Valentines

Hello again everybody!

Another week-and it went by so so fast.  We had a few really nice days..the sun was shining!  It was brilliant, but the weather got us back because the last few nights I think we were chapping in a hurricane. haha  So how are you??  I'm glad to hear you had the missionaries over!  And that's probably exactly how I am. :)

We had a good week...lot's of potential investigators found that we'll be visiting this next week, hopefully they'll be ready and open!

Danni: she's doing good!  Our ward mission leader is concerned she's still smoking, she tells us she's not, though.  So everybody just pray for her and we'll pray for the gift of discernment. (sp?)  We helped her clean her room this week! haha  fun stuff.  Her house is in a state...her family doesn't really care about being clean and definitely didn't teach Danni to be...we wanted her to have a place where she could get away from that.  So we took a few hours and helped her clean up!  It looks so much better and it feels different.

Hopefully that will help her.  (I had a dream the night before that we went and she had already cleaned it, and it was spotless!  wishful thinking.  or wishful dreaming I guess haha)

Beto:  Did I tell you about him before??  I don't remember, but I'll tell you again if I have!  I'll start from the beginning...for like the past month every sunday when we're driving on the high street coming back from Church I see this kid (beto).  A couple weeks ago I said if we saw him again we would stop and talk to him.  Then a few days later we were street contacting on the high street and there he was!  So we talked to him...he has a belief in God and was very interested in learning more and reading the Book of Mormon.  He was leaving for about a week, so we got his contact info.  We tried calling him, but he didn't answer, so we decided to stop by his house.

 His mom answered, so we said hi and asked if Beto was in.  She went away and Beto comes to the door...I was thinking "you look so much older than I remember"..oh! It's his dad, Beto senior. :)  He was super nice (ps they're from Portugal) and also wanted to learn more.

He said he was worried about his son, he was going through a really difficult time and was lost.  He said, "If he doesn't call you..I will!"  Anyway, we have an appointment with them tonight!  We're excited!  He also has a little sister, Anna.

Funny (and awkward):  As we were leaving I went to shake his hand and he just left me hanging.  So I put my hand back down and all of a sudden he comes in (and this is where I panic and freeze haha) and gives me a kiss on both cheeks. hahaha  Sister Tylka said my face was terrified. :)  He said "we don't shake hands in Portugal, we kiss two times!"  umm...okay...well we'll probably have to sort that out when we see them tonight.  :)  Wish us luck! 

I also had a really good day at church yesterday.. I love church.  As a missionary it can be kinda stressful, but it always gives me the uplift and reminders that I need.  We had our stake pres. there (Pres.

Watson) and he gave a really good talk.  These were his closing words, "Hold on.  Stay strong.  Jesus Christ Lives."  So He does.  We also had tea (dinner-did I ever tell you that's what they call dinner??) at the Bishop's.  We had a wee testimony meeting with them.  It was really good.  I'm grateful that Christ's grace is sufficient.  Elder Bednar once said to replace 'grace' with 'enabling power' when you read it in the scriptures.  I'm just really really grateful for His enabling power.  Where would we be without it?