This week was so great! I can't write down everything but I'll tell you all about something very special that I have noticed. Here in southern California it's very hard to get people to talk with you. If you're lucky you can get them to take a picture of Jesus. Which is great but the goal is to have a qgc which means quality gospel conversation. The other night we went to a city called Brea with my district. There is a down town area that is very fancy and lots of people walk around there all the time. We went tabling. We take a table and take it to a street corner that's busy and set it up. Then we decorate it with book of mormons and pamphlets. Then we talk to as many people as we can! It's actually really really fun. We didn't really get anyone to talk to us a whole lot but it's alright! The coolest thing happens though. Every single child, under the ages 4 or 5, immediately walk towards us. Letting go of who's ever hand they were holding or walking away from their parents to come and talk to us. Their smiles were so big! And of course there parents would freak out and come running to grab them. But as they walked away the child would look back at us smiling and waving. At first I didn't notice it. But after around 3 kids did it I began to notice. They were drawn to us because they could feel of the holy ghost and sacred calling we hold. I have no doubt they could feel the presence of angels that were with us and maybe even see them. Children are so precious and it was a blessing to be able to witness their goodness. It's things like this that keep me going throughout the week when you feel like progress is slow.
Yesterday we also had a really special experience happen. I talked about the felicianos last week. Well we couldn't get a hold of them and three appointments fell through this week as well. But last night we were walking around down town and it's like little Mexico haha. But we kept walking and we honestly walked for like 20 minutes without feeling like we needed to stop. But then we realized we had been walking towards the felicianos. So sister pressler was really feeling like we needed to go see them. So we did. We got there and they were home. Miracle. Cause cathy is never home. My dad taught me some Tagalog and when she opened the door she didn't look super thrilled to see us but then I said "toe po!" Which means hello or something. Her face was super confused cause I pronounced it way wrong hahaha. So she corrected me and laughed super hard. She let us in and we talked about the restoration. She hasn't come to church in a long time so she and her daughter don't remember very much. The conversation led into a very strong commitment to come to church. My companion and I spoke with the power of the holy ghost. I couldn't believe what I had said when I said it but I did! I said "cathy if you come to church 4 time in a row, you will find a new job that works with your schedule. It will pay you enough, and you will have time for your children. You will also be given a calling and fulfill that calling. And most importantly you will be happy" I felt the power of the holy ghost working through me and my companion. She also promised things to them if they read their scriptures and prayed. The spirit in that room was tangible. I've never done anything like that. And after I did I was actually worried because I had promised her some very specific things. Please pray for them. Pray that they will come to church! They need it so much:) you are all awesome and I love you! It always helps to hear from you all (especially my family), so please email! I'll try my best to get back to you!
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