The Trio of Life is Still Life

So much always happens on the mission, and this week is no exception! Transfers were this week and I am staying in the 'Daigua! The trio is also still the same, Sister Topham will be leaving us soon though (many tears, much sadness). She really has been a wonderful trainer and I've learned a great deal from her!

We served at the sites a lot this week so we didn't have much area time, but when we did it was fabulous. We went to Naples again, and miracles always happen in Naples! I'm not sure if I've mentioned Courtney in past emails (can't remember) but she is our fabulous investigator who we just set a baptismal date with! She has gone through a really hard life, but I know this knowledge of the gospel will bring her so much! Also in Naples we got to visit Brother Bosser, a less active who is only less active because of his health. We visit him every week, and really he is the most charitable person on the planet. He isn't able to leave his house, so he always says we're the battery that fills his light.

We also had a ward Christmas party this past week. That was lots of fun and it was great getting to know the ward members better, they really are sweet people. We're being well fed (especially by the Stines, the ward mission leader's family). This is a funny little meme we made up while bored at the sites. It's from a seminary video about olive trees. Long story short I was reading Jacob 5 and confused, and this is what ensues!

 

Oh!! Some super exciting news! The Elders in our ward/district have been meeting with a sweet family the past few weeks. It's a couple named Kenny and Amy and they have a daughter named Daisy. They have just loved church, but aren't married (though have been engaged for nine years) and so not able to get baptized. This week though they decided they wanted to get married! So they are

getting married the 17th, and baptized the 24th (Christmas Eve). We've been planning for them and they are so excited! Also, we had our last district meeting this past week (not the last now, because we're all staying), but here's some pictures from that!

 

Online teaching has been crazy. With the light the world initiative people have been having tons of questions and the referrals for Bibles and Book of Mormons has been out the wazoo. You could easily do online teaching for four hours straight (not much else to do when not many people show up to the VC in the winter time) and leave with very dry eyes. But it's been good! Online teaching is such a blessing, even if there are some crazy experiences.

 

We drove by the temple on Sunday because of the Light the world suggestion, visit a temple, so here's a picture of of that. It was way higher than expected, so this picture is actually of me jumping up and holding on for dear life (my  feet are not touching the ground).

 

So yeah, there have been tons of miracles and more to come! I love you all! Keep participating in Light the World!

P.S. I should probably start telling you all when my p-days are because we know a week in advance, I just always forget to. Next week it will be on a Wednesday (I know, odd), but you can still send emails before then. It makes it a little easier reading them beforehand so I've already read them by p-day, and it's not a flood of stuff to read, but yeah, you all do you!

Love you!

-Hermana Abreu