Temple Day at the Houston Temple!

Sister Pace and Sister Thompson at the Houston Temple

The Houston temple is gorgeous!  I had an amazing experience. It was a great feeling being in the temple with a bunch of missionaries in the same session.   Every time I go to the temple it just gets better and better.  I loved the Celestial room.  My thoughts kept going back to the first time I went to the temple in St. George.  Having the whole family there was really a special experience.  I just remember going into the celestial room and seeing everyone waiting for me.  I know that's what it is going to be like on the other side.  I am so grateful for this gospel.

It's been a busy couple weeks with zone training and conferences.  My mission President is absolutely amazing.  I have so much love and respect for him.  He has such a powerful testimony and I can tell he cares so much for his missionaries.  We had interviews with the President and then we   did some role playing with him.  It really pushes my out of my comfort zone, but I did learn a lot. The

Sister Pace and President and Sister Ashton

coolest part about the training was the assistants came to the meeting as well and met with us as companions and had a training about our area.  We set goals and prayed about our investigators.  So this zone conference helped light a fire of faith and determination to get back to work!  Sister Thompson and I feel impressed with a few individuals that will hopefully be baptized by the end of the year. 

Sister Thompson did a training also that was just so powerful about how we represent Jesus Christ as missionaries.  Just so you know my companion is amazing.  She is so knowledgeable in the gospel and we have definitely grown closer.  I learn so much from her.  Even though she's almost two years younger than me, we really balance each other out very well.  She has helped me so much in the mission just by her wonderful example.  She has so much love and charity.  It's great being her companion!

Survived my first transfer!!

Bishop Brower and the Sister Missionaries at the Astros Game!

I am staying here another transfer, which I am so happy about.  I love my ward, they are so supportive.  The people here take such good care of us.  The Mission president has asked us to have FHE lessons with members of the ward, so it's helped get better acquainted with some of the families.  I love the Schwoush family.  They have four adorable children and Ally the youngest has won my heart as she hugs us every chance she gets.  The Orr family have just started coming back to church and Sister Orr LOVES to cook and enjoys feeding us.  She always has a great dessert for us to take home. (oh-no!!!)

We had the opportunity to attend a ward activity at the Astros baseball game.  Our Bishop had us invite investigators and  less actives to attend.  One of our investigators, a single dad, and his two young boys were able to go. You can imagine how excited these little boys were to attend a professional baseball game.  This is something that they had never experienced.    Bishop has an office in one of the tall, big buildings down town and we had a devotional there before the game started.  This was a great missionary opportunity for the ward.

Sister Thompson and Sister Pace       

 

           What a fun environment, even wearing missionary attire!                

Jimmy and the boys!

                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                             

Blue bunny Ice Cream is the best at a baseball game!

What a Shot!