Miracle upon Miracles

I realized something this week.

You know you're a missionary when your dreams are about the apostles.

AHHH it happened to meee! 

Ya know how you always hear stories about how missionaries know that they are champs at the language when they dream in that language.

So does this mean I'm a champ at mission language?? Haaa jokes but really.

We had a broadcasted Stake Conference that Elder Rasband and Elder Hales spoke at and we also found out we will be having a Mission Conference on the 30th and ELDER RASBAND IS COMING AND WE MIGHT GET TO MEET HIM. Super stoked about that. So I guess I have apostles on the brain! I had a dream about meeting President Monson, Pres. Erying, and Elder Holland. It was very exciting. Also strange because I've never dreamed that before...... ;)

In other suuuuuuuper exciting news...

EMILY IS ON DATE FOR BAPTISM! 

AHHHHHHH. This is so so soooo exciting yall. Emily is our miracle investigator! Heavenly Father has a seriously amazing plan in store for Emily and we were the lucky ducks to start her journey. 

This is Emily's story. 

We saw her teaching record in our Area book that we were going though during weekly planning the very FIRST week I was on the mission! Her teaching record was promising. 17 year old girl dating a boy from our ward. But she was lost because they broke up! Dang it. 

But we wanted to find her again so we decided to contact the Browns sometime. (the super awesome family with the boy she was dating)

So Sunday afternoon through the evening and evening we were roster tracting (going to houses on our ward roster we didn't know. There are a billion less actives). We were going around a town called Abita Springs (my favorite town in our area) and Sister Hunter said "Hey the Brown's live in Abita! We should go by sometime so you can meet them. They are such a cool family." 

But that was it. We didn't think too much about it. 

About 10 minutes or less later we are trying to find a house on our roster that apparently doesn't exist. The house number is no where to be found as we go up and down the street about 5 times. With people outside watching. #awkward. 

But we do see a mailbox with the family name on it. It said "The BROWNS". Now Brown is a fairly common name, but I say to Sister Hunter, "If that is the Browns from the ward it is meant to be" as I check the ward roster. 

yep. you know where this is going. 

ITS THE BROWNS. 

So we stop by and they are happy to see us! We make introductions since I'm new and the dad tells the daughter to go grab Julian and Emily. 

Sister Hunter and I look at each other.

We're like, "Emily?"

"Yea its Julians girlfriend."

"Is this the same girlfriend from a couple months ago?"

"Yea they're back together!"

DUUUUDE WHAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTT. 

They come down and we meet them and the Browns and Emily are so awesome! She remembers meeting with the missionaries and guess what. WE HAVE A LESSON WITH HER ABOUT FAITH. 

wow. 

Completely Spirit led the way we met her.

But we have met with her only a couple times and every time we meet she is leaps and bounds further with her testimony than we saw her last every. single. time. 

We met her in the Browns home again after the first time but then we met her in Abita Springs park (where we did landboarding). This was the first time it was just us and she opened up to us sooooo much and she expressed her apprehensions about how big the commitment is to get baptized and as she is going off to college if it would be too much to handle.

Guys that was her only concern. SHE IS SO PREPARED.

She came to church with a bomb. (a verbal bomb yall). Her parents are strongly against the church and degrade her opinion in all discussions of religion which really hurts her feelings. Her parents strongly believe that Mormonism is a cult and are extremely reluctant with meeting with us. But in all honesty this shot Emily's testimony through the roof because she had to defend it! She loves the welcoming feeling at church and really feels good when she meets with us. 

We have an appointment to meet with her and she texts us that she has a surprise for us!

guess what the surprise is yall.

She tells us she wants to get baptized!!!!!

but wait. Thats not all. 

SHE HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT A MISSION YALLLLL!!!!

DANG.

That means that she knows it is true for herself and she wants to share it with the world!!!! 

She is a complete rockstar and we love her so so so much. 

She turns 18 on Feb. 9 so we set her baptismal date for the Feb 13 (transfers are also on the 17th so please work so we can both be there!!!) but we reeeally want her parents to be involved. That is something that is really on her mind and that Satan can really influence. Man. She's incredible though. 

The work in this area for us is really rocking now. I love it!

So this picture montage you're literally going to think this. "Oh my heck who is this girl, oh thats emily wow we just heard about her and now she's all over the pictures."

My response: Yeap. cheesin

My first Po Boy! oh my heavens delish.

I really wish that I could really tell you more about our lessons but we are super cramped on time since MLK day was yesterday. We're taking time out of proselyting time to email :(

I lava yall so so so so much! I ADORE your emails and they make me laugh alot :)

xoxoxoxoxoxo 

Sister Sades