So how is life in good old Utah (or wherever else you are reading this e-mail)? Things are going pretty swell here. There has been so much stuff happening that I can't possibly tell you everything! So I'll go with the most important.
We are going to have 2 baptisms this Saturday. One is JJ and he is a stud! He's 13 and he knows more than most of the members. I can't express in words how blessed I feel to be able to teach him. He always asks the best questions and he is so spiritual and he is so excited to pass the sacrament with his dad. We are really hoping that his dad (who was baptized about a year ago) will be able to baptize him. He has some health problems that may possibly prevent him, but we are going to do all that we can!
The other person that is being baptized is Juan. He is the dad of one of our members. He came here to live with her a while ago and he started coming to church and he really likes it. He has read the Book of Mormon once and is going strong on his second time. Yeah. He's legit. He has such a strong testimony and he is SO ready! I can't even describe how great these people are!
We are also teaching Miriam and Alex. Miriam is 13 and Alex is 12. They are brother and sister. Their dad is a long-lost member and their mom is also listening to our lessons. The problem is that they have to work on Sundays in the flea market so they can't come to church. Funny story: I have a bag with me that I bought in the flea market last year with Hermana Toro. Their dad saw my bag and was like, "Where did you get that? I sell those bags." I told him that I bought it in Galt and it turns out that I bought the bag from their mom and her brother! WHAT!? He was like, "Yeah...I remember my brother-in-law was telling me about two girls who bought bags. One spoke Spanish super well and the other one not so much." I was like, "I was the one who couldn't speak Spanish!" He was like, "Oh wow! Well, you speak it almost perfectly now." Proud tear. But yeah. The kids are so cute! They both came to church last week, but only Miriam came yesterday. She LOVED it! She's super shy, but she made friends with JJ and a couple of the young women. Alex used to be an atheist, but told us last week, "Hermanas, I don't know that Jesus is real, but I have faith that he is." MELTING! That was so cute! So yeah, they have a date forAugust 16th. They may have to push it back just a little, but they still want to do it.
We had another miracle this last week. We went to visit a member and her niece Kenia is not a member. We knocked and Kenia opened the door. She let us in and we started talking. Apparently, she has been to church a ton! We asked her if she wanted to learn more about it and she said yes. We taught her the restoration and the spirit was super strong! I told Hermana Webb to invite her to be baptized. She did it in broken Spanish and Kenia agreed. I clarified the invite (just to make sure she understood what she just agreed to) and she was like, "Yeah, I want to do it. I have noticed that there is something special about the church." Holy cow! I immediately thought of August 30th(without even knowing what day it was) and invited her to a date. She thought it was a little soon, but agreed to pray about it! So please pray for her that she can know if she is supposed to be baptized on that day!
Training is interesting. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. My companion-Hermana Kirsten Webb from Hurricane, UT-is WAY more bold than I am and she has no fear of speaking. Bless her! She testifies like no other and she is here to get it done. I LOVE working with her! Shotgunning is a little hard, but there are always blessings to be found as long as we are diligent.
I got an e-mail from the President Skinner saying how happy he was to see me and that he was looking forward to releasing me. Um.....thanks? I'm trying not to be trunky. We live with the Robinsons and they are great! For now we are living with the other Tracy Hermanas and that is a party and a half! Except they keep asking me what I'm looking forward to about going home...whyyyyyy???? Anywho, Bubbacito is in the mission field. His trainer looks great! And by great I really mean tall. HA! It will be fun to train while he is being trained!
Well, I love you all and hope you have a fantastic week! And pray for Juan and JJ because this week will be hard for them. Keep me updated! MWAH!
Love, Hermana Freestone
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