The Week Before Christmas!

What a week, let me see what I remember. Oh, before I forget! Part two of the Barney jello story: We decided to airdrop a pic to our district leader during zone meeting while he was directing the music so he had to keep a straight face. Here's a video of that:

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Anyway, on to more eventful things. We had the most AMAZING lesson with our investigator Lesta. We had not seen her in a while, but then while serving at the Grandin we get a text from the senior couple saying that a woman named Lesta called the Hill asking for our number. Apparently she had lost ours and she frantically called the Hill trying to find it. We give her a call and she expresses she would really like a visit from us. So we go, expecting to teach the beginning of the plan of salvation, which we did, but then Sister Tucker asks her to read Moroni 10: 3-5, which explains that we must ask God if these things are true. She read, and immediately the spirit FLOODED the room. There

was a long moment of silence. She kept repeating "that is the most amazing thing I've ever read". We left with the Spirit and we are feeling really good about the whole thing, so keep praying!!


Another exciting thing that happened. The Simpsons came down! It was so much fun because we had dinner at the Jung's house (Brother Simpson's sister) and I didn't know they were in town yet. We open the door and Sister Simpson yells "well, HELLO!" It was nice to be able to catch up about what's going on back home, and see some familiar faces! Here is a a picture of me with the Simpsons:

 

Sister Topham left this week! Many tears, much sadness. It kind of feels like Sister Tucker and I have a leg or an arm missing. I have yet to be on the mission not in a trio, so it's been interesting. Sister Tucker and I are going a little crazy figuring out how to get places without her, but we are moving forward! The last day she was here we got ice cream and went to the top of the Hill Cumorah. Both cold things.

After we dropped her off we had an online shift at the Smith farm, but before that Sister Topham had asked us to drop her written testimony off in the box of testimonies (a little box in the frame home where all departing sisters leave their testimonies). While we were walking back from that it kind of hit us that she was gone. This is the first picture of us without her:

Courtney is also progressing very well! She loves every thing we teach her. Her baptism on January the 7th is still going as planned! Every time we meet up with her my Spirits are lifted, she is such a kind and wonderful person, and a great example of Christ like love. I don't have a picture with her quite yet, but one of these days I'll remember to get one! Online is also trucking forward and is just as crazy as ever. Sister Tucker and I refer to it as our day job. For more explanation about online, what we do is take referral confirmations. So people put in a request for a free Book of Mormon or Bible, and we call to confirm their address and see if it's alright for missionaries to drop those books off. We also take chats, people who come online just wanting to know more. Anyway, here's a picture of us in our "day job" roles:

We also had zone meeting, which was fun! The director of proselyting Brother Hemingway had come to the mission and went to MLC where he dropped bombs of knowledge on everyone, so zone meeting was just basically lots of training on what he taught. Here is a picture of all the Spanish people in the zone!

Anyway, Christmas is almost here!! I am getting very excited to talk with you all over Skype!! I hope everything is going well back home!

Love you all!! Have a great week!!

Hermana Abreu