WE ARE HERE FOR LISA

This week was full of so many miracles, like...

*Mati- This lady was so sweet and tops us to come right in. We were able to talk to her and get to know her pretty well. The spirit was like screaming at me to share Mosiah 2:41 for some reason. After sharing that she opened up to us on so many things. It was honestly super amazing. We now know what she needs help with and we're here to help. What an awesome lesson!!!!! 

*Exchanges and bunnies-This week I went on my last ever exchange as a missionary. Talk about sad. But lemme tell ya. We definitely saw miracles. I was in Laredo with Hna. Prusso and we were out there grinding. We had so many lessons and we were in the right place at the right time. And when we were walking this street at the end of the night this guy told us to come into his gate...a little sketch but then he showed us his like 7 bunnies jumping around and he was such a sweet guy. His son was talking to us and I got to hold their baby bunny. It fell asleep in my arms 😭 I wanted to take it home so bad hahaha. He was super interested and wanted to to come by... YAY!!

It was such an awesome exchange! It was a good little break from Zapata.

 

*The man Alan- We had an amazing lesson with Alan this week. Oksy so back story he's buen scared of getting Covid. But he's literally a dry member. So we asked him if he got an answer telling him to be baptized would he do it. He said yes. Then the spirit was like ask him!! So I quickly looked on the calendar a d asked him to ask God if he wanted him to be baptized on November 7th. He said he'll ask God and if the answer is yes he'll do it.
GUYS PLEASE PRAY FOR ALAN!!!!!!
That lesson was just str8 fuego.
I also am working on being more bold with people because like...I have a month left hahaha but at the end he brought up polygamy. I basically just straight up told him that polygamy has nothing to do with our salvation...so who cares hahaha he thought it was pretty great so I was happy haha.

Be bold guys...it's really fun. 

*Edgar and his girls-It's pretty funny that we get fed more by our investigator then any other member of the church here in Zapata. His food is amazing!!!!! I am literally in love with homemade Mexican food. He's kind of like our dad. He's so nice to us and we're hoping to set a BD with him. Pray for Edgar!!!! 

Lisa-So we have been trying to go by this family we found for the past couple weeks and we finally were svle to meet with them. And they said these last few weeks have been so hard. Lisa, the mom, opened up to is and started crying. She was so grateful we showed up and we're here to help their family get closer to God. Okay side note...my compa has been having a hard time understanding why she's out on her mission. She's been home and back for sickness and covid 3 times.

It's been a little tough not gonna lie, but I've been trying to show her reasons why God needs us in Zapata and Lisa was one of the reasons. So when we left their house and got farther away I was like yelling...but happy yelling haha that WE ARE HERE FOR LISA! God put us in her path for a reason and it helped both of us haha. 

*Chalk Night- we had a chalk activity with our 2 youth. It was pretty great. We drew a pumpkin dead guy, scream, and Shrek. Hahahha it was pretty great I surprise myself sometimes. I can like somewhat draw...I mean one of the young men really liked it sooo score! 

*Sergio- We've been trying to go by this guy for a but but he's like never home. But we finally were able to talk with him and we ended up teaching him the whole restoration on his porch. It was so awesome!! He said he was going to pray about everything and he'd see us at church. Woooohooooo!!!!!! The spirit was so stinking strong. It just flowed. He didn't come to church but he will next time!!!


God has been blessing us for our efforts over here by the Border. But I know it's because we're putting him first before everything we do. That's how he changes us. We have to put forth effort in order to see his hand working in our lives. I know for a fact that this is the one true church. Nothing can change my mind about that. I wouldn't be devoting a year and a half if I didn't know it for myself.


But I hope you guys all had an amazing week.


Stay 2 legit 2 quit
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Darling 💙


Here are some cute pics
Hna Prusso and
The bunnnnnnnyyyy
Park cosas
Squad pic
SCREAM
A legit crab for dinner in Laredo

LAREDO TACO IN LAREDO! 

Freedom by Falcon Lake

Freedom never felt so good you guys.
We have been free from dumb quarantine this whole week and it's been pretty great.
Here's a couple things that happened...

Edgar and his girls-They invited us over for dinner and made MOLE!!!!!!! That is literally my favorite dish they make down here. My comp was not a fan and told me all about how gross it was when we left...but I ignored her hahaha No one can change my mind about mole and rice with Tortillas. They also made a super yummy soup full of vegetables and potatoes. Sooo yummy!!!!!!! We were finally able to actually meet his daughters. And now we're all best friends haha. And he came to church again. He also told us in an earlier lesson that he told his girls he wants to be baptized into the church sometime in the future?!?! We were so happy when we left his house. Blessings guys. I'm tellin ya. 

Food bank-We went to the food bank a couple times with the elders this week and we hustled and got literally everything done super fast. Haha I love that place so much. The ladies see us walk in and just wave us back. 

Eidy and Rocio- Ahhhhh I loves these people!! So Rocio is suppose to get married to Adolfo before he gets baptized next month. She has been coming to church for literally ever. And Eidy is her daughter. She's 12 and super sassy. But Rocio doesn't know like any English so if Eidy wants to say something about her mom she'll say it in English then Rocio will laugh and look at us and say que les dijo?? So we'll translate. It's hilarious. They love us haha. And they came to church!!!! 

Youth activity! - We had another mutual activity with the 5 youth we have. KICKBALL! But that was really fun. We have to start earlier because it gets really dark really quick after the sun sets. Our team destroyed the other team. I got a homerun and almost a grand slam to finish it off. My comp was surprised but...obviously my parents taught me well 😂

Carlos quotes- Again this guy is literally my favorite. Gotta love old Hispanic men.
Enjoy some of his quotes from this week
"They're gonna de fund the police...who you gonna call?? A social worker? You can't do nothing with a booklet and pen."
*neighbor comes buy with a watermelon
"they asked if I wanted a watermelon...no I don't want no watermelon. What I want are those cookies!!
Don't forget the chocolate chips
Yeah she make those cookies for a living...and they goooood"
"Peace and love, peace and love ahh I like them good ol days...it was all about peace and love" *holding peace signs up 😂
Me: Okay your turn to say the prayer
Carlos: okay
*us waiting in silence for a sec
Me: are you going to say it?
Carlos: What?! I just said it last time...this is a conspiracy
*us dying of laughter


Yeah this week was awesome and super fast like always.
But I know for a fact Jesus Christ had a church and it has been restored. We have a living day Prophet because we have a loving God who wants his children to have direction in our lives. I also know that Temples are a house of God and a place where the spirit dwells. That also can be compared to our bodies. We are temples where the spirit can dwell. We need to be making the right choices for ourselves in order to have the companionship of the Holy Ghost with us always. It's a such an amazing gift from God.


I love you guys. Hope you kill it this week.
Stay 2 legit 2 quit.
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Darling


Pictures!
Our district went from 6 to 5. Just us and a trio of elders. It's super fun!!
Sunset jump...we propped the phone up on the hood of our car in a box of stuff we found in the back...and we timed it quite perfectly haha
Us having a lesson with Alan over the phone...we tend to get distracted
This ADORABLE PUPPY of some recent converts I wanted to take it home so bad but my comp said no 😢

US with Edgar and his girls!!!!

Sicko Mode...like honestly though

Holy cow. This week was rough not gonna lie. 

We got tested for Covid on Monday then we went home and like slept for, no joke, 4 days straight because we felt like trash. But luckily my test came back as negative. Phew! But since Sunday we've been stuck inside quarantined from everyone. And still have symptoms so we can't leave until we're better. 

Please send your prayers 🙏🙏

Adolfo and Rocio went to church and so did Alan. So we were pretty happy about that!!

But the biggest miracle of this week was witnessing the baptism of the Gonzalez family. 💙❤️
They have been taught by the elders and it was kind of a Rollercoaster but they did it! We were able to drive there and watch from the car because they were baptized in the lake here! We were also on FaceTime but that didn't really help us out that much. But we both felt the spirit SO STRONG from inside of the car haha.

It just testified to me that I'm here to help others come unto Christ. I need to kick it into gear this last transfer. This is my only time to be a missionary. 

Transfer calls were yesterday and I'm staying in Zapata with Hna Miller!!! Yay!!!!!!! 

I have to go out with a bang. I know that God is extremely mindful of me and I know he has miracles in store for Zapata.
Love ya guys mucho! 🙏
Stay 2 legit 2 quit
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Darling

Picts
The lake was beautiful

Us and the flipping 6 cats that live on out back patio...nasties

Squad/car pics
Our screenshot from facetiming
Kimberly and her cute gang

Conferencia general y bendiciones de Dios 🙏

Heyo...here's what happened this week💙


Volcano-We made a really cool paper mache Volcano because we found a huge box full of old newspapers from like 2018. It took us literally forever because we'd work on it in our spare time...you don't have like any spare time as a missionary hahaha
But we used it for a video we're making and it was awesome!

David-We were out looking for some people and the spirit literally was yelling at me to not get in the car but to talk to this guy in his garage on the other side of the street. So I did. It was such a great contact and when we were talking he was like come by tomorrow morning we can talk more. 😱

So we did and he's super cool. He's been to salt lake city and went inside the tabernacle place. We invited him to watch general conference with us at the church. It was awesome!!

Kickball-So Zapata is really small members wise. So we're trying to boost the youth programs and every other programs too, to be honest haha. But we set up mutual and got like 6 or 7 youth to come play Kickball with us. We were all laughing so hard the whole time. Our team totally destroyed the other team...they weren't playing very fair sooo. It was a really good turnout.

We were so happy. 

Jeannies blessing - We stopped by a member to check up on her and we asked her if she knows anyone that would be interested in listening to us. She referred her neighbor. So we went over there and this lady isn't a fan of the "Mormon church" or the "Mormon book" but I asked how she has seen God's hand in her life and she started balling her eyes out.

Ha got 'em! She's battling stage 4 lung cancer and she knows God is with her through this experience. I shared a scripture from the "Mormon book" and guess what she loved Helaman 5:12. So ha! Anyway we asked her if she would want a priesthood blessing because the elders carry the exact same authority that Jesus Christ gave to his apostles. She said yes! So the next day we went over with the elders and you could feel the spirit so strongly during the whole blessing. I'm so grateful for the priesthood power we have restored on the earth today. It has blessed my life and so many more as well. 

Garza family-They are the nicest people ever. We were able to talk to them while Lisa was making macaroons...she owns a dessert business inside her house. But anyway we talked about general conference and how we know they have been struggling because of Covid and we promised them that if they watched it Jorge would find work. THE SPIRIT WAS SO STRONG AHH I LOVED IT. 

Hna Ruiz-This member is hit and miss haha she really likes us but we're not too sure she likes the elders hahah. But we love her to death anyway. She needed help organizing her house for an inspection that's happening soon. We got there and then the elders showed up right after us. The whole time we were confused on what she wanted to do so we wee all guessing and straightening some things up while she was busy with other cosas. But she told one of the elders to pack up all the cans. So he did. They after like 30 minutes she started raising her voice and asking him why he packed up all the cans? She only wanted the ones that they weren't going to eat. It was a little scary but then we were apologizing the crap out of her and she was better. Then we all laughed it off.

Phew! What a close one. 😅

General Conference - The talks that were given were so amazing! On Saturday we met up at the church for all three of the sessions.
Str8 fuego.
But them on Sunday we both woke up with runny noses and I had a sore throat and we were both sneezing...so the mission nurse told us to stay home 😭
I doubt it's Covid 🤞
I wanted to cry I was ticked! But Edgar showed up to the church and watched conference.
Adolfo watched it while driving to Austin. And Alan watched like all the sessions at his house!!!
That was so great to hear.

We watched it on the couch we technically can't use but ehhh it was great. It sucked being sick but at least we had a decent connection to listen the apostles and Prophet of God. What a spiritual weekend it was! 

Carlos- HE FOUND HIS BOOK OF MORMON. He's 73 and can talk your ear off. But our invitation last time we taught him was to find his Book of Mormon and he found it. He said we probably didn't believe him when he said he had one...but we totally did! He's hilarious and like my new best friend. His quotes are my absolute favorite.
Here's another quote from a conversation he had with a nurse...
Nurse: Are you medium or large?
Carlos: Where are you coming from ma'am?
Nurse:We're gonna prepare you for pampers
Carlos: Pampers?! You got to be kidding me. 

He told us he tried one on after they left and he said: " I need some large the medium ain't doin nuthin!!" 

When he told us that we were all dying laughing my stomach hurt so much from cracking up...he wiped tears away because he was laughing so hard. TEARS 😂😂
Aww man I love Carlos.


Something I got out of General Conference was how important it is to have a relationship with God and his Son Jesus Christ. There are so many ways we can do this. Prayer, church, come follow me, ministering, or just being a friend to someone. Striving to be Christ like and striving to gain characteristics of Christ can also help us have a better relationship with God and our Savior.
Our Father in Heaven loves us unconditionally, how amazing is that?
We are loved by a God.


I love you guys muchísimo!

Stay 2 legit 2 quit my friends
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Darling 💙

Pektchures
Heel clicking in the sunset

Carlos showing us his Christmas light...so sweet 💙🎄

Our Volcano 🌋
Us at an investigators house eating popcorn
Me being a scientist for our video
An attempt of some art 😂

Carlos and his Book of Mormon