Hey everyone!!!
Oh man... so the week was really slow until Friday. Friday Elder Holland came to Houston and we got to meet him! So on Friday we left Galveston at 1:30 and got to Houston at 3:30 and we sat in the chapel from 4:15 until he finally came at about 5:00. There were 3 missions, us, Houston, and Houston East. There was so much priesthood in that room- 3 mission presidents, 17 stake presidents, a temple president, 2 members of the 70 (Elder Gifford Nielsen (yeah tell more about that in a minute) and Elder Flukinger), and Elder Holland and 500 some odd missionaries- and yours truly was on the 2nd row! I watched Elder Holland the whole time and it was amazing. So they come in and Elder Nielsen (our area 70) tells us that Elder Holland would like to shake all of our hands- so we got to shake hands with Elder Holland and also Elder Nielsen and Elder Flukinger. That took about 20 min and then we got to hear from Elder Nielsen who gave a great talk- and through in a little BYU football, of course, when he introduced Elder Holland. Then we got to hear from Elder Holland for about an hour. It was absolutely amazing- it topped the time I heard him in the MTC- he mixed in the perfect about of humor, chastisement, and encouragement. He is amazing that no matter what you say you have a new confidence in yourself and a new resolve to do everything- even if he chastises you tons. It was just amazing- a once in a lifetime experience and a highlight of my life for sure.
Then we go to Saturday- so at 4:00 we go to the church to get ready for the baptism of Nidia and Erick- 5:00 rolls around, when the baptism was supposed to start and no one is there! Its okay though because I have learned that Hispanic Standard Time is about the same as Mormon Standard Time so everything starts about 30 min late. Anyway- everything went well with their baptism and the are just super solid and we learned yesterday that her husband and other daughter that are still in Mexico now have a date for October 2nd!! Super great and today she is going to apply at the school to work in the cafeteria and we are praying really hard that she gets it because she had to quit her job to get baptized. Then the Branch had a dinner and talent show that we stayed for- someone told the branch that it was my birthday so they sang happy birthday to me in spanish and english- I didn't understand a word of the song in spanish, it was weird. So we were waiting around the whole time for the Elders investigators to show up so that they could get married and baptized, well they finally show up at 8:30, the Branch President marries them, then the baptism starts at 8:45, we give the First Vision and they leave and barely get back to our apartment by 9:30, which is the rule. It was a super hectic but amazing weekend that I wouldn't change for anything. Things are good and we are hoping that it starts cooling down soon. Well no Investigator Weekly this week because I don't have time and we don't really have any other solid investigators right now... ha ha our work for this week. Well I love y'all and miss y'all tons! I hope the good Lord continues to bless you!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Letters from Kelsey - 35
Hey everyone!!
So the thing here on the island is that there is an exclusive club called BOI, born on the island, and this week we were talking to these guys and one of them at a BOI tattoo and I asked him if he was BOI (being funny like y'all know I am) and he said ya and the other guy said, 'I'm SOI, stuck on the island!' It was really funny... so I hope y'all are laughing. ha ha Anyway- this was a decent week. We had exchanges this weekend. So on the island there are 4 sets of missionaries- English Elders and Spanish Sisters for the West side, and English Sisters and Spanish Elders for the east side- and we did exchanges with the English sisters. I stayed in our area and one of the sisters came over here, and Hna. Wallet went to English land. It was a fun little switch up. We had a good little switch and I learned some things that I could do different. So here we go into... the moment you all have been waiting for.... Investigator Weekly!!!
Nidia (yeah we found out on Sunday that her name starts with a N not a M... not good I know) and Eric: They had their interviews last night and are getting baptized on Saturday!!! Yeah!!! Nidia was sick last week and was still off of work so she was able to come to church. She works in a hotel cleaning rooms and nobody gets Sundays off. We have talked to her about it before but we were sitting in the chapel waiting for sacrament meeting to start and President Maddocks was going to announce the baptism but we needed to know if she was going to be able to come to church on Sunday to get confirmed and she knew right then that she needed to quit her job so she is going to work until Friday and then quit her job so she can get baptized. We promised her that she would find a new job to be able to provide for her family (her husband and 16 year old daughter are still in Mexico and he doesn't get paid very much) - and I know the Lord will bless her. They are just so awesome and I'm super excited for them.
Guadalupe: He is still solid and learning and progressing- he has a lot of questions so we haven't been progressing as fast as we had planned but its all good. He has a date for September 3rd and I'm excited to see him to keep going. He often has friends that invite him to their church and he went to one last week and he told us that he didn't like it because he didn't feel right- since the beginning he has loved the way he has felt in the church. I'm excited to keep working with him.
Well as has been the case for the last couple weeks this is it for this addition. We are working hard to find new investigators and it hasn't really been working out yet but I know that one day will will break through and we will find the people that have been prepared. This is going to be a fantastic weekend though!! We received word last weekend that Elder Holland is coming on Friday to speak to our mission!!! (oh yeah and the Houston and Houston East missions but he is speaking in a building in our mission boundaries) Then on Saturday we have Nidia and Eric's baptism and after that the branch is having a dinner and a Talent Show! It is going to be a great weekend.
I wish I had more to say but I don't know what else to say- the days keep going by and August is almost over which means that the heat is slowly leaving also (I hope) Riding around everyday is like riding under a microscope with all the humidity, but we have a breeze and it keeps things bearable. The Lord continues to bless us and we will keep on working and trying to be diligent because that is all we can do. I hope that everything is going well with y'all as school begins again. Summer has flown by and next thing we know it will be Christmas! Scary. I pray that the good Lord will continue to bless you and your families. Thank y'all so much for your love, support, prayers, and letters.
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
So the thing here on the island is that there is an exclusive club called BOI, born on the island, and this week we were talking to these guys and one of them at a BOI tattoo and I asked him if he was BOI (being funny like y'all know I am) and he said ya and the other guy said, 'I'm SOI, stuck on the island!' It was really funny... so I hope y'all are laughing. ha ha Anyway- this was a decent week. We had exchanges this weekend. So on the island there are 4 sets of missionaries- English Elders and Spanish Sisters for the West side, and English Sisters and Spanish Elders for the east side- and we did exchanges with the English sisters. I stayed in our area and one of the sisters came over here, and Hna. Wallet went to English land. It was a fun little switch up. We had a good little switch and I learned some things that I could do different. So here we go into... the moment you all have been waiting for.... Investigator Weekly!!!
Nidia (yeah we found out on Sunday that her name starts with a N not a M... not good I know) and Eric: They had their interviews last night and are getting baptized on Saturday!!! Yeah!!! Nidia was sick last week and was still off of work so she was able to come to church. She works in a hotel cleaning rooms and nobody gets Sundays off. We have talked to her about it before but we were sitting in the chapel waiting for sacrament meeting to start and President Maddocks was going to announce the baptism but we needed to know if she was going to be able to come to church on Sunday to get confirmed and she knew right then that she needed to quit her job so she is going to work until Friday and then quit her job so she can get baptized. We promised her that she would find a new job to be able to provide for her family (her husband and 16 year old daughter are still in Mexico and he doesn't get paid very much) - and I know the Lord will bless her. They are just so awesome and I'm super excited for them.
Guadalupe: He is still solid and learning and progressing- he has a lot of questions so we haven't been progressing as fast as we had planned but its all good. He has a date for September 3rd and I'm excited to see him to keep going. He often has friends that invite him to their church and he went to one last week and he told us that he didn't like it because he didn't feel right- since the beginning he has loved the way he has felt in the church. I'm excited to keep working with him.
Well as has been the case for the last couple weeks this is it for this addition. We are working hard to find new investigators and it hasn't really been working out yet but I know that one day will will break through and we will find the people that have been prepared. This is going to be a fantastic weekend though!! We received word last weekend that Elder Holland is coming on Friday to speak to our mission!!! (oh yeah and the Houston and Houston East missions but he is speaking in a building in our mission boundaries) Then on Saturday we have Nidia and Eric's baptism and after that the branch is having a dinner and a Talent Show! It is going to be a great weekend.
I wish I had more to say but I don't know what else to say- the days keep going by and August is almost over which means that the heat is slowly leaving also (I hope) Riding around everyday is like riding under a microscope with all the humidity, but we have a breeze and it keeps things bearable. The Lord continues to bless us and we will keep on working and trying to be diligent because that is all we can do. I hope that everything is going well with y'all as school begins again. Summer has flown by and next thing we know it will be Christmas! Scary. I pray that the good Lord will continue to bless you and your families. Thank y'all so much for your love, support, prayers, and letters.
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Letters from Kelsey - 34
Howdy y'all!!
So... I wish had some super awesome story to start with this week but I just don't. This week was a normal week. I'm just trying to figure out how to follow the Spirit better so that I my contacts can have the power they need so that the Spirit can testify to the person's heart so that they will want to be there for a return appointment. Our teaching pool is still pretty small, but we do have 3 dates for the 27th that are solid and I will tell you about them in the.... Investigator Weekly! I think I need to pick theme music for it... pick your favorite Mo Tab Choir or EFY song and think of it as you read it. (I gave you those choices because that is all we are allowed to listen to ;) )
Midia (pronounced Media) and Eric: They are solid and Midia came with us to a fireside on Sunday and she told us after that she is ready for the 27th. We need her to find a new job though, she is too solid for us to baptize and then be inactive because of work. We are praying really hard for her to have the faith to quit her job if they make her work on Sunday, or that the Lord will bless her with a new job before her baptism.
Guadalupe: So we had a lesson with him on Thursday and he told us that he thinks that baptism is just the first step and that it is the door to be able to learn more- oh man... when he said that it was so hard to hide the huge grin that came on my face. He is truly progressing and the fact that he is thinking about baptism is awesome. We are hoping and praying that he will come to church this Sunday to be on track for his baptism on the 27th, I'm working really hard to raise my faith.
Things are good in Galveston though. The people here are really nice and are always looking out for us and offering us water. It's really funny because when we talk to people and we ask how things are going, they always point out how hot it is and we say... yeah we know (as sweat is dripping down our faces). I feel bad because I don't have a whole lot to write this week... the weeks are just starting to blur together and I'm glad that I write in my journal everyday because I couldn't tell you what happened yesterday. It's all good and its amazing how quickly the week goes by- I think the heat must make me delirious ;) I promise y'all that I will have more stuff to write next week! Thanks y'all for everything and for your constant prayers and support. I hope y'all have a good last week or two before school starts! I hope the Lord continues to bless you and your families!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
So... I wish had some super awesome story to start with this week but I just don't. This week was a normal week. I'm just trying to figure out how to follow the Spirit better so that I my contacts can have the power they need so that the Spirit can testify to the person's heart so that they will want to be there for a return appointment. Our teaching pool is still pretty small, but we do have 3 dates for the 27th that are solid and I will tell you about them in the.... Investigator Weekly! I think I need to pick theme music for it... pick your favorite Mo Tab Choir or EFY song and think of it as you read it. (I gave you those choices because that is all we are allowed to listen to ;) )
Midia (pronounced Media) and Eric: They are solid and Midia came with us to a fireside on Sunday and she told us after that she is ready for the 27th. We need her to find a new job though, she is too solid for us to baptize and then be inactive because of work. We are praying really hard for her to have the faith to quit her job if they make her work on Sunday, or that the Lord will bless her with a new job before her baptism.
Guadalupe: So we had a lesson with him on Thursday and he told us that he thinks that baptism is just the first step and that it is the door to be able to learn more- oh man... when he said that it was so hard to hide the huge grin that came on my face. He is truly progressing and the fact that he is thinking about baptism is awesome. We are hoping and praying that he will come to church this Sunday to be on track for his baptism on the 27th, I'm working really hard to raise my faith.
Things are good in Galveston though. The people here are really nice and are always looking out for us and offering us water. It's really funny because when we talk to people and we ask how things are going, they always point out how hot it is and we say... yeah we know (as sweat is dripping down our faces). I feel bad because I don't have a whole lot to write this week... the weeks are just starting to blur together and I'm glad that I write in my journal everyday because I couldn't tell you what happened yesterday. It's all good and its amazing how quickly the week goes by- I think the heat must make me delirious ;) I promise y'all that I will have more stuff to write next week! Thanks y'all for everything and for your constant prayers and support. I hope y'all have a good last week or two before school starts! I hope the Lord continues to bless you and your families!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Letters from Kelsey - 33
Dear family and friends,
Kelsey's birthday is coming up on August 27th. I'm sure that she would love to hear from her family and friends for her birthday. Here is her address:
Sister Kelsey Berg
Texas Houston South Mission
602 Eldridge Road
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Hello everyone!!
Yes... the subject line (And the good Lord said let there be beautiful chicks on bikes) is something that someone really said to us this week! ha ha it was probably the best line I have heard so far in my whole mission! Oh man... some people are just super funny. Well... here we are another Tuesday and I can't believe that it is August and that summer is almost over! I'm told that the island starts to cool down after August and I can already tell that the sun is going down earlier and the breeze is becoming cooler and cooler- its awesome! So not a lot of exciting stuff happened this week- our teaching pool is a little small right now but the few people we do have a pretty solid and that leads me to.... drum roll please.... the... Investigator Weekly!!!
Guadalupe: We hadn't seen him for about 2 weeks but he as been reading the Book of Mormon and the pamphlets we have given him. We had a lesson with him last night and he has changed since we first taught him. He seems to be more relaxed and he is starting to have a little more confidence! He really likes being in the church, he has only come to church once but we are working hard to get him to start coming more regularly. He is praying to know if the Book of Mormon is true and says he feels good when he prays. He is doing all the right things and I know that he will receive an answer soon! He accepted a date of August 27th and that is the goal we are shooting for now.
Media: Oh man... she is an absolute miracle. So she moved here from Mexico like 2 weeks ago and she had been meeting with the missionaries down there and had a date for the 6th. Her husband is still meeting with the missionaries and the only thing holding her back from getting baptized is that she thinks it should be a family thing- so he is holding her back right now. She is solid though- she knows everything and is already shooting for the temple! She wants to be an eternal family so bad. So back to the baptism- there is no sign in the future of her going back to Mexico with the kids (she just got a job here) and there is no sign of her husband coming up here, so we suggested that they get baptized on the same day just him there and her here. She is really thinking about it and then we had the idea that we could Skype the baptism!! We heard that it is possible but we would have to get permission from the top! The First Presidency would have to give the 'okay' but it is possible. She is so solid and I think it would just be absolutely amazing!! We are praying that it happens and there is a reason that she is here with us. Our District Leader- who doesn't speak Spanish- found her and he felt impressed that we need to be the ones to teach her because she it out of our area so we got that permission and then the fact that she found a job so quickly. The Lord truly is in charge and now we are trying to help her help her husband so that they can achieve the first ordinances of salvation!
That's it for this week... we are doing our best to find those people that the Lord has prepared. Things are good here- pretty much the same, it's still humid and hot, we still ride bikes everyday, the Spanish continues to improve, and the days continue to go by and it is awesome! Missionary work is so odd if you think about it- I mean I go into the houses of random strangers everyday and don't give it a second thought. Crazy. Anyway... I hope that y'all continue to have a good summer and that the Lord continues to bless you and your families. I love y'all and miss y'all and thank y'all for all of your love, support, and prayers. Thanks for everything!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
Kelsey's birthday is coming up on August 27th. I'm sure that she would love to hear from her family and friends for her birthday. Here is her address:
Sister Kelsey Berg
Texas Houston South Mission
602 Eldridge Road
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Hello everyone!!
Yes... the subject line (And the good Lord said let there be beautiful chicks on bikes) is something that someone really said to us this week! ha ha it was probably the best line I have heard so far in my whole mission! Oh man... some people are just super funny. Well... here we are another Tuesday and I can't believe that it is August and that summer is almost over! I'm told that the island starts to cool down after August and I can already tell that the sun is going down earlier and the breeze is becoming cooler and cooler- its awesome! So not a lot of exciting stuff happened this week- our teaching pool is a little small right now but the few people we do have a pretty solid and that leads me to.... drum roll please.... the... Investigator Weekly!!!
Guadalupe: We hadn't seen him for about 2 weeks but he as been reading the Book of Mormon and the pamphlets we have given him. We had a lesson with him last night and he has changed since we first taught him. He seems to be more relaxed and he is starting to have a little more confidence! He really likes being in the church, he has only come to church once but we are working hard to get him to start coming more regularly. He is praying to know if the Book of Mormon is true and says he feels good when he prays. He is doing all the right things and I know that he will receive an answer soon! He accepted a date of August 27th and that is the goal we are shooting for now.
Media: Oh man... she is an absolute miracle. So she moved here from Mexico like 2 weeks ago and she had been meeting with the missionaries down there and had a date for the 6th. Her husband is still meeting with the missionaries and the only thing holding her back from getting baptized is that she thinks it should be a family thing- so he is holding her back right now. She is solid though- she knows everything and is already shooting for the temple! She wants to be an eternal family so bad. So back to the baptism- there is no sign in the future of her going back to Mexico with the kids (she just got a job here) and there is no sign of her husband coming up here, so we suggested that they get baptized on the same day just him there and her here. She is really thinking about it and then we had the idea that we could Skype the baptism!! We heard that it is possible but we would have to get permission from the top! The First Presidency would have to give the 'okay' but it is possible. She is so solid and I think it would just be absolutely amazing!! We are praying that it happens and there is a reason that she is here with us. Our District Leader- who doesn't speak Spanish- found her and he felt impressed that we need to be the ones to teach her because she it out of our area so we got that permission and then the fact that she found a job so quickly. The Lord truly is in charge and now we are trying to help her help her husband so that they can achieve the first ordinances of salvation!
That's it for this week... we are doing our best to find those people that the Lord has prepared. Things are good here- pretty much the same, it's still humid and hot, we still ride bikes everyday, the Spanish continues to improve, and the days continue to go by and it is awesome! Missionary work is so odd if you think about it- I mean I go into the houses of random strangers everyday and don't give it a second thought. Crazy. Anyway... I hope that y'all continue to have a good summer and that the Lord continues to bless you and your families. I love y'all and miss y'all and thank y'all for all of your love, support, and prayers. Thanks for everything!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Letters from Kelsey - 32
Hey everyone!
Well another week has come and gone and in the process we have said 'Adios' to July and 'Hola' to August! This week was a little of a tough one which I will tell y'all about in the.... INVESTIGATOR WEEKLY!! ha ha
The Barillas Family: Sad news... Maria broke up with us over text on Saturday... She texted us and told us thanks for everything but they have decided to stay with their current religion (which means Catholic but not going to church). We texted her back (because we can do that now, as of 2 weeks ago) and asked what changed. She said that they have just always been Catholic and its just hard to change. We texted back and asked if we could just come over and talk for like 20 minutes. (because this is one of the easiest doubts to overcome. We compare it to a cake. They have looked at the cake, smelled the cake and even bought the cake, but they really won't know if its good or not unless they eat the cake aka Come to church) She told us that she wasn't feeling well, but we are going to go over another day this weekend to try and get them to church, because church is the key!
Guadalupe: He is so awesome. This weekend he was in Corpus Cristi and we called him yesterday- to make sure that he didn't die in the hurricane/tropical storm down there, and we asked him how his reading has been going and he said good! He took his Book of Mormon and all of the pamphlets we have given him with him on his trip! We have a lesson with him tonight at the church and I'm excited for this month. His baptismal date is the 13th but I'm feeling more of the 20th or the 27th, but he is for sure getting baptized this month!!
Welt... Its a sorry looking addition this week, we have some 'Other' investigators (not progressing) and a couple other people with dates, but I don't really feel like introducing them to the family and friends yet so we will just keep it with Guadalupe for now. It was hard having the Barillas break up with us but we are not going to give up on them. We are going to work hard this week to find new people that the Lord has prepared and I'm trying to raise my faith. I know that the Lord can and does to miracles, I just need to raise my faith that I can be a tool that He accomplishes them through. I have a special experience that I want to share with y'all. It happened yesterday. So we were riding along the side of the bayou (kinda like a lake from the ocean- super gorgeous) contacting people, and there was this mom outside kinda talking to her kids, her name is Annette. I stopped and talked to her and told her about what we share and asked if there was anything we could do for her. Its really interesting to me that we can just say 'How are you' to someone and know whether or not things are going okay, and this is how I felt with her, I could tell it has been a rough day. She was really nice and said she wasn't interested and turned down our offer to help. Before we left I had the thought to tell her that her Heavenly Father loved her, I thought that would sound a little weird and the conversation had kinda already ended so I didn't say it. We had biked about 20 yards down the road and I kept having the thought to tell her that her Heavenly Father loved her, but again I thought it would be weird to go back just to say that. Then I got the thought that I would regret it if I didn't do it. So I told Hna. Wallet that we needed to go back. We went back and Annette was still outside cleaning something up and I said: 'This may sound weird but I feel impressed to tell you that your Heavenly Father loves you and that we are never alone in our afflictions. Through the Atonement Christ knows exactly what we are going through. When he suffered in the Garden he didn't suffer for us as a whole, he saw each of our faces as he suffered for us individually and he will help you carry your burdens if you let him.' When I first said that her Heavenly Father loved her she started crying and at the end I asked if she wanted a hug, even it if was from a stranger, she said yes. She then thanked me because it was exactly what she needed, I then said that it sure wasn't me but that Heavenly Father answered her prayer. For me it was just one of those moments where I am really glad that the Lord trusted me enough to help out someone that is struggling- and it helped raise my faith a little that I am someone that the Lord can answer prayers through; even with all my weaknesses, lack of faith, and through all my sins He finds me someone worthy to help others. It a very sobering and humbling feeling.
Anyway... everything is going well here. We had a day of a tropical storm and it was super fun to be out riding in the rain. The work progresses and it is as hot and humid as ever, but we have a breeze so its all good. One more month of heat to go. Things really are good- the spanish continues to improve, Hna. Wallet and I get along well and we are missionaries on an island in Texas- what could be better? Next week I'll tell y'all a little more about Galveston and the people here. We had a funny guy this week who told us that Mormons have lots of wives (this was after we told him we were missionaries), it wasn't that 'we' as mormons have lots of wives, he said 'Mormons have lots of wives' and we just said 'nope- don't think so'. ha ha The people here are all pretty nice- I have only met one guy who didn't like us but even then he wasn't hostile or anything. Well.. until next week! I hope y'all stay safe and have a fun week and that the Lord continues to bless y'all! Have a blessed day!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
Well another week has come and gone and in the process we have said 'Adios' to July and 'Hola' to August! This week was a little of a tough one which I will tell y'all about in the.... INVESTIGATOR WEEKLY!! ha ha
The Barillas Family: Sad news... Maria broke up with us over text on Saturday... She texted us and told us thanks for everything but they have decided to stay with their current religion (which means Catholic but not going to church). We texted her back (because we can do that now, as of 2 weeks ago) and asked what changed. She said that they have just always been Catholic and its just hard to change. We texted back and asked if we could just come over and talk for like 20 minutes. (because this is one of the easiest doubts to overcome. We compare it to a cake. They have looked at the cake, smelled the cake and even bought the cake, but they really won't know if its good or not unless they eat the cake aka Come to church) She told us that she wasn't feeling well, but we are going to go over another day this weekend to try and get them to church, because church is the key!
Guadalupe: He is so awesome. This weekend he was in Corpus Cristi and we called him yesterday- to make sure that he didn't die in the hurricane/tropical storm down there, and we asked him how his reading has been going and he said good! He took his Book of Mormon and all of the pamphlets we have given him with him on his trip! We have a lesson with him tonight at the church and I'm excited for this month. His baptismal date is the 13th but I'm feeling more of the 20th or the 27th, but he is for sure getting baptized this month!!
Welt... Its a sorry looking addition this week, we have some 'Other' investigators (not progressing) and a couple other people with dates, but I don't really feel like introducing them to the family and friends yet so we will just keep it with Guadalupe for now. It was hard having the Barillas break up with us but we are not going to give up on them. We are going to work hard this week to find new people that the Lord has prepared and I'm trying to raise my faith. I know that the Lord can and does to miracles, I just need to raise my faith that I can be a tool that He accomplishes them through. I have a special experience that I want to share with y'all. It happened yesterday. So we were riding along the side of the bayou (kinda like a lake from the ocean- super gorgeous) contacting people, and there was this mom outside kinda talking to her kids, her name is Annette. I stopped and talked to her and told her about what we share and asked if there was anything we could do for her. Its really interesting to me that we can just say 'How are you' to someone and know whether or not things are going okay, and this is how I felt with her, I could tell it has been a rough day. She was really nice and said she wasn't interested and turned down our offer to help. Before we left I had the thought to tell her that her Heavenly Father loved her, I thought that would sound a little weird and the conversation had kinda already ended so I didn't say it. We had biked about 20 yards down the road and I kept having the thought to tell her that her Heavenly Father loved her, but again I thought it would be weird to go back just to say that. Then I got the thought that I would regret it if I didn't do it. So I told Hna. Wallet that we needed to go back. We went back and Annette was still outside cleaning something up and I said: 'This may sound weird but I feel impressed to tell you that your Heavenly Father loves you and that we are never alone in our afflictions. Through the Atonement Christ knows exactly what we are going through. When he suffered in the Garden he didn't suffer for us as a whole, he saw each of our faces as he suffered for us individually and he will help you carry your burdens if you let him.' When I first said that her Heavenly Father loved her she started crying and at the end I asked if she wanted a hug, even it if was from a stranger, she said yes. She then thanked me because it was exactly what she needed, I then said that it sure wasn't me but that Heavenly Father answered her prayer. For me it was just one of those moments where I am really glad that the Lord trusted me enough to help out someone that is struggling- and it helped raise my faith a little that I am someone that the Lord can answer prayers through; even with all my weaknesses, lack of faith, and through all my sins He finds me someone worthy to help others. It a very sobering and humbling feeling.
Anyway... everything is going well here. We had a day of a tropical storm and it was super fun to be out riding in the rain. The work progresses and it is as hot and humid as ever, but we have a breeze so its all good. One more month of heat to go. Things really are good- the spanish continues to improve, Hna. Wallet and I get along well and we are missionaries on an island in Texas- what could be better? Next week I'll tell y'all a little more about Galveston and the people here. We had a funny guy this week who told us that Mormons have lots of wives (this was after we told him we were missionaries), it wasn't that 'we' as mormons have lots of wives, he said 'Mormons have lots of wives' and we just said 'nope- don't think so'. ha ha The people here are all pretty nice- I have only met one guy who didn't like us but even then he wasn't hostile or anything. Well.. until next week! I hope y'all stay safe and have a fun week and that the Lord continues to bless y'all! Have a blessed day!
Love Always,
Sister Kelsey Berg
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