Typhoon and Temple Week

We bought these so we could sleep better :)

Hey friends!! Today is temple day so my preparation day is a little late! First of all, I am so grateful I have a temple in my mission. It is such an amazing blessing. I wish I was able to go more often, but I am grateful that I get to go today!! I am so excited,  I wish I could express my excitement and my love for the temple over an email. 

This past week was so amazing! I was finally able to do some full days of missionary work!! The recovery has taken longer then expected. My companion asked me the question "what have you learned from this experience?" I honestly didn't have much of an answer. But I think Heavenly Father is teaching me patience. 

I mentioned the family we found last week! The dad and grandma are not super interested, but the 13 year old boy is so special. He is very sensitive to the spirit. His dad didn't want to come to church so we had a member pick the boy up. He loved it. And we had our second lesson with him after church. After the opening prayer he had the biggest smile on his face. So special. I live for moments like that.

Our investigator with the word of wisdom problem has gone from 15 cigarettes a day, to six. ITS A MIRACLE. We had such a good lesson about sincere prayer. She came to the realization she wasn't praying sincerely for help. The next day she only smoked six times and said she didn't even really have a desire to smoke. Prayers are so special, and Heavenly Father really answers them.

I had my first typhoon this week! We had so many warnings from our members, investigators, and leaders. They told us to make sure we had enough food and water in our apartment for two days. They told us the time of day that it was supposed to come and to be smart and safe while we were outside. We got a call from our district leader saying "DON'T LET THE TYPHOON GET YOU DOWN" We were out the afternoon before the storm was supposed to come, and there was literally no rain, or wind. Not even a cloud in the sky. It was beautiful weather actually. You would have never guessed a typhoon was coming. When we got a text from the zone leaders telling us we had to go inside I was thinking about how grateful I was for all the warnings we got because if it wasn't for them we would have been stuck out in the storm. In life sometimes we have our own "personal typhoons". When life is good and happy you don't expect a huge storm to come into your life. But they do, and they will. Just like we had our members, investigators, and leaders warning us, God gave us a prophet on the earth today, his apostles, scriptures, and the Holy Ghost keeping us safe. But only if we heed to their teachings and promptings. 

Helaman 5:12

"And now my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil sends forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation whereon if men are built they cannot fall."

We will all have our own spiritual typhoons. Heavenly Father doesn't always make it easy, but he makes it possible to be safe during our storm. If we keep our focus on Jesus Christ, and listen to his teachings. 

Transfers are tomorrow!! I find out my new companion after I finish emailing!! 

Have a good week!! 

Our cute little investigator Zhang Xuan Ye (: 

Funniest Guy!

Where we buy our fruit

Rachel our investigator. LOVE HER!



These are things that Nicole and her companion are eating!
(Mom note: Look at how healthy she is eating! Doesn't it all look so yummy!)

Love the Fruit!