Winslow Week Eleven

We made cookies with Sister Sadler!

Hello, friends!! Remember how I said last weekend was the greatest weekend of my life? Well somehow this weekend topped it.

I'm just happy to be here!

I think I felt more joy yesterday (Sunday) than I've ever felt in my whole life. Remember the part-member family I mentioned briefly at the end of my last email? Let me tell you. My whole mission/life I have heard stories about people being ultra-prepared for the gospel and soaking it up like a sponge, but oh my goodness I have never met anyone more prepared to receive the gospel than Alisha. We started really teaching her last Sunday and then met again on Wednesday, had dinner on Thursday, and met again yesterday afternoon. On Wednesday we taught her the Plan of Salvation and she was just in awe the whole time. She told us that Jordan (her husband) had tried explaining it to her before but she never really understood it, but it was all clicking now. Then she said, "I wish I had had this while I was growing up. I'm so glad my daughters will have it." My heart was smiling so big. Then we had dinner with them and Jordan's parents (who are super active in the church) on Thursday and it was just so much fun. I feel kind of like I've known Alisha forever. Ooh man oh man I love this family. Then just yesterday we taught her about the restoration and invited her to be baptized on February 23rd. There are no words to describe the absolute JOY in the room when Alisha said yes. She bore her testimony that she knows this is what she needs and what her family needs and she knows this is the right time for her. And Jordan bore his testimony that he knows this is what their family needs too and he always knew that this time would come for them. And I almost cried. So needless to say, when we walked out of that house at 4:08 we couldn't stop smiling and laughing and screeching just a little bit because MY GOODNESS IT WAS SO AMAZING. I have never felt such pure happiness in my entire life.

God is blessing us so much and I don't even know what to say.

In my personal studies later that very day I read Alma 37:17 which says, "For he will fulfill all his promises which he shall make unto you, for he has fulfilled his promises which he has made unto our fathers." And of course I couldn't stop thinking about the joy that I felt as we left Jordan & Alisha's house, which reminded me of one of my favorite scriptures, Jacob 5:71. "If ye labor with your might with me ye shall have joy in the fruit which I shall lay up unto myself." That promise was so fulfilled yesterday. I felt the joy. I FEEL the joy.

This is the greatest place in the world for me to be right now. Life is so good. God is SO good.

All my love,
Sister Bohman

Fun fact: we call our district the Winslow Family instead of the Winslow District because that's really what it is!

We tried drinking a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar because we heard it's good for your health. That was nasty. 0/10.