so much fun.

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  I can't wait for General Conference! Idk why but I'm looking forward to it a bunch right now. I also really really want to go to the temple and see all that new stuff everybody is talking about. I guess every ordinance in the temple has had changes made to it!

so cool how the restoration is literally an ongoing process and the church is led by a prophet who is divinely inspired. So cool.

Well, it was a good week. We had one of those silly days where we drove all over the place just to go visit a few ASL members and of course a few weren't home. Learning a language is great fun but it's also difficult and discouraging a lot. 

I love being able to do things on my own. I don't like asking for help. I'm not great at being corrected and taking it well. I get super frustrated when I can't understand things.  

ASL is all those things I don't like lol. Which is basically a good thing because I'm getting better at all that. 

ANYWAYS, this week we grinded finding and found. . .like. . .nobody. People only listen to us if they are just waiting for a nice way to say no, are intoxicated, or are members already. luckily we did meet a nice intoxicated woman and she let us run through the whole restoration, gave us her number and set up a return appt. then were like "ok, we'll send you a text real quick so you have our number too" and she's like "ok" and we didn't even start writing the text yet and was like "oh cool, i got your text" then closed the door. so we just stood there like.....what.....ok

So- in "indian" culture the men literally rule. which is so sad. I've taught so many Indian women who become truly converted with a testimony of everything we share with them. They read the Book of Mormon and they treasure it so much. Every single time they always disappear unexpectedly. later we find out that they talked to their husband about it or something and he basically forbids any more. It's so annoying. We have a friend named Zahara and we've met with her a few times. We thought her husband already knew so we were really glad that we were able to keep meeting with her but then we knocked on her door and the husband answered and told us straight up that nobody in his home was interested. Me and Elder Rigby were talking about it and Zahara has a Book of Mormon and we know she's read some of it. We hope she reads the rest and prays about it and just becomes converted. Luckily the Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel so it will teach her all she needs to know. 

also luckily in Numbers 30:8 it says "8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her."

So that's good for Zahara and all my other Indian women friends.

also, Our buddy Quis came to church for the second time. He's planning on being baptised on March 4th. Good man. He told us he got an answer to his prayers and the answer was "You just need to keep going with it" so that's what he's gonna do. Love that man.

I know Prayers are answered. The book of Mormon is SOOO true. Getting the right amount of sleep and drinking lots of water have soooo many health benefits and will make you happier. I still don't have a testimony of eating vegetables though- but sleep and water YESS. 

Satan desires to have you so he can sift you as wheat. don't let him do that! do all the things you're supposed to and keep the commandments and ask for help when you need it so that Satan doesn't sift you as wheat. because you're not wheat- you're a child of God. don't eva forget it.