Miracles

Howdy y'all,

I can't believe how fast time flies.  Every day goes by way too fast!
A lot has happened this past week and I've experienced many miracles.
I have a couple experiences I would like to share with y'all.  On
Wednesday last week we were walking around and contacting some
referrals that we had been given around an apartment complex, and I had
an impression come to me that told me to go back and knock on this
specific door.  I told my companions we had to go back, so we
did.  I knocked on this door and a man answered.  He was English
speaking.  The spirit overwhelmed me as I started to say that we were
missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We
talked with him for a minute and began to talk about prophets and the
restoration.  I bore my testimony to him and gave him a Book of
Mormon.  I began to cry after talking with this man not because I was
sad but because I was happy.  I have not been able to speak much
Spanish here and to be able to bear my testimony to him fully in
English and to feel the spirit so strong was a miracle for me.  I know
the Holy Ghost guided me to have that experience.  Another miracle
that happened this week was on Saturday morning.  My companions and I
got up at 6:30 AM to go running, and we locked ourselves out of our
condo (woops).  We tried to see if any of our windows were unlocked and
we tried to lift our garage door but we couldn't (it was locked too).
Well at that point we didn't know what to do.  None of our neighbors
were awake that early and nobody's lights were on, and we didn't have
our phone to call any of the Elders or anyone else.  We decided to
pray.  We walked around our area for a little bit to wait for
someone's lights to come on or a garage door to open.  Finally a house
light came on and we walked over to that house.  We knocked on the
door and a man walked out.  We explained our situation and he tried to
think of a way he could help us.  He then remembered that his next
door neighbor worked for a garage fixing company or something like
that (who would've thought).  We then went to his house and knocked on
his door.  Both of them came and worked on getting our garage door
open.  I love how Heavenly Father watches out for us and takes care of
us.  We were guided to that man's house for a reason! Those are just
some of the miracles I witnessed this week.

We went to one of our less active members house on Saturday as well.
Her name is Hermana Llanes.  She is from Cuba and is the nicest lady I
have ever met.  She made us dinner.  It was one of her favorite things
to make from Cuba.  It was like a roast with rice that you mixed with
crackers.  It was really yummy but a lot of food.  Then on top of that
we had cake and some Blue Bell Ice Cream (the famous ice cream here)
mmmmm!  But I was so stuffed I though I might throw up!  My companions

were laughing at me and said "welcome to the
mission life" (haha)!  This week we had our new sister training meeting
back in San Antonio.  On our way there we stopped at one of the
largest gas stations in the Nation. It's called Buc-ees!!  We got some
super yummy cinnamon roles there!  We continued our journey to San
Antonio and had a wonderful meeting with our Mission President and his
wife.  They are such great people and there family is wonderful! The
next day my trainer (Hermana Shepherd) had a meeting that she had to
go to that took up the whole day.  So Hermana Newman and I took the
reins and went to work! We contacted our progressing investigators and
went door knocking around that area!  We were so nervous that we
weren't going to be able to speak to these people but guess what....
another miracle happened and we were able to communicate with those we
came in contact with, and we even set up more appointments to come back
and teach more with some of the people.  The gift of tongues is real!

Well I want to end this email and share with y'all about how much I
love General Conference! I learned so much this weekend from all those
who spoke to us.  First of all I know that God calls prophets and
apostles to teach us and guide us!  I loved many of the talks that
were shared.  I love our Prophet and I know that he speaks from God.
I love what he said and I quote "May we choose the HARDER right
instead of the EASIER wrong".  It is so important for us to choose to
work hard for the things we want in our lives.  "Our choices determine
our destiny"!  I know that the Temple is the Lord's house.  I'm so
excited to know that we have 4 more temples that are going to

be built on the earth for us today.  I recently re-read a conference talk that was

back in April 2011 by President Tomas S. Monson and it talked about the

importance of being worthy to enter into the temple.  I know that the temple is a
place where we can go to feel closer to our Heavenly Father and I love
the peace and happiness that I feel there each time I go.  Lastly I
know families are forever I know Heavenly Father and His son Jesus
Christ love each and every one of us!  They know us better then we
know ourselves.  They watch over us and protect us and are always by
our side.  I know that Joseph Smith restored this gospel and its fullness. 

I know that the Book of Mormon is true without a doubt!  I love
my Savior Jesus Christ!  I have grown to know him more personally while
being on a mission.  The Holy Ghost is real.  I constantly feel its
presence guide me each and every day!  I love love love being a
missionary and sharing this true gospel with everyone I come in contact
with!!!  I love you all and I hope you know how much your Heavenly
Father loves you!  I challenge y'all to read and re-read the
conference talks that were just given and I promise you that you will
learn something new from them every time you read!

Con amor,
-Hermana Mann