This week was soooo good! To start it off me and Elder Englestead last Monday decided to take the bikes out after P day to go and visit Jannely our friend preparing for baptism! When we decided to go out on the bikes it was about 7:30 PM, the sun was down and everyone in the barrio was telling us not to go out after dark because it's dangerous... but here's the thing, I forgot the keys to our car in the other elders car soooo it was the only way haha! So me and Elder Englestead got our weapons (BOM's) and went out. Man the wind was so bad but we just went with it.. We needed to talk to Jannely about church. So we kept going and when we got there, we could feel light rain drops. We both looked at each other and were like oh crap... The worst part about this is when we got to Jannely's house, she wasn't even there. Then I kid you not, right as we started getting back on our bikes the rain came tumbling down lol. The wind plus the rain made it super fun to bike in, I'm not going to lie, but we finally made it home and we were soaked! The thing is Jannely's mom felt bad for us that we came by and no one answered and that we got soaked and told us we could come on Tuesday to have a lesson. Lol,so moral of the story.... even though we had to suffer through that, the Lord knows our efforts and blessed us with a confirmed lesson! It was perfect!

This past Wednesday we got to attend The Colombia River Temple! It was so nice and I also got to see some old members from Mattawa, so that was tight as well! Words cannot describe the peace that you feel in the Temple! I am jealous of those missionaries that have temples in their missions cause they go all the time... we go twice a year... But it was something definitely needed and I feel like only going twice a year really makes me cherish the moments I have in the house of the Lord! After the mish if you trynna find me.. I'll be in the temple haha!

Yesterday we had a missionary fireside called "Why I Believe". It something that Sister Jackman wanted us missionaries to hold for all those that we are teaching! We have converts to the church, recent converts, long time converts share their conversion story and why they believe in the church! Yesterday me and 5 other missionaries sang "Peace in Christ" and with 15 min of practice we still killed it haha! But man oh man, the Spirit was so strong there yesterday! We had a brother named Brother Simmons talk. He talked about joining the church because of an experience he had with a priesthood blessing! His testimony was so strong of the Book of Mormon. The faith that he had to put in that book as he was joining the church! His family is all strong Baptist members and to this day they still don't discuss his faith because they hate our church so bad. But he said that once you read and pray about that book, that feeling you get YOU CANNOT DENY IT! Earlier yesterday we ate our fast breaking dinner with him and he made us tons of steak! Best dinner I had on the mission! But throughout that dinner as well he was telling us about his conversion story and man I have so much respect for him.

It really seems that this past week at all our our member visits members have been talking to us about the safety and peace in the Book of Mormon and the realness of this gospel. I was talking to this older member, he was the stake patriarch for a while, but we were talking about the Lamanites and the duty we have to bring them back into the fold, because they will one day come back! He shared with me that I have an in with them because I am one of their brothers and told me that I am supposed to be here right now. He told me that I have a different spirit that has people want to know me. He joked and said I wish I had that gift! The feeling that you get as you walk into our church, the feeling you get as you listen to the prophet, the feeling you get as you listen to the missionaries, those feeling are the Holy Ghost telling you that this is the true church! I have noticed on my mission that when I feel the Holy Ghost, I cry! Hahah it kind of sucks.... But that really made me think, and has helped me look at exactly why I am serving my brothers the Lamanites!! What's even crazier is that later that night my dad sent me a talk about that exact topic! It really has helped me change my whole perspective of my mission and has made me want to work even harder, and talk Spanish even more!

This week was seriously awesome! Thank you all for your support and love I feel every day! I hope you all have a good week and hope you all can get to the temple ASAP! Read and pray about the Book of Mormon. I promise you that by doing those 2 small actions, that book will change your life! I love you all! Lets get PUMPED FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE!!!!

Con amor,
Elder Ka'ili