want to be baptized but I will tell you when I am ready! haha It's super fun to teach them, I just pray that we have the gift of tongues when we teach them because there is a little bit of a language barrier. We are super focused on the BoM with them and bringing the spirit! In the same moment it's difficult to teach because they have a buddy named Peter, he is super knowledgeable of the Bible but is not ready to receive the restored Gospel, he is a great guy and we love him to death! 

We also are helping a man named Brother Gother; he is a convert to the Church and is from Cali he has lost all of his family. He is an amazing man, whom I love very much! He has lost lots of hope... we went and taught him and have been helping him out! We went and did some hardcore service with him cause he lives on a Ranch good ole 43 acres of beauty! It was so awesome we were rippin out trees in the hot Texas sun, choppin at them with this pick ax thing and we were workin hard! Man it felt good to do some physical labor like that! I also have to say that everything in Texas is meant to kill you or hurt you - haha. There are so many fire ants, thorns, and other awesomely cool things! I love it, plus I got myself a good lookin tan ( dont worry I put sunscreen on my nose) haha. Brother Gother has a great testimony! He was born handicapped; his legs were super messed up, not straight at all. He and his family were converted to the gospel when he was 12 around that same time he went to his friend's house to find the Thomas S. Monson was there! He told us that Thomas S. Monson blessed him and within a week his handicap was gone! It's a powerful witness of the power of the priesthood! This week has been amazing! 

Oh yea we just got a text from our Zone Leaders! I'm not getting transferred! WOOT! I'm staying in goo ole BEEVILLE! 

I love this gospel so much. I am so grateful for it! My studies this past week have been incredible I know this gospel is the only way to return to our Father in Heaven. The more I study it the more achievable and real it becomes in my mind that I can live eternally with those whom I love! I love the Book of Mormon so much I know it's true. En el nombre de JesuCristo, amen.

The District

Our pal, Lola.

Package from home!

Working out with Tristen.

My study area.

Bringing spring with us everywhere we go.

Trying to make jam pie but it soaked out & set off the fire alarm for the 5th time this transfer!
Some things turn out great, but some are fails! :)