Week #24

Hey Family and Friends,

I hope all of you have had an amazing week. I feel like the weeks just keep going by faster and faster. I don't even know how it is already Monday. This week has been full of new experiences, new beginnings and new people.

Zone Training meeting was on Tuesday! It was a blast. It was my first time giving a training. Which was super nerve racking. Sister Lesuma and I gave a training on keeping the Savior centered in our missionary work. It made me realize the importance of keeping the Savior centered in our lives. In everything we do. It's amazing how everything works out when we turn to the Savior and use the atonement. After zone Training meeting I went on exchanges with Sister Hansen. She is thee cutest. She came to campus and spent the night in Tampa. We contacted on campus and she was a champ. She had never even done it before and was already a pro. It was so cool. I learned soooo much from her!:)

Saturday we had thee coolest experience. The weekends are usually pretty dead on campus, but for some reasons there were so many people. We were going to head back to the church for dinner. We were about to cross through the MSC building when we saw a girl sitting at a table. She had her headphones in and looked pretty down. We went and sat down by her and simply started talking. Her name is Nancy. She told us her grandpa passed away and she was super close to him. We talked to her about the Plan of salvation and gave her a Book of Mormon. She was so excited to read it and is coming to FHE tonight!

Sunday was incredible. Bishop Harris announced in ward council a 90 day Book of Mormon challenged. All of us missionaries were super excited because when people read the Book of Mormon they get all this motivation to share the gospel with those around them. Sister Minson and I were standing outside the chapel doors handing out the Book of Mormon calendars. We were talking to those who were coming in. This one girl walked in who neither of us recognized. Her name is Samantha and she told us she was visiting from Jackson. We didn't think anything of it. She was about to walk inside when Elder Hatch on of the senior couples stuck out his hand and started asking her some more questions. Little did we know. She is a grad student at USF! One of her professors challenged her to do something that she had never done before. So she decided to check out the Mormon church. She got on LDS.org searched the nearest church building and what time it was at.

Elder Hatch quickly took our Book of Mormon calendars and pushed us inside the chapel. We sat by her during sacrament meeting. All of the YSA members were so nice to her. She loved church and said she would come again. We invited her to FHE and institute! How cool is that? The Lord blessed us with a miracle and if it weren't for Elder Hatch reaching out his hand, we could have missed the opportunity to teach her. It made me think of how many people each of us let walk by who are searching for the gospel. All we have to do is reach out our hand and say hi!

Something that I will forever be grateful for is how much my mission has pushed me. I was reading and studying the Book of Mormon a lot this week. It was able to ponder how Heavenly Father really does hear and answer our prayers, but it is after the trail of our faith that we get our answers! (Ether 12:27) When times get hard or you feel that questions are unanswered always turn to the scriptures! Love you all and I wish you the best week!!

Love,

Sister Kenzie Graham