First of all, our man RICHARD got BAPTIZED!!!! And we got to GO in PERSON! I never thought that I would be able to do that serving at Temple Square and I am so grateful that we were able to be part of his journey. It was so cute too because he just grabbed his heart after he came out of the water and when we talked to him after, he said that he had never felt so happy. I love the change we have seen in him. At first, it just seemed like he wanted to get baptized because of his girlfriend but you can really tell that this is something that he wants and that he knows is important for him alone, feelings for his girlfriend aside.
We are also teaching this really sweet Spanish man named Rodrigo! On Sunday he came to church with us (in English) and even though he didn't understand a single word, he was smiling so big! Plus, we went to music and the spoken word with him after church and he said he wants to make going a tradition because he loved it so much! So cute!
Also, I don't know if any of you know but my companion is on a diet... so that means I am on a diet so I can help her achieve her goals and it is the worst. I didn't realize how much I love ice cream until I stopped eating it. But Sister Costilla and I made a competition out of it, which motivates me a little bit more. Whoever stays off of sugar the longest wins and if you lose, you have to buy the other one dinner. Sister Costilla has no idea what she just got herself into because I am not going to lose. Pray for me and my ice cream withdrawals though lol.
Today is my 6-month mark! It is so crazy how time has just flown by while I've been out here on the mission. I love being a missionary and I love serving on Temple Square. I love seeing people change their lives and I love seeing the joy that people have when they learn more about their Savior.
Sister Moran
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This week was good! First of all, we had the baptism of Richard and I was so excited I could barely sit still. He is so prepared and his testimony at the end was the sweetest thing I have ever heard like wow you little cute thing aw. And when he came up out of the water he just turned around and faced everybody and he just grabbed his heart. Afterwards, we went up and talked to him and he said that he just felt so happy when he came up and he was just so happy. The whole program I could not stop smiling. I thought that maybe I would cry or something but really I was just overjoyed the entire time that we were there. Plus we made a stunning cake and it was a hit, that is just a side note though. He got the holy ghost on Sunday which means he is a fully fledged member of the church! The sisters serving in his ward said that he would get the Aaronic priesthood next Sunday and then he could do baptisms after that and they would probs do them in the salt lake temple and then we could go! That would be so amazing!
We are teachig another guy we met on square, his name is Rodrigo (I told you about him last week I think). He finally met with the locals ad he is on date for the 13 of July! He changed his work schedule starting next week to be able to go to church but he wouldn't be able to make it to his spanish ward this week so he came to our Sacrament meeting! Even though he barely speaks english, he was so cute just smiling during the songs and listening to the talks. We went to music and the spoken word after with him and he said that he wanted to make it a tradition! He asked if we could go next week and we said no that we could only go once every six weeks but he was so cute. We are so excited for him. We told him about baptisms for the dead and he is so excited to go and do baptisms for his family members! We are hoping to have another lesson with him on square where we teach him the plan of salvation and then go to the family history library with him and help him set up an account and start him looking for his ancestor's names:)
The diet is going well, in case you were wondering. Idk if we've lost any weight because we didn't start off by weighing ourselves. We did have a funny situation this morning though. Sister Costilla was putting on this dress but last time she tried it on it barely zipped and it is spaghetti straps so it needs a shirt under it and last time she tried it on she didn't wear a shirt under. Anyways, she was putting it on this morning and asked for my help to zip it so of course, I helped but it wasn't moving, I told her that but she was like oh it's just stuck on something... it wasn't though and I felt really sad because she is so self-conscious about her weight already even though she is tiny so I just kept going. Eventually, we got the zipper up but then because it just really didn't fit, the zipper didn't stay together, it broke apart and then we couldn't get the pully part down again. I have no idea if this is making sense but oh well. So we tried and tried and nothing was working and eventually, I untied the spaghetti straps so she could bring the zipper to the front of her body and see it but it still wouldn't come down. She even got oil to try and grease it up but nothing was working. I said okay let's say a prayer and she was like sister I already did but I said we should try again, so, we kneeled down on the ground and I said a prayer asking for help with the zipper and then after trying again and nothing happening, we took a new approach and it worked! The could just barely slide out of the dress and it is most definitely ruined now but hey our prayer was answered! Sister Costilla afterwards was like "wow I was so determined for the dress to come off one way that I wouldn't let myself think of another way but you listened to the spirit and even though the dress is ruined, it is off which is what we needed". I just kept thinking about how much God is aware of us. Like He was aware of little old Sister Costilla and how this was not fun for her (the weight so she doesn't fit the dress and the dress being stuck and us having to leave) and He helped us. A zipper not working doesn't seem like something that God should care about but He does and I just felt so amazed after that that He would answer our prayer and help us with our little problem in our time of need.
This week we had exchanges with our district leaders. We have two now. Sister Barcellos (from last transfer) and Sister Thant from Myanmar who goes home at the end of this transfer. I was with Sister Thant and I just couldn't find anything in common with her. It was so awkward. And maybe I could be trying harder but she is about to go home and leave and I probs won't see her again so I just did what I usually do and I was nice but I didn't try too hard. I really need to stop doing that. So, I've decided that regardless of how much time people have on the mission, I am going to try harder to build connections with them because that is what Jesus would do. Wish me luck because I have 19 years of bad habits to break lol.
This morning, we went to Kneaders with my MTC district and their current companions and it was so so fun. Like for reals, it was a party. I love those sisters so much. I also love Kneaders french toast but that is a side note. Everyone else from our class that came in with us are going to get pizza tonight but literally, no one invited us (my MTC district) and when someone asked if I was going I was just like, what? Because no one had told me. So I'm not going to go! I don't know any of them too well anyways so it's fine. Maybe this is just me not achieving my goal of talking more and being more friendly but oh well. It's fine. Besides, I had my yummy breakfast with my really good friends and it was just so nice to get to talk and hang out. I hope we do that more in the future.
I can't really think of anything else to share with you, I said most of it when we were on the phone. I will be praying that you can get a flight to America! More than just wanting to see you, it would be fun for everyone I think. Man, I always get homesick at the end of my emails to you guys. It must be because I love you! And I miss you! And I hope you have a great week!
Love
Em
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