Hermana Kayla Zayas' Missionary Experiences in Arizona Scottsdale Mission: 2022-2023

 Buenos dias!! ELIAS WANTS TO GET BAPTIZED!!! he is on date for July 13th, so exciting :) our lesson with him was so crazy because he told us he had been praying and thinking about it and he knew that God wanted him to be baptized. and then he told us that he saw us in a dream, which is the crazy part because...he is blind and has never seen us. soooo wild. anyways the ward members here are so cute, if they know spanish they will bare their testimony in spanish at the end of their talk so he can understand, it is the most tender thing in the world <3 we are going to try to do the entire baptismal service in spanish, so please pray for us that we can find enough spanish speakers in this ward. here are some other highlights: • we went to the rim 2 times this week: pday and weekly planning!! we literally just discovered it this week and it is only 1/2 mile from our apartment • ronnie came to church!!!!! this was his 2nd time coming to church, in his entire life. it is...

 Hola a todos! Woah it is not Monday! we had zone conference yesterday so preparation day was moved to today. Let me tell ya 7 straight days of proselyting without a break is a lot. It was a wonderful week though. Alrighty let's list out the highlights: • We were at a member's house for dinner and they were telling us about all the farm animals they have, and then the little kids were like, "We also have a LLAMA!" LOL. so we met Larry the Llama :) • We got to help out with a Stake Primary Activity about missionary work. The kids were too too cuteeee • IT RAINED!! YUP YOU READ THAT RIGHT!! WE FINALLY GOT SOME MOISTURE!! and then the day after it rained the weather got down to the 70s and it was SO humid oh my goodness I was flipping out humidity is the best • We had Zone Conference, which was a spiritual feast as always. It was on making Christ the focus of every lesson we teach, every invitation we extend, and every promise we make. We tried it out on the...

 Holaa mis queridos!!! Great great week! So many miracles. Highlights: • Solid lesson con Elias! He wants to get baptized but isn't sure if he should do it now or wait and see if he moves to Mexico. So we talked about how the most essential part about baptism is receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and making the covenant with God. We invited him to pray about baptism and to know God's will.  • Hna Jenson and I did an English class!! well, mostly... We slipped a few times because we legitimately forgot, but for the most part no English was spoken. Super fun! • Someone called us and asked if we could do some service and we ended up washing their dogs... lol it was a party • Brigitte is so excited for her baptism!! We are finishing up the last couple of things we need to teach her, and one of the those was the Law of Chastity. Brigitte can be a bit crazy sometimes so we were scared to see how she would react, but literally it could not have gone any better. She lite...

 Hi! Wow it is already June! Not going to lie, this was a hard week, but with this new transfer coming up Hna Jenson and I are so so so soooo motivated to find new people. We just really need a new teaching pool with people who are actually interested in learning the gospel. The lessons we had this week were kinda bleh, but let's look at the positive shall we! Ramando & Renelda both committed to living the Word of Wisdom, WOODY WENT TO ARP!!!, we met a new friend named Lori, our lesson with MIssy didn't end up crashing and burning, we have a new senior couple in our district!! (being the only sisters gets tiring okay), and I am staying in Pinetop-Lakeside for another transfer (this will be my 4th transfer here!!!).  random things: • Learned how to use a weed whacker, just call me the weed whacking queen 🤠 • Someone confessed to use that they have murdered several people • Ate a tasty tasty lemon cream pie • "You don't own your testimony: you rent it. And...