We have had a miraculous week this
week, let me tell you! I've been pretty astonished at the blessings that
Heavenly Father has been giving us in our area over the past few days.
This week we started teaching a girl named Kxxxx.
She is AMAZING!! She's been coming to the USC ward since June, and all
last transfer when I was with Sister Deskins we thought she was a
member. Well, while we were talking to her a few weeks ago we found out
that she isn't a member! And so in between sessions of conference we set
up an appointment with her for this week. It turns out that she was
introduced to the gospel by her boyfriend whom she was dating when she
was 16. Back then she knew it was true, and wanted to be baptized but
her parents wouldn't allow her to. And so, over the past 2 years she has
been going to church and has such a testimony of the it's truthfulness.
She told us something really interesting/beautiful though during our
lesson. She said that if she had been baptized 2 years ago, she wouldn't
have the testimony that she does now, because she wouldn't have had to
fight so hard to defend what it was that she believed in. And now that
she's 18, she wants to take that step and be baptized, but
understandably she is apprehensive. So, our goal as we meet with her is
not only to prepare her spiritually to be baptized but to help her find
the confidence and strength in her testimony that she already has so
that she can approach her family about her decision. HOW COOL IS THIS?
Her baptism is scheduled for the end of this month, and we are all
really excited to help her to work towards that goal. She is just
absolutely amazing. And this whole experience is just another testament
to me of the power that we have as members in missionary work. She's
never had lessons from the missionaries before, but she has a solid
testimony because of the friendships that she has with members of the
church who are unafraid to answer her questions, live their faith, and
love her. It's amazing.
We also have continued to have really wonderful
lessons with Txxxx. He is just like, a gospel sponge and is so filled
with sincerity about learning the truthfulness of the gospel for
himself. Another person we are teaching, Sxxxxx is continuing to prepare for her baptism at the
beginning of next month. We can tell that she is a little apprehensive
as well about it, but since this time she is the one who made the
decision and she is the one who set the date she also seems more solid
in this decision than before. I am so excited for her to make those
promises with heavenly Father and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost to
help her throughout the rest of her life.
On a non-investigator note, I am learning to cook real, delicious
Mexican food from a lovely member named Martha. We eat dinner wit h her
every week and now we are spending more time with her in the kitchen
helping her create the food we eat. This week, I learned how to make
chile relleno's (just for you dad!!) and they were DELICIOUS!! I can't
wait to share with you all when I come back home! We'll have a giant
dinner and it will be delicious.
This weekend we also had the opportunity to have a
mini missionary with us! Her name was Sister Castagnola and she was such
a wonderful addition to our companionship. She's 17 and super excited
about the news that she can go on a mission when she's 19 instead of
having to wait until she is 21. She is going to make a wonderful
missionary some day and it was a blessing to have her in Baldwin
Village. She was able to testify and touch the hearts of some of those
that we teach in a way that we could not have done without her.
Well, I love you all and hope that you've had as wonderful a week as I have.
All the best!
Sister Hensley
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