Alabama the Beautiful

Hey family:)

This week was fabulous!

We met the coolest family tracting this week. We read the Book of Mormon with them and they absolutely loved it. We taught the kids how to open randomly to a scripture by doing a pitch swing strategy. They loved it and did it while we were gone too. We also taught them how to start reading with and end with a prayer and they loved that even more. It was one of those moments when we teach and their eyes say that they get it. They even nod their heads and say, "that makes sense." The Mom started to cry! They said they wanted to be baptized! Wahoo! We've seen them almost every day since we met them! Wahoo!!!!

We also went to a fun appointment in Centre, AL next to the outskirts of the Coosa river. I can't remember what the lake is called!!! Anywho, the family we taught can noodle! Like catching fish with their own hands! The Dad even told us how this 6ft cat fish came up on the deck and he couldn't get it without plunging in with it! He didn't catch it but it was a fabulous story:)

It was BEAUTIFUL there. They live right off the lake and basically eat fish all the time. They also had mini aquariums all around their house. They love fish to look at and to eat.:)

We took a member with us and the lesson we had with them was fabulous! Spirit was so strong. They reading the Book of Mormon and ate up every word we said! The member is too neat. It was her first time out with the missionaries and she gave a powerful testimony about the Book of Mormon. Our Investigator said, "I want that kind of testimony." It was so neat!!!! They even fed us! Southern hospitality is so real! We got fed every day this week!

We had a neat dinner appointment this week out in the country:) These members are awesome and they know how to talk to and feed us. True Southerners. We went to their trailer and had dinner outside in a gazebo!!!! It was awesome! Macaroni and cheese, ribs, col slaw, chili, you name it and it was there. We wanted Denise to come but she couldn't! We will bring an investigator next time. Talk about love!

The Gospel is true and we are the happiest people on earth!

Thank you for your prayers. We feel them here.

Happy Halloween! We are going to be angels!

Love you!

Steadfast in Christ

Love, Sister Gibbs

 Happy Birthday Dad!!!! Sounds like y'all had a blast!  We ate dinner at a members
home this week and they had paper lanterns! They asked us if we wanted to send one
off and we said of course. We got to write a message on it and here it is! The Chinese
believe the message will be taken to the person you write to via sky! It was awesome!