Choose God

Hey everyone!!! If you're still sticking around with this, go you. Happy to have you here. 

This week my goal has been to choose God more often. Specifically to listen to promptings and go through with them. So I'll share two of those experiences.

Leivi

This is someone I taught in Alvin! But she told us her life was a little too crazy for us back in December. So we hadn't seen her since. Well, I went on an exchange back in Alvin this week!! (So fun to be with Hna Jo again) and after one of our lessons fell through I had the feeling to go visit her. But.. she lives in my literal least favorite trailer park. I always feel so anxious there. But I remembered my goal and I thought to myself "I'll do it for Jesus." So we went. And she was home! And after we talked to her we found out something really hard had happened to her and her family. Our hearts were broken for her and we got to have a sweet moment talking about the Savior. So even though her wild dog definitely peed on my shoe, it was worth it to follow that prompting.

Ana Maria

Back up here in Manvel, as we were driving to a lesson. We passed by the house of someone we were teaching, someone we hadn't had contact with. I hadn't even met her. But Hna Jensen kind of in passing said "thats where Ana Maria lives." And I felt something in my chest that said "go visit her." I kind of thought to myself "that's weird, huh" (hard headed I know) and then Hna Jensen suggested maybe we just go stop by. I agreed. Well we knocked 3 times. Nothing. No lights on either. And then as we were walking away, a truck pulls up. And Ana Maria gets out. And we got to talk to her!! She actually started to go back to her other church so it's not a bit obvious miracle, but we did get to give her a Book of Mormon. And I know the Spirit was there. 

Feeling like I got to be a little answer to someone's prayer literally fills me up with happiness. I love it. And so that's what I'm going to try to do. I encourage you to try to do the same:)

Hna Eastman

ps we found some chicken feet inside our church building this week.... fun little surprise!