Okay so we have been meeting with Dan Erickson ever since we got here. Dan has a friend who committed suicide a few years ago, he even showed us the suicide note. After he showed us the note on the way home I just cried because i know how much his best friend wanted Dan to know of this gospel and get his answer! On January 1st, we had a referral for Jane Saunders, so we went and visited her and committed her to be baptized. We have been preparing for that this Sunday January 26. Jane had a son who passed away a couple years ago.Yesterday was the first time she came to church. So we had 5 investigators there and 5 less active members too. Well I was sitting with Jane in Gospel Doctrine and Dan walks in... he yells "MS. SAUNDERS!!" I was like what?! They know each other! The son who was Dan's best friend that passed away was Jane's son!! They hadn't seen each other in years, and it was so special. Jane was crying, I was tearing up, and Dan looked like he had seen a ghost. But Adam is the son who passed away, and I know that we were teaching Dan for a reason, and Jane's friend the one who referred her felt that she needed to for a reason. Dan has been working hard to get his answer, but just hasn't felt it. So when he saw Jane he was praying the whole class. It was crazy!! My mind is still blown! Adam the son must be working really hard on getting the ones he loves the most baptized and into the true church. Heavenly Father works in amazing ways. We are going over tomorrow to meet with both of them together. It will be an amazing experience. I am so excited to be apart of this amazing work. I just have to keep thinking to myself "Heavenly Fathers plan is a lot better than our plan will ever be, and we never know what to expect from him!" My testimony had been strengthened so much this week. I LOVE being a missionary!
Love, Sister Gates
Sorry i didn't have time to write more about my week.. but this was a major part!!! Love you all!!
Sister Cotton at the Adult Day Care center!! Love them!! We drew I Am a Child of God pictures!!
This is at the Adult Day Care Center!! I love these special spirits! For sure one of my favorite parts of the week!!
I love waking up to these southern sun rises!! <3
After Zone conference the Johnson took us back to get our car, then took us out to dinner!! I really love them. They're the sweetest couple you'll ever meet!!!!
This is a bad picture but this is at Zone Conference and thats president and sister anderson to the far right!! I LOVE THEM!!!
Zone Conference this week with my Zone!!
So on the way to get our air bags serviced we heard a thud thud thud... and we pulled over and our tire was flat!! The rim needed to be replaced and it was bad!! But we had to turn the car in and we walked that day... it was freezing!! Props to missionaries who walk in the cold!
Ps. Jake I hope you know how to change a tire, so if this ever happens again!!
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