Macey Gates: Sister Macey Gates // Week Sixty // "BUENO!!!!!"

This week has truly changed my life. It was a stressful week. I went on exchanges on wednesday with Hermana Bowen, i served with her in Lake Elsinore. We had so much fun!! I love that girl! But when I came back Hermana Lindsey had missed a couple of important apts. But there was no need to get mad or bugged by it so we moved on and looked for the good in her day, she did pretty good:) Im super proud of her!! Hermana Lindsey has been struggling a lot with her confidence, when she speaks with people she like whispers and she is super scared. But this week during comp inventory we changed that. She is super comfortable talking with me about her family and everything that has gone in her life and it was cool to help her look at all the good things that happened, learn from it and move on. We both committed to be so confident with everyone we talk to and never be afraid to share our testimonies. That girl has changed. Saturday we had some of the most amazing lessons, and i learned so much from her in those lessons. She is such a strong girl, she has a much stronger testimony than she thought she had. I have never felt the spirit so strong for so long. I love that girl so much!! So we are teaching this girl named Maira. When i was on exchanges with Hermana Bowen, Hermana Lindsey had a law of chastity lesson with her and found out she was a lesbian. But she wants to change and leave her past behind. On friday she told us that she had no skirt or dress, no car and no money, so we went and bought her a dress and a cardigan to go with it. On sunday she woke up at 6 o' clock to get ready for church, that starts at 11:30am. She was SO excited for church, and loved every minute of it. She told us the last time she went to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints they didn't know where to send her with the guys or with the girls, we all laughed about it. We told her she probs should wear a skirt this time. Juan and Elizabeth are getting baptized next week!!! We are so so excited for them! Sunday was super stressful, Gloria didn't show up again, she still needs to get confirmed, one of my investigators in Jurupa, Jocelyn, was getting baptized on the 27th but got deported on her way back into the US on saturday, and lots of other things went on.... but i could help but write in my planner all the good things that happened. Many of our LA members that we have been working with came to church, and we had 4 investigators at church. We are so so blessed, and if we just sit back and count our many blessings, we can see how many we really do have. I love this gospel i truly do. I am so excited to talk to all of you!!!! I will probably be skying around 1 your time. I will let you know. I hope you all have the best week ever!!!!!!!!!!

Hermanita Gates:)