I love the power of the scriptures!

Ola my wonderful family!

So this week has been really good BECAUSE we worked Really hard! Also a sweet lady talked to me that I had met before and it was a really neat experience

SO basically this is what happened

A while a go I was on a bus and I felt really prompted to talk to this teenager that basically had a ton of piercings and things like that (and sunglasses) the whole "look" of a rebel, but I really felt like I should talk to him.

And so I did and it was really good and he took of his sunglasses and I just knew with all my heart he was a son of God and he honestly was just kinda lost but a really good kid and so anyways I talked to him, shared some things about the church and at first he was pretty unintered but then after a little while he was truly listening and I just knew it was things he needed to hear (about how he IS a son of God and how he is very Loved) and things like that, and so he said he would really like to visit our church (he is in a different area so I gave him the address of our church building and he said he would visit)

and so that was really good, I dont know if he was able to but I know I was able to say what was needed to be said. 

Then when we were leaving the bus (and you may have already heard the first part of this story so its a refresher because there is more information haha)

but anyways a lady stopped us when we were leaving the bus and she said.

You are angels of God.

I thought that was a nice thing to say.

Anyways NEXT time I saw her it was at a chapel open house!! And she said she wanted to be baptized! That elders were teaching her and that she was excited to be baptized.

2 weeks after that she stopped me again (at the chapel dedication)

AND she was baptized!!!!! WaHOOO

so thats pretty neat :)

Its so cool because we never know the lives we touch when we follow the spirit. Its definitely amazing.

Also I was thinking alot today about how a mission really does prepare us to be servants of the Lord to be ready to follow his guidance. Because when we have transfers we receive a telephone call, pack our bags and journey to be in a new place we have never been with a companion we usually have Never met.

And I was thinking about this because Im grateful for this experience because firstly when these transfers we have the opportunity to trust in the Lord and follow.

And I just Know it will prepare me later in life, because I do want to be able to follow the spirit to go Wherever the Lord wants me to go. And thats pretty big for me because really I was kind of just planning on finding a nice little spot in utah and living there forever and ever with all of you my wonderful family. But then I realized basically EVERY single person in the scriptures that was following the will of the Lord needed to at some time leave everything they knew behind and follow the Lord.

It makes me think of being here in Brazil because I was nervous to be here and I think for that reason I was in NM to prepare me and to be able to recognize and have experiences seeing how when the Lord calls us to do a certain thing or go to a certain place it is ALWAYS better then our personal plans. For example I loved more than anything my first area in farmington new mexico and when I learned that I was leaving I was worried and kind of sad because I loveeeed farmington and the people there and my companion sister Egginton was such a blessing for me. But then I decided I Would Love my new area and that it was a calling of God to leave that area and serve people in gallup. And so I did and I was SOOO happy and had a beyond absolute blast with my next companionship (trio) that I loved so much and basically couldnt sleep because we were just so happy. We worked hard had the spirit in lessons and taught some wonderful people. And it made me think,

because if I was guiding my life I would have just stayed in farmington, but then would have missed out on Amazing experiences and just a truely wonderful time as a missionary in Gallup. And the absolute same with being in Brazil. On the Very day that I truly prayed and said "I recognize that I was worried about Brazil but really I Want to follow thy will and if its in Brazil Im excited to go and will love the people with all my heart" and basically "I Will go Wherever you want me to go"

on that very day I had received my visa.

And I believe its because I was willing and eager to follow the Lords will regardless of whatever might happen

and now Im absolutely loving Brazil,

and having incredible experiences seeing changes in peoples lives and seeing people I just know with all my heart are prepared by the Lord.

For example right now we are teaching Dilma who is just indescribably amazing and eager to follow the will of the Lord.

She WANTS us to visit every day. She reads the things we leave her, she prays about them. She recognizes us as servants of the Lord.

And we have been only teaching her for 2 weeks

she Wants to be baptized and because of it

she wants to get married (and will marry)

and the First time we talked the word of wisdom she said

"This makes sense. It all makes sense to me now."

WOW just truly remarkable, I love her so much!

And our other friend who is just beyond amazing is Luan (brother of Aline who is also amazing)

He was the one that requested a book of mormon, 

the only difficulty was that he worked basically non stop and so weve only really had one lesson with him, but he read the restoration pamphlet we gave him when we talked to him the first time and He believes its true. wow.

anddd he will be having holdiays from work for ONE MONTH
BATISM!!!!!!!!!! :) Hahaha. Seriously we see him as a missionary, a leader to the young men, a bishop a stake president

he is Amazing.

So we are hoping and praying. And because of blessings Ive received and things Ive learned from the Book of Mormon, I will also be fasting :)

So thats our hopes and dreams :)

But really Ive realized the harder we work the better I feel 

also we had a open house in which we talked with 506 people in the space of 4 hours!!!! :)!!!!!

Well I love you all!

I know the Book of Mormon is true and I am beyond grateful for the way its blessing my life with peace and ability to conquer all things with faith.

I love you all! Continue strong!

COM amor /lots of love

Sister Kelsey Cheyenne Kimball