This week was really, really good. A ton of stuff happened but I will just talk about the three biggest ones.
First: We had a Zone Conference with Elder Golden of the Seventy on Wednesday. He was touring our mission last week and so we spent most of the day with him. It was so good and exactly what everybody needed to hear. Lots of the things he talked about had been on my mind since arriving in Houston and so I am glad that everything was said and discussed. The Spirit was really strong and Elder Golden is amazing! He is so smart and everything he said was so powerful and insightful. I loved every minute of it. It was also really nice to see my MTC Companion, Sis Jeppson, and we ended up talking for an hour which was really good. We missed each other and we were having similar feelings about things since we have been in Houston and it was good to talk about them with somebody.
Second: The Bishop of our YSA ward gave us a referral for a young guy that he worked with and we met with him on Saturday evening. His name is Ashwini and he is from India. He was really cool and such a nice guy. He is very open to the gospel and was receptive of the things that we discussed with him. The Spirit was so strong and I'm pretty sure he felt it. We talked about Heavenly Father and how much He loves us and how He has a plan for each of us. We also talked about Jesus Christ and the Atonement a lot, and prayer and the Book of Mormon and how they will help you build that relationship with Christ. After we said a prayer at the end, Ashwini was smiling and said that the prayer was beautiful. He really liked how we don't have any specific things that we have to say and we can just say whatever we want to in our prayers. So we are really really excited about Ashwini and teaching him some more.
Third: We taught Deborah and her grandson, Sandarryo, a couple of times this week. They are awesome. Deborah is the grandma of this big, close knit, black family and she is so loving and selfless. And she is hilarious. Her and Sandarryo are so ready for the gospel, it is ridiculous. Sandarryo is 19 and is really smart and hard working. He is a thinker and doesn't say much, but he talked a lot yesterday when we saw him. Last night we brought Tammy Sue, a member from our ward, with us to there apartment, and Tammy Sue got Sandarryo to talk a lot. Everything he said was exactly what we teach in church and the gospel and the Book of Mormon. Tammy Sue challenged him to read the Book of Mormon in a month and if he did it, she would do it, too. Then Deborah, Sis. Garlick, and I all agreed to do it, as well. So Sandarryo accepted the challenge and we will see what happens. Deborah received a preisthood blessin earlier this week. She was feeling really sick and weak and didn't know if she was going to make it, so she received a blessing. She loved it! She kept saying how she could feel the weight and the burden lifted off of her shoulders and she already felt better. On Sunday, she told us that she has been full of energy ever since her blessing and still feels really good. It was awesome! Sis. Garlick and I are determined to baptize Deborah and Sandarryo and we are pretty dang positive that they are ready to be baptized. We are very excited and love them so much.
A few little details about the mission for those who want to know. We have a car and a huge area so we do a lot of driving. We get fed by members pretty much every night. The members of the ward -- especially the YSA ward -- take very good care of us. We have a very nice apartment -- one of the nicest in the mission and the best part about it is that the air conditioner works very well and very quickly. It is very hot and humid here, but I am handling it well, although I am nervous about the fact that it is going to get WAY hotter and more humid in the coming months, so just pray that I don't die :) We do lots of driving and visiting people and some tracting in between.
Thank you all for your love, your letters, and your emails.
Love,
Sister Sylvester
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