Week #77 - Snowday

Wow! How crazy that my last p-day is actually a snowday! or should I say an iceday? It was really weird just staying in all day... so we watched the testaments and the legacy (church produced movies) played some bopit and card games and then I went to town in the kitchen! I made banana bread and monkey bread and meatloaf! All those fun things that are really simple but you just don't have time to actually make (so just a warning, mom, I might go a little crazy with some time and a wider variety of ingredients!) 

This past week has been crazy we have started doing some work up in North Little Rock so that has been fun just because it feels like it has been untouched by elders for awhile. We even met this cool Chilean guy that used to go to our church when he was younger (his brother even served a mission) So we are pretty excited to start teaching him some more. 

This week has been sooooo good! We were able to teach a lot of lessons and see quite a few miracles. One that was really special was that we were finally able to see Orlando! And he was totally still planning on being baptized on the 14th but he couldn't because he didn't come to church this past week, but we moved it to this coming Saturday and he is well on his way. He had us pretty nerveous at church though because he didn't come for the first two hours and then he walked into sacrament meeting 5 minutes late. But Hallelujah he was there! Boy oh boy I could have shouted and jumped and danced right there (but I held it in, relatively well. I was just grinning ear to ear)

So since we have a baptism this Saturday I won't be able to make it to Memphis (but I really wish I could have)  I hope the wedding and everything goes well! And give Jaccob a big hug for me ;) 

Valentines day as a missionary is always just so weird. No one was home, they were out celebrating, we met a couple of drunk people though... And Jerri Ibarra (the coolest missionary member) came out teaching with us! Sad day that no one was home but we went door to door and that was pretty fun. 

We gave up the car last Sunday so we are now on foot. It was actually so cold Sunday night we got dropped off at Orlando's house so we could teach him and then we made it to the closest store possible (Dollar General) and then asked for a ride home. It was SO cold, I couldn't believe it and we hadn't bundled up because we just got dropped off straight from the church building. Tender mercies of the Lord for answered prayers! 

People keep asking me how much longer I have and just seem shocked when I say a few weeks. I can't tell my Heavenly Father thank you enough for allowing my last Saturday to be a baptism. I am so excited for this week even though it'll be on foot it will be amazing! 

I love y'all and I'll be kickin' it up with y'all soon!

Love,

Hermana Ives