I jinxed myself...

As always.

Jajaja... remember last week when I said that I'm leaving this area in 4 days? Yeah, I was wrong. I'm still here in Hurstbourne. And Hna Gray se fue a mi baby area! Lexington, Kentucky!!! I gave her the whole run down, so don't worry, she's prepared (Probably.)

There are some pluses and minuses to staying here. The minuses:

-I told everyone that I was leaving and that Hna Gray was staying, so everyone's confused that I'm back and we had to rush the last day to have Hna Gray take pictures with everyone

- That random guy that asked me to be his girlfriend that I planned on ghosting until I left this area is still there...

The pluses:

-I've had a secret wish to baptize a friend that I also have found. We have several friends here that are close to bap-date that I found near the beginning of my time here in Hurstbourne. (So there's hope!!!!!)

-I don't have to pack

-Hna Daugherty is my new comp (and she's super awesome, from Alaska)

Oracion es real

Prayer is so real, you guys. On Sunday we went to visit a referral that we got, and afterwards we got notified that 2 of our lessons were canceled(Cuz of father's day stuff). So we were trying to figure out what to do with this extra time, but we really weren't sure what was the best move. Then Hna Daugherty suggested a prayer for guidance. 

There was another apartment complex across the way from the one we were already at, and after the prayer, I had this thought that we should visit that complex. But then I turned it aside, because the apartment complex looked, how do I say this... a little too much like only white people lived there. 

So instead we decided to do something else, but just as we were getting into the car, I heard people talking in spanish from that apartment complex. 

I was like, "Wait! Let's go knocking over there!"

And we ended up finding the most ELECT GUY EVER!!!

His name is Alex, he's from Cuba, and when we went up to talk to him it was like he already knew that we were there to help bring him closer to God!! Before we even said a word, he was like, "Where's your church at? And when can I go?" And we had and amazing conversation about God and we have a lesson with him and his family on tuesday!!

Moral of the story: Don't ignore your prayer promptings

Todos son hijos de Dios

Later that Sunday, the rest of our lessons canceled, so we decided to go door knocking in this one apartment complex that seemed promising.

And holy crap, it was so so promising!

We went to one corner that was lively with people chatting and this is how it went:

-Awesome convo about God with a family of Cubans. They weren't interested, (Baptists) but they want to come to English class!

-A lady from Albania named Zigi. She spoke English, Albanian, and one more that I can't remember. We asked her if she believed in God and she said that she was Muslim. We kept talking about the power of God and eventually we brought up Jesus Christ. Then she asked, "Who is Jesus Christ?" I explained that he was the son of God and that he sacrificed his life and rose again so that we can live with God again. She thought it was incredible!! And she asked if she could learn more!! We got her number and referred her to English Missionaries.

-A lady from Rewanda named Alice. I don't remember what language she spoke natively, but it was super cool! She loves God too and became another referral for English!!

-Neftali, from Mexico. Once we started up conversation, he said that the Scriptures were often super confusing and so many people had so many different interpretations. We explained to him that that's why we have modern prophets, to help the scriptures make more sense and to guide us with our modern problems. He was like, "Oh my gosh! That makes so much sense! If they had guides back then, why wouldn't we have them now?" And we were like, "Yes! Literally!" So now we have a lesson with him on Tuesday. 

Keep in mind, these people's apartments were LITERALLY RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. All from totally different countries, all still wanting to learn and love God. 

And what was extra cool was that they were all friends! The husband of the Albanian woman (Zigi) literally came to say hi to Neftali (from Mexico) during our conversation and gave him some unleavened bread. Neftali then said, "I have no idea what that guy ever says, but he's so friendly."

When we left, I had a thought come to my mind: This is what Zion should be like! People from all different cultures and backgrounds coming together as one because they love God and they love their neighbor (literally).

Unity doesn't mean being the same, unity means sharing mutual love. 

(Read Moroni 7:37, Ether 12:34, 4nephi 1:15, and Mosiah 18:21.)

El Fin

I love you all! I'm sorry this email went super long! I just really love being a missionary!(like, no joke). 

If you've made it this far, tell me who's the coolest person you've ever met.

Les quiero!!

Hermana Perkins