So yep definitely a great heat wave going through Birmingham Alabama right now. Never sweated so much in my life- sorry if that is too much information but it is true. We just laugh about it now and compare how much we are sweating to each other. That is the main topic of conversation with everyone as well...."hay demasiado calor!!!" We had a great week which consisted of training and invitations to help us becoming better missionaries. We are trying to use the Book of Mormon so much more in our mission. Really help people get into the Book and understand what it has to offer. It can apply to everyone- so we have been challenged to find ways to pivot conversations that we have with investigators or their interests to the book of Mormon. It is going really well! We are helping people read it more one on one, and it helps us not have as much awkward transitions to introducing the book of Mormon and also help explain the book and the background better. "A man get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."(Introduction of the Book of Mormon). So true! It is the most correct book on the earth- and we as members and missionaries have the opportunity to let the whole world know about what this book can bring and offer into their lives. We ourselves as missionaries are working on flooding our lives with the book of Mormon and becoming more familiar with the stories, verses, and how much Christ is mentioned. It is going well and I am really trying to focus my attention on it and how it can help the people we teach.
Maria is doing well! We are teaching her the commandments, and preparing her for her baptismal date!! There is another Maria who is also getting baptized on that date- the Elders are teaching her and she is so great! I have been loving getting to know them and become their friends which is really helping me to love them! They are amazing and I feel like it is our privilege to help teach them- and in turn they teach us. Maria has 4 little kids- the youngest is Betsy- she is 3 and the cutest thing, she giggles at everything. There are so many kids in the branch- it is fun to talk to them and try to understand them....haha they are all so sweet and help make all of us happy as well. We also had one of the little girls in the branch get baptized last night- Melissa- she was beautiful and it was a great service. Investigators came which was good for them to see that at age 8 little kids have the opportunity to be baptized and make that decision for themselves! We had fun getting to know the branch after as we talked and ate delicious food.
I hope everyone is doing well! Sometimes I wish I could just film the things that happen here, so much happens in one day it is hard to remember it all! So happy to hear that Cragun is safe in sound in the MTC- he is going to love it there! And I am excited for Megan to get to go soon as well!!
Love you all!
Hermana Coleman
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