This week we are having our mission conference/Christmas party in Santa Rosa so I am very excited!
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Monday we had a sad last day in the mall with all of the regular missionaries
that go there. Then we made plaques with Sister Toolson for a fun
activity with the Elders. We did a little contacting and then buckled
down to finish our weekly planning and we zoomed through it and got it
done!
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Tuesday
we had a lesson with Marisol who is taking very baby steps so we will
see what happens with her soon. Then we taught Santa our awesome
investigator who is just open and willing to hear all we have to say. We
made a baptismal date with her this week for January, so we will see. We did good old finding which just about fills up any of our empty
time. We tried to have English class again, but it just didn't happen
because people are not showing up. We hope that sometime soon people
will come! We taught Juan and Tomasa who are Former investigators.
They are just wonderfully nice, but we don't know if they are willing to
change their lives yet. As I always say, we will see!
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Wednesday we had wonderful transfers - always filled with many comings and
goings. We taught Santa our recent convert and she is just going strong.
She is just great to work with. We went to this street in our area
that I had never been to before. It was off of Abernathy. It was a
little area with some fields and vineyards and we went to one of the
homes of field workers. It was so interesting to just end up at this
little pocket of houses after passing some vineyards. It was so
interesting. They weren't there, but it was an adventure none the less. I finally have some facebook investigators. As of this week I have
two and it is so weirdly awesome. I have high hopes for these people
that I can help plant those seeds of faith that will help them get
baptized. One of them lives in Mexico so it is just great. Then we had a
Relief Society activity which was so fun just to spend time with the
Hermanas of the ward.
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Then on Thursday we taught Deisy and Manuel who are kind of on the slow track. It is
still fun to help them out and help them to recognize the Spirit in
order that they come to church. We taught Ricardo, a very, very
less active, who is on the slow track also. It is changing little by
little. When I see all of this I realize that there is just so much work
to do - with every single person that we meet. We are giving them the
chance to be in the presence of our Heavenly Father one day. I don't
know about you all, but I sure don't want to not take an opportunity. I do not want to mess up So don't forget to give people that
opportunity.
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Friday
was a day of meeting a LOT of new missionaries. Almost all of the companionships in the zone changed one way or another. I am finally
starting to get use to the change that comes every 6 weeks. It is
still a process. We taught a lesson to Santa the investigator
again. She told us that she just wants to know everything before she
really decides to put everything in. We are excited, because we know
the gospel is true and it is answering all of her problems.
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Saturday
we had one of our Less-actives, Anallely tell us that she is coming back
to church which is a huge step for her. She didn't actually come, but we
know at least she has thought about it and is ready. We just have to
work extra hard to get her there We taught Martha who is awesome, a
recent convert, and just sucking in the gospel it is great.
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Sunday
we had a very funny ward council, which is usually abnormal. The clerk
was just cracking jokes the whole time and it was fun to just laugh.
Church was wonderful of course. Then we had dinner with the branch
president and his cute kids. It made me miss all of my cute little
nieces and nephews. Then we spent some time working to understand our
area book app. more. It sure is weird to have to figure out
technological things as a missionary but it is great. We had the
Leaders meeting which was very different with 2 brand new zone leaders. I know it will turn out great.
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Have a wonderful week preparing for Christmas.
Remember the reason for the season and spend it being charitable to
others, just as christ would. I hope that you all can feel the love and
strength that comes from being firm in this gospel because it is the
only way. The only correct way to get us back to Heavenly Father.
con carino,
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Hermana Cornwall
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