Week 8

ALI WAS BAPTIZED!!! It was sooooo amazing and spiritual for me! And everyone in the room apparently hahaha we give the restoration lesson from the investigators point of view and how they learned and what was important to them as they get dried and dressed; we were told by our bishop that we shone like in Helaman chapter 5:36 when Nephi and Lehi shone out of the darkness even as the faces of angels as we bore testimony of the power of the Holy Ghost in the conversion of God's precious children. I wept as we sang I Stand All Amazed (the second time I sang that song yesterday, the first being in Priesthood session of stake conference). It truly touched me to the core that Ali was setting the example not only for her current family who do not agree with her decision, not only for her future family, but also for all of her ancestors. Amanda was able to come to the baptism and she said the spirit was so strong and something she had never experienced like that before! Please pray for her she is truly seeking to find the truth! 

This weekend was stake conference and soooo many people were able to come! Jason, Zoe, Amanda, and Elyse all came to Adult session and then Amanda and Ali came to general session! Which was great because the whole conference was directed to Missionary work so they got to hear sooo many conversion stories! 

Side notes of the day: MOON APPRECIATION!, Fuzzy PJs are basically the best thing ever, Pasole is delicious, I made dump cake the other week with Sis Hancock!, we lost our mailbox key (it fell off the ring) and it is $50 to replace it sooooo... please pray we find it. Our mail is being held at the mission office until we find it but I'm not sure how often we will get to check there for mail. I'm out of nutella if anyone feels like sending me some, our favorite meal is grilled peanut butter banana nutella sandwiches! They are seriously the best thing ever. 

I also think Ammon is super awesome. Alma has never been my favorite book because it is so long but seriously, He loved King Lamoni so much he almost killed his Dad for threatening him. That was such an example to me of Christlike love because the thing that rang true in the Kings heart was the love that Ammon had for Lamoni. 

Anyway, Thanksgiving we will be eating at the institute building with the relief society sisters who are putting on a dinner for everyone staying home. Other people that I would love for you to pray for: Kaytee, Lauren, and Lily. Sister Adair got her new companions :( we will miss her.

Sister Hillner