Hermana Brayton: LITERAL Best Week of My Life

July 6, 2020

¡holaaa y'all!!

Holy freakin moly y'all this week was SO long but SO so good!! Soooo many miracles happening here, that's for sure. Sorry if this ends up being a novel, but let me tell ya about it all:)

First off, we found 11 people to teach this week!! Usually, we find like 3 people a week, so 11 is crazy!! Especially in quarantine!! So that alone is such a miracle. But the best part is that 7 of those people are the greatest family in the whole world. We actually met the mom, daughter, and grandma in our apartment complex a few weeks ago and talked to them for a second just in passing. After we met them though, I kept thinking we were so dumb for not getting their phone numbers, but then on Monday we called a ton of people, and this lady told us we could come over the next day and we did. Whenever we got there and she opened the door, her face lit up and she just started laughing and she was like "oh my gosh look it's the same hermanas from the laundry room!" At first, we were so confused, but then we remembered meeting them, and golly then I couldn't stop smiling. The whole family is so interested and engaged in all of our lessons, they're literally golden.

Also this week we were able to meet President and Sister Platt!! They are the best ever wow. They're from Texas, so having some more fellow southerners with their sweet accents makes me SO HAPPY. Hermana Hansen and I were able to be in like 3 different meetings with them this week, so we're all basically going to be best friends:)

The Fourth of July here was such a party too! From like noon to midnight, a ton of people were shooting off fireworks everywhere. We went out on our nightly walk just around our complex at like 8:30, and we went to the top of our parking lot/garage thing, and it was *beautiful*. There were fireworks in every direction and a gorgeous sunset on a perfect California summer night. Gosh life is just so good, ya know?

So basically, I'm the happiest chica alive rn and I LOVE being a missionary. My knowledge of the Savior and my love for him is still growing every day and I just wish I could tell every single person. So let me just tell y'all, Jesus loves you!! He came to this earth to live and die for you, and He is so proud of the life you are living and goals you have set for the future. Keep growing, keep thriving, and keep your heads up! We are agents y'all, we don't have to let our circumstances define us. We can act for ourselves and find/bring happiness everywhere we go, no matter what this crazy world of ours is doing.

I have so much love for y'all please never forget it!! Email me if you want me to tell you more about how Jesus loves you!! Have a good week everyone:)

Con Amor,

Hermana Brayton 😊