Hello hello!
This week was great. Can't be better when you have a baptism on the weekend right?
So, Pedro got baptized and it was great. He came early and basically the whole Monroe ward showed up to support him. He was so good. His son Jeffery baptized him and after, they just stood in the font and hugged. It was so sweet. Pedro was completely radiant and so happy. He was a changed man when we came out of the water. It was amazing. He is such a good guy. After his baptism, he came up to us and gave us big hugs and said that without us, he wouldn't be there. We were also able to attend his confirmation on Sunday, which was great. He is such an amazing man. He invited both of us to come to his sealing in one year. He is so excited to go with his wife and kids. Wow. When the temple is the ultimate goal, they get so excited and are willing to make sacrifices. The temple is worth it!
Weather update: we've had a drought for the past 2 weeks, so for the past 4 days we've had a flood warning and have experienced hurricane type rainwater. SO fun.
It was raining like crazy this week and Sister Dibble didn't know
how to work an umbrella, so it opened in our car.
Okay, here's a story for you. Sister Dibble and I have been hearing a little scratchy thing above our heads as we've been driving. As a joke, we called the sound Paul, the cockroach. We thought it was a cockroach that had somehow gotten into our car. UPDATE: it's a mouse! We found that it had chewed through a granola bar and had made a disaster in the trunk of the car.... We called our vehicle coordinator (who is so tired of hearing from us) and explained our new problem. It was intense and so funny. We can still hear the mouse running, alive and well. We're terrified it'll come out when we're driving. Today we get to drive the mission truck and have our coordinator dispose of the rodent. Wish us luck.
This week we found a nine year old named Camila. Camila's mom and grandma are members, but she hasn't been able to be baptized yet. They're from Venezuela and have been in the US for 2 years. The Grandma still lives in Venezuela, but she used to take Camila to church and read the Book of Mormon with her every day. Camila brought us her Book of Mormon that she reads every day and she marks every name of Christ in it. It was amazing. We said a prayer with them, and they both just sobbed. They told us it's been such a long time since they prayed as a family and that it brought the spirit so strongly into their home. Camila really wants to get baptized and become a member of Jesus Christ's church. Her desire is so pure and she is completely converted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We read through 3 Nefi 11 with them and at the end it talks about becoming as little children and she is the greatest ever. The longer I've been on the mission, the longer I've known that I need to become more like a child. They are truly so close to Heaven and they understand the Gospel better than anyone else I know.
Anyway, I love y'all. You are the best. I hope you have a great week :)
Haha so it wasn't my birthday last week, but all the members had so much pena because
they didn't know that it had already passed so they insisted on singing to me and
shoving my face in a cake. It was delightful. Except the one point
where the frosting went up my nose. Now I know pain.
Sister Dibble's and her birthday cake
Mini golfing with President and fam on his and Hermana Dibble's birthday:)
...and loving it
Hermana Belliston
