Macey Gates: Sister Macey Gates // Week Fifty-One

This week was AWESOME!!! First of all we got to go to the temple, and sister staker, she cant hear so they had the words up on the screen, holy cow you learn a lot when you can read whats going on. It made so much more sense. I love the feeling that comes from the temple. I literally stayed in the Celestial room for 30 min haha and i could so i did haha it was awesome. We saw the movie Meet the Mormons, its amazing right??? The last part got me, yep it did, i shed a few tears cause i remembered the morning i left for my mission. I was talking to this lady in the parking lot and she told me that she had seen the movie, it was the best thing thats ever happened to me! I was so proud of her and i just wanted to teach her more, but her mom was super catholic so she said no. So we totally played this game, the ABC oyms, so someone picks a word and you have to use those in your oyms, so the three we used were, apricot, barks(like a dog bark), and coleslaw, we are so funny, it was a blast!! I find the greatest joy just talking to people. I love when people have beer cause i get to bring them to repentance, of course in a loving way. I gotta stick up for what i believe ya know?? Thats my job. We met this drunk asian dude, it was pretty dang funny, i prayed so hard for the gift of tongues but he was totally drunk so it wouldn't have mattered anyway. We have 2 solid investigators, Miguel and Miguel. Miguel is the father of the family we just baptized, he always texts us thanking us for teaching him and his family, he will either get baptized this weekend or next, depending on work. I have such a strong testimony of talking to everyone. The other Miguel was someone that we found on the street, he is 20 years old, and was teaching all these little kids how to skateboard. My comps didn't wanna talk to him but i felt that i should. We introduced him to the For the strength of youth folleto and he told us that we were put in his path for a reason. We were able to teach him a couple time this week and he totally came to church and loved it!! And now we are teaching his dad too. And Miguel is on date for Nov 2. We are seeing so many miracles, ITS AMAZING!! I was able to finish the book of mormon this week, gosh i just love it!! My comps make fun of me every companion study cause i love it so much. I know its true with all my heart. They told me i should read the bible too. Im trying but i really just like the BOM haha Such a solid week, such a solid time to be out here in the mission. I get to learn something every single day. I love you all!!! Have such a great week:)!!

Love Hermanita Gates:)