Ross, Emma

Hello to all of my favorite people!!  this week was willddd. But soo good!!  first things first! Jimmy and Ashley are on date to be married and to be baptized!!! we had a powerful lesson with them and taught them about the power of God here on earth- the priesthood!! Then ashley received a priesthood blessing of comfort and healing because she's going through some medical challenges right now. The spirit was so strong. I am so excited for them. We've had a lot of conversations with them about how they can center their family on Jesus Christ. Being married and baptized is the perfect way for them to start on their path to following God! They are going to receive so many blessings because they're willing to make promises with God. They are amazing people and have an amazing family and I can't wait for when their family will be forever!  Another update.... we moved!! wahoo! I don't know if i told you all this but our last apartment reeked of smoke because our neigh...

Hey y'all!  Yet again another amazing week.  This week was sprint week! Sprint week is when we have goals to extend a certain amount of spirit-led invitations to people throughout the week. This week was sooo awesome. As a mission we invited over 11,000 people to read the book of Mormon, come to church, or learn with us. Sprint week isn't just about the numbers. For me it's the fact that the goals we had led me to extend more invitations and to have more courage as I follow the Spirit. The Lord truly does magnify our efforts!! We've seen miracles because of sprint week!   Both Sister Hansen and I felt like this week we were going to invite one of our friends to be baptized. We didn't know exactly which one yet (bc they're all so prepared) but we just felt like we needed to prepare to do that. Then we thought about our friend Stacy, and we were like "ok if we're able to have a lesson with Stacy this week and teach her the restoration, we feel like she...

What a great week!!  First off, happy Easter! There has been a really special feeling this weekend as I've remembered my Savior more. I'm so grateful for my Savior and the sacrifice that He made for me. I know that we can find so much peace and joy in this life because of Him! I've had some thoughts recently. I feel like when we get to Heaven and we get to see God and Jesus again, we'll be so at peace. I tend to worry a lot about little things, and I've realized recently that God is aware of those little things. and He will take care of them as long as I keep my promises with him. It's good to know that He is in control. I think when we get to the end of our lives we'll look back on our lives and say "why did I worry so much? God was in control the whole time and the Savior was with me throughout it all". that knowledge brings me a lot of peace!  Watching general conference was amazing! Our friend Alex watched it with us and she was so tuned in. we...