October 16," 18 Months"

I hit 18 months of serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints this week. It is a very surreal feeling, to say the least! I am so grateful to God for changing my plans and asking me to do more for Him than I thought I was able or willing, to serve a mission. It has made me all the better, deepened my faith in His son Jesus Christ, and allowed me to have the experience of a lifetime. I cannot imagine my life without this refining, humbling 18 months. 

We had zone conference this past week, my last one. We talked a lot about role-plays, contacting, using the Book of Mormon, essentially all the things I am working on. It left us very inspired to work hard and see miracles in Pace. 

We had a lesson this past week with Wendy, before she left on a trip to see her family. We were a little worried, considering that some of her family are not too happy about her taking the discussions. She told us that she knows and understands more now about the church than last time she took the lessons and that she cannot deny what she felt when she got the priesthood blessing in the hospital, so she isn't too worried about it. I am very grateful she had that amazing experience with the blessing, that she felt the "warmth going through [her] body starting from [her] head, right as they put their hands on [her] head." Whenever she starts to doubt, she thinks of that and knows she cannot deny it. We have been praying for her and fasting and hoping we can see her this week. Good news: Wendy was was able to see some blessings from Heavenly Father, like getting a new job and things working out for her financially. I think having that experience where she met us, then everything going wrong, then her staying strong proved her faith, and now she is seeing some blessings from it.

I also had a little miracle this past week, we were going through investigators and deciding if we should drop them, and I came across Annie's record. We decided to call her up, our last hope at seeing her and she picks up! I was able to talk to her and find out that she has been waiting for us to call her, that she found some work and has been busy a lot, that she misses us and wants to start meeting with us and go to church again, and that she has been telling everyone that she is Mormon! We are still working on seeing her, but I am so grateful that again, this is NOT my work, it is so much holier and more divine than I sometimes understand. 

Love yall! Thanks for all the support and love, I really appreciate it!

Sister Baker