The Strawberries After the Storm 🍓

Here's a not so secret secret I'm going to let you in on today... You are a child of God!! 

This week was full of ups and downs, but when we had a down it was always counteracted with an even better up (: 

For example: we got cussed out by a guy on one door; then the next door we tried a guy told us to sit down got us some drinks, some strawberries, and genuinly listened to what we had to say. We were able to teach him the Plan of Salvation and he told us it made sense 😊

We were also having a non successful day one day and we talked to this guy who was headed to a bread store. When he came back we were still tracting his neighborhood and he stopped, rolled down his window, and insisted we take some bread! Haha it was the best! 

On Saturday the Elders in our ward had a baptism and it was super awesome! The spirit was so strong and afterwards we all went out to eat at Panda Express with the person who was baptized 

This week I've been studying temples. Which is super cool because I heard the announcements that couples dont have to wait a year if they've been married civilly to enter the temple! This is big and I'm so excited for all those couples who can now be sealed together sooner!! 

In gospel topics under temples it says: "Everything in the Church—the meetings and activities, the missionary efforts, the lessons taught and the hymns—all lead to the work done in holy temples." 

I remember before coming out I went with my parents to do sealings in the temple. The person who was doing the sealings found out it was my first time doing them and that I was leaving for a mission so he made it a special session. One of the things he told me was "Yes, baptisms are going to be important on your mission, but this should be the reason why you go on a mission. To help families be sealed for eternity. Nothing is more important than being sealed with your family for forever and helping others do the same" 

It's hard to even put into words how much appreciation I have for the knowledge of being with my family for forever. One of my favorite quotes is "a missionary is someone who leaves their family for 18 months so families can be together for forever" ♡ 

I hope May is a great month for y'all! Thank you for your prayers, love, and support! Until next week 🤟

~Sister Warburton 

 That leaf looked like a mouth 😂

 the lake (don't worry we didn't go swimming)

 we got our daily bread

when you get a new dress you have to take a mirror selfie