elder howe and miracles

Yall. We are frozen little popsicles over here. 

It got really really really cold. like colder than I have been in a very very long time :(

but we had a really really awesome experience this week! 

(told yall I would have a good story this week :)

So this week we got permission to go visit Elder Howe! and that was so amazing. 

He is progressing like crazy and is such an inspiration to us all. We are so happy that he is improving so drastically. 

Friday night, we went down to the hospital in Baton Rouge and visited him. 

His speech is fantastic, he looks and acts very normal, he just wears a helmet! 

It was great to see him and help keep his spirits up.

But in reality, he lifted our spirits up. 

Elder Howe is so charitable and Christlike and selfless. We loved being with him for a quick moment!

We had the cooooolest experience when we went to go visit him though. 

When we were there his parents weren't there so there was a nurse sitting with him, there to help him with whatever he needed and whatnot. (not entirely sure why actually lol) But we were talking to Elder Howe and making sure we involved her and helped her feel comfortable. We all got talking more and talked to her more about her life and just a whole bunch of things! 

One topic lead to another and before we knew it, Sister Henrie and I and Elder Howe were all team teaching this nurse the Restoration. Talking about the Book of Mormon, prophets, missionary work, and how we can best follow Jesus Christ. It. was. so. cool.

Also this nurse was the most golden investigator I have ever met. She knew she needed something in her life, she's been searching for a way to get closer to God but she just didn't know how! and then this just dropped into her lap. It was completely meant to be. When we were talking about the Book of Mormon with her she was so pumped! She got out a notepad and was writing down the suggestions we gave her of scripture chapters and page numbers to read. 

IT WAS AWESOME. 

It helped lift us and we think it helped Elder Howe feel like a missionary again. 

 

visiting Elder Howe ft his zone t-shirts he designed and the golden investigator nurse!

 

 

 

 

 

GUESS WHO WE SAW IN THE PARKING LOT

SOME OF MY FAVORITE FRIENDS <3

I love missionary work and sometimes we have these little "God-wink" moments to help remind us why we are doing what we are doing. and I love it. and need it sometimes. 

LOVE YALL AND I HOPE YOU HAVE THE MERRIEST CHRISTMAS AND I'LL SEE YOUR FACES IN 6 DAYS!!

xoxoxoxxo 

sister sades

 

 

this cat liked tummy rubs and was so chill and relaxed he was falling out of my arms!

 

 

volunteered at a veterans cemetery putting wreaths on graves on veterans!

 

 

 

We were in a Christmas parade! it was really fun. I was a shepardess who walked next to our

float and handed out scrolls that said "keep Christ in your Christmas!" it was great!