"All we have to do is follow the example of Jesus Christ. If we do that, God will take care of the rest."

    

 My week had its ups and downs. I like the new area a lot. A big portion of the area is pretty low income and subsidized housing so we definitely meet some interesting people. We are teaching the S family, who are trying to get active in their church attendance again and she also wants to quit smoking. One day we were contacting some referrals in the same apartment complex she lives in and we were walking around outside and we saw her smoking a cigarette. Elder Ledbetter yelled at her, "Sister S, what the heck are you doing?" She tried to hide it and told us she "wasn't doing nothing." It was really funny and just perfect timing. 

     We put two kids, Andres and Ahna, on date for baptism. They are really sweet kids. Andres tries to act like a punk because he is 11 but he is far from one. We had an awesome lesson with them talking about what the Plan of Salvation. It is my favorite lesson because it explains God's plan for us so that we can be happy and it just makes so much sense to me. We also had an awesome lesson with a lady named Tammy. Her husband committed suicide in March but instead of letting that destroy her faith it has actually strengthened it so much. She has turned to God to help her overcome it, and it has strengthened her relationship with Him so much. She has been a great example to her family and to me as well. She is really an awesome lady. 

     As well as the beginning of the week went, it sorta ended on a sour note. I got the flu Friday night and was up a lot of the night throwing up so that wasn't fun. We had to stay inside all day Saturday which was extremely boring but it was also kind of nice to get to relax and catch up on sleep. But it was definitely really nice to get out of the house on Sunday. That's all I got for this week. 

     The scripture of the week this week is Moses 1:39 which says, "For behold, this is my work and my glory--to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." This scripture is one of my favorites and explains God's purpose. His purpose is to basically bring us happiness. Immortality means to live forever. Jesus dying on the cross, suffering for our sins, and being resurrected makes it possible for everyone, no matter who they are, to have immortality. But eternal life is living in the presence of God forever. I can't imagine anything that can be happier than that. All we have to do is follow the example of Jesus Christ. If we do that, God will take care of the rest. I hope everyone has a good week! 

I also included the happiest picture of Jesus I've ever found. It honestly made me laugh when I saw it but it definitely made my day. Can't wait to hear back from you!