Sister Melissa Keables : It's Just So Awesome!

August 6, 2015

Hi everyone!!:D

Good news, I"M STAYING IN PICAYUNE!!:D I'm so happy!

Sister Elms stayed too so were still companions! She's stuck with me for another 6 weeks lol Last week was Zone Conference and that's always in Gulfport, which is right by the ocean:D Zone Conference was fun but its pretty much like p-day but it's on Tuesday. We mainly hang out with missionaries and play sports/ email. It was a fun day and when it was time to go home we almost went to the beach just so I could get pictures but apparently there's a flesh eating bacteria down there right now so I'll have to get pictures next time we have Zone Conference.

We saw Jean a couple of weeks ago and I almost forgot to tell ya'll how it went. The lesson went great and it was probably one of the most powerful experiences I've had so far. When we were planning what to teach Jean that morning we felt prompted to read from the Book Of Mormon with her. That afternoon we went and saw her. We said a opening prayer and one of the things she said to us is that when we let us in she could feel that there was something different about us. She said that while she was talking to us she felt different and that she wanted what we had. She said that she could see joy, peace and happiness in our faces. We asked Jean where we wanted to start reading in the Book Of Mormon she said that she wanted to start in the beginning. So we started at the testimonies in the very beginning. Jean told us that she couldn't see very well and she needed glasses to read but she would try anyway. She started reading and Jean didn't seem to have trouble at all. The whole time we were talking to her the Spirit was present and very strong. Me and Sister Elms witnessed a couple of miracles with Jean, it truly was a powerful and unforgettable experience. Jean has very bad sight yet she was reading without problems. She read the testimony of the three witnesses and the eight witnesses and both she thought were beautiful. I could see in her face that she was understanding and was loving everything she was reading so far. She started reading the testimony of Joseph Smith and when she got to the 6th paragraph she started crying. She said "Ya'll must think I'm crazy" Of course, we said no and she said "Its just so awesome" Jean felt the Holy Ghost so strongly that for a minute or two she was too emotional to continue reading. She put her hand on her heart a couple of times and it was amazing to see how the Holy Ghost touched her heart. What was really awesome was the fact that she could understand. If I wasn't raised in church someone had me read Joseph Smith testimony for the first time I would be confused. Jean didn't seem confused at all and I know that Holy Ghost played a part in that. After we finished reading, we asked Jean how she felt. She said that she felt good and that she knew it was true. Jean also said that felt like she was being enlightened and told truths. Sister Elms read from Alma 32:28 and asked Jean if that was what she was feeling. Jean said yes, and had a big smile on her face. We than asked Jean if she would be baptized and she said yes. One of the other things she said was that she's felt like she known us her whole life. I told her that we have know each other our whole lives and even before we came to this earth. I told her I knew God send us to her at this time in her life and that this was her chance to be a part of God's kingdom on earth. Me and Sister Elms both bore out testimonies, and I know Jean was touched by our testimonies.

Love ya'll and have a awesome day!:)

Love, Sister Keables

Went to a little antique shop and found this postcard