Filled to the brim

Well my friends,

This week was AWESOME! Did you expect any less? Something cool that I've always wanted to do on my mission is get rid of people's Word of Wisdom problems. We're talking pouring alcohol down the drain, throwing out coffee, cigarettes; you know, the works. and I finally got to do it on Monday night! We went on exchanges with the Central Falls English Sisters and I went there with my good friend, Sister Watts, and we helped their investigator get clean! Also, the lady lived in Bremerton once upon a time! Hahaha. What a small little world! We flushed her cigarettes down the toilet and we took a trip to her friends house to give them her coffee stuff. It was so fun! #BucketList #Check

Also, Thanksgiving was awesome! We ate, and we ate, and we ate! Good times! So my first thanksgiving on the mission was the only day when I was really "homesick" but luckily this year wasn't a repeat :) We weekly planned in the morning, then we dropped off some thank you notes, and then the feasting began! We had a Honduran thanksgiving, then a Dominican/American thanksgiving, and then a Bolivian thanksgiving. And we were literally filled to the brim. Wow! And also just filled to the brim with thanks and joy and charity. I love these people! And they just so freely spend a part of their holiday/family time with us missionaries! It was the best. 

This week was so fun because we had a bunch of members out with us! Even when we didn't have an appointment set we exercised our faith, got a member out with us, and things just started to happen. We picked up a new investigator named Adriano, and he's just an elderly Dominican dude. We had a member out with us, and as soon as Adriano opened the door, Hermano knew that they guy was alcoholic. All he did was observe him for like 10 seconds! It was crazy! The lesson was a little slow, and it's obvious that this dude has some problems, but our member has been working with alcoholics and addicts for many years, so he is committed to help us help this man to change his life. We will see where our good friend Adriano goes! Maybe we will get to do more Word of Wisdom clean up? Eh? eh? :)

I love the simplicity of the gospel! This morning I was reading in Alma 37 and Alma was talking to his son Helaman about the Liahona and how it is a type of Christ (see verse 45). By following the course of the words of Christ we will be led to the promised land. And you know what I love? He is referring to the promised land of the celestial kingdom, but also we can arrive at the promised land here on earth as well. And the way to do that is to follow Christ's teachings and example as laid out in the scriptures and words of the living prophets. 

I don't know about you, but I'm tryna get to that land of milk and honey. But can I make that almond milk, please? 

Love you all!

Have a great week!

Con amor,

Hermana Frei