New York Utica Mission: Week 7

Hello!!

It has been a good week! We have been busy planning for Aletha's baptism and we had exchanges with the Syracuse sisters!

Lots of miracles happened but there's a few I wanted to share.

Miracle #1 We went over to this super awesome family's house yesterday who we have taught once before and they didn't answer the door so we were about to leave and I was really sad because I really wanted to teach them. But then their dog came to the fence on the side of their house because he heard us and their 7 year old daughter came out to get her dog. I asked her if her parents were home and if she could go get them. She said yes and went to go get them for what seemed like a long time but then she came back and said her mom was in the garage. We went over there and taught them the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it was a super great lesson. I invited her to be baptized and she said yes! I love them so much. I'm so grateful for those little miracles.

Miracle #2 We had just gotten out of our car and we were walking to the door of one of our investigators and a man in a truck stops us and says he can feel our Spirit and kept thanking us for what we are doing. It was so nice. I love tender mercies like that. He definitely brightened our day. We are hoping to go over to his house this week and talk more with him.

Miracle #3 One of our investigators came to church last week and we taught him again during the week and he said he would be out of town on business this weekend so he couldn't come to church but during a baby blessing during Sacrament meeting he walks in!! We were so surprised! And he stayed for all three hours it was awesome!

Funny story... (keep in mind that my area covers three cities--Mattydale, Cicero, and North Syracuse)

We were at a members house having dinner and I was asking them questions to get to know them a little better and I asked "How long have you been living in Syracuse?" Then right after that before they could answer I said to my companion "Wait, are we even in Syracuse?" That made everyone laugh. Good thing I have only been here a few weeks haha They actually lived in Cicero.

We had exchanges this week with the STL's and it was super fun to spend time with them and teach their investigators! I like Syracuse a lot. We taught a guy who is from Chile and he only speaks Spanish and the member who usually translates couldn't go so we just used his phone (google translate). He gave us a bag of frozen chicken legs and a gallon of ice cream. It was cool, super random and funny. It was hot that day so we didn't really know what to do. We ended up giving the ice cream to the investigator we were teaching next because it had already started to melt.

When we were about to leave the STL's apartment it started to rain like I have never seen before. It was POURING. We went outside for two seconds to get in the car and we got soaked. We were a little scared to drive home because some of the streets were starting to flood but we got home safely. Good thing for prayers. It was kinda fun though.

Remember how I said the humidity wasn't bad? Yeah I take that back haha it has been a hot and humid week.

One thing I noticed this week is how grateful I am to have had such an easy life. We have talked to people who come from all walks of life and have gone through more trials than I can imagine but they are happy because God got them through it. So many people have said without God I wouldn't be here today. It is incredible what Christ and His Atonement can do. Remember this week to be grateful for your blessings!!

Love you all!!

Sister Horne

Lake Onondago for the 4th of July. It's one of the most polluted lakes in the US so thats nasty haha