LOVING the WORK

Holy cow this week was awesome!!! My new companion is sooooooo so so awesome. I have one of the best missionaries in the mission as my companion. I'm super lucky. He is probably THE most loving person I have ever meet. Now I really feel like a missionary because we are just on fire...and we have big plans for the Spanish Branch. We just try to talk to EVERYBODY in our are, and we've been having some awesome experiences. We plan to visit every member of the branch. We find miracles everyday. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty tough area...but we are making things happen. 

The Branch is focusing on five families right now to reactivate. Since there are quite a bit of less actives, we are just focusing on the ones that really need our help and need that extra push. There's this one lady named Maria Alitriste...she hasn't been to church in a while...but we visited her the night before church and had a really good discussion. and BOOM. she came to church the next day. I was sooo stinking excited! haha ,my companion and i both looked each other and were like "whaaaa!? no way!" We also had a lesson with her one of her sons but the son doesn't really believe in God. He asked a TON of questions, and he really opened up to us. He has a ton of potential...hopefully we can continue to work with him and develop his faith. 

But yeah, I'm so excited to work with Elder Bustamante. He's the best of the best, and it's an honor to to serve with him. When he shares his testimony...i get the chills man! it's powerful! We work alllll day long, and we are totally exhausted when we collapse into our beds at night. It's a great feeling.

This week was a sad week for one of President Brinkerhoff's counselors. Brother Nelson is the second counselor of the mission presidency...and his son, Jordan Nelson, passed away unexpectedly. Some of the missionaries sang a song for the funeral and I was able to be a part of that. Even though it was very sad, it was very powerful. This man changed so many lives from his positive attitude on life. He was just so loving and he was famous for his huge "bear hugs." A little girl, related to the Nelsons, sang "You got a friend in Me." It was Jordan's favorite song...that girl got the whole audience crying. Even though I didn't even know Jordan...it made me just want to be better and never have any regrets. Even though it was very sad, it was uplifting because of what we know about the Plan of Salvation. He might be gone for a little bit, but he's still going to be with his family. We will all see our family again. That's the beautiful part about it.  In John 16:33 it says, "These things I have spoken unto, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world." Jesus Christ lives, and he HAS overcome the obstacle of sin and death. what a glorious truth.

Well family and friends, all is going well in Idaho. There's much to be done, and my companion and I have the vision of what we want to accomplish in our area. I know for a FACT that if we work our butts off, He's going to help us. Well keep up the awesomeness Petitt family. I love the little updates of random things that are going on. Oh, can I get the address of Mrs. Shultz? I needz to write her a letter! haha, I think i'm going to send her some new garden scissors...she's always losing those scissors. OH, and you want to know how to make more money, or make more of ANYTHING? study chapter 8 of preach my gospel haha. That's what Elder Clarke told us to do. 

Mk, love you alllll! Con mucha Amo