25 November 2013

Hola!

 

Happy Week of Thanksgiving! So fun to be in the Holiday season! Grandma and Grandpa Carlson already have had guests coming and going! It is so fun and they already put up their Christmas tree so tis the season! It is so wonderful to be doing the work of the lord!

 

We had one lesson last Monday with Martha. Our recent convert! She is always just so happy and loving despite her struggles and it is so fun to be around her we just laugh and laugh! The rest of the night we finished weekly planning!

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Tuesday we had a fun event for district meeting where we did workshops, learning from all of the district leaders instead of just our own! It was great! They split up companionships so they could be open and honest, and learn.  That was good! I gained so much from the wonderful leaders and it is hard sometimes to overcome our natural selves, but it is worth it for the area/work, the companionship and most importantly for yourself. Then, we picked up some new investigators named Maria and Gerardo. They have 4 cute little kids. I think their interest right now springs from curiosity, but we know there can be more. I am excited to see where they go!

 

 Wednesday we went to the Oakland Temple. It was a little rainy, but wonderful of course! It is a lovely temple! Our ward mission leader, his wife, and her mother all came along with us! It was great! The temple is such a calm and peaceful place.  I love to be there! I understand more and more every time I go - why it is the goal, and why it is so important! The best part was that we were in the session where a family was taking out their endowment and then being sealed right after. It was just a beautiful thing to see all of the family together as we were leaving! Then we set up an appointment with a potential investigator named Jaime so we will see how that goes this week!

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Random comment: One thing fun that has happened this week is that because there are so many missionaries in our little branch we, the sisters, have started to eat with an English ward. It has been a crazy transition but fun to be in the homes of members who I don't know at all!

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Thursday we got to be part of the technology process of the Church giving direct input on the Area Book app. A man from Salt Lake came to see how we use our app. and also to get direct suggestions for the tech team! He also had us think of what would make the app. better and more usable for future missionaries! It was awesome to think out of the box and really think about what would make it better! Problem solving -- my favorite thing! Then I went on exchanges to Rio Vista! Rio Vista is a small town right off of the Sacramento River. For the first time in a while I got to stand next to a large amount of water! It is a small little place, but it is really fun! I read about Humphrey the Humpback whale who came and visited and it was just a wonderful experience! We visited some of their potentials that were a few years old and they totally still lived there. It was crazy to me, but awesome! Then I had a weird language study, because I was with an English Sister, but it was still fun!

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Friday I came back to Fairfield after having a little sister drama that all got worked out! We taught  our new investigator Santa. She loves everything we tell her, but she is not keeping her commitments yet.  We are just working on that! In the evening we taught our new investigator Brandy! She is loving it all too and she is reading the Book of Mormon but she doesn't want to do anything too fast so we are just going to take it little by little!

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On Saturday we had an amazing day because we got the 20-3-1, before 5:00! It was awesome to feel so accomplished! The reason why it is going so well is because of facebook. Both Hermana Hernandez and I are truly finding people on facebook! Right now I have four real potentials that are really looking good! It was an awesome week with that. We went to a member's house for dinner.  Her name is Lolly and she is a new convert. She was baptized in Rio Vista but had temporarily moved to Fairfield because of work. She takes care of her older friend that broke his leg  We had dinner with her and Sunny (her friend) and it was fun! Then we worked on our planning for this next week in the evening!

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On Sunday we had our ward council meeting, which was good! Oh, every ward, or branch, I guess, are so different. There are all different ways to do it and luckily it all gets done! One thing we are struggling with is having the sisters quiet down for Relief Society. There aren't that many but they are sure do love to talk! We had some awesome facebook time! I was talking with people a lot so that was good.  My problem was [getting] them [to] take it all seriously.  I am working on it! We had the meeting of leaders which is always good. I like to think about helping the zone even though I am not a leader!

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So it was great week! Things are moving right along and it is just amazing to be a part of it! Today we are having a sisters day with the 6 of us and going to the Solano Mall.  That will be a fun a activity! Que les vayan bien esta semana para ustedes! Hasta Luego!

 

Los quiero!

 

Hermana Cornwall

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