dos mil veinte

Just to give yall a quick run down of the week we had. This past Monday we were playing basketball and I sprained my ankle. Supppppper sad because now I am on crutches and missionary work on crutches is NOT fun. Please please please pray that I heal quickly not only so that I can work more effectively while I am here, but also so that I can be better by the time I come home (which is approaching so so so fast. G-boro here I come Jan. 22).
Tuesday, Christmas Eve, we had to be in early, so Sister Allen and I decided to create a rap for the Holiday season.
Also on Saturday we tried a new taco place called "Mr. Taco". I totally judged a book by its cover and thought it was going to be super low quality and Americanized. It's actually delicious.

Bueno también hoy quería compartir un chiquitito parte de mi testimonio. Esta semana pasada mi testimonio se fortaleció mucho porque se bautizaron dos de nuestros amigos y fue una experiencia tan hermosa. Después de que se bautizaron, subieron en frente para dar sus testimonios. El Espíritu era tan fuerte y de nuevo recibí la confirmación que Dios en verdad vive, que Él nos ama y que nos ha proveído una manera para regresar y vivir con Él y con nuestras familias después de la muerte. Que tan agradecida estoy yo por las escrituras. Son las guías que nos ayudan en el camino para saber y entender el evangelio de Jesucristo. Sé que el Libro de Mormón es la palabra de Dios y testifica de Cristo igual como la Biblia! Lo sé con todo mi corazón porque el Espiritu Santo me lo ha testificado. Este año nuevo tenemos una gran oportunidad de estudiarlo cada semana usando el manual "ven, sígueme". Te invito a que lo hagas semanalmente para que seas guiados por Dios cada día de tu vida.
Si quieres aprender "Qué es el Libro de Mormón?" o "Como puedo usar la manual 'ven, sigueme' eficazmente?", me puedes mandar un mensaje o puedes buscar en el sitio de web de la iglesia "churchofjesuschrist.org".
Les quiero mucho. Cuídense y feliz año nuevo!
Hermana Brown

¡Feliz Navidad!

This week was full of fun adventures.

At Zone Conference this week I gave my departing testimony. Aka it is not a joke that I am going home soon. 

This week we went to the temple with Vinnie! We called up some other YSA (Young Single Adults... It's the program our church has for college aged young adults) and we all took a little temple trip. Such a cool experience. Vinnie had found a family name to take which made it even more special. #familysearch 

Yesterday was our Special Christmas Service. While we didn't have a ton of friends come, one miracle was that Gabriel (the cute little 13-year-old that was baptized last Saturday) got to pass the sacrament for the first time!!! He was so nervous but he did so great and it was so sweet to see him in his new white shirt and tie!

We had an amazing lesson with the Canady family. Danielle is so cute she wanted to know what her next step would be since she is already baptized. So we talked about temples and how to help her prepare to go!! We watch the Rome Italy Temple tour (10/10 recommend. Link below). After the video, and answering some additional questions about temples, Randy asked "So how does someone know if they are ready to be baptized?" WOW RANDY QUESTION OF THE YEAR!!!! We explained to him that if he asks God, He will answer that question for him through the Holy Ghost. So Randy will be praying to know if he is ready to be baptized. We know the answer is yes because the Spirit has told us, but we want him to receive that answer for himself. 

Jayduse and Lee were in San Jose this week sooooo about Wednesday we had a lesson over video chat (wow super blessed with technology) and it was so fun. They did so good and were so so focused!!! Till we had said the closing prayer and were saying bye. That is when the picture below happened. hahahahaha I love them!!! When they finally got back yesterday, we stopped by and had another lesson in person. We talked about obedience and some of the commandments and they are so precious. I either don't want them to go back to New Zealand or I want to go back with them because a. they are ADORABLE and b. they are really really good kids they just need good influences in their lives!

I am grateful for all the blessings that my Heavenly Father has given me. But most of all I am grateful that he gave his His Only Begotten Son (John 3:16-17), Jesus Christ, to atone for our sins, and pave the path for us to return and live with Them again one day. 

Les quiero. Feliz Navidad!!!

Cuidense mucho, 

Hermana Brown

and that is how our red dot became a light blue dot

Wow what an eventful past few weeks!!!!

This past weekend alone we went to the temple with a recent convert and we had two baptisms!! It was so fun. 

Gabriel, 13, got baptized and it was so amazing to see the joy he had. He carried around his baptismal program in his little backpack and was showing it to people at church the next day. 

Vinnie wow. He was so so happy. His dad came also, who is not a member, and even his dad remarked at how good he felt and how much he could feel the Spirit. It was so so cool. Also. Super cool so the first Sunday Vinnie came to church we found out the one of the couples in the ward were Vinnie's teachers in High School! Brother Betham was his Football coach! So it was really amazing because he got to baptize Vinnie! The Bethams were so so happy. 

We started doing family history with both of them so that they will have names to take to the temple! I LOVE MISSIONARY WORK.

We also started teaching some kids from New Zealand. Jayduse, Lupe, and Lee. Lupe was baptized a few years ago but we are helping Jayduse and Lee prepare to be baptized on the 27th of this month! It is going to be so great. When we taught them about the Restoration, and about Joseph Smith, we challenged them to all memorize a scripture from the lesson. Jayduse picked Joseph Smith History 1:10, Lupe had Amos 3:7, Lee had James 1:5, and we gave Lovely and Jessica no choice they had to memorize the First Vision haha. In return we told them that we would memorize Moroni 10:5 in Maori (the other language they speak). They took the challenge and went above and beyond!! It was so cool. One of them had the verse memorized before we had even left and they all had them memorized by the next day. 

Those kids are so amazing. We love them so so much!! 

I hope yall are enjoying the holiday season and continue finding ways to LIGHT THE WORLD!!!!! It's the best time of the year. 

Les quiero!!! Cuidense.

Hermana Brown

p.s. I cannot even express how much I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. And to be a representative of Christ. Wow. There is nothing better. Find out more at churchofjesuschrist.org or comeuntochrist.org

If you have any questions please send them to me! I love questions. I might even have a few for you in return!

Moroni 10:5

"Ma te mana hoki o te Wairua Tapu e mohio ai koutou ki te pono o nga mea katoa"

"And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things"

Here are some pictures from the baptisms and the temple trip!! The cute little girl is Maddy. We are teaching her and her family. They came to the ward Christmas party on Saturday and she wrote out her Christmas list for Santa. A puppy and a laptop. Haha her parents are going to have a fun time explaining why Santa isn't going to be able to deliver this year.