Miracles are real!

Hey Family!!

Wow, what a crazy past few days its been! Its been cool to finally get into the work! I have met so many cool people, and I love it here in Taylor. I am not sure exactly where to start. I forgot my journal with everything in it... oops...

Anyway, I met almost all of our investigators, we have 10 that are progressing. That, in itself, is such a miracle! We also have 4 baptisms set up in March!! I can't believe it! These people are truly prepared to hear the gospel and accept His word. The people of Taylor are very humble. It is not a rich area at all, most of our investigators live in trailer parks and such, but they are so amazing! They are some of the most amazing people I've ever met. A lot of people up here in the SMALL town of Taylor are actually already LDS, but we do a lot of activation work, it is fun, and so exciting! Last night, we went to visit one the former investigators in the area named Patricia. When we got to her trailer, she was sitting outside on her porch. Her health isn't too great, and so as we talked to her Sis. Thompson felt inspired to ask her if she wanted a blessing. She said yes, and that Wednesday would work really well for her. As we were walking back to our car, we saw 2 men from one of our wards who just happened to be in the area right then. We asked them if they were willing to come and give her a blessing right then, and they said that they could. We didn't think that she would say yes... we thought that she would want to wait until Wednesday, but she said yes too!! After the blessing, you could tell that she felt the spirit so strongly, and was so grateful for these worthy priesthood holders, and the blessing they gave her from her Father in Heaven. It was really neat.

Also, last night we were going to one of our appointments with a new investigator. When we got to her house, she wasn't home, but we saw another investigator right when we were about to leave. He hasn't been progressing very much, but he wanted to set up an appointment for that night in like 20 minutes. So, we went back to our car, planned a bit, then we went back to his house. We taught him the restoration, and a lot about the Atonement. He wife suddenly died about 3 months ago, so the Atonement is exactly what he needs in his life right now. We challenged him to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it, and he said that he would. Then, I gave my first baptismal invitation ever, and asked him to be baptized when he found out the truth for himself, and he said that he would when he got his answer! It was so amazing! We weren't even supposed to meet with him that night, and then he said yes to baptism. It was so amazing, and such a miracle! 

I wish that I could have you meet everyone that I've met, they are all so amazing! The other day we were at a Less Active members house, and right before we left, the mom asked us if we wanted to see her "baby". So we did, and it was an original 1917 player piano! It was super neat. I got the chance to play it... like with the pedals. It was so cool, but so much harder than I'd imagined! It was awesome! 

Anyways, its been a great week and I love it here. That doesn't mean that I still don't struggle, because I do, but that okay, because the Lord carries me through it. He will carry us all through everything. His love is so real, so accessible, and so important. I love this gospel so much!! Its amazing, and being here is amazing! Just meeting these people and seeing these miracles have made it so worth it, and I know that as I continue for the next 18ish months, I'm going to keep seeing that, and helping people find the love that I've found!! And I'm so excited about it! Anyways, I love you all!! Thanks for you support and love, it is felt. I love you!

Love, 

Sister Robbins