So good news and terrible news... So in our lesson with
Brother Graham, we told him that we need his wife's consent to be
baptized. He said that she won't give it although she's been in the mood
for signing things. My heart dropped. She's filing for divorce. He
really opened up about it and I'm sure we were one of the first people
he's talked to about it. We gave our condolences and said that he could
get a blessing if he's like. He said he would and so one was given right
then and there. So great to have a worthy priesthood holder there on
site. The spirit was so strong during the whole lesson. I wish I could
describe it but it was just comforting. Later, we asked permission to
get him baptized without his wife's consent and President Hiers said
yes! We're so excited!!!! So his baptism will be this Saturday :) happy
happy happy.
You wouldn't believe how much Japanese food I've
had.. but it's a lot! Haha we're having some again tonight for a goodbye
party for Sis K. We had a Sushi night with Ouza (Japanese exchange
student) on Wednesday and that was really fun and we had a great lesson
on the Atonement before that. It's amazing to think that so many people
don't know who Christ is and what he did for us. It made my testimony
stronger to talk about it and to teach someone with little knowledge of
him about it!
We had our last lesson with the Guay family :( I
will miss them sooooo much. We also had our last lesson (possibly..)
with Chase and introduced him to the YSA Elders. I hope it goes well for
him, he's never had Elders teach him in the past. We also kind of
dropped Brother Ferguson. He's not progressing and has no desire to stop
smoking. Thankfully, Sis K did it and not me. She started teaching him
so it was best that she end it. I also got some bad news yesterday when I
went to visit a family. She wants a divorce because he's been cheating
on her for 7 years and is a lazy bum. It's so hard to see families
struggle and to look at the kids and think about their future if they do
not cling to the gospel. I know I would be a wreck without it. Please
keep the Gailey family in your prayers. It's funny being a missionary,
people just open up to you and you have to deal with it all. It's like
we're portable psychiatrist... Haha
Finally, someone gave notice to my roots and took us
to get Mexican food! Haha the Thomas family took us and it was super
good but not as good as back home.. sad. I love them so much and we are
now done teaching them as well. Gracie (daughter like 13) wants to go
where ever I go haha she's so funny. Her mom told me that Gracie thinks I
knew her from the pre-existence and I'm like her soul sister. So funny.
I've also been getting a lot of people telling me I look like someone
they know. Probably happened 4 times in the past week or two. Crazy...
Yesterday, Sis K had a leadership meeting and so I
was out with Sis Whitfield and Hermana Maldonado again! After meeting
with as many people as we had to meet with, we decided to do something
awesome... We went to Farr's Ice Cream!!!! It was Hermana Maldonado's
first time having ice cream in America and my first time at Farr's! So
fun :)
Well, that's all I can remember for this week! Hope
you all are doing well. I think of you when I can and pray for you
always. I know that this work is so important because it's true. I urge
you to deepen your relationship with Christ and think about how amazing
it is that you have the truth so accessible to you. Love you all!
Love, Sister Gietz
Pics: First family is the Thomas family. The second with all the girls is the Guay family.
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