Hey Family!
So, Wednesday will be my one month mark!! Holy Cow!! I can't believe that time has gone by SO fast... I feel like I entered the MTC just yesterday! Its crazy!
So, this week has been really cool!! We have had so many amazing miracles in our area!! To start off, we have 4 (possibly 5) baptisms this month!! WHAT?? I'm really excited!! First, we have Ervin. He is so cool! He has been prepared by the Lord. He is Native American, so when the missionaries first met him, he didn't even know who Jesus Christ was. All he knew was his culture and native ways. Now, he is so strong in the gospel. He is amazing. He is getting baptized on March 15!! He reads the Book of Mormon all the time, and is taking the commandments to heart. He fasted the day after we taught him without even being asked or prompted. He is just so ready for this. He was in the Navy for 8 years, and is pretty much a genius.
Also getting baptized on March 15 is the Gallien family. They are really cool! They have 4 kids, 3 of them are 2 and under.... so, its always a mad house over there. Their youngest child is a month old, and he is adorable. The oldest is 10 years old, so he will also be getting baptized along with his parents. They are ready for baptism. They have been coming to church weekly for about 6 months now, and they know the gospel. We are pretty much just their to check of the boxes.. :)
Also in March, we are hoping that Gilbert will be baptized. He is Ervins dad. He will hopefully be baptized at the end of March. He was a little bit slower to give up his native religion, but he feels the spirit so strongly.
Yesterday was the Gilbert Temple Dedication!! It was super cool!! I loved it so much. We got special handkerchiefs that had been embroidered with the Gilbert temple, and also "Arizona Scottsdale Mission". They are really neat! Tomorrow we are going to the Snowflake Temple!! I'm SO excited!! I can't wait!
The Laurels sent me a really cute package with a pillowcase with a bunch of inspiring quotes and scriptures! It was really cute, I LOVED it!!! It also had some really cute cards in there so I could send some letters that were not on notebook paper... haha! It was really sweet, and exactly what I needed, so tell them thanks for me :) I haven't gotten the package from home yet, but the mail hasn't come yet, so I will hopefully get it today or tomorrow :) So, here is a little more information about good ole' Taylor, Arizona:
1. SUPER small!!
2. Everyone has a dog
3. There are rabbits EVERYWHERE!! They just run across the street all of the time.
4. There are lots of cows and horses, in fact, we have a cow in our backyard.. his name is Harry Plopper.. Not sure why, but that is what the missionaries here have named him :)
5. When I say small.. I mean small. There are about 2,500 people that live here. And we don't have addresses. Everyone has to go to the post office to get mail.
6. Okay, so we kind of have addresses, but nobody really uses them. We just say things like, "they live by the school" or, "they live across the street from this family." Yep, its awesome!
7. Its is AWESOME!!
Yep, I love it here, its really fun! And I have the best companion/fellow sisters! Sister Thompson and 2 other sisters stole an electric keyboard from a church library corner for me while i was on splits with another companionship.. yep, I love them! :)
Here are a couple quotes from the sisters in my area, "Never give up what you want most for what you want at the moment." And this one is from Sister Thompson when I was struggling, "Satan only has as much power as we give him. STOP letting him win! You can do this. You are a daughter of God who has been ENDOWED with power." Yep, she's the coolest. Anyways, its been a GREAT week!! I love this gospel, and the missionary work here is going crazy. And its all thanks to the amazing members!! Member Missionaries are SO important!! I love you all so much!!!
Love,
Sister Robbins
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