Transfer 6 Week 6

Yes my week was amazing thanks for asking. 

First of all I'm livid that you allowed Amanda to turn 14. I'm extremely disappointed in all of you who just sat around and watched that happen. Next time please stop her. She is not allowed to get any older or I will tickle her until she is crying on the ground. 

We found a nasty spider thing that looked like a scorpion. We described it to someone and they called it a "Child of the Earth". Not sure what it was but I flushed it and thought of daddy. It was horrifying and huge and disgusting and one person told us it's really poisonous, and one told us its harmless. 

We pulled a ton of weeds this week as a district and got a lot of work done, the picture I'm sending the the last of 3 truck fulls that we pulled. 

The baptism was beyond amazing. She has a bad back, bad knees, and osteoporosis in her feet so we had to have a second man in the water to spot them. Because the man baptizing had broken his neck and is in is 80's. But the spirit was so strong and I got to talk on the Holy Ghost. 

I shared a story about the time I rode my bike to Orange and dad followed me secretly there. My eyes leaked some water as I testified that our Heavenly Father loves us so much that he always wants to be watching over us. That he wants to be there to tell us to put our helmet back on, stay on the sidewalk, turn at the light. And that's why he's given us the Holy Ghost. 

After the baptism, Sister Garcia and I sang 'I Stand All Amazed'. 

She almost wasn't confirmed the next morning because she stumbled into church late! The night before was far too much excitement for her and it wore her the heck out. She came in and the 3rd Ward sisters saw her in the hall. She said "I need your help. I need to get in there in time. But I feel like I'm going to black out." They lead her into the chapel and a man helped her down the aisle to the seat where she'd be confirmed. She is an amazing. Despite how much pain she's in, every week she gets herself into church because she says "I need it. I need to be here. I can hurt at home or I can hurt in church."

We also had two less-actives who came to church who have only come once since I've been here. And yesterday we found five new investigators!

And to daddy, no I didn't rip those CDs before I sent them. I just don't have the time to sit down and burn music like that! I love you lots

I miss you all

The Lord is blessing me and blessing this area. Sister Garcia and I have started studying chapters and discussing them together and it's amazing the love I feel and the things we learn together. Glad you hear you are all having a fun summer,

but don't have too much fun without me or I'll pinch you

xoxoxo

Sister Valdez