Literally everyone here loves the Broncos. If they win or lose it will be beneficial to us! If they lose, we can help them cope with the discouragement and hopelessness they all feel with the hope that comes through the gospel. And if they win, everyone will be so happy that we'll be able to talk to, and therefore, convert everybody! haha.
This week was AWESOME!
We had a fabulous Zone Conference on Tuesday with the Golden and Lakewood Zones. I learned so much but my favorite part was just how strongly I felt the spirit the entire meeting. I got to see Sister Remington too!
On Wednesday we saw every single one of the people we had planned to see! Woot! We're finally really getting our treads in here so fingers crossed that I don't get transferred a week from today!
On Saturday this week I got to go an exchange! I headed to the Alameda Branch. Sister Fletcher stayed here and had full control of the area! Woot! I was with Sister Gampe, our Sister Training Leader. We had such a good time. I also may have ripped my jeans while doing service. OOPS. My reasoning is not because I am fat but merely because I have had those jeans for 6+ years. They served me well. And now a moment of silence for those beloved jeans.
On exchanges, we taught the Thunderhawks! They are hilarious! It's a mom, Bernadine, and her 20 year old son, Ricky. He has 3 girlfriends and was recently stabbed by one of them in his arm! YIKES! We taught them the plan of salvation and it was awesome how strong the spirit was! We had a great member there named Joy who is so cool! The members the alameda branch sisters live with (and where I stayed Friday night) have a giant cat named Dog. We weighed him and he weighs 19 pounds! WHOA. He's a real life garfield. Also I helped the sassy mom, Inez, back up her iphone because she just could not figure it out. Serving the members all da time. We also tracted around an apartment complex. While there we met 2 little hispanic boys, one of them named Kareen. They are being taught by the Spanish sisters and were so excited to meet us! They followed us around like little puppy dogs and even helped us knock on doors. We were quite the crew!
Okay so this week it really hit me that I am now a third into my mission! YIKES (apparently this is my word of the day). Where has the time gone? Am I being the best missionary I can be? I love being a missionary so much, mainly because of the happiness it brings me. And I realized that that happiness comes because I am doing what the Lord wants me to be doing. The plan He has for each one of us is real and so are the promised blessings when we do keep the commandments!
I'm going to share about our investigators and less-actives!
1. Sister Karen
Elders have been teaching her for about 3 years. She just recently dropped the Elders in our ward so we'd thought we'd give it a shot :) Sister Karen has a mental disability. She has the mind of an 8 year old, which is perfect! Age of accountability! She has a hard time staying focused in lessons so we sing a lot of songs and she gives us scores. She knows all the doctrine incredibly well and now we just need to help her commit! This week we committed to read the Book of Mormon every day. She has a cat named Sylvia May Larsen. When we first went to her house she told us we could only come in if we weren't allergic to cats. I'm sure Heavenly Father understands that little white lie...YIKES! A missionary has gotta do what a missionary has got to do.
2. Melissa
She is recently divorcing (in the process) and has a 2 year old son. We've taught her the first lesson and committed her to read the Book of Mormon. She is really sweet and really wants to do what is right!
3.Shay
On p-day I sacrificed my golden locks for a potential investigator and we got an investigator out of it! We originally met Daniella on the street about 3 weeks ago and she said she cut hair. We got her number and then I texted her to get a hair cut. Well I did! I was kind of nervous about it but I really like it and my hair feels great! Her cousin named Shay was there and while getting my haircut we talked to her about missionaries and what we do and the book of mormon! She accepted one, is going to read it, and we have a return appointment on wednesday! Woot!
4. Rhonda
She's a less-active we recently contacted. She lives alone and her husband died 3 years ago. She was baptized in 1992 when her whole family converted. She wants to come back to church but it just makes her really sad because her husband isn't there. I am so grateful that we know where our family members are who aren't here anymore! We are helping her to do those daily acts of spirituality like praying and reading that will help her feel the Spirit and be healed spiritually.
These are just a few of the people! I want you all to know how much I love these people and what I am doing with my days! So next week I will talk about even more of them!
Yesterday we had the busiest p day of my life! We had a zone meeting at 8 AM. Yay for being the only sisters in our zone. Afterwards we had a zone activity where we had a Nephite/Lamanite Nerf war. HAHAHAHA. Oh goodness. I was not much help but Sister Fletcher really enjoyed it! And we had pizza afterwards too!
There is an elder in our zone named Elder Rosequist. I came out at the same time as him. At the zone conference, I mentioned how we don't have many men because sometimes they are scary, when Elder Rosequist turned to us and said, "What? Why not? You should have all male investigators, you're females! If I were a female, I'd get all the males." Awkward Elders for the win! Also one of our zone leaders who is about the whitest kid in the world, randomly did a really horrible impersonation of the Samoan Elder in our ward when he was showing him how to OYM, "I'm Elder Malaga! I'm a straight up G!" Then we all died laughing and he went about as red as his hair.
At 2 we played volleyball with the sisters in the other zone. It was a good time! Both sister Fletcher and I did something that we didn't necessarily enjoy this day! haha.
We've been keeping very busy and really trying to see everyone we can. I know the Lord is making it all happen and He really is picking up the pace with His work (I tried to use something different than hastening the work, I don't think that works as well as I'd hoped haha). I know that obedience really does bring so many miracles and changes. With transfers coming up, this talk has really brought me happiness I hope you enjoy!
LOVE YOU ALL!
I force my comp to take random pictures of me!
Sister Remington!
Sister Gampe!
I found the liahona!
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