1-22-14

Man it has been a weird week and a half here in Royal. I am emailing today because we got to go to the temple. Well... My companion got to go to the temple, last night I got hit with a pretty nasty stomach flu and wow it took me out. I was super sad because we only get to go to the temple very so often. It is something I always look forward to. Dad remember those drugs that you bought in California when we went to six flags and I had the flu? Well they got put to good use again today as took some so i could make the hour a a half drive to try cities so that my companion could go to the temple while i chilled at the mission home. They had success once again. Although i was super bummed that i couldn't go, i am looking forward even more to the next opportunity!

So besides this crazy flu that has me off a little bit I have been busy doing missionary work. Apparently this flu has been hitting pretty good everywhere. some of our investigators have had it too. It has been fun to receive pictures from Jannae's wedding. It looks like it was a blast! 

On other news, Ed and Beverly won't be coming down to Arizona for the temple open house because Ed got sick, but hey maybe they will come for the Phoenix one. She is so curious about so many different things. She is really sharp. She is in Mosiah in the Book of Mormon and she said it had started to get boring but then Mosiah started! The power of the Book of Mormon never ceases to amaze me. Everytime someone sits down and actually starts to read a power comes with it that i never imagined. Another cool experience with the Book of Mormon is we were teaching a lesson to Dallas, a really smart investigator that knows a lot about the bible, and we were talking about faith. Well, his homework had been to read Alma 32 and 2 Nephi 31. So as we were talking about faith, and we asked him what it was to him, his response, "Well for this answer i am going to reference to the Book of Mormon, in Alma, chapter.. 32... verse... 21. Wait right?" and it was so awesome, not only does he read but he comprehends, we were dying laughing it was so funny as he said it in his most studious voice. 

Another great story, I sang in church to weeks ago. You can all stop laughing or pick your mouth off the floor now. We were trying to get an investigator to come to church so the four of us sister missionaries decided that was a good way to do it. We did have quite a few people come to church because we were singing which was great. 

Other than that we are working really hard to find people to teach. As we set out to do this we try and talk to everyone. Which has lead to some adventure in its self. While trying to avoid some dogs the other day, we passed by this hay stack and i thought man i should take a picture, as I go running to the haystack, i pass the first one and am headed to the second and bam! there was a guy sitting right there. So what do i do i naturally start talking to him about the gospel and invite him to an activity at the church that day. But with the good very often there are two sides to the scale. That was a good one, the other we knocked on the mans door and he basically told us to get off of his porch, as i began to walk, my companion decided to try and talk to him, it is amazing to me some times how people are so far past feeling to not be able to be a kind human being. Hopefully someday something will soften that man's heart. Oh the adventures to be had!

As i have been studying this week, I have been looking up lots of specific scriptures for investigators. And i am learning so much from it! I have found so many things that are talked about in the scriptures. From baptism to Priesthood blessings, to temples. It has been really fun to go exploring in the scriptures.

Well i hope you all have a good week. And choose the right! (not the left like Emma) That story cracked me up. Thanks for all that everyone does for me and for your sacrifices. Keep looking for ways to be a missionary and they will be given to you! Love ya all, have a great week!

Hermana Ray