This week brought a lot of learning experiences, that's for sure :)

Transfers happened, and our beloved District Leader got called to be a Zone Leader, and we all shed tears of sadness for our loss. We LOVED our district leader, and we made lots of miracles happen as a district. All of the other companionships in our zone had one companion change except for sister Moore and I, so there is a lot of fresh blood in our Zone and we are excited to get to work. 

Alan didn't make it to church again yesterday, because his Mom went out of town and he had to go stay with his sister far away and then to top it off, he got sick. It's ridiculous how hard Satan will work against people progressing. But, that leaves lots of room for miracles. Alan has been an interesting situation because it requires a lot of work with the Ward, and this ward has had 1) lots of bad history with missionaries before and 2) a lot of strong families that carry the ward and do all of the service. Anyway, we've gotten a bit of chastisement for asking favors from the ward with bringing Alan to church and wanting him to get baptized... I've definitely been learning the importance of wards and missionaries working together, which I had no understanding of before the mission. Anyway, that being said, his baptism won't be until the 30th of August. But it's gonna happen. :)

This week we went over to the Stake President's house to help his wife sew a quilt (a dream come true service project), and he was home from work and so we started talking about the things he'd been studying, and he asked us a few interesting questions I thought I'd share. I've made them a matter of study during my personal studies this week and have gleaned many helpful insights.

1) what is the difference between having "faith in" and having a "testimony of" God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost (the first temple recommend question).

2) Why do have have to have faith in those members individually, and how are they different (hint: Faith in God has more to do with Commandments, Faith in Christ is more about Atonement)

Well, I still haven't found my camera cord. One day i will and I'll send pictures of the AP's planners. They turned out beautifully:)

Love you all!

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Hermana Reynolds