Whelp, I Turned 20!

 First off, one of our investigators is getting baptized on Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so happy that she is getting baptized! When the scriptures say that your heart will be full of joy by bringing someone unto Christ they aren't lying! My heart is so full of joy! She had her interview on Tuesday and she was deemed as worthy and ready for baptism and we set up her program on Saturday!! We are really hoping for a large turn out for her baptism! I really cant wait till Saturday! We had exchanges and the sisters who came to pick up Sister Heninger got stuck in traffic. They got there late so we had a sleep over with them which was super fun! Then we had exchanges and the amazing Sister Cutler bought me tacos for my birthday! It was so sweet of her! Then we slept over at their house and went to zone training meeting on Friday. It was an amazing training, they really focused on how we need to teach by the Spirit and there is this quote from "how to be a Preach my gospel missionary" by Elder Bednar that says that if you aren't teaching by the spirit you are just talking to yourself in front of an investigator. It's super powerful! They also taught about how we need to use the Book of Mormon in our teaching and how essential it is to conversion. 

The Bradys invited us over for the "American rebellion", which is what they call the Fourth of July hahaha!  Now, on to my birthday celebrations! On Saturday we went out with the money Mom and Dad gave me. We went to Schnitzels and had an entire gluten free meal! It was really delicious! I opened my presents in the morning in my pjs and I loved everything I got! Thank you so much for everything! On Sunday everyone in the ward was wishing me a happy birthday and I just felt some much love from the members here in Cornwall! I am so blessed that I got to celebrate my birthday here! I bore my testimony about how back home I would have had an existential crisis on my birthday but since I am on the mission and doing the Lords work I am ok and how much I love being a missionary. At church sister Hynes was like, "Sister, stop by my house after church", so we did. She gave me the flowers that you sent me and I almost cried! I was so happy and it was such an amazing surprise! Then we went and had my birthday dinner at Sister Sheedy's house and she made me lasagna and gluten free chocolate cupcakes! It was so amazing! Her daughter Erin bought my flowers and she picked them because of the colors of clothes I wear! It was super sweet of her! Then tonight the Hynes are having us over to celebrate my birthday! 

I had an amazing birthday and I just felt so loved! I know that there is nothing better than being a missionary and dedicating my entire 20th year of life to being a representative of the Lord is the best thing that I could be doing! I love the Lord and I love serving Him!

Love, Sister Gonzalez