Semana 55!!!

WOW another transfer DOWN!!!! Well Hermana Cantu and I will be staying here in Ponce for another 6 weeks!!! and HERMANA SCHAERRER MY BABY IS COMING HERE to be with Hermana Boston..... SO were gonna live together!!!! CRAZY!!!!!! 

I don't have alot of time becuase we literally have to leave in 3 minutes but!!!!!! 

1. WE were walking to an apt this week and this guy was on the side of the road by his car, and we started to talk to him and he legit asked us "why am i here?" "why are there so many churches?" and "how do i win salvation?" HERMANA CANTU and I looked at each other and were like.... WHAT we have every answer to all these questions!!!! So we taught him a little bit and are hoping to see him again this week!!!!! He's expecting a baby in december so we are hoping to help him come to the gospel!!!!!!!!

2. We had a mission conference on Thursday morning for an hour and President Smart helped us again to realize that we are here to BRING A JOYFUL message and we need to have joy in the work!!!!

3. I gave a 25 minute talk in sacrament meeting all in spanish about the Holy Ghost and didn't mess up hahahah!

I am so grateful for my Savior and for all he did for me!!!! I know he lives and wants whats best for us each and every day!!!!

4. Elder Alvarado of the 70 invited me and my comp to a fireside with all the youth of PR and we were able to hear him help the youth understand why its so important to SHARE THIS MESSAGE!!!! I also got to see all the jovens from aibonito!!! MY HEART!!!!!! 

5. I lost my hydro, or may I say a kid took it in McDonalds.... BUT he probably needed it more than I did and I will just be drinking hot water for the next 5 months:) #whatwouldchristdo

go make someone smile today!!!!!! LOVE you all!!!!

Hermana Gray

Semana 54!!!!

Well this week was amazing and FULL of miracles and crazy days!

On Monday we went to go see Magdalena, the lady who just got baptized a few weeks ago and she was JAMMING out to christian music and dancing around her house, it was so cute hahah!

On Tuesday we were walking and saw this guy get out of his truck, so of course we went over and talked to him, and he invited us up to his apartment to talk with him and his wife (Iraida!!) we went and taught them the restoration and the wife was so interested, we then went back and taught lesson 2 and 3 and after lesson 3 we invited her to be baptized and she didn't even hesitate when she said "CLAROOO QUE SI!!!" she understands everything we share with her and is so amazing!!

We also had a pretty bad experience when we were contacting, this couple invited us onto their back porch and turns out their preachers from their church were in the back, we shared a scripture from the bible and started to get chewed out by the preachers, we shared our testimony and walked out because we knew it would be better to leave than to stay and bicker! We cried for a second and then got back to work and got some frappes after! (the puertorican version of a... milkshake?? idk... something like that) 

Then at church we had a couple part member families come to church that we have been working with which was a huge miracle!!! 

Welp thats it I think!!! Love you all and talk to you later!!!:)

Hermana Gray and Hermana Boston

4 Ponce Hermana's

With Hermana Cantu

Puerto Rico Milkshakes

Semama 53!!!

Time goes by so so fast. ANOTHER week and boy this one was insane

On tuesday we went on exchanges with Hermana Pineda from El Salvador!! We had alot of fun and it was cool to see different work techniques! 

On wednesday we had Zone conference, we talked alot about finding JOY in the work!! because this is our UNIQUE message to the world and it is full of JOY! so why would we not be full of JOY while sharing it?!?!? We were able to give a training and to help the other missionaries use study time in the mornings wisely!! 

Then we had exchanges with the Hermanas from Guayanilla and I got to stay in my area with Hermana Boitel from the Dominican Republic! We did a lot of contacting and were able to teach a lot of lessons, I have realized that there is FUn in every phase of the work! Contacting, teaching, baptizing etc!!!  it is what you make it right?!

On Friday our car wouldn't turn on so we spent most of the day at the car shop but we got it all fixed and its up and running!!(:

On Sunday we were contacting, we've been having a hard time finding solid people to teach and we went and talked to this lady who was sitting on her porch! we got to know her and asked if we could come back another day and share a message... she said "why dont you just share it now?! I never come out here to sit on my back porch, so theirs obviously a reason we met!" So of COURSE we shared our unique message, and when we shared about the first vision tears were in her eyes and at the end she told us that she knows she was supposed to meet us because shes been away from God and he is trying to tell her something, it was a powerful lesson and a HUGE miracle! We will be going back on tuesday:)

And today we had a zone activity and had breakfast (french toast) and then went BOWLING and it was so much fun! turns out Im still pretty good at bowling!  one of the Senior couples here in PR (the Pearsons) are leaving at the end of this month so we had a sad goodbye after the activity, so that was sad.  

But thats about it!!! thanks so much for everything and I love you all!!!! 

DISTRICT MISSIONARIES

DISTRICT ACTIVITY

DISTRICT ACTIVITY

Semana 52!!!

WOW THIS WEEK WAS CRAZY!!!

Monday night we ended up in the hospital because Hermana Pineda (a Hermana we live with) went unconscious and fainted on the street!! but she is all good, they basically just said she needs to EAT hahaha

on Wednesday we had MLC with all the leaders here in Puerto Rico and it was awesome! Hermana Cantu and I wore matching dresses and the difference in our height and coloring made a huge contrast hahah! But we just talked a lot about how our message is about love and JOY so we need to have love and joy in the work!!! Its supposed to be fun!!

AND MAGDALENA GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!! She was so prepared when we showed up to her house Saturday morning before the baptism and she had her bag all packed with a extra towel and everything!!! she is so cute!

So we get to the baptism and the guy doing her baptism..... his name is 

JUAN BATISTA 

Which is basically "John the Baptist" so that was amazing.

after the baptism we went to help Magdalena dry off and the first thing she says is 

"HE TRIED TO DROWN ME" hahahah he did hold her under for a good couple seconds... but she was so happy!!

Well that basically sums up a wee bit of our week!!! 

Hope you all have a great week!!!!

spent birthday at the hospital

Matching dresses

District

Hermana's

Baptism

American Food

Hermana Gray and Hermana Cantu

Primary

Semana 51!!!

Okay first off I want to say Thank You SO much for all the birthday wishes you guys are the BEST!!! 

ponce ponce ponce, im am in PONCE hahah this whole week I have been saying "we are the missionaries here in aibonito...... PONCE!" hahaha so thats something I need to get used to! 

But this week we went on exchanges with the Hermanas in Guayanilla, I went with hermana Jones and it was really cool to be able to share some of the knowledge that I have learned over my mission!!! We had a really cool expirence where I saw this guy walking down the street.. and I RAN him down,... and told him we were missionaries and started to testify about how famlies can be forever and shard alma 40:11 and he started to cry and told us that he had just lost his wife a few months ago and that hes been really struggling and that we were 2 angles from god to help him know that shes okay.  It was the coolest expirence ever such a sweet moment that ill never forget. 

Magdalena came to church again this week (and brought her mom!) and so did Lucy and Jose!!! We have really been seeing some miracles!!  Magdalena is still working towards getting baptised this saturday and lucy on sunday and we are so excited for them!! 

Well thats about it!! Thanks for all the support!!

LOVE Herman Gray

also shout out to Kathy (the best mom in the world) for buying me a birthday present (old navy dresses) even though shes not here in PR with me!

PONCE

Puerto Rico

On Splits

Birthday on the Mission

Birthday Present

Semana 50!!!

Wow I am HOT! 

PONCE... the hottest area on this tiny island.... and still not as hot as AZ....!!! 

This week was crazy, with transfers, saying goodbye to everyone and getting used to a new area! 

Leaving Aibonito was really sad but I was so excited to come here to Ponce!! My new companion is Hermana Cantu!! She is the coolest person ever and we have a lot of fun! We have been working HARD since the second I stepped foot into the area!! 

We went to go teach this lady named Magdalena and we taught her the plan of salvation! Shes a smoker and has been trying to quit and is getting closer!!! I extended a date to get baptized and she looks over at Hermana Cantu and pauses.... and says "pues, CLARO" which means OF COURSE!!! So that was a miracle!! She also came to church on sunday and it was so wonderful she was listening so contently and was SO eager to learn!!!

We also got to put Jose and Lucy on date to be baptized! (a couple other people we are teaching!!) 

We have seen so many miracles and changes are hard but SO GREAT!! 

I know this is where I need to be and that I will see many miracles as I work hard!!

Pics:  Saying goodbye in Aibonito

Semana 49!!!

WELL Thali got BAPTIZED and it was the sweetest baptism I have ever experienced, her face as she came out of the water was priceless.  She was beyond prepared and ready to make this covenant!! I have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to help Thali and her family, I love them so much and after the baptism of Thali her mom (who isn't a member) came up and gave me a hug and said "thank you for EVERYTHING".  That was a really spiritual moment and something I will never forget.  Then in church Thali got up and bore her testimony during fast and testimony and made everyone cry, seriously there wasn't a dry eye in the house.  Then I got up and bore my testimony and cried because I knew we were getting transfer news that night and I knew I'd be leaving. 

And last night we got the call from president and he told me that I would be going to Ponce with Hermana Cantu to be a STL! (sister training leader).

6 months in Aibonito was not enough! Im super sad to leave but I am so grateful for the time I had here and to see this little branch grow! Never had i felt so much love for such a small group of people. there are no words.  

I cant believe that I'll be leaving tomorrow but I know its where the Lord needs me to be!!! 

hope you all have a great week!!! love you!

here are a bunch of pictures of me and my families I have made here in Aibonito

Branch Presidents Family

Companions - Hermana Shaerrer

Love them

They are the Best!!

Thali

Baptism

Aibonito Branch Pres and YW Pres

LOVE

Pineapple drink