These past few weeks we have been working so hard! Just to get y'all up to speed. Here in Lindsay we live with two other Sister Missionaries. So last transfer we both had cars and we would just do our own thing. Then, at the start of this transfer (the beginning of April), we got informed that we were going to be sharing a car. Meaning that when we have the car the other Sisters are biking and when they have the car, we are biking. But the plot thickens because one of the other Sisters found out she has mono. So for a while they dont want her on a bike. That means they get the car everyday and we are on bikes everyday!!!!
Now to be fair I love doing missionary work on bikes. Especially in Lindsay because not too often are two girls biking around looking goofy in helmets with sweat dripping down their faces. Haha. You become part of the town real quick. We have made so many friends just by smiling at people as we go by or stopping and talking to people walking along the sidewalk. So many people want to know more about what in the world we are doing (or they have seen missionaries on bikes before so they already know ;) ).
We go to this one little town, Strathmore, a few times a week which is a bit outside of Lindsay. It is my favorite place ever!!! Its a super small town so you become a regular real quick. We get dinner in town once a week at this place (one of about two places to eat lol) and we became a regular our second time going hahha.
Strathmore is a little over 6 miles from Lindsay. So one day we went to Strathmore and one of the Ranchos outside of Strathmore, back to Lindsay and all over Lindsay. I calculated it up and it was almost 20 miles haha.
Let me tell ya. If I didnt believe that this was the restored true Church of Jesus Christ, I would not bike 20 miles in the California heat just to go tell people about it.
This week we have seen God's hand in His work so much. Yesterday was just one of many instances. We had a lesson with our new friend Rey. It was so cool because we got there and started talking and we were reading from Alma 36 in the Book of Mormon. Alma is telling his son, Helaman, his conversion story. We had just read a few verses and I was explaining what the verses meant and giving him more context to the story and he starts freaking out was saying like "Did you really just say that?" Haha I was a little nervous I had said something offensive but he went on to explain that that was exactly how he had been feeling and that is exactly what he had been praying to God about before we showed up. It was amazing to see not only how much he connected with this story from the Book of Mormon, but also the impeccable timing of it all. Tell me that's not the working of someone higher than us.
I hope (and plan) to get just as much, and more, out of my last 9 months as I have my first 9 as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints!! I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and testifies of Christ just as the Bible does. It has blessed me with knowledge, peace, joy, comfort, the list goes on. Read it and find out what it can do for you and your life :)
Love yall
Have a great week!
Hermana Brown
2. The view from a Rancho in Strathmore. Tender mercies.
3. Had to sport my Easter attire that I got in the mail this week.
4-5. Shout out to random Hispanic ladies for always letting me use your bathrooms!!! Featuring the start of a sweaty summer my friends.
6. Mmmmmm tacos.
