What a Blessing!

July 01, 2013

What a Blessing!

Aloha Familia y Amigos!!!

Wow!!! This week has just flown by!!! It feels like I just got here yesterday. It also feels like I live in an oven. The high this past week was 112 degrees, and our car broke. The battery just gave up and needed to be replaced. Sister Furstenau and I have decided that our car hates us. And we are finding that we actually like biking. We just drink tons of water :)

I have had a couple of great moments this week. We found out that our golden investigator had a not so golden smoking problem. He told us that he had been smoking Cuban cigars since he was 14. Wow. And he loves, loves, loves black coffee. Wow. Well...we were pretty discouraged about teaching him about the Word of Wisdom. We didn't know how he would respond. All during companionship study, we prayed, role-played, and studied how we could best help him to realize the importance of the Word of Wisdom. We came to the conclusion that combining the first principles of the gospel in lesson three and the Word of Wisdom would be the best way to share our message in a loving manner. He already has so much faith and he wants to be baptized so badly. So we just emphasized repentance and how the gift of the Holy Ghost will help him. It went so so well! Everything was perfect. And in the end, he committed to live the Word of Wisdom. We were blown away. We thought that this would be a struggle. I can truly testify that the Spirit softened his heart. I'm so glad that Sister Furstenau and I are 100% obedient so that we can enjoy blessings like that :) Carlos will be baptized on July 13 :) :) :)I am still blown away that we found a person like this (well actually..i think he found us).

I know that the Lord is moving his work forward and that there are people that are being prepared and are prepared right now. I know that this Church is true. I am witnessing it change peoples lives everyday. These changes are only possible through Jesus Christ :) Oh man...I am tearing up now...:)

Well, I can honestly say that I have never been this happy in my entire life. What a blessing it is to be a missionary :)

I love you all and want to hear from each one of you!!!

All my love,

Hermana Tucker (most members in the ward call me Hermana Turkey. It is real cute.)

At the temple! Went on Friday!!! So fun :) Got to eat in the temple cafeteria. Best food. The rolls tasted like a Grandma made them :) The Las Vegas Temple has the most beautiful celestial room I have ever seen. Ever.