fReSh BReAtH oF aiR~‏

Hola Family~

This week was a rather eventful week. We didn’t get out much with Tuesday being our deep clean day and then I got really sick and dr’s orders were to stay in for 2 days. Friday we finally got out and were totally exhausted but did some tracting, as much as we could. We knocked about 12-15 houses and each one there were ppl inside but wouldn’t answer. We asked a lady if we could help her weed.. “No.” “Ok, well can we share a card with you?” …. “NO.” …. “Is there a better time we can come back?” …. “NO.” ….. alrighty then! So that was our day. But the times we were able to go on Sat and Sun we were led to some awesome ppl and have return appts. We are really excited bc we found a very family oriented neighborhood and feel really good about it and so we’ve been spending our tracting over there. We are excited and pray that these ppl are prepared for our message.

We had stake conference this week and were able to go with Maria to the adult session. It was really good. They were having a new member mtg in the morning before stake conference started and we weren’t planning on going, but when we got home Maria said, “I’m going to the new member mtg if you girls would like to come.” Ahhh! She asked us!!!! Hahaha, awesome! Toney was also there!!!! He is doing so awesome! He is about to receive the Priesthood! It was so nice to see him, along with my other family in Riverhead! :D There was our area seventy there and his wife is so cute. She talked to Maria and when she got up in stake conference talked about her! Maria was tellin her about her baptismal date of Nov. 6th (yeahhhh!!! She was tellin everyone :D) and she said that she hoped she knows enough. So when Sister Lansing got up she told Maria that she knows enough and she has incredible faith that will continue to grow and she hopes she will take that step. Awesome! So It was a really incredible week, we lived for those high moments, although we were stuck inside for almost the whole week, our days we were out were filled with highs and that was our fresh breath of air that keeps us alive. I LOVE it!

It’s been hard to have to keep saying good-bye to my families in Riverhead. As each day passes it brings more and more tears shed. I’m so grateful to be apart of such a marvelous work. Each day things happen that confirm the truthfulness of this gospel. What a beautiful blessing it is to be apart of it, born into it! Yesterday a family was baptized, well 3 kids of a reactivated spanish sister. What a blessing it is to see this new light enter their eyes, a light of peace, hope and happiness that is now in their family. As we met with Maria she told us that as she did her assignments, she found her testimony. As she read scriptures that she found to explain her feelings, we listented to the new breath of hope in her voice as she told us how she knows that this gospel is true. She has an incredible power about her and we see the spirit is with her a lot as He continues to confirm the truthfulness of the church. I know that her brother is on the other side and is anxiously waiting for his work to be done. I know he has been a big part of her conversion. I love this gospel, and I love so dearly my Father in Heaven. I know He loves each of us and desires each of His children to come back to the fold. How grateful I am that He has entrusted Maria in our hands.

Love you all!

Sister Phillips