NEWS of Great Amazingness!

So official report from mission home to us was that sat it was a record setting 121 degrees (must be said like Edna mode would say it) that was a... hot day to say the least but fear not! i drink a ton of water so i will not stay cool but i will stay hydrated but boy do i have stories to tell you about this heat, it doesn't matter how much you drink you sweat so much that if you don't get water at EVERY house you visit you will get dangerously dehydrated and it blows me away at how much the sun drains you of energy but thats ok we do this while we're young for a reason haha, 

bloody nose from the heat/ so much for drinking water.

so not much to report other than we've been getting a ton of referrals from our ward members which has been so exciting! we had a fast on thursday and i want to testify to you of the amazing power of fasting with purpose and with prayer and having the Faith that God will provide for what is best for his children.

That day we received two referrals from members and we had a Potential investigator call us and say that they want to start meeting with us again and then one of our families we were about to give them the 'your not progressing' talk called us and said that they want us over for dinner and a lesson BLAM! it was so amazing to see how the lord works to get er done!

oh also i implore all those within the sound of my voice or rather sight of my words or whatever go to the new lds.org tab http://www.lds.org/training/wwlt/2013/hastening/a-new-vision?cid=HPL1P01W01031&lang=eng and go through all the videos and learn about how the first presidency has given to us to be able to be examples in leading out this wonderful work and in being the powerful saints that he wants us to be.

so this morning we were out on our daily jog (which today wasn't as hot because some clouds rolled in and dropped the temp by bringing in the humidity raising it from 12% to almost 46% yuck gross you all know how much i sweat normally but humidity is disgusting) and we see our next door neighbor moving in and i say hey!... lets go see if they need any help

so we went and helped them at first they were not very open but we didn't care we just started grabbing boxes and so they opened up quite a bit and we spent the next few hours helping them move in and then we went to their old house and helped them with a bunch of couches and bigger things they were super glad to have us help them there would be no way that they could have done it with out help so that was a blessing

the dad made a comment he said that he had prayed for angels to help them so that they could get it all done hehe well ask and ye shall receive right?

so we are going back for dinner woot! i'm getting quite good at having people invite us to dinner haha but the worst part was how much liqueur that they had and let me tell you it was gross and to top it all off i was helping him move a keg (yes he had an entire keg of beer of his home beer fountain) of beer and the nozzle hit a door frame and poured out the most disgusting smelling liquid all down the front of me making me almost throw up because of the smell so for about two hours i smelt of strong beer bleh. 

well ok now you all are wondering about the 'news' i have ok here it is:

sat night pres Taylor called us and he has given me the assignment to be a trainer and then this morning he called again (Whilst i still having the stench of a heavy wine bibber) and gave me the assignment of being the now district leader! so we will see how that goes i'm super excited and i'm so grateful for this opportunity to have a new avenue to serve others and to be a blessing in the life of members and of other missionaries and i am deeply humbled that God would want me to serve in these capacities. i would greatly like for some helpful advice however. as usual i love you all so much and i do feel of your love and prayers! keep doing the Lords will and stay cool (hehe because i wont) love you!




Insert from Zena: I got to find out the news before everyone else via this email here:

do you want to here the CRAZY news before anyone else?

ok ok ok so sat we got a phone call from pres taylor who asked me if i would be a trainer and i said yes of course and after that my mind was blown to the extreme 

and so on monday i went to a trainer orientation meeting which i have to say of all the meetings i've ever been in that was the most inspiring and get this tomorrow we will have a total of 209 missionaries in our mission and of those 170 have been out less than a year and of those 120 have been out since the new year! 

pres Taylor was crying when he told us that we would be setting the culture of our mission that it would be us who set the stage for the onslaught of this miraculous wave of Gods set apart servants WOW and he called me to be a trainer! 

ok so then to top it off this morning after all the stuff which i'll write about we get ANOTHER phone call where pres Taylor has assigned me to be the now district leader so i am going over d&C 121 over and over and over and i will do my best and i have so much to learn but i'm so excited for this new opportunity to serve and help not only investigators come closer to Christ i now am called to help other missionaries to better love and help those under their stewardship!