Good old Los Banos

Hi Friends so I'm still chillin here in Los Banos, lovin life. This past week my beautiful companion Sister Connor departed from me. So I hung out a few days in Fresno awaiting my new (and also beautiful) companion Sister Allen!!!!

Pobrecita we got back to LB Thursday afternoon and we have been going nonstop since. We helped Hermana Rita Salazar prepare to get baptized!!! It was so fun because Eric (who just got baptized about two weeks ago) got to baptize her! She said it would be better for Eric to do it than her husband because she didn't think her husband would be able to get her all the way under the water hahaha she is quite the lady. Truly one of my favorite people. Sister Connor got to video call in to say congrats and Rita practically yelled over the phone. "Hi. I miss you. I love you." In her cute super thick Guatemalan accent. 

After the baptism we all stuck around for a bit to eat some pizza and I was talking to Juan (another friend who recently got baptized) and he was telling me all about how his wife, who is living in Mexico, went to church there and wants to be baptized also! It's so cool to see how one act can cause a ripple effect. I am so pumped. 

Also on Saturday we had the opportunity to go to the temple for Marcelino's first time! He told us afterwards that he felt the Spirit so strongly there. Pictures below. 

Basically the Lord is just raining blessings on Los Banos and we are striving everyday work with faith and diligence so that we can continue seeing them! Just like it teaches in Moroni 9 "And if there were ^amiracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he ^bchangeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles. And the reason why he ceaseth to do ^amiracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should ^btrust." aka when we have faith and trust in God, He will work miracles in our lives. I know it because I have lived it!

Cuidense. Les quiero muchisimo!! 

Hermana Brown

I know I know I know, I havent written an email in forever so here is a bunch of photos to try and make up for it. 

The past coulple weeks in pictures

Last Sunday morning we got a call from one of our members who told us that he left his car at the church with cantaloupes for everyone to have. When we got to the church, this homie literally left his car with the trunk open full of bags and bags of cantaloupe. 

This week we got to serve in the Lord's Vineyard. Literally. I've told y'all a little about this vineyard already. It's owned by the Church and is completely volunteer based. There is one man who receives money for working at the Vineyard (it's his full time job), but all other labor performed is by members and anyone else who wants to volunteer! The grapes produced are dried to raisins and are delivered to areas where they are needed. This past weekend we helped harvest the grapes. It was so much fun. While we were there I got to see some of my favorite people from my last area, Lindsay. It was one of those moments where your heart is just so full of love and joy!

THERE IS ANOTHER SISTER BROWN IN THE MISSION!!!! Her first name is almost the same as mine. And even crazier, her birthday is the same as mine, down to the year. 

Jose Carrillo got baptized!! He's such a champ. He has been experiences a lot of health problems but has NEVER used it as an excuse. He is still going strong, reading from the scriptures every night. We are planning on going to the temple soon with him and his wife. AND HIS GRANDSON WHO IS GETTING BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY! 

Thanks for all your love and support.

¡Cuídense!

Hermana Brown