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Week 30!
This week was very slow, but in a good way. On monday, we got to travel to North Carolina with the SMS team to do some filming in the Asheville zone. It was about a two and a half hour drive, and it was so much fun!! The SMS team is awesome and I love working closely with the senior couples. The drive there was super pretty, and when we got there we set up everything in a church building and started filming! It was a little stressful but it went pretty smoothly. After we got all the footage we needed we went to a super cute Taco shop and didn't finish eating till about 9: 30. The drive home I attempted to sleep but it was hard to do in the back seat of a Transit van haha we didn't end up going to bed until a little past midnight which is pretty tragic as a missionary because you'll never get that sleep back haha. I think that's part of the reason why this week has been a little slow is because I'm very tired.
Some miracles that happen this week, we had a super awesome lesson with our friends Stephanie and Guang. We taught them the plan of salvation and Stephanie absolutely loved it! She said it gave her a lot of Hope and she would love for her family to be together for eternity. It was really amazing talking with her about it because it was all new to her. They moved here from China a few years ago, and so the idea of God and Christ is completely new them. They have so much potential and I can see the happiness that they are gaining as they learn more about the gospel. It is transforming their family! 
We also have been talking with Michael about getting the priesthood since he was baptized last week! There's a temple trip coming up and he has made it a goal to go with the word to the temple. There's also means that my companion and I will get to go as well! I'm so excited and I am hoping that he can make this next step that way he can go to the temple. Keep Michael in your prayers that he can have strength as he receives the priesthood and talks to his family about the gospel. 
But that's my week! It's been really cool to see how the gospel can transform people. I would invite everyone to think of what their life would be like without the gospel. If it is a very different life, that's amazing. If your life wouldn't be much different, maybe reassess how much you are centering Christ in your life. I don't say this to chastise anyone, I just want everyone to experience the blessings of involving Christ in their life. It will change everything!!

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