Well, if you heard about hurricane Zeta that hit Louisiana and Mississippi this week, then you can probably already guess what I was up to this week...that's right! Hurrication round...4! Man, this hurricane season has been crazy for the Gulfport zone!
So hurrication this round definitely wasn't as exciting as last time, with 53 sisters living at the church, but we still had a blast! Sister Nelson and I went to Denham Springs, LA and stayed with 2 awesome sisters and we lived in a house with a queen bed for each sister! That was a tender mercy lol. Our whole zone was super close the whole time we were there, so we'd get together at the church and have dinner together, have zone meetings, do missionary work together. It was a blast! We even got to drive to Baton Rouge and see the temple with our whole zone! It was so much fun! We've had plenty of bonding opportunities the past few months! We got to come back to Goula on Saturday and it felt so good to be back home!
While we were in Denham Springs, we also had our zone conference! It was so fun to have even more time to spend with everyone and have an uplifting conference despite being outside of our area! We learned a lot and I'm definitely motivated to be a lot better this last leg of my mission! It got me pumped like no other! Also, get this...I PLAYED A MUSICAL NUMBER FOR THE ZONE ON THE PIANO!!! Yall, I haven't been able to play the piano since 5th grade but I've been relearning since quarantine and I was able to arrange the song "I Stand All Amazed" and played it for the zone! It was so cool! God can magnify even our nonexistent talents!
When we finally got back to Goula, we decided to go to the pier at the beach and plan out the rest of our week. We normally go to different parks around Goula to plan, but we were feeling the beach that day! So we get there and we are planning and all the sudden this guy comes up to our table and sits down and tells us that he is a Baptist preacher and that he grew up his whole life being told Mormons were bad and that we worshipped Joseph Smith and all that jazz. I immediately got a little defensive and nervous because I didn't want to bash with a preacher! But this man continued and said he actually wanted to hear what we were all about and get something to take home to read so he could learn more and be more open minded. My jaw was on the floor! That NEVER happens! Like...ever. So Sister Nelson taught him about the Book of Mormon and we gave it to him and he already was so open minded, it was amazing! He even invited us to come over for dinner one night after he had read he could ask us questions he got. It was seriously SO. COOL. It was a miracle for sure! And looking back on our day, it's so cool to see how the Spirit guided us to be at the right place at the right time so we could meet that man! God is good!
I've been thinking a lot about feeling and following the Holy Ghost, and I don't about yall but sometimes I feel entirely disconnected from heaven. I was feeling that all week! But I think that God is constantly speaking to us through the Spirit and we dont even realize it! That's how I felt on saturday after that amazing miracle! So to try and see the Lord's hand guiding and directing better, I go through my day as I pray each night and thank Him for all the tender mercies or good things that happen and it has helped me realize how much the Spirit is guiding me! I'm so grateful for the companionship I have with the Holy Ghost and for my connection to Heaven through him! If yall are feeling disconnected, I promise God is leading and guiding you always!
I'm so grateful for for this gospel and for my Savior. I was talking to Sister Amos this week and I realized how much the Savior loves broken things. He loves to heal and put broken things back together, including us! I'm so grateful I get to share His gospel with the people of Goula! I love yall and I hope that yall have a great week!
1. Gulfport zone sisters
2. Gulfport zone
3. Lol Sis Nelson forgot her tag at zone conference so we had to commemorate the occasion
4. Sister T-Payne
5. The Denham sisters we stayed with
6. I got to see Mawmaw Kirby on my way home from Denham Springs in Slidell! Best day ever!
7. I also got to see Mr. Jefferson in Slidell lol. Best day ever!
8. The LITstrict
9. Gulfport zone round 2
10. Mawmaw Kirby!
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