Hard Work and Blessings!

Selfie of Me and Sis. Ramirez

March 2, 2015

It was another wonderful week full of hard work and blessings!

We are so excited for S.! We had an amazing lesson with her this week...all about the importance of baptism! She said she felt the spirit so strongly, telling her that baptism is the right thing for her! We read 2 Nephi 31: 20 with her, and she says that when she thinks about the future, she feels that "perfect brightness of hope" working in her life. She threw away her cigarettes this week. No more temptation! We are so proud. I feel like I can't express how much I love her! Both Sister Ramirez and I would walk around the world for her. She will be getting baptized this coming Saturday. Keep her in your prayers if you can, I know this coming week preparing for baptism will be a hard one!

One quick miracle with B. this week. Last Sunday, in her confirmation blessing, Brother P. promised her that she would be a light and an example to her family, and that she would be the first of many to find the gospel. When we taught B. this week, we taught her at her son L.'s house. The whole time, we could tell he was listening...slowly walking through the room often, etc. haha. At the end, I knew we needed to invite him to sit in on the next lesson, even though he's refused our invitations before. This time something softened. "Y'all teach about Jesus Christ?" He asked while thumbing through the Book of Mormon, just before we left. Of course we said yes...and he agreed to be taught the lessons! WOW. I'm just so happy for B. She gets to be an example for her family! What a blessing.

We started teaching D. this week, the wonderful lady that showed up to church last week, asking to be baptized!! The minute we started talking to her, we could tell how prepared she had been. She has some hard things in her life, and she KNEW the only solution was to turn to God. Her story of how she got to church was incredible. She said she was in bed, for about an hour, struggling with whether or not she should go to church. She seriously had a wrestle before God! She finally got the courage to just go...and what amazing blessings she's received already! Every time we talk about Christ's Atonement with her, she tears up, because she already knows it is the way for her to be supported through her struggles. I just love her so much already! Miracles still happen, I know it!

J. is doing amazing! We are so excited for him and S, Church was cancelled this week, but they are going to come next week! We had a fantastic lesson on the Restoration. Josean said, "It is a little difficult for me to believe that God appeared to a 14-year-old boy and restored his church, but I will do better this week at praying to know if it is true." He is a man of so much faith. We brought Brother F. to his lesson...which was the best idea ever! They connected so well, they have similar stories/background! We are praying for J. to receive his answer. I know he will!

Church was cancelled this week...we had a foot and a half of snow!! It's like NH weather! Sister Ramirez and I are getting along just great. We work so hard together, and I love it! When one of us gets down, the other is the leader and pushes both of us through it! We're a good team.

Also we started teaching a Hindu family this week...I know nothing about that religion...any tips?

Thank you for all the support and prayers. I love each one of you. What a blessing to have such a great family!

Sister Petrie

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