i feel the JOYNESS.

That is a direct quote from a slightly crazy less-active here in Ravenna. I'm using it now because I really do! I feel SO MUCH JOY! To quote Heber J. Grant, "there is nothing in all the world that can compare with the JOY that a man feels when he realizes that he has been the instrument in the hands of the living God of reaching some honest heart." It's SO TRUE! I have never in my life felt the way that I have in the last few weeks. It's been, well...fantastic, amazing, incredible, UNREAL, and just so wonderful.

Sister Carver, me, Sister Spring, and Sister Debenham
 at the Memorial Day dinner.

We had a most excellent week....

After emailing last week, we moved into the Mars' home and discovered something.....they don't have AC. AHHHHH. Good thing we won't be living there all summer because I would DIE. It was like 90 degrees that day and it was so uncomfortably warm. I felt like I was at girls camp because even after my shower, I was immediately sweaty and gross. Ah. But it's been cooler since then, so it's all good.

On Wednesday, we had zone conference which was really good.There was a young man there named Luke who used to serve in this mission, who had come back to visit. He told us that as he was on the plane, a lady asked where he was going and he said "Cleveland" and she said, "By choice?!" Haha. That inspired him to write a poem which was actually really awesome. I scribbled down 2 lines that I really liked: "Give Him all that you are and He'll turn you from good to great, You only have [18 months]...Don't wait until it's too late."

 How often in life do we dread things or not like doing things and we don't do them with our whole heart, only to regret that we didn't take more advantage of that opportunity when it was present? That is what I want to do with my last 6 months out here....put myself in the Savior's hands and let Him mold me and shape me into who I need to be when I'm no longer officially Sister Webb. After zone conference, we had a zone service project so we were with all the missionaries the entire day. It was good!

Youngstown Zone represent!!
The elders boarded up that house....Sister McAlister & I picked
 weeds in a community garden. :)

On Thursday, we went to the Johnson Home! It was relatively slow that day but it was nice because we were able to read D&C 76 right there in the place it was received. So cool!

On Friday, we got dropped. BOOOOOOOOOO. It hurt. Bobbi said that she "just wasn't feel it anymore". Sad! So sad. But we were able to have a good lesson with the Kainrads and with Brother Fortson!!!! He is so great! He was so excited for Saturday because...

HE GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!

BROTHER FORTSON!!!!!!!!!!!

It was so good! People from the ward came out and were supportive and Marie and 3 of his nieces came out too!!!!! They were so great! During the actual baptism, they were like "Amen! God is good. God is SO good!" And Brother Fortson was just shining and his eyes were crinkled cuz he was smiling and it was just wonderful!

After the baptism, we went out to the Johnson Home and gave a tour to PRESIDENT SORENSEN and his in-laws. That wasn't nerve wracking at all! Ha. Not. It was good though. And to top off the day, the Maas family came up from Canton to visit!! It was just like one great thing after another after another....LOVE THAT!!!

Johnson Home + Maas family :)

Then yesterday we had an appointment with this girl named Amanda. She was found a few months ago but she just kind of fizzled out. Prior to yesterday, I'd only met her once. We'd stopped by multiple times but she was either never there or she just ignored us. So while we were planning, we decided to call her one last time and if she didn't answer we were going to drop her...well, she answered and asked us to come over.

So last night we went and saw her and in the middle of the lesson broke down. She said that life has been hard since she stopped meeting with us, and she's just been trying to make it day to day. It was really sad. Then she told us that she got scared because she doesn't want to start something if she can't finsih it and she didn't know if she could keep the commitment of baptism. But she has a lot of potential. We set a baptismal date with her for July 23. I know that she can make it. We are going to start having daily contact with her to keep her away from all the evil influences that are around her! Ahh.

Things are so good here. Things are so good when you really give your heart and your mind to the Lord, in addition to your might and your strength. It feels good to "lose yourself". In losing myself in the Lord's work, I feel like I've become more "me" than I ever have been in my life.

"Now have we not great reason to rejoice? Yea, I say unto you, there never were [sisters] that had so great reason to rejoice as we, since the world began; yea, and my joy is carried away, even unto boasting in my God; for he has all power, all wisdom, and all understanding; he comprehendeth all things, and he is a merciful Being, even unto salvation, to those who will repent and believe on his name. Now if this is boasting, even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who are a branch of the tree of Israel, and has been lost from its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my God, who was been mindful of us, wanderers in a strange land...Now this is my joy, and my great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever."

I love you all so much! I LOVE MY MISSION. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ and my loving Heavenly Father.

Love,

Sister Webb