"Rain is a GOOOOD thang!"

Hey everyone!

This week in Chula has been SUPER wet! & I have loved every single moment of it. Finally had an excuse not to do anything with my hair and wear a jacket :) Sometimes I miss the crazy weather of Colorado and how it always keeps you on your toes! But the rain has definitely been a blessing in disguise and along with it, MANY blessings from Heaven were poured down upon us this week!

This week Sister Mims and I have been working our tails off to get to know our Ward Members better and to street contact as many people as possible. We had a lot of success this week and had some cool experiences that I will always remember!

So as we were going to go visit one of our Members, we had to park pretty far away since Apartment complex's here don't believe in Visitor's Parking. So as we were walking we heard some music and stumbled upon these kids in a garage band! We waited for them to finish up the song they were playing and then I just went up and started asking these kinds about their guitars and the type of music that they play. They were SUPER cool and even had a Trumpet in some of their songs! They looked super shocked that I knew as much as I did about guitars and different Bands but what probably shocked them the most was when I asked them if they knew the band "The Killers" and their lead singer Brandon Flowers.  They were like "Yeah of course! They are one of our favorite bands!" So then we told them that Brandon Flowers was a Mormon and committed all of them to go check out his video on Mormon.org. It was super fun and I can definitely cross off my bucket list: "Street Contact a High School Garage Band" :)

But sometimes when we are walking down the street, the Lord places unexpected service opportunities in our path. Yesterday as we were walking through another apartment complex, we saw this older gentleman sitting on the ground with his wife kind of standing over him trying to help him get back up. It looked like he had fallen down so we jogged up to them and asked if he needed any help up. He looked at us for a second and then said, "You would have to be pretty strong!" and without hesitation Sister Mims says, "Oh trust me, I did wrestling AND weight lifting in High School!" So together after a few attempts we were finally able to help this man get back on his feet with his cane. They thanked us and we told them that as missionaries, we are always there to help those in need. As we were walking away I just had the absolute BEST feeling in my heart and I know that we helped that couple to feel of Christ's love that day.

Another SUPER cool miracle that we had this week, was our Friday Night dinner appointment. This family is extremely missionary minded and is a wonderful example of "loving their friends and neighbors into the Gospel". A couple of months ago they felt like they needed to be more Christ-like to their neighbors so they went over and introduced themselves to a family that had just moved into the complex. They instantly became good friends and the Church has always been a main topic of their conversations. So on Friday for our dinner, she invited her friend to come and eat with us and we had a super spiritual lesson with them! Her friend is already reading out of the Book of Mormon and truly wants to know for herself that this Church is true. She has already been to church 3 times now and we have a return appointment for Thursday AND Saturday.

From all these experiences this week I have learned SO much about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I have learned so much about how God loves all of His children and THAT is why He provided us with His only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. I have felt that same exact love with all of those people we have met this week and I know that we were able to do the same thing that Christ would do if He was in that situation. I know that as missionaries we are here to spiritually help people "get back on their feet in the right direction" and that Christ will ALWAYS be our "cane" there to support us every step of the way.

I love you all and I am truly grateful for all of your love and support!

xoxo Sister Morgan