Week 31 - God is Good! 😊💜

Heyo Humans! Just kidding! Hello Family and Friends!

Did y'all know that you are the best and that you're loved?! Well you
do now! I love you and God loves you! 😊💜
Well this week was same old, same old! Working hard and finding lots,
but I can begin to say that our efforts are really paying off! The
Ward is starting to see that we are here to work and bring souls to
Christ! We also have a person to teach! Christian! He is just awesome
and I would love to tell you his story. It's a little long so bare
with me! 😊😜
Well it started two weeks ago on a Friday! We were trying to visit
this recent convert, but she had to reschedule because her mom wasn't
home and so we rescheduled and went on our way. Well I felt inspired
to go knock on this potential investigator's door. Turns out she moved
4 days before. Well I was getting a little discouraged about nobody
talking to us. As we were walking back to our car a guy in a truck was
watching us. He shouted out his window "are y'all the new
missionaries!?" We happily ran to his truck and said "yes we are!" He
told us his full name, which due to rules I cannot tell you, but
Christian will suffice! He told us that he was talking to the Elders,
but due to him moving and changing phone numbers he lost contact with
them. Until this day when he found us! HE FOUND US! Now fast forward
to this past Saturday! We took Debby with us to his lesson and she
being a year and a half recent convert herself was being a little
negative when he didn't answer the door the first time. To prove her
wrong of him not being interested I texted him and told him we were
there. After his reply text he came outside looking like he had just
woken up from a nap. He invited us in and we were talking with him.
Debby now had a change of heart and told us later that if he wasn't
interested he would have replied back saying I'm napping let's
reschedule, but he didn't. He got up and got ready and was ready to
listen! We asked him his background and he told us that he had moved
here with his mom, brother, and best friend due to some sad
circumstances in his previous area. He and his roommate, which is his
best friend, one day prayed for guidance and the next thing they knew
the missionaries were knocking on the door. Coincidence I think not!
The missionaries when they came to visit didn't normally stay long.
They would share a quick message then leave. One message they shared
was the First Vision. He said it was a cloudy day when the first
sisters told him and when they described it to him the clouds
disappeared and the sun came out. He knew right then that it was true!
WHAT!? Well we did this really cool lesson with him. It's called the
Cupstoration! We did the first lesson, the Restoration, using cups
with pictures on them! It was the most powerful lesson that I have
ever had! The spirit was so strong and there was no way that anybody
in that room could deny that THIS is the TRUE church. Hence the saying
GOD IS GOOD! ALMA 26:12. We got to the point where we asked him to be
baptized and he told us yes! I am super pumped and stoked about that!
After the lesson we went outside and after such a great lesson we did
what any normal missionaries would do! We jumped for joy, high fived,
hugged, and made fools of ourselves, but we didn't care because we
were just on such a spiritual high! We were drained the rest of the
day! That is how powerful it was! 😊😂😜💜
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Now second thing that happened. Debby, Maw is what we call her, she
has been struggling with Joseph Smith and the First Vision. Well she
told us after that when Christian described his experience about the
First Vision it hit her that it was true and that it really happened.
That made us even more happy! She has started on her journey to
gaining a strong testimony of Joseph Smith! WHAT!? GOD IS GOOD!
Then we had the General Women's Session and that was amazing! It's
like God knew exactly what I needed to hear! GOD IS GOOD! 😊💜
I love this Gospel and the happiness it brings into our lives! Our
Heavenly Father knows us and He loves us and He helps us get through
anything we need! He has been a great strength to me these past couple
weeks and I know that I can rely on Him when I feel I can't rely on
anyone else! I love my Savior! I have come to know Him quite well
while being on my mission! I know that He would never leave me to fend
for myself. I can always rely on Him. I know this is the true church.
If it wasn't than their wouldn't be so much opposition against it!
😊💜
I love you all and I am so very grateful for you and the prayers I
have felt throughout the time I have been here! Thanks for everything
y'all do for me! 😊💜
Remember the church is true, the book is blue, and I love you! 😊💜

Love,
Sister Jacob
Serving in Crossville

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1. Comp pic while hiking!

2. Getting close to the edge of glory! 😜😁😂
3.Pics from the hike! 😊
4. Exchanges with Sister Ellis! 😊
5. Pretty view off a bridge over the river! 😊🏞

1. Paw (Mickey) and us! 😊💜

2. Maw (Debby) and us! 💜😊
3. Poor Diesel (Maw's Dog) has a butt infection! 😜😂😁😳
4. Before face masks! After General Sessions! 😊
5. After face masks! We are so shiny 😊😂😜
6. Faces masks! Fear the green people! 😊😂😜