Happy 4^th of July!

Me and Sister Bentley getting ready to watch the fireworks

                                        

Huge Bonn Fire

This week has been crazy! We found two new investigators and are so excited about them! One of them, D, is friends with a family that is mostly inactive except for one member. I think I might've mentioned them last week.. But we taught him for the first time this week and he seems so sincere and genuine in his quest to strengthen his relationship with God. He really needs God in his life! We actually stopped by today because we needed to update them on our status for our lesson tomorrow, and ran into him there. He said that he had read Moroni chapters 7-10 and said he really liked it. He even talked about specific parts in those chapters! It was so awesome! He said he will be continuing reading it!!

                                       
Our other new investigator is a boyfriend of a young woman in the branch. He has been going to church on and off for the past 5 or so years and wants to be baptized so badly!  Sadly his family is very traditionally catholic and is not supportive. So we are hoping and praying that he will find a way to involve them and help them feel more comfortable with the idea of him getting baptized. It was a really neat experience teaching him because when we talked about Joseph Smith he bore a very simple and sweet testimony of Joseph Smith! He is awesome. 

We had a wonderful Sunday yesterday. Both Sister Bentley and I bore our testimonies in sacrament meeting, even though it scares me every time it felt so good! It was a very sweet meeting. I was so happy that our investigator T came! She did enjoy the meeting too! She did think it was different.. but she said it was nice. I am so happy! :) It was a great day.

I have been having some pretty awesome studies lately, mostly for our investigators. But I learn so much while I am looking up their questions and the things we are preparing to teach them. It is so amazing how the Lord works. I love reading the Book of Mormon; especially where our investigators are reading because it seems like an extra boost of the spirit comes into that study. We are both learning about the same things, but in different ways, and we get different things out of it, but then it is also easier to answer their questions and help them understand. Doing this has become such a huge blessing to me. The more I study where they are and try to understand where they are coming, the more my testimony is strengthened in the gospel. What a wonderful gift we have. It really shows how deep the love our Father in Heaven has for us. He truly loves us all individually and personally, and He truly has a perfect plan for each of us. The gospel is so perfect, even when the world is so different and it changes all the time, the gospel stays the same. The members of this church are not perfect but as we all strive to live this perfect gospel we become better and better, and closer to becoming perfect like our Father in Heaven and His Son Jesus Christ. I love it!

                                         
I hope you all had a wonderful and safe 4th of July!! I love you!!

Love,

Sister Eliza