Hey y'all!!
How is everyone doing?? I hope everyone had a solid week! This week was pretty great for us and like always, I have learned SO MUCH. Heavenly Father knows us so perfectly; strengths, weaknesses, the whole bit. Because of that, He knows what we need to go through in order to learn, grow, and progress. He knows what situations to put us in that will test our weaknesses and help us rely on the Savior more fully. I have had lots of time to lean on the Savior recently and I wouldn't have it any other way.
That brings me to a major lesson that I learned this week, and that is change and trust in God. Change is so important and the main focus of this life. This time is the time given to us by God to prepare to return to Him. However, if we try to do it all by ourselves, we will never succeed. We must rely on our Savior and trust in our Heavenly Father as we do the things that we must do to return to Him. Change is such a glorious thing and it is something that the Atonement of Jesus Christ allows us to do with joy and happiness. Life is oh so good with the Savior by our side and the gospel to lead and guide.
This week was quite exciting as well. We had an "Eloptism" on Tuesday which was basically just like a secret baptism. Our investigator had some things happen with the member in the Ward who was originally going to baptize him so he didn't want to have him baptize him anymore. In order to keep the peace and decrease the drama, he decided to have an extremely small baptism with just his mom/sister and niece, the bishop, two witnesses, and us. All there was was a prayer, a baptism, and a prayer. Definitely a unique experience on a mission that's for sure! He got confirmed yesterday and his confirmation was AMAZING. You can already see a change in him. This gospel is amazing!
We had a week full of service and we had a great miracle as well. We went to go see an investigator who sister O'Keeffe and her prior companion tracted into. She has been going through major family struggles so when we got there, you could tell she was searching for some splice and peace. As we shared about Jesus Christ and His ability to bestow peace, she seemed very interested. She even included her son in the lesson. We don't have too much to tell about her yet but our lesson with her was amazing. We really feel like she is prepared to receive the gospel.
We were also able to have a wonderful lesson with our investigator who has a traumatic brain injury. We taught the plan of salvation (which we were so nervous about since he struggles to remember details) and it ended up being amazing!! He was very engaged and asked questions that showed that he is interested in learning more. He is working toward a baptismal date so we are excited to help him continue to prepare for that :) his only concern is church attendance so hopefully we can work through that!
Our recent converts are doing great :) we have also been very successful getting in touch with less actives in our ward which has been amazing. We have this great situation where we are meeting with a woman and her daughter/family separately. Because of this, they give us advice on how to help the other, and the advice has worked great so far! Such a great method to getting inspiration for less actives.
Another fun thing from the week was THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE. It is the most amazing fireworks show I have ever seen. And, I got to pass out so many cards. The group we went with was walking super fast though so I couldn't spend a whole lot of time contacting so instead, I just ran up to people and handed them cards super fast. I also got to have a way awesome discussion with our Eloptized investigator about the Atonement and following the promptings of the Holy Ghost. So cool. Pictures to follow, even though they will never do it justice. Family, we are coming back next April for the derby festival. You have to see these :)
I love you all. Thank you so much for all of love, support, and prayers. It means more than you will ever know. Keep being amazing, don't forget to read and pray every day, remember that "when life gets too hard to stand, kneel" (Gordon B Hinckley) , and when life give you cake you better eat it.
Love y'all!
Love,
Sister Dorian 
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