Foolish Man

We helped a member in the ward plant her garden and some flowers!

And ahhh

there are so many life lessons and problems that

can be learned from planting and taking care

of a plant!

And its

suuuuuuuuuuper relaxing

Definitely adding that to my list of stuff to do when i get home

#39 Plant a plant!

We had a lesson with a member in the ward's husband

who is not a member

we followed up with his book of mormon reading and praying

He read!!

Then we brought up the

B-word...

BAPTISM

He said its a good idea

So we set him with a DATE!!!

JUNE 22

**tears**

Also he pinky promised us he would say the opening prayer next time

we got it in WRITTING

Literally so happy for him and his family!

(which just looked at my calendar and I went through the Mesa, AZ

temple a year ago that day!!!)

coincidence?

I think not.

That is definitely something my mission has taught me

there are no such things as coincidences or chance.

it all happens for a reason and all according to Heavenly Fathers will.

June 4 is approaching fast!

so crazy

9 months!

after that date I give

FULL PERMISSION

to all my married friends

that they can have a baby now(:

because I will be home in 9 months!

But seriously there is NOTHING I'd rather be doing.

I love love love love love love love love love

love love love love love love love love love

being a missionary.

I have learned so much and still have so much more to learn and to do.

I've been really thinking about my mission experience thus far.

From the things I've learned

to the good times

to the hard times

to the silly times

to the spiritual growth times!

I am going to make a little list for next week's email about all the many things i've learned

and have gained a testimony of

stay tunnnned

but honestly my mission has

CHANGED ME

and continues to do so.

I'm so grateful for it.

Had dinner with our German friend!

a member of the ward

super gut (:

Definitely want to go visit germany when i get back home

add it to the lisssst

#8 Go to Germany

Me and sister cox taught a lesson to our district (a group of missionaries)

about responding to objections by using the bom

I love it so much because it really helped me realize

what the true purpose of the book of mormon is.

If you really want to know if joseph was a TRUE prophet

and if all the things the church claims are "true" and restored

read the book of mormon.

that's where you testimony should lie!

it helps you grow closer to heavenly father and

jesus christ.

We stopped by a really in-active member of the ward

and it just broke my heart

listening to her

she explained that not only did she not

believe in the book of mormon

or Joseph smith but not even in the bible or christ or God!

It was really eye-opening to me

to hear someone be so un-sure about everything.

That's something i really love about this church

there's nothing un-sure about it.

We KNOW there is a God and He sent His son Jesus Christ

to die for us.

So many questions have been answered because we are guided by a living prophet!

We know all of these things and that makes

our foundation

solid

As we listened to this member talk

it was so clear

she was not on a solid foundation

#sandyyy

and she was not as happy as she could be if she would have put some time into building on a stronger foundation

Jesus Christ

The scriptures say He is our rock

3Nephi 18:13

13 But whoso among you shall do more or less than these are not built upon my rock, but are built upon a sandy foundation; and when the rain descends, and the floods come, and the winds blow, and beat upon them, they shall fall, and the gates of hell are ready open to receive them.

We will FALL if our testimonies aren't gained and strengthened DAILY.

Matthew 7 24-27

24 ¶Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, anddoeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

I know these things are true.And the only way I am able to say that

is because I have put in the time to strengthen my testimony and to read the book of mormon and the bible.

I know it because i feel it

We have another investigator

alvin!

We taught him the plan of salvation

he loved it!

when we first started teaching him he didn't even know where we come from!

we fixed that haha

He understood everything!

He is getting baptized

JUNE 29

He is so honest about seeking the truth

he said this the past week

"I just want to know the truth"

woooooo!

you've found it buddy

Yesterday was his birthday so after church me and sister cox dropped off a cake we made him

he face just lit up!

we totally forgot our candle sticks so he went in his apartment and grabbed a lighter

and lit it and we sang happy birthday to him and he just blew the lighter out

hahah so awesome

oh by the way..

I am NOT getting transferred!

6 months in pottstown here i come(:

and another transfer with sister cox

I read this awesome talk by president monson

called

"Finishers Wanted"

i really liked it and it touched me deeply

I have been really focusing on having a vision of myself

of WHO heavenly father wants me to be.

Here is a cool quote:

by sister neilson

(wife of elder neilson, one of the 12 apostles!)

"There are more people on the other side of the veil

rooting for us

than there are on this side"

I love you

have a good week!

love sistermanson

 Pennsylvania is pretty(:

This is Alvin! He is from puerto rico 

and has a super attractive accent lol

it was his birthday yesterday so we made him a cake!

 He is getting baptized June 29 :D

Fun district :)

Fun district :)

this is the Gulasch! (:

it was good!!!

 we made our investigator Bob PROMISE
 us that he would say the openning prayer next time
we meet. haha we got it in WRITTING!