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Week 44

Heyyo! We have 3 people on date to be baptized! I have had a baptism in over a transfer, so this is pretty exciting! Here's a little run down of our current friends:

Wilow! She is so awesome and I have grown to love her. Each time we come to visit with her and her family it starts off really quiet, but by the time we leave they are all so talkative and laughing, it's hard to leave!

Katelyn! We have been visiting Katelyn every single Sunday and we have built a really good relationship with her:) she doesn't leave the house much and she said that we are her only friends and she always looks forward to our Sunday visits:) she also said that she wants us to stay in contact after our missions. She has been through a lot in the past few years, and it's cool to just listen to her experiences and stories. I also finally got a selfie with her after 3 months of meeting with her haha. She's the gal with the red hair. I'm gonna miss Katelyn when I leave this area. 
Brian! He has some of the deepest best questions I have gotten on the mission so far. He is a true seeker when it comes to learning about new things. We've been meeting with him occasionally (he's really busy) and he told us that he has been consistently praying to know if the book of Mormon is true and if Joseph Smith was a true prophet, but he said he hasn't gotten an answer yet. So please keep Brian in y'all's prayers that he can receive a confirmation and also have the motivation to come to church. He doesn't really get to sleep during the week, so he sleeps on the weekends which is why he hasn't come to church. I want him to come so bad tho. He has so much potential!

Casie! She wants to be baptized on December 3rd (happy birthday dad!) but the only things keeping her from progressing are transportation and divorce paperwork. So prayers for that would be much appreciated! Her testimony is so strong and her life stories blow me out of the water. She has gone through so much and never blames anyone. She forgives people who have messed up her life, she turns to God when things get too hard to handle and she ALWAYS has a smile on her face. Casie is an angel.
That isn't everyone, but those are some I am most excited about!

Other big events from this week: zone conference and MY BIRTHDAY!
My birthday was on Saturday and it was a good day! We went and did service for Sandra for about 2 hours, then we went and got milkshakes. We went and contacted some people and everyone was home! That usually never happens, so it made me happy. For dinner we went to Katherine Hobbs house and she made the BEST lemon poppyseed cake everrrr! It was so fun to be with them!

Prayer Role:
Brian --> pray that he can have his prayers answered and want to come to church/have the motivation to sacrifice that time. 
Sandra--> Pray that she can recognize the truthfulness of our messages and recognize the familiar "ring" of the gospel. 
Katelyn--> pray that she can come to know that the book of Mormon is true. 
Wilow--> pray that she can hold on to the desire to be baptized and also pray that her dad can make it home on the 19th so we can have the baptism.
Casie--> pray that her divorce paperwork can be figured out quickly and that she can understand our lessons. 

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