Beginning w/a Baptism!
Week: 9
Date: April 8, 2024
Location: Southside, St Louis Missouri
Email: leah.kimball@missionary.org
Companion: Hermana Larsen/ Kaysville, Utah
Blog: https://livinlavidastlouis.blogspot.com/?m=1
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First baptism down !! |
Hello Hello !!!
Another email from your fav missionary in Missouri! This week was a good one! I got my first baptism! Three weeks in the field and already one baptism! My district says that my average right now is crazy! So, I guess I'm pretty good at this.. lol jk
Last P-day my comp and I tried the famous Ted Drewes in St. Louis! And let me tell you it is FIREEE! I got the Muddy Mississippi but I would definitely recommend a fruit flavored custard! My comp got the best lemon blueberry custard ever! Literally so good!
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P-day last week in the gym because it was like 30 degrees outside ! St Louis Missouri April 2024 |
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Hot coco cures exhaustion |
This week we put another one of our friends on date to get baptized April 27! We are praying that this works out!! He's seriously the coolest and wants to change his life! So everybody put Jean Carlos in your prayers!
So If you remember my email from last week you know that we were supposed to have our baptism on Friday. A lot of our branch members couldn't come because they had work so we changed it to 8:30 am on Saturday. Which means my comp and I had to get up at 5 am to go get the font filled with water. Who knew it took so long…it was seriously the coolest baptism! A lot of our branch was able to come and Alonso just had the biggest smile on his face the whole time. The day before his baptism he told my comp and I that he had a dream that his late wife was at the baptism and gave him the biggest hug after. It was actually super wholesome and it's amazing the way God works!
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| Ted Drewes is so bomb St Louis Missouri April 2024 |
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| We celebrated burrito day in STL! St Louis Missouri April 2024 |
This past weekend we got to enjoy general conference whoop whoop! But.. I had to watch it in Spanish.. and remember that 5 am baptism I had on Saturday morning. Ya it came to bite me. I probably shouldn't admit this but Spanish conference and no sleep was so hard, I kept drifting off to sleep.. so embarrassing. I tried hiding it, I even kept folding my arms to have our new friends (investigators) think I was just praying. So hopefully that worked. I thought no one caught on until one of our friends brought my comp and I hot chocolates because we looked exhausted haha! So funny!
Also, we went to go watch conference at a members house and I think their little two year old was like mesmerized by my dress or something. Because she kept coming up to me and would lick my dress. She just at random times during conference would just lick my dress like a dog… I was so uncomfortable and my comp just kept laughing at me. It was so funny but really gross.
My last miracle of the week actually happened last night on our drive home. My comp is always on the look out for Latinos, like at all times. So even on our drive home she whips the car over and she asks me if the people walking were Latino. I didn't know. So she rolled the window down and yelled “Hablan español?” they were like “Sii!!” so we pulled over, got out of the car, and started talking to them. It was three young adults all from Venezuela and we invited them to church. They were practically begging us to send them all the info! They want to come to church and meet with us so bad, it was so refreshing. They were so into everything about the Book of Mormon. It got me so hyped up and I am seriously so excited to keep teaching them!
My spiritual thought comes from my sister in law Caryn!! I was telling her how last week was pretty hard and she invited me to find little signs how God is showing me he is there for me this week! So I made a list of all the ways I saw little signs from God this week, that reminded me of home or the people I love at home, and it was the best experience! If you feel weak or sad try to find the little things in your life that are little signs from God telling you to keep going !! It's so worth it!
I love you all so much! Have the best miracle filled week! GOD IS SOOO GOOD! 🌟
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| JESUS LOVES YOU St. Louis Missouri April 2024 |
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| It's was so cold this week! Praying for better weather! St Louis Missouri April 2024 |
P.S. the youth albums are actually so good I 10/10 recommend. Big fan of the 2017 album right now lol!
-Hermana Kimball
Dad: My district thinks your a fun dad for taking your kids to gGreat Wolf Lodge lol I told them you love doing that stuff!
Mom: I get to get my package this week whoop whoop! Jelly you went to a wedding without me. Can't wait to see who gets married next… lol
Colton: Looking thin brother.
Caryn: Gosh I love you! I loved seeing all the pics and videos. Especially Collins trying to take candids lol!
Taylor: AYYY TEMPLE AYY
Bailey: sSo layers.. I like!
Clay: Happyyyy Birthday!!! Feeling 22?!!
Lexi: Went to a mission general conference meeting this week and one random sister missionary came up to me and said her friend was your comp lol!
Bella: I've been filling my comp in on your teen drama recently lol.
Collins: Girl I got your email and I'm seeing your texts, I just can't respond until Monday.
Capri: I saw your Latin moves. You got it down!
Kash: You looked so adorable at the wedding!
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