Hi, Friends!
This week just seemed to fall right through my fingers! I can't believe it is already May! Sometimes, I wish time would just slow down a little. Anyway, here is a quick overview of the things that may or may not have actually happened this week:
Weather Changes
The weather got really nice this past week: overcast and raining every day! I love the rain! My umbrella has been getting a really good workout. However, on Saturday the weather decided to play a trick on everyone. It spiked up to the upper 80s and was super humid! It was pretty exciting, and just sucks the energy right out of you! It cooled right back down yesterday and this morning, though.
Chris & Nadia's Baptism!
Yup, that's right! After meeting with missionaries for over 4 years, the Kellers finally entered the waters of baptism last week! I was able to work with them in Plainview for the past 9 months. Words cannot even being to express how happy I am for them! I am super sad that I wasn't able to be there for it, but I am unbelievably happy for them :) I will put a picture of them at their baptism at the end of my email.
Moving, Moving, Moving, and.........you guessed it, more Moving.
So, the elders quorum president, Brother Inagaki, was asked to gather a group of people together to help move a family in the ward out of their apartment. So, he called us and asked if we would be willing to help out. We were happy to help along with some of the other members of the elders quorum. The Reeds, the family we helped move, lived on the 18 floor of their apartment building. It was a party fitting their sofa and kitchen table in the small apartment complex elevators to get them down to the dumpster! Right after we finished helping the Reeds move, we got a text from Bishop Lindstrom saying there are some other member who also needed help moving that day. No one else was able to help out, so we headed down to the southern part of our area, and helped them move some furniture and boxes into their moving trailer. This one didn't long at all :) When we got home that night (Friday), we got a call from a non-member friend of a member of the ward. The non-member, Kathy, had some friends who were moving and needed help with their stuff. So, on Saturday night, Brother Nunez (our ward mission leader) came with us to Bob & Marie's apartment to help them pack up and move out. When we got home Saturday night, we got a call from the Johnson's. They are the Senior couple missionaries in charge of housing for the mission. They informed us that the lease for our current apartment expired and that they just got us a new apartment. So, we are going to be moving all of our furniture and belongings to our new apartment tomorrow! Wahoo! I have been super exhausted this weekend. However, I haven't slept this well in a long time! :)
Adrian Gonzalez
We had another amazing lesson with Adrian this week! We taught him the first half of the Plan of Salvation and talked a bit about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The entire time during the lesson Adrian would say, "Ah, that makes so much sense!" It was a really neat experience to see his questions being answered and feeling the spirit. Part of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is Baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Adrian loved that after you are baptized, you are given the gift of having the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. We invited Adrian to be baptized and was super excited to say YES! He is now on date for baptism on May 27th. I am so excited to continue to watch his progression in the gospel and feel Heavenly Father's love for him!
Family Home Evening
Sister Panoussi and Sister Persinger had a wonderful idea that we should get some our investigators and recent converts together with some members at the church Sunday night and have family home evening with everyone all together. It was super neat! We had about 10-11 people there. We did a little getting to know you game and then the Sisters taught the lesson. They did an amazing job teaching about Obedience and the blessings that come from doing what Heavenly Father asks of us. The spirit was super strong as we all read scriptures together, shared insights, and testified of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father to each other. Charles, one of our investigators, said that he wasn't going to come, but something within him pushed him out the door and over to the church. He was talking with me afterward and said that he was really grateful that he came. He felt that he had no one in his life--no friends to lean on and have support from--and that coming to family home evening really helped him feel the love of God and feel loved by others in the ward. It as really incredible!
I love this gospel SO much! I am so grateful for the things I am learning from Heavenly Father every day. I am truly grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ, for always being there for me when I need Him :)
I love you all! Thanks for all the love and support! Have a beautiful week and party on!
Elder Snell
Presentation of Pictures
1) Elder Imlay, Jim Galloway, and I. Jim Galloway hands out bars of soap at church sometimes! He's the greatest!
2) The Reeds bought us Costco pizza after we helped them move!
3) Brother Nunez, our Ward Mission Leader.
4) Jamal and his pet turtles
5) This is the classic apartment complex out here. You should see then inside...Luxury.
6-7) HUGE cemetery we found the other day!
8) Chris & Nadia Keller's BAPTISM!!!!!!!! Love them so much!!!!
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