New York- I'm Lovin It;)

Hello everyone:) I loved this week, I always do!

What really stood out this week was the importance of families! I love
my family so much and I'm really starting to understand what it means
to be able to help other families be together forever!

It's a miracle how many new families we were given to work with this
week, and I am so looking forward to seeing how the Gospel is going to
be able to change them:)

The Lane family: So Sister Kovac and I are really working on trying to
clean out our Areabook, contacting all the people we don't know and
stuff. So we called this one number and a man answered, we introduced
ourselves and asked if we could come over and teach them more. And his
response was so unexpected, he said that anyone who believes in God
and teaches about Him is welcome in their home. And so we went! (A few
nights later haha) But it was so amazing just seeing how the Lord
works, this family who missionaries met a long time ago and then they
kind of got lost, but then we decide to call at a time when they are
more prepared for the Gospel than they have ever been!:)

Vincent: We were tracting and Vincent answered the door holding his
little son. And we started talking about the power of the Book of
Mormon in bringing families closer together. We asked him if he would
read it if we left it with him and he said yes! And it was a very sure
yes, it kind of took me by surprise because that is not an answer we
normally get haha! But I loved it, we walked away from the house just
in awe at how prepared he was!

Yomaira: Also from tracting! She answered the door and I swear I
thought she was 16... But she is married and has 3 sons! But that
isn't important, what is important is how amazing she is! She invited
us in like she had known us for years, and we talked with her like we
were best friends! And she told us how her family is just always
looking for a church that they feel comfortable in and that they agree
with, and they haven't found one yet. So we invited them to church and
asked if we could come back to teach their family sometime and she
said yes! Again, so amazing, so prepared, so by the hand of God!:)

Jemaliegh: Have a written about Jemaleigh before? Anyway, Jemaleigh is
a less active and she is married to a non member, and Sister Kovac and
I have never met him because he works a lot. But we went over for
dinner a few nights ago and he was home! And we were able to teach
him! And Jemaleigh is less active because she doesn't go to church a
lot, but she still has the most solid testimony! And she constantly
bears her testimony to her husband and the Spirit is so strong when
she does! I am so excited to someday see them sealed in the temple
with their new son:) Because I just know that it is going to happen!

The Ofori family: The Ofori family is less active and they moved here
from Ghana! We have been trying so hard to get in contact with them
but have not been able to, until a little while ago! And it is just
the dad and his two twin sons, but we walked up to the house and the
boys were playing outside and one said, "Latter-Day Saints? We used to
go to Latter-Day Saints in Ghana." And it was so awesome to see these
two young boys remember this! Anyway, we were able to talk to their
dad and he really wanted his sons to go to church but he wasn't
willing to go himself. But a couple nights ago we had a lesson with
them and we focused on the two boys and it was so neat! At the end of
the lesson the dad said that he would like to be there when the boys
went to church so that he could show them support and help them to
understand what is going on!

So, those are some of the families that I am soooo excited for! And I
can't even begin to do these stories justice, they are so much more
miraculous than they seem on paper (or a computer screen!) and I am
SOO blessed that I get to see these miracles! I love how important
families are to our Heavenly Father! They are given to us so we can
learn and grow in the Gospel together, how sad life would be if
families didn't exist!

Also, who is excited about General Conference this weekend!? Raise of
hands! (And now I expect hundreds of pictures sent to me with people
raising their hands because we should all be excited for
conference!:)) Just take a minute to think about how amazing it is
that we get to hear from a Prophet of God! Gah, there are no words to
describe how excited I am!

I love you all:)

Love, Sister Jones

Sister Kovac's year celebration!

Bananas & Nutella.... cake is for squares :)

Jumping District! :)