Week #53 - Last Week in YUMA; Going to Chandler and then . . .Back To Brazil in Two Weeks!

Monday, January 25, 2021

I will miss my companions - LIFE LONG friends for sure!

Hello!

What a week. This week was full of miracles. We also found out about transfer news, and I am leaving to Chandler to the Pleasant 3rd ward in another trio. And, my companion from the first week of the MTC in Brazil... My new ward in Chandler is her home ward! WHAT ARE THE ODDS?!?! But I am so sad to say goodbye to my companions right now. They are life long friends for life. BUT I do have some really exciting news. I will only be in my new area for 2 weeks... Because I am GOING BACK TO BRAZIL!!! Honestly.... This is such an amazing miracle, and I am humbled and so excited that I can return to this amazing country. I am very sad to be leaving Arizona. But it is all in God's plan! But here are some other amazing miracles from this wonderful week:

We have been trying unsuccessfully to get together with our relief society president and finally, this week we finally had a lesson with them. Her daughter's father-in-law who isn't a member of the church is living with them. His wife recently passed away, and he is looking for some peace in his life. Well... it's a good thing that the gospel is what brings the most peace to us!! We shared a message with them about eternal families and he had sooooo many questions now about what we believe and we are hoping to meet with him again soon!

Our amazing Elders Quorum President in our YSA ward loooooves talking to people about the gospel, and he gave a Book of Mormon to his boss at work, and we were able to meet with this awesome man at his house and shared a message with him and he wants to learn more! He is awesome!! He was already reading The Book of Mormon and loves everything we have shared with him. 

Mark Concha, the amazing man who got baptized a couple weeks ago, his son is turning 8 next month and wants to take lessons like his dad did to prepare for when he gets baptized! So we met with him this week and did a lesson with him over video call, and he is the smartest 7 year old I know. He gave the opening prayer, and in the prayer he said: "Please help me to gain a remission of my sins through baptism." I don't know about you, but I've never heard another 7 year old say that hahaha. But he is doing awesome.

BIGGEST MIRACLE EVER!! Ever since me and my companions have been together here in Yuma, we have been working with this family who wants to come back to church, and they haven't been active in YEARS!! But this Sunday.... after 3 months of teaching them.... THEY FINALLY CAME TO CHURCH! And they loved it. They weren't going to bring their 2 year old daughter, and so her parents were going to watch her. And we told them that Satan would do whatever he could to make it so they wouldn't come to church. That morning, her mom texted her saying she couldn't watch her daughter.... but they still came! And they felt the spirit so strongly. It was an amazing miracle.

Wonderful friends!

We have been working with Murphy, and he doesn't necessarily like to pray. But he finally prayed for us this week! But he still says he feels nothing. And our member who was in the lesson with us, lost her necklace that her mom had given her that day. So we went outside to find it, and Murphy told us "we will never find it..." and so while Sister Hartley went with Kylie, me and Sister Martin were with Murphy looking. And I told Murphy that if he prayed right there that we would find it. And he just stared at me and said he didn't know what to say. So I literally said a prayer for him so he would know what to say, and he said it!! And right after he said amen.... kylie yells "I FOUND IT!" Murphy's face was like he had seen a ghost. He felt the spirit and he knew it. It was awesome!! 

I am so thankful for all of you and your prayers, especially with being able to return to Brazil. GOD DOESN'T DO RANDOM!! 

♡sister guilott♡

More goodbye photos of wonderful people I will remember forever!

We cooked a healthy meal!