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Monday, August 7, 2017

I have never given as many blessings as I have this past week. I am going on 5 days in a row, each day with 1 blessing. I don't know if I have told y'all yet, but I am considered the "sister training leader B" because of how many blessings I give to sister missionaries lol. Every time that Sister Oteo (the actual sister training leader) goes on exchanges with other sisters, they always want a blessing. Don't get me wrong, I love doing blessings. The Spirit is always super strong and I love feeling it the way you can during a blessing, and I also want to help out the sisters as much as I can. 

We had exchanges with our zone leaders on Wednesday, which was pretty fun. They are pretty cool. Especially the one I was with, Elder Her. His family is from Laos, which is right next to Thailand. His first language is Hmong, then English, then Spanish, and even knows a little bit of Portuguese. He also knows the Gospel pretty well. 

During the week, we received an email from the Mission President's wife saying that we will be able to watch the total eclipse!! Well, a little over 90% of it but still! I am super excited. She said that she bought the glasses for EACH MISSIONARY IN THE WHOLE MISSION!!! I am super stoked to go see it!! 

On Saturday we had an amazing lesson with A___, the one investigator who had met several pairs of missionaries during her life but never accepted them until she came here to Salt Lake City. So in the lesson on Friday, the Spirit was INCREDIBLY strong! She told us Ï know you probably think that I have been thinking about baptism, but I have. A lot, and I do want to get baptized." It was amazing, but, the only problem is that she is living with her boyfriend and he thinks we only want them to get married just so we can baptize her. We are trying to teach the importance of a family by using the Family: A Proclamation to the World to help him understand. It was still really good, and we have a follow-up lesson on Thursday with her. 

So...tranfers...this time, I don't have good news lol. After 6 months in the area I am finally heading out. It is very sad, and I am going to miss this ward, especially the members. We will know where I will be going today. Although, I am pretty sure I will be staying in the valley because you get a call on Saturday or Sunday if you are going up to Wyoming. Not one companionship in the zone is staying together. In every single one at least one missionary is leaving, except in one companionship where both are leaving. I said goodbye to all the families except one, which is the hardest one, and will be tonight. I will let you all know where I am going soon! 

John 4:14 - But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

-Élder Wilkes


I forgot to mention that L___ IS GETTING THE PRIESTHOOD ON SUNDAY!!



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