Hermana Briana Ihrke

Monday, April 20, 2015

When it rains it pours... 4/20/15

OH MY GOSH!!!!! This week has been so AWESOME!!! I can't even tell you! And time is going by so fast right now!! I cant even believe that I am already half way done with my mission!!!! It makes me sad to think about it:( but I'm so happy that I still have 9 more months!

SO this week has been absolutely crazy!!!

Tuesday: WE WENT TO THE TEMPLE!!! IT WAS UNREAL!!! We went to the temple with a couple in our ward! It was so great. when I get there a returned senior missionary asked me to do a name for one of her converts family! So that was pretty cool and she served in Europe so that was even cooler cause I LOVE Europe!!! haha and I saw some people from the other mission that I knew too. That was cool:)

Friday: so for this week we have been riding our bikes:) We were riding our bikes out of our apt. complex and some people came up to us and said "hey yall know there's gonna be a huge storm, it's gonna flood all of houston tonight!" Me and Hna Wood looked at eachother and said "then there is no point in getting our rain jackets." haha so we left. Then an hour later it starts raining. It wasn't too bad, untill an hour later... OH MY GOSH I HAVE NEVER SEEN BIGGER RAIN DROPS IN MY WHOLE LIFE!!!! Seriously I've never been more wet!!! I bet people thought we were crazy riding our bikes in that storm. The thunder and lightning was crazy! And soo close to us!! The water came up to our knees while we were biking. we strait up looked like jet skis with our wake coming out of the back of our bikes!!! It was AWESOME!!! (I have videos but I'll have to show yall when I get home:) Eventually the flood was so bad we couldn't bike home so the elders had to come and rescue us! It was a miracle that they even made it in their car... we saw people car bumpers getting ripped off by the water rushing by in the streets. You couldn't even see the side walks! Everyone was pulled over! Some people couldn't get into their cars because if they opened the door water would flood in! It was CRAZY AND AWESOME! BEST NIGHT EVER!

Saturday the elders prank called us sooo good!! While we weren't looking they changed their number in our phone to say Houston Police dept. so later that night they called and we thought it was the police! They said that we have been charged with trespassing! (if you know me then you would know I've already been charged with that, before my mission) so I was freeking out! haha they took a video of it! It was soo funny! I'll show yall in like 9 months:)

Then on Sunday WE SAVED A LIFE!!! So we were biking to a meeting and while we were heading over we saw a group of kids hanging out (up to no good) then we saw behind them a guy who was lying on the stairs foaming from the mouth and throwing up all over himself. He looked like he was having a seizure! So we called 911 and talked with the kids about what happened. They said he had been smoking synthetic weed and fell from the top of the stairs. We asked why they didn't call 911 yet and they said it was because they were on probation and can't get in trouble. So we waited there untill the ambulance came and they said that we saved this kids life. He was about 15 yrs old:( It makes me so sad! but I'm so happy Heavenly Father put us in the right place at the right time to help him out! Right after that we got another flood warning and we were told to get home asap! So we hauled on our bikes to get home, it was raining so hard and thundering like the other night. But then when we were like 10 min from our house it started HAILING!!! LIKE GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL!!!! IT HURT SO BAD!!!! We have welts all down our arms and our backs! but we made it home alive:) haha Texas is awesome!

I love my mission sooo much! I can't even tell you how much I have grown! I am so happy to be out here serving the people of Texas and I love being a missionary!!! I love you all so much! Have a great week! And remember to be happy! love you!

-Hermana Ihrke

The cute family Fernandez! love them!

Cute sister missionaries we met at the temple!

IT'S RAINING!!!!!

We look like models right? haha jk

I look CRAZY!!! And #towhitetohandle #nomakeupfortherestofmymission

It's our 9 month mark!!! My 9 months for being in my mission and Arturos 9 months for being a member!!! love him!!!

We are celebrating our 9 months and 6 months!

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

BUENOS DIAS!!!! 4/13/2015

Hola Amigos:)

So this week was awesome and I know I say that almost every week but for realz this week was DOPE!

So this past monday was a sad day because the dentist told me I had to get a root canal:( and I was really really sad about that (as you can imagine). But then I went to a different dentist and he said that I don't have to get a root canal and he numbed me up and fixed me in like 10 min! SERIOUSLY AN ANSWER TO MY PRAYERS!!!! THE DR. WAS SOOOO GREAT!!! The church is true:)

So I realized that I haven't been talking too much about the people we have been teaching and alot of people have been asking about them so I'm gonna give yall the low down on these wonderful people!

First we have Rafael: he is AWESOME!!! he's from Honduras and he has a wife and 3 kids all still living in Honduras. He loves the church and the gospel he is just having a hard time making the decision to be baptized but I have no doubt that he will get baptized this week or next:) oh and cool fact, turns out his family in Honduras are all taking the missionary lessons too!!!! Soo happy!!!

Next we have Oscar: he is also from Honduras! He LOVES LOVES LOVES the church! He said that he has been to a lot of churches but he has never felt the way he does when he goes to this church! He loves reading the book of mormon and he will also be baptized super soon:) The only hard thing with him is that his roomates HATE mormons, so we can't go to his apt. but we are praying that his roomates hearts will be softened:)

We have a lot more investigators but I'll tell you about more of them next week:)

We did so much service this week!!! It was awesome!!!! We helped out at this MS place... there was a miss print in all of these handouts so we went through and changed all the "11"s to "10"s haha SUPER EXCITING RIGHT??? haha but they appriciated it:)

Then we volunteered at the Rice University!!!!! I WANT TO GO THERE WHEN I GET HOME! That campus is unbelievably beautiful!!! If you have internet look it up! Cause it's stunning!!! Any way we helped out with this CPR class! I got to keep the blow up doll that you practice on! haha too funny!!! But yeah we had a good time!

I just want you all to know that I know that this church is true:) seriously I've never been more happy before in my life! I know that through scripture study and prayer I have a better relationship with my Father in Heaven and it brings me so much JOY!!! I also LOVE serving others!!!! Service is one of the best ways to get happy fast! So go out and serve! love you all so much! have a great week! ttyl!

-Hermana Ihrke

Missed this zoo pic! haha

How many elders does it take to fix my bike??? haha They are the best!!!

Service at the MS place!!!!

Look who came to visit!!!! I MISS THEM ALL SOO MUCH!!!!! They are the best!!!!
LOVE THESE GUYS!!!!!!

This is not Matt :)

Oh and ps Elder Matt Webster is my zone leader! haha whaaaa???

HAPPY EASTER!!!! 4/6/2015

Hello!!!!

This week was so good GENERAL CONFERENCE IS MY FAVORITE THING EVER!!! I'm gonna send some pics right now then write you all after my dentist apointment! LAME right! haha!!!!!!

(mom talking) Ok so the dental apt was not a short one and it was very stressful! She was told she needed lots of work done and was a little sad and did not write after her apt.

However she did send these pics before she left!! :)

Zoo trip round 2!!!

We caught a baby possum!!!! So UGLY!!!!!

Monday, March 30, 2015

HOUSTON 2 3/30/2015

Hello!!!!

Oh My Gosh you guys this week has been unreal!!!!!!

So last monday we went to the zoo!!! It was the best of the best! And guess what, I'm going again with my new crew today!!! How lucky am I???

Last Monday I also got my face smashed in a cake.... it was so sad to say good bye to everyone!!! litterally it was harder than leaving my family at home (sorry fam) but honestly I love them sooo much and I can't wait to see them when they come to visit me:) haha

Oh and big BIRTHDAY shout out to HNA Johnson!!!

Then on Wednesday I had to say good bye to my cute english class... and we were balling! It was so hard to say good bye! But I know I'll see them all again! Then we got empenadas for my last time! They were soooo good! We were being stalked bye some guy! Litterally he was following us in his car asking us for our number so I just wrote down the elders number on a pass along card and gave it to him! haha

Then I was transfered!!! iI'm in Houston 2 and it is awesome!!!! My comp hermana Wood is SO GREAT!!!!! We get along soooo well!!!! I'm so excited!!!

There are some awesome investigators here and we are going to have a baptism really soon! I'm so excited to be here and I can't wait to meet everyone!!!

well I need to go! This week has been great! I love you all and I'll talk to you next week!!!

-Hermana Ihrke

PS If y'all wanna write me my address is:

602 Eldridge rd.

sugarland tx 77478

love you all so much! ttyl!

BYE JESS y YOBANI!!! love you! I love BBQ too!!!

LOOK MOM! I'm serving where you did!

Artsy;)

Saying bye is the worst!

ZOO DAYZZZ

love you Jose y Zusi!!!

NORMA and CHARLEEN!!! They are awesome! Miss them!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HENDER!!!!

Hard goodbyes to the english class:(

Casually pumping up a car tire with a bike pump! haha nbd!

THE ZOO

GOOD BYE!!!! Mordida!!!

Caught off guard! haha

Sandra and Blanca and Kenya and Christofer!

Alfonso!!!

CHEESE CAKE FACTORY!!!!! Happy b-day Hna Johnson!!!

Monday, March 23, 2015

I'M GETTING TRANSFERED :( 3/23/2015

Hello:) Happy spring!!!!

So this week has been crazy!!! It's been so much fun!!!!

Last monday WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!! Oh my gosh you guys, we went to this family home evening at this new couple in our ward's apartment/penthouse thing and let me tell you it was unreal! There was this cool hang out place on the roof and we had a BBQ and it was really fun! The lights from the top of the building made me the happiest person alive! CITY LIGHTS ARE MY FAVORITE!!!!

Then on Wednesday we volunteered to help plant/weed at memorial park! It was the most beautiful day! The sun was out and we were just soo happy!! AND I GOT TO WEAR PANTS!

Then on Saturday we spent some time with Hermana Potter, she is a lady in our ward who has cancer and she is the sweetest lady ever! She was talking about how much she liked red roses so me and Hermana Johnson decided we would surprise her by going to buy some for her! The best decision I've ever made in my life!!! I've never seen anyone smile as big as she did! That was one of the best moments of my mission!

Then we helped out a lady who has a seriously large amount of stuff in her house!!! Like horders burried alive! So we tried to help clean some of it out... it'll be an ongoing project:) haha its cool to do that stuff because, when we found huge rolls of 100ds, she got a huge smile on her face and said "I've been looking for that!" I'm so glad we could be there to help her! haha

So much more happened this week but I have no time cause it's Hna Johnsons b-day and we are going to the ZOO!!!!! woohoo!!!

Oh and I got a call this morning saying I'm going to get transfered this Wednesday! So don't send me anything to my apt. Love you all so much! SERVING A MISSION IS UNREAL! EVERYONE SHOULD DO IT!

haha love you!

-Hermana Ihrke