19 years in the making: Week 29

2/16/15

Hello everyone! I hope that you all enjoyed your Valentine's Day weekend. Remember that we don't need a specific day to tell the ones we love how much we love them. Tell them everyday!

Well, it was another great week in Solvang! Last Monday we were visiting some people who live close to us but no one was really interested. Then we saw a woman who was going down some stairs. We started talking with her and she was taking ___ from her car to her house. We asked if we could help her and she said yes!! After helping her she let us into her home to talk for a while. Turns out that the missionaries visited her years ago but one day they stopped going and she never knew why. She wanted us to come back and teach her more about what we believe. She loved that we were so eager to help her. Her name is Tilla and she is so loving.

Also, this week we found an investigator named Concha. She was a reference by a lady from the ward and we have been trying to go see her but every time we went to her house she wasn't' there. So last Saturday we finally found her. Her brother passed away 6 months ago and she is very sad. We taught her about the Plan of Salvation and she was really happy to hear that she will be able to see her brother again and that he will have a chance to hear about the Gospel in the spirit world. Her husband came in half way through the discussion and then we started again so that he could listen as well. Both of them agreed with what we taught they want us to come back and help them get closer to Jesus Christ. Also, Concha wants the missionaries to visit her sister in Santa Maria! So we are going to send the missionaries there.

Maricela and Maria are doing well. They operated on Maricela's hernia on Friday and she is recovering. We went to see if we could find her last Thursday in the morning and she was at home. She was alone and was telling us that the whole morning she worried and anxious and wanted someone to talk to but she didn't have anyone, but them we came and she was able to talk with us. She said it was like we answered her prayers by coming. Really we were guided by the Holy Ghost.

Well, we had many more miracles and blessings this week but there is not time for all of them.

We keep trying to always share the love that our Heavenly Father has for each one of us, with others.

Oh, also on Saturday while we were walking, a bird pooped on my arm.....but its ok. Not even bird poop can stop me from sharing the Gospel!

I'll leave you with a scripture Deut. 31:6

"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."

Love you all lots! Hope you have a great week!!

♥ Hermana Cuevas Da Silva :)