How Firm is your Foundation?

Hey Family and Friends!

     As you can probably guess this week was another amazing week.  So I better just jump right into it!

     At the beginning of this week I went on a little mini exchange. Sister Ballif had to go to another leadership meeting.  While she was at that I was able to go to Bloomington and be part of a trio companionship for some of the day.  It was really fun.  I would love to be in a trio, because then you can teach whoever, whenever.  In the mission they have this rule called the rule of 3.  That means that when ever you teach someone there has to be at least 3 of the same gender. That means if you are in a trio you can teach everyone!  That would be awesome.  So it was fun working in Bloomington and being able to meet new Sisters. 

     Also!  I was able to go to the temple this week with my district!  It is always such a blessing to go to the temple.  It is always so peaceful and it truly is the Lords house.  I wish I could go more!

     After the temple, I went on exchange with Sister Szabo.  She is serving in Andover and that is right next to Anoka, so that means that on Halloween Sister Ballif was in the Halloween capital of the world! Lucky girl!  But Sister Szabo and I had a great time.  We had dinner at the Johnson's house.  They are an awesome African Family who were baptized a couple months ago.  She made us some awesome African food and then we had a lesson with them about Family History.  

As we started teaching them about Family History it all started to click for me just how important Family History really is and how much it relates to missionary work.  The Johnson family started talking about all of the people in their lives who have passed on and how they would like to do temple work for them.  It was amazing to think how that family getting baptized doesn't only bless the future generations but also the generation who came before them. 

     Then Sister Szabo and I had an appointment lined up but it ended up falling through.  I looked in my planner to see who else we knew that was in the area.  Asa came to mind.  We went and knocked on his door and he was so happy too see us.  He mentioned the last time we stopped by how he wasn't home but we talked to his kids and we asked them if they would say a prayer with us.  He was so touched and he then told them that anytime we knock on the door to invite us in and to listen to what it is that we have to say.  He also told us that he hasn't been going to church lately because all the different churches confuses him. We were then able to teach him about the restoration.  He was very interested, he liked the part about the apostasy and how all these different churches came about.  Then when we started to tell him about Joseph Smith he already knew the story.  He then told us that he used to meet with the missionaries when he lived in Rochester, Minnesota.  They even gave him information so he could meet with the missionaries here but he lost the information.  He also said that if he knew where the church was that he would already be going.  Its such an amazing experience when you find people who are already prepare to hear the message.  He even came to church yesterday.  He is going to be a great investigator.  I just hope that his schedule will open up more so we can continue to teach him.

Sister Szabo and Sister Curtis 

     This week we were able to get in with Tamara again and things are going great!  We were able to have Megan, one of the young women there again.  We talked to her about the restoration again and the importance of prayer and fasting.  I love whenever we have a joint teacher there to testify what it is that they believe.  It is so powerful and its important to see how this gospel blesses normal peoples lives. (Because missionaries aren't normal...) I am so grateful for the young women in our ward and their willingness to help out.  We can tell that Tamara appreciates it also. Things are going wonderful, many prayers have been answered.  She has committed to be baptized on November 30!  We are so excited for her.  I hope I will still be here when she gets baptized!

     Guess what!  Transfers are next week!  So I will find out next Monday if I will be transferred and honestly I am praying that I won't. I love this area too much I don't want to leave all the amazing people behind.  I know that where ever I go it will be exactly where the Lord needs me.... But Still! haha :)

Sister Kaluwe is an awesome recent convert. 

The cute girls who always say hi to us as we
are tracting in the willow apartments.

     Yesterday was Fast Sunday, my favorite Sunday.  One of the women in our ward got up and bore her testimony, she talked about building your house upon a rock.  This really got me thinking.  Some people have asked us the question, “Why is it that bad things happen to good people?”  If you look at the primary song, "The Wise Man and the Foolish Man."  In this story there are two different people who both decide to build a house.  They both have to work hard in order to build their house and they both do.  One of them built it on a rock and one on them built it on the sand.  Then as we all know "the rains came down and the floods came up."  So in this story, bad things happened to both the wise and the foolish man but the difference is the foundation.  Now let me ask you this.  How firm is your foundation?  We all are going to go through hard things in life, that is part of God's plan.  But because he loves us he has provided us with a way to build our houses on "a rock", Jesus Christ.  If we will all build ourselves on that rock we will "stand still."  Jesus Christ is the only way that we can do that.  Look at all the amazing people in our lives who have gone through hard things.  As I look back on it now I can see that they were able to get through those hard times and endure them well because they would turn to Jesus Christ.

     I know I say it every week but I know that this church is true.  My testimony grows each and everyday!  I love you all so much!  Thanks for all the support.

Love Sister Kendra Curtis 

Pumpkin Fest!  
Guess who won 
First place?
Me!!!

This is Robson he is Muslim he works at the Zane Mart.  He loves us and sometimes gives us free water.  One day we'll get him to church!