Turkey Week :)

Most exciting news ... the Torres parents got married and baptized by prez! It was so awesome! So in one year from today they are heading to the temple! Maria asked for me to be able to come down so I was given permission:) The other missionaries are the ones who replaced me and continued teaching the Torres parents, Lundberg (in the red tie) is the one who replaced me in Beeville and baptized Cynthia. We make a pretty good team;) 

We had some cool experiences this week, here is just one: We were talking to this man on the street who was clearly not interested, he was telling us about he was part of Islam and Budismo (his words not mine) and I looked over and saw these girls behind this house and was impressed that we needed to go talk to them. So we venture off and we turn around the back of the  house and they are having a birthday party. So we announced we were there for the party and the people laughed and one lady pointed to this young woman and said she didn't speak Spanish. So we turned to her and just about opened our mouths when she lets out a sigh of relief and says, "I'm a member of the church." Boy was she glad to see us! A long story short, she had been adopted at a young age and grew up in Washington as a member of the church. Well after her baptism at the age of 8 her family went inactive and she came back on her own at the age of 15. She had been going to BYU-I and had in a moments notice found out about her biological family in the most southern point of Texas. Feeling that she needed to figure out a few things for herself she took a two day straight bus trip down here and found out indeed it was her family. Well her mother being sick and currently facing her death bed, this young woman had been down here for close to two weeks. Just before we came over she had been texting her mom back in Idaho that she didn't believe there was any church members, chapels, or missionaries down here. Well after that conversation she came outside and saw us and still didn't say anything but the Spirit prompted us to come over and we began to teach her family. While sharing our message her aunt's eyes began to well up and it was amazing! Now we are teaching the whole family and extended family, I know God used us to answer her prayers whether they were spoken or not and that our Heavenly Father has a plan for them to receive the gospel and that she is a part of it and that we were blessed to be there that day! I know God uses his children to bless one another and he has a plan for each and everyone of us. He prepares us line upon line and precept upon precept and he won't stop until we come home! I love this work and I know this is the same church Jesus Christ established when He was on the earth the first time. I know He is our Savior and Redeemer and leader even today. He never quits on us, even if we quit on Him!

Celebrating with the Torres family.

My favorite people in the whole wide world came down to visit!

Elders Browning and Ivey yes both single for all the single ladies out there, 

hit em up, they're in Utah! 

Me, Ivey & my first comp ever, Elder Stewart

Me & Browning

Turkey bowl for the zones.

The district after the turkey bowl.