The Sunny Side of Life: RIP Hermana Cedeno

We have a lady we visit that has a ton of bobble heads lining her house so we took a pic with them!

Yup it's true folks....Hermana Cedeno dies (as in leaves the mission) today.

It is so hard to say good bye to her. The things that she has taught me about being a missionary and working hard and leaving it all behind are things I hope to carry throughout my mission and I know that I am a better missionary because of her.

But in other news...TRANSFERS! Well it looks like I will be staying in good old Queen Creek and the Bella Vista Zone for the time being and I couldn't be more excited. I love this area so much and am excited to continue to work with Gloria who is the bomb diggity (shout out to Katie).

Gloria

In exciting miracles that happened this week she asked for Sundays off....AND THEY SAID YES! So she was able to come to church this week which means that she can be baptized either this week or next depending on how she feels. Hermana Cedeno and I were literally dancing when she told us. THE CHURCH IS TRUE.

This week we also had two of our investigators feed us which I like to think is their way of showing love to us. The problem is they may love us too much. Juan and Sandra literally fed us so much I had to sneakily unbutton the back of my skirt or else I was going to throw up. 99% sure that Heavenly Father helped me out though because I managed to keep it all in and not die. But they also fed me the spiciest pepper of my life and I high key thought I was allergic to it and every part of my face was in intense pain and felt like it was on fire for 15 minutes. Turns out I wasn't allergic but it was just really hot...Moral of the story: Beware of peppers that Mexicans feed you and say is only "a little spicy"...its a lie.

But other than that not a ton happened this week. We had Spanish zone conference which was a blast and super spiritually uplifting and then president bought us all lunch #blessed.I love every second I get to spend with President Wheeler. He was truly called of God.

Oh and I don't know who my next companion is until Wednesday so I guess we will all find out soon! All I know is that I love this work even though it can be really hard. We just need to put it in Gods hands and trust that He will provide the rest. I truly love this Gospel with all my heart! I invite all of you to really try and strengthen your relationship with Heavenly Father. I know that this will bring you so much peace...it has for me! I love all of you!

To the moon and back!!

Hermana Showalter