One of our investigators FINALLY kept a commitment we left with her.

One of our investigators FINALLY kept a commitment we left with her. We asked her to pray every morning and every night. Sister Bradley even set alarms on her phone for her to help her remember. She was having a hard time accepting what we were teaching about how we lived as spirits with our heavenly father before we came here. So we told her to pray about that in her prayers and ask god if it was true.

We came back for our appointment this past week and her countenance had changed. We asked her if she prayed, and she was so excited to tell us that she had remembered to pray every morning and every night... And when we asked her if she had asked about the pre-mortal life thing, she was like, "oh well I KNOW we lived with god before we came here!"... What? Is is coming from the same person who was putting up a fight with us about that like four days ago? Yes. But the trick is that she had prayed, and she came to know for herself that it was true. Prayer had changed her. Not a ton. Ha but it was a ton to me! I could see it. It was so cool. And our lesson with her went so much better, and she was so happy and excited and open to learning more. YES. Prayer works!

There's a little Filipeno girl in our branch who's 18. She got to the us in February. She is here learning English with her family and is just the cutest little thing. She asked us if she could come out with us (she did that a lot when she was in the Philippines). We've brought her a couple times, and she doesn't say much. And what she does say is very simple (much like my Spanish!), but it is said with power and with the spirit. I love seeing that every time she comes with us :) 

My new quote for now :) "The sweetest experience I know in life is to feel a promoting and to act upon it. Then later find out it was the fulfillment of someone's prayer or someone's need. I want The Lord to know that if he needs an errand run, Sister Walton will run that errand for him" 

That quote is from Thomas s Monson, but I love it, and I put my own name in it :) 

Obedience can be hard sometimes. Sometimes we can clearly tell why The Lord asks us to be obedient to things. But other times, we don't see or understand the reason for it. This is The Lord blessing us with an opportunity to exercise faith and (in turn) receive more blessings and stronger faith. 

I've been studying the phrase "walk with god" this week during part of my personal study. I'm still learning about it, but it's been a sweet study for me :) 

A Hispanic member of the branch took us to get Mexican food. Oh how I love legit Mexican food.... :) my stomach was SO HAPPY!!!! It's just the best.

I love my companion. She is such a sweetheart. I've just been blessed with amazing companions my whole mission. 

I feel loved and important when people come to me and ask for help or advice or confide in me or whatever. I get the chance to do that a lot on exchanges. It's awesome. But also so humbling. And so interesting. Because people come to me with these situations that I don't even know how to handle. But I just seek the guidance of the spirit and ask inspired questions to help them help themselves and grow in their testimony. I love doing that. That's when I feel the best-- just like what that quote said... When I follow a prompting and find out that it was exactly what that person needed. I feel like I fulfill my purpose in those moments. :) 

Well that's pretty much it for me! We have two meetings and three exchanges this week which is kind of hectic, but were excited :) 

Love you all!!!

Sister Walton