Changes and miracles

good morning everyone!

It was a great week full of changes.

☆ The biggest change tho? Tahia became a member of the church of Jesus christ of latter day saints aka she was baptized !! it was a day we have been long awaiting for & I am so proud of her; she really is like a baby sister to me :')

☆ we got put into a trio with Sister Bradfield from TX

☆ and the Fourth of Julyyyy !! My favorite holiday; the best day ever....but not in CA. nothing will beat Soda lol....it was pretty sucky here. We spent the day with Tahia's baptism but then at night did nothing; my comps didn't wanna watch the fireworks so I sat in our somewhat open parking lot just listening to the fireworks that sounded like WWIII -- still a very good one <3 !!

I saw so many miracles this week and one being --> I was having a few tough days this last week. From Tuesday - today 🤣 lol But it was super tough for me and one day I stepped outside for my personal study & just cried my eyes out to God in a prayer about how tough everything was for me and that all I needed was a hug, text, or even just the comfort from the spirit && thats when everything started to fall into place. Our day resulted in us going to the mission office & after awhile of being there I had a letter come in from my mama/dad -- the biggest surprise & blessing from God! It was like my very own hug from my mom/dad && God ! So again, I bawled my eyes out for the reason being that God is so so aware. He hears your prayers & He has everything perfectly aligned for you. It was a testament to me that God knows everything before we do. He inspired my mom days before knowing full well that I'd be struggling 2 days later. So, any time you feel alone, reach out in prayer to God & let Him know the things you need (even though He already knows 😉)

Manuia le vaiaso !! Alofa atu 🤍

sister fin <3

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Pushin Through!

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Sister Leilani Kalona Finlayson