1.BLIZZARD: Ok so there was another big blizzard on Tues. and we were "grounded" meaning we weren't allowed to leave our apartment:( We were determined to make the best of it and be super productive and oh man we got super pumped and then Hermana Smith goes "Nap first?" and so we took a nap and guess what? We didn't wake up until 4 O'CLOCK!! By then the blizzard was over and we got the ok to go out....so much for our productive day BUUUUUUUT the blizzard was a HUGE blessing because literally EVERYONE was home so we talked to a ton of people and got a bunch of potential investigators!! Who knew blizzards could be blessings!?
2. ZTM: Saturday we had Zone Training Meeting and it was super good! Lots of good trainings about teaching like the Savior would and being patient and loving with everyone including ourselves and oh man it was great! Then we all went out to Texas Roadhouse for lunch! Sooooooo goood!!!!! Oh my lanta those rolls are my weakness! It was so fun! We have a super great zone and we just laugh and have a great time together! It was a fantastic Saturday!!
3.LIZZY UPDATE: Lizzy is doing so amazing! She is working really hard to learn everything she can and to really prepare to be baptized! She is a champ! We had a lesson/lunch with her the other day at a Chinese Buffet ( an Iowa specialty) and it was super good! We taught her tithing and ahhh she is doing so good! Our only concern is that she is going on a Valentines weekend getaway to Philadelphia with her boyfriend and were just praying she can resist the temptations of the flesh! Pray for her!
4. KNOCKING STORY FOR THE WEEK: Ok so we have done a lot of knocking this week and there are always super funny ways people react to us and this story is my favorite from this week:
So we knocked on this door in an apartment building and an old lady answered and rudely said " What do you want!" i started to introduce ourselves and she cut us off and said "Go away!" and shut the door...then we heard her yell to her husband "It was a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses!"
hahahahaha People!!!!! You need to learn the difference between us and the JW's! There is more than one church that sends missionaries! LOL People crack me up!
5. MIRACLE OF MIRACLES: So yesterday we were knocking in this new area we found and we met this guy that let us in and started asking questions trying to bash with us but still kind of nice. After about a half an hour of trying to get out the door Hermana Smith cut him off and said, "Sir, you have a lot of good questions and we encourage you to go to God with them but we are called by a prophet to find the people that will receive us and we are promised that there are people here that are searching for our message and we need to move on and find them" Holy super charged Spirit! My companion is amazing! The second door we knocked on after that we found a family that is so prepared and understood our message and loved it and want to learn more and oh my lanta the Spirit in that lesson was stronger than me or Hermana Smith have ever felt while teaching! Such an amazing experience! We are so excited to teach them and are still in awe that we even met them!
Well guys, that was my week! Can't wait to hear from you all next week! Until then, LOVE AND MISS YOU ALL SOOO MUCH!!!! xoxo
Hermana Rice
The closest thing to a mountain in Iowa...so we climbed it dramatically:)
The beautiful Ames Zone!
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