Sister Ann Elgaaen in Houston, Texas South: October 28, 2019 Miracle After Miracle

Hey family and friends!

This week has been amazing and SO fast! Can you believe I only have one more week until transfers!! This week started out and I was on exchanges with sister Hardy who is the SWEETEST sister in the world!!

Tuesday october 22, 6:35 a.m. we get a text from Rachael, one of the people we are teaching

This was the text:

"Good morning sisters! Sister Elgaaen, something really discouraging and bad happened last night. When y'all finish with exchanges tonight, please let me know. I really really really have to talk to you and Sister Lewis in person..."

You can probably imagine the confusion and worry we were experiencing. Possibilities of what could have occurred rushed through my mind. Did she get fired from her job? Did she get in a car accident? Is she sick?

Scenario after scenario rushed through my mind.

Frantically I looked at the schedual for the day. There was no possible way we could meet that day. We had appointment after appointment lined up!

I looked to sister Hardy who was on exchanges with me and I said "let's pray for her."

We knelt on the floor and offered a prayer for Rachael.

Soon after, we recieve a text from the lady we had a schedualed appointment with, she said:

"Girls, I hate to, but we need to reschedule..."

I knew in that moment that we needed to meet with Rachael that night. We quickly texted her that our night just opened and she said she would pick us up at 7.

The whole day she was on my mind, we live in Texas for heavens sakes!! Not even a month ago a man in a nearby apartment complex shot someone else! Knife fights are constant and gun activity is frequent!

When we exchanged back that night sister Lewis and I waited anxiously for Rachael to pick us up. When she did, her car was in perfect shape and so was she.

We drove to the church where we have our lessons.

When we arrived at the church Sister Lewis and I asked Rachael what had happened.

She told us that she had met with Presient Wilsead last night and she wasn't going to be able to he baptised for a long time.

Our hearts sunk, we knew how badly she wanted this! She goes around at night and hands out book of Mormon after book of mormon!! She loves the gospel with all her heart and KNOWS that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints is TRUE!

She continued and pulled something out of her bag,

"Because you might not be here for the baptism, I wanted to give you each a little something."

She handed us each a card which obviously held something inside. She told us not to open them yet.

She pulled out her phone and then began recording.

When she said to open the letter I did so slowly, Sister Lewis began immediately freaking out and laughing. I looked down at the letter and there was a few cute stickers covering the letter, so I had to move those aside to read what was written. The letter said:

"Dear Sister Elgaaen, will you please do me the honor of being a witness at my baptism on November 2nd 2019?"

--Rachael

The joy that filled me when I read those words is indescribable! RACHAEL IS GETTING BAPTISED!!!!!!!

I love this gospel and I know that Rachael does too. She doesn't just have a testimony, she is Truly converted to the Lord!

I admit it, she tricked us!! I was absolutely convinced that something terrible had happened to her, but it was the complete opposite!

This was definitely a HUGE miracle!!

I love you All so much! I hope you had an amazing Week as well!! Keep being awesome!