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Hola Y'all! 

I hope y'all have had such an awesome week!! Hope y'all haven't broken your New Years resolutions yet! Life here in Kentucky is so much fun and so amazing always! 

We were able to get in contact with Y--------, our investigator with a baptismal date, but she is really struggling right now because she still isn't able to get her green card so she isn't able to work. Her husband lost his job as well, so she is feeling really discouraged. We asked her how her reading has been in the Book of Mormon, and she told us that she hasn't been reading at all, so we talked about how when we put God first that everything else is able to be solved over time. So we promised her that if she would read the Book of Mormon everyday and would pray everyday that things would resolve. It was such a powerful lesson and I hope that she takes that promise to heart! 

We were also able to have a lesson with W--------, and we taught him the Word of Wisdom! The only thing he was doing was he was drinking coffee every so often, but he really understood why he shouldn't drink it. So he was willing to give it up! We are so excited for him! The next step is trying to get him to come to church!! 

So. Something super amazing happened this week. We left one day and went to try to speak to a few people and none of them would answer. So we decided to walk to another area, and on our way there, there was a lady outside, and we couldn't tell if she was Hispanic or not, but we decided to not ignore those people that God has put in our path. So we went up to her and found out that she was from El Salvador! We talked to her for a bit, and later she told us to go talk to her upstairs neighbor because she knew she would love our message. So we went up and talked to him. We shared Alma 7:10-12 with him and talked about how through Jesus Christ we can be strengthened. Then this man, Oscar, told us that that morning he had been praying that he would find the Word of God and that we showed up. He was almost crying he was so overwhelmed. It was amazing. And so we gave him the Restoration pamphlet and set up a time with him for Saturday. And when we went back, he had read the whole pamphlet and had so many awesome questions. He is so prepared. Sadly, he didn't come to church yesterday, but he committed to come next week! 

So many amazing things happened this week! First, we had Zone Conference and interviews! I love having those because I learn so much about how I can become a better missionary. But that Zone Conference was seriously so amazing, and I felt the Spirit so strong and really learned by the Spirit. I really loved the message on how to best follow the Spirit when we teach, and understand when the Spirit is there and not to rush it. We also can do better following the Spirit in everything! Also, Fun Fact. We won the golden hubcap award! Which means we cleaned our car super good! So proud. 

It snowed about 1 inch here at the most, and the next day schools were cancelled and everything just shut down. It was hilarious! It made me laugh because I heard they got so much snow in Utah and didn't cancel school!

We also had the opportunity to go to Nashville and hear Sister Reeves talk! She is the second counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency. She is amazing. In the beginning she talked a lot about conversion stories, and it just pumped me up to be a missionary! She also quoted a talk by Elder Holland about how we all have our own personal Liberty jails, and how we are never alone. It was so awesome. And then, Elder Gillenwater, from the Seventy, came and talked to us afterward. What he said that I loved the most was to "Gain a Testimony of Yourself." And to do that, apply Moroni 10:3-5. I loved that. So amazing. And bonus! I got to see my old companions! It was so amazing. Yay!!! 

Well. That's about my week! I love you all so much!!! Thank you for all the support and love!!! I know this church is true with all my heart! Never pass an opportunity to share the gospel!!!

Love, 
Hermana Nielson

P.S. MADIZONE

P.P.S. Sister Reeves