This past Monday night I went on exchanges to the Alameda Branch with Sister Vasquez, who is a convert of only 2 years! We had a hoot of a time! I got to go to their district meeting. As part of an object lesson we each had to juice a lemon the district leader's mom had sent him from Arizona to make fresh lemonade. He mixed it all together and jokingly said, "Which one of you will dare to try it first?!" An Elder volunteered, took a big sip, and then spit it into the sink while starting to gag! Turns out Sister Vasquez accidentally brought salt....The saddest part was when the district leader said, "Well I'll just have my mom send me some more lemons." hahaha
We taught our investigator Melissa the plan of salvation this week. The best part was when she looked up at us after we had finished and said, "Something is just telling me that this is right." It was the best moment and the Spirit was so strong! Sadly she didn't come to church on Sunday, although she said she would. We'll just have to follow up on that one!
One of the best parts of our week was when Sister Smith got a package from her mom with FREEZER JAM in it! Woot!
Saturday morning, Sister Karen came to the Stake Women's Conference! Her ride bailed at the last minute and we were so stressed about finding her a ride! The Zone Leaders texted us a YSA who was going who was baptized last April named Deidre and it was perfect! We are forever indebted to them! Sister Karen has anxiety issues and we weren't quite sure if she'd end up going but she did! Deidre was the perfect person to pick her up; they got on like a house on fire! Sister Karen loved the whole thing and was able to meet a lot of the sisters in the ward. At the conference we had the privilege of listening to the Denver temple matron, eating a delicious lunch, watching a fashion show, and there was a CLOTHING SWAP aka a sister missionary's dream!! Both Sis Smith and I came away with far too much stuff! I mentioned earlier that I had ripped my only pair of jeans I brought...well I ended up finding 2 new pairs! They actually fit me and more than that they are cute! Woot! Sister Karen also got some new stuff which made her day. She had a really great time and we were pumped for her to come to church yesterday. Sadly she didn't make it. She bailed at the last minute. We were pretty bummed as we've been trying to get her to come every week for the past 5 weeks and it really felt like this week she was actually going to come. On Sunday we fasted and went over to talk to her about her commitment keeping. We both did not want to drop her. We prayed A LOT and really tried to rely on the Lord because only He knows what Karen really needs. The Spirit prompted us to teach her about baptisms for the dead. She lost her sister 5 months ago and misses her very much. This was the perfect thing to share with her and I never would have thought of it. She has fully committed to come to church this Sunday because she wants to be with her sister again! I'm so happy that the Lord was able to share with us what Sister Karen needed to hear. I'm praying more than I ever have that Karen will come to church. I truly am learning that we are all children of God and that our Heavenly Father loves each and every one of us.
Saturday night we had the privilege of attending a fireside with a member of the seventy, Elder James B. Martino. It was awesome! I learned we need to work smarter and not just harder. The best part was when Sister Murdock in her talk told us all that her daughter just told her the day before that she wanted to go on a mission! We were literally the first ones to know! It was news even to President Murdock! His face was pretty priceless.
Sis Smith and Elder Ivie had to speak in church yesterday. A tradition Sis Smith has is that she always has someone give her 3 random words to say in her talk. So I gave her mullets, bacon, and biodegradable. Though skeptical at first, I was very impressed with the way she actually managed to pull it off!
Saturday night we dropped by our ward mission leader's house for his 29th birthday party. It was a homemade doughnut party. I could not have been happier! It was sooooooooooo good. It was just what I needed in my life...more dessert.
Today we dropped by Sister Metallo's so she could sew a skirt for Sister Smith. I got to play the piano while we waited and it was THE BEST! We also had a fun little lunch with her. I seriously love the ward members here so much. It's crazy how much this feels like home now. Here's hoping I get to spend the rest of my mission serving in this area!
Weekly planning glam shot
Working on Sarah's house when we got extremely dirty! Ripping out ceilings for the win!
We always get dessert from everyone! Last night as we headed home from our last appointment of the night they gave us chocolate cake! We had to wait to get home to eat it because we had no forks and I was just a little over eager....I got some on my nose!
Pictures from our exchange day! I love Sisters Gampe and Vasquez!
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