November 3, 2015

Hey Family,

Sounds like everyone had a good Halloween! Hopefully people were a little more receptive than they were to us when you knocked on their door on Halloween! Hopefully the Acura's replacement does well. I don't think it can fill the shoes but hey at least it's red haha! Good to hear that the Utes beat OSU! Hopefully they can come through in the clutch and win out! 

This week was sweet for us! We were struggling to teach investigators towards the end of the week because all of the appointments we had set up cancelled every day until Saturday when we finally taught a couple of our investigators! We were kinda bummed about our teaching for the week but then something awesome happened at church! We have been teaching the granddaughters of this lady in our ward named Sister Hodshire. Sister Hodshire is a little old lady who can speak Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and English. She looks a little bit like Grandma Deb and she is a saint!! I don't know how she hasn't been translated yet because she is such a good member of the church! But anyways the granddaughters names are Christina (15) and Desiree (13) and we have taught them the Restoration and The Gospel of Jesus Christ lessons. We aren't sure yet if we can set a baptismal date with them because they have to get permission from their legal guardians and we aren't sure who they are or what they think about it. But this week in fast and testimony meeting we were just sitting there watching people bear their testimony and then Christina gets up to go and bear hers and right after her, Desiree also went up to bear her testimony! They talked about how Christina has been going to Seminary and loving it and how she has been meeting with the missionaries and knows that the Gospel is true and Desiree talked about how she wants to go to seminary next year and how excited she is and it was awesome! They are super solid! Sister Hodshire came up to us after and said, in her Italian accent "It's crazy how many miracles you see on a daily basis! This was a miracle and I see a baptism coming up soon!" It was so sweet! Pretty much every investigator that we have in the High Range ward is progressing and we are finding more in the YSA branch! Phil and Nicole are still on for baptism this Saturday which we are pumped for! Things are going awesome in Rio Zion! Oh and my trainer Elder Harral became the new AP so that was sweet! 

Anyways, I love and miss each of you and I hope things are going well at home! I know that this church is true and I'm grateful for the chance that I have to serve Heavenly Father with all that I have for two years! Talk to you all later!

Love Elder Summerhays