3-1-20

Well today we blew them away (whoever them are). We had 22 people in Cherry Creek, Gloria Belmonte's little house was full! It was fast and testimony meeting and Manny and raynee both bore their testimonies!! (Our next branch president in Cherry Creek). I think we had an exceptional meeting today as well! We have wonderful elders in Cherry Creek;f Elder's Brown, Anderson, and Levin. for sunday school class I talked about Tankini coming to battle against Cherry Creek and what preparations would be necessary to take to prevent them from destroying ourselves and families.

 (The new branch president's wife) bore her testimony today about two spiritual experiences she had had. One was she had been praying to know whether or not Jesus was the "Creators" son. She prayed and prayed to know. She had kinda a vision (I didn't understand exactly how it happened) BUT she saw what she saw and heard what she heard. She heard God speak to her and told her Yes! is my son and your brother and your husband, Manny is your brother also (and you really need to treat him like a brother). She really didn't understand how her husband could be her brother until she joined the church and everyone called each other brothers and sisters. The other experience was when she had been drinking for a few years. She said she was raised in another church and her mother read bible stories to her and her siblings for a long time while they were growing up. BUT, and I say BUT her parents also taught them how do drink. So she was an alcoholic for a number of years. In fact her mother would take care of the kids for her so she could go out drinking. (Crazy life on the Rez) anway she was hung over one morning and she was talking to "the Creator" about how horrible her life was and how she wanted him to take her home. She just prayed and prayed for him to take her. After lieing there for hr's she realized he wasn't going to take her. She heard a voice telling her "you know what you need to do!" She quit drinking and has been sober ever sense. She and Manny have not been active but Manny is an Elder and we are giving the temple lessons to them starting Wednesday. We are way excited! She did ask though: Soooo if we go to the temple and are sealed for time and all eternity, what happens if we decide in the next life we don't want to be married? (apparently they don't always get along) What would you say?? I just said well, I believe that we will always have our free agency. If for some reason you change your mind I am sure things can be worked out! It seemed to satisfy them. I told a temple sealer about the experience and he started to say something and then just didn't say anything:)