4/12/16

Hahaha I just thought of a funny story that happened yesterday so I

will start with that...so there is an apartment complex right next to

the stake center where a couple of our investigators live so yesterday

after zone meeting we went to visit one of them we walked past a lady

that was taking her trash out so we offered to help and she didn't

want help so we tried to invite her to a devotional this Sunday and

she was like running away from us saying no so we figured she wasn't

interested and continued on to visit this investigator. We were

talking to her at her door and this lady walks up behind us and asked

the investigator she's like "are these girls your friends?" And she's

like "no they are the sisters from the church" (I'm thinking ah man

she doesn't consider us friends haha) anyways though then the lady

that had come up behind us was like I'm the manager here and I would

like to meet with you in my office hahaha so sister short and I look

at eachother and were like alright so we follow her back to her office

and sister short is whispering to me "we got called into the

principals office" I was trying not to laugh/ preparing myself to get

yelled at. Anyways so we get to the office and she sits us down and

asks who we are where were from and such we were trying to be as nice

as possible and then she goes on to tell us that she would love our

help to teach the kids at this apartment complex more about God she

invited us to come to activities they have and set up booths, pass out

phamplets, she also told us to put up posters and cards in the Landry

rooms we were so shocked, obviously we need to have more faith because

this manager is wanting us to convert her whole complex. She was like

"I did receive a complaint just barely that you were trying to help

someone take their garbage out" she's like people around here aren't

used to other people trying to help them or be nice to them so we just

need to take it little by little. She's like planning with us it was

so awesome. We told her we would have to talk with our president more

about what we could do to help her (because we're not really supposed

to do a lot with just kids) but she gave us her business card and

we're going to give her a call back.

So that was a great event of yesterday, also last Saturday we got to

go to the Temple with Joanna, Iveth, and Andres Hernandez for the

first time which was so awesome!!! Their mom has been working super

hard with her family history to get names and dates and she was super

stressed about it but we went over on Saturday and helped her put all

the information in and her kids were able to do baptisms for her

parents and grandparents and one of her great grandpas. It was so

wonderful! Afterwards she was so relieved and so happy because she

knew that her family had been waiting for this work to be done for

them!! We are so blessed in the church to be apart of eternal families

and to be able to have these beautiful, sacred temples to perform

saving ordnances for others. Everyone go to the Temple as often as you

can! It is the best place in the whole world and I would spend

everyday there if I could!!!

Many other great things are happening here in Santee we had interviews

with President and we are all working hard to see miracles and to

invite others to come unto Christ. I love you all!!

Hermana Koelliker