A Crazy Week! (Week 50)

 Oh my... what a week. A lot happened this week, so here's the highlights:

 Our sweet friend Jesus brought pizza and coca cola to our lesson with him! He doesn't even like pizza, but he knew we did so he brought some AND ate some with us. It was really sweet! He's also going to be baptized in November!! 

 We met lots of cool people this week and had some awesome lessons! There were a lot, so I won't write all the details and spare us both time, but it was really good!

 Elder Takashi Wada of the 70 (one of the organizations that helps run the church (I don't really know how to explain it...)) came and did a mission tour! We had 3 straight days of conferences and it was really good! He talked a lot about the scriptures and really digging deep into them and about faith. He also held a devotional for our friends and Jesus came and he loved it!

THE BEST THING OF THE WEEK:

 Kristina and Irving got baptized They are such a cute family and so sweet and it's been incredible to watch how they have grown and how they've been blessed by the gospel. The love they have for God and for each other is like no other that I've ever seen. When we met them, they were thinking about getting divorced - they were going through it. But now they have the light of Christ in their lives and are looking forward to getting sealed in the temple in a year! It's truly been a miracle that I got to be here and watch their journey, it has strengthened my testimony and brought me so much joy.

I just want to testify to you all that Jesus Christ lives. That He loves you. That when He was suffering in Gethsemane and on the cross, He thought of you. He saw your face. I truly feel my Savior's love in all the world around me and I hope you do too. Life is still hard. Challenges still come. And sometimes you just need to cry. 

But God is there with you.

He knows what you need.

This week I saw God's love in a sunset. In the hug of a stranger. In a good song at the right moment.

It truly is the little things that make the biggest difference in life.

I love you all  Have a great week!

- Hna. Erickson