HELLO there.

Surprise. Surprise.

What a life I live. 

Seriously it's unlike any other. 

It started off with a REAL surprise. 

So we have this investigator named Jenny and my goodness I feel like every time I leave her house I leave my heart on the kitchen table because I literally just try with all my might to give everything I have to give to her. Anyway She's basically incredible but we've been teaching her for quite some time and she hasn't been able to come to church because her husband is jealous of the relationship she has with God. We went over there on Tuesday morning...knowing that the stakes were definitely pretty high at this appointment because if she didn't start coming to church we really couldn't keep teaching her. 

SO. 

last time we were there she said she was going to make a video to tell us where she was at spiritually. We walk into her house and she had these chairs and projector and laptop all set up. She showed us this picture slideshow bore her testimony, basically gave us a real big presentation. She told us that at one point in her life she really felt like she couldn't even move because of where she was at but with God as her medicine that's all changed.........and here is the real kicker, cherry on top, grand finale of the whole thing.....she asked us to turn her chair's around.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................AND SHE DID AN INTERPRETIVE DANCE. 

SERIOUSLY FOLKS. Literally this was so out of left field. Sister Kelly and I have taught some interesting people and therefore have experienced some interesting things together but we did not see this one coming. I think I was literally speechless the whole time. No worries the music wasn't apostate...it was some Spanish Christian music. but my oh my this was definitely an experience to remember. She also gave us this clay heart with a hole she had made in it to help us remember that Christ was the only one who could fill the whole in our hearts...also this part was cool...She gave us this plant that people are pretty sure is the plant that they made Christ's crown of thorns out of. NO WORRIES we definitely did some teaching but we are probably still going to have to drop her....

OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS. 

Sister Kelly discovered this week that at the ripe old age of 19 she has arthritis and degenerative disc disease. She's such a trooper though....I've never made so many ice packs for someone in my life and I've never been so willing to pick up anything she ever drops so she doesn't have to bend over but she's still going strong and teaching repentance and being the bold missionary she is. 

The cutest couple of my whole life got baptized into the king's canyon ward. Erica and Mucio who have been taught by the Elders were married on Monday and baptized on Saturday. 

PRECIOUS.

Susana and Zion are doing well we taught them with Sister Clark this week and they were at church again but we might have to give them to another set of missionaries to teach because they don't live in our area. Adrian wasn't at the appointment we had set up this week so we haven't been able to see him in awhile. 

Also an additional note on missionary work:

I love it. I try every day to put my whole heart into it and I don't want any part of my heart anywhere else...but the thing is I'm pretty imperfect at it. 

That's the bad news....

but the good news is...

"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me." 2 Corinthians 12:9

Jesus Christ has perfect grace and I know the only way that I'm making it back to a Father in Heaven is with a lot of grace applied. I know that's the same for each of us and that's why I'm here. 

So. Long story short. I have imperfections and although I'm going to work to rid myself of them I'm also going to take the time to glory in my infirmities because I'm sure that the power of Christ rests upon me. 

I couldn't be a missionary for one second of one day if I didn't have a Savior leading me, guiding me and walking beside me. I hope ya'll take the time everyday to see him in your lives too. 


Love, Sister Rendon