Week #26

Hey Family and Friends, 

Missions are truly incredible! I am reminded everyday how lucky I am to have this gospel in my life. I have been able to see the Lords hand this week!  This transfer has flown by. Sister Minson is getting ready to fly back home next week. 

We had zone conference this past week, and let me tell you, President and Sister Cooper are the most amazing people! Our conference was centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. President gave an inspiring training on teaching repentance! Repentance is a joyful processes. When we repent we are changing our nature and becoming more like the Savior. One of my favorite scripture stories is Alma the younger's conversion story. He was seeking to destroy the church. The Lord strikes him and he repents. The most inspiring thing is he becomes one of the greatest missionaries in the Book of Mormon. I had to ask myself, how often does the Lord have to strike me? 

After zone conference Sister Suman and I went on an exchange. It was such a blast. She was my companion in the MTC! We contacted on campus for a little bit and then had a lesson with an investigator named John! The other YSA sisters found him on campus and the first thing that he told them was, if you want to talk it's not going to be about religion! Little did he know the Lord had a plan for him. HE IS GETTING BAPTIZED MARCH 12th. He came to institute that night and had a blast with all the ward members. I can't remember if I have mentioned Rabi before but he came to institute too!! 

Friday morning we were still on an exchange. We met so many amazing people on campus. It is such a gold mine over there. Then we had a service project over at feeding Tampa Bay. It is non-profit food organization. We helped sort food into boxes and tie balloons for their family night dining. The man in charge, his name is Antwon, he invited all the missionaries to a BBQ Bible Study Monday evening. He gave every set of missionaries a paper invitation and on it, it said, with select readings from the Book of Mormon. How cool is that? He is YSA age but lives in Brandon boundaries. The Brandon Elders are teaching him at the moment, but we might end up teaching him if he comes to the YSA ward. That night we had a lesson with Rabi. He is an international student from India. He is studying in mechanical engineering. He had met missionaries on campus before, and toured the church, but never attended a sacrament meeting. Brenda a recent convert in our ward and came to his lesson. We had an amazing lesson on God and Brenda shared her conversion story. Brenda taught the principle of baptism and why it is so important. After our lesson was over Rabi asked if he could sit in the chapel and pray!! We got a text from Rabi later that night that said, "Hello Sisters. Thank you so much for today's lesson. It's a great learning process to know about the Devine. While praying today to the divine I had a thought about baptism and purification of the eternal and I got a positive feeling within me towards the process." It's amazing to see how prayers really are answered if we ask them with a sincere heart! 

Rabi came to church on Sunday and loved it! We had ward council and the talks were excellent! And some how it is already Monday! I don't know how that always happens. One thing that I know to be true is that Heavenly Father knows us each perfectly and has a perfect plan for us. I take comfort in knowing how much he loves each of his children. He is mindful. He is perfect!:) I love you all and hope you have a wonderful wonderful week! God is good!! 

Love, 

Sister Kenzie Graham 

Tampa Bay YSA C