Hola,
I
can not believe that we are already in week 6 of this transfer. The
first couple of weeks were very slow and now it is almost over. For the
first time I am 100% sure that a change will be made, but there is still
the anticipation of [not] knowing what changes they are! It was another
amazing week. With lots of great miracles and moments!
On
Monday I had a great 16 month mark day. It just gave us reason to
celebrate which was fun! Then we had an amazing 1st lesson with the
Saldana family. When we originally met them the wife had stopped us and
asked for a pamphlet. She said that she would call us but never did so
we just kept bugging her. Then almost a month later we have an
appointment with her. So, we knock on the door and her daughter answered.
She told us she wasn't home. We were a little disappointed, but then
she said that she was at her aunt's apartment so we go over there and
she asked us to come back at 8:00. SO, we came back at 8 and the whole
family was there! Even the daughter-in-law. We gave them a house
blessing. Then we talked more about God and how he guides us. Everyone
seemed engaged and interested so we are excited to see the future of
their family.
Tuesday was another great day. We started it
off with a wonderful district meeting! Then we went to do service at
the senior center. It is always so interesting to be there and try to
help out. Then we had an appointment with one of our investigators,
Sandra. We brought a new sister that just moved in, who speaks
Spanish, but of course, she was not home. Then we went to a potential
in the same trailer park and she let us in. We had given her a house
blessing the previous week. The one who had never let anyone from any
religion come in. We came in and talked about the Book of Mormon. We had
left her one the last time we were there so we explained a bit more in
order to help her understand the importance and start reading it. Part
way through her husband came in and joined in the lesson. It was a good
family bonding moment for them. The accepted our invitation to read and
so we are going to follow-up with them about it this week! We started
teaching a second family! Then we had a practice member lesson with one
the teenagers of the Ward. She is really sweet and had really good and
deep questions for us. It was a good practice. It was also so nice just
to get to know her! Anyway it was a really good day!
Then
on
Wednesday we had planned to do service for the Bishop's neighbor but
she forgot to buy the paint. So, we went out in search of service and
couldn't find anything. We stopped by the homes of members and went to
some food banks, but no luck!
We went to an
appointment for a house blessing with Georgina. She told us that she is a
believer of the Catholic Church which means she isn't very active, but
she believes in God. She enjoyed the house blessing and accepted a
second visit. We will see where that goes. Sometimes as missionaries
you can't tell if someone is just being nice or they actually are
interested. With her it is also very questionable, but the best part is
that we can just try it out and see what happens. In the evening we
had a nice talk with JB. She just moved back into town. She acts like
our mom, so we wanted to take care of her for a change. It was nice to
just talk openly with her and answer her questions and help her to learn
more about the gospel!
Thursday we went to Laytonville
to see a potential we had there. It was raining, but it just made all the
trees and things look so pretty. We went by the potential's home and
were a little surprised when an older non-hispanic woman answered the
door. Turns out that her husband was the potential and when he came to
the door he let us right in. They were very welcoming to us, not too
interested, but we shared Because of Him with them and left them with a
prayer. At least we planted a seed of the Spirit for later! It was a
wonderful experience. We headed back to Willits for the Farmer's
Market. The coolest part about it is that we met these 2 girls
traveling from Spain. Hermana Hooton and I got to talk to them in
Spanish. It was really cool. The part that was even cooler was the man
in the booth across from ours officially introduced himself and now we
are acquaintances. He sells produce and assorted meats like lamb. He gave us free lemon cucumbers just to snack on. He
was really nice! He is also a very good business man. I have noticed him
before and how he networks with people and things like that. He does
a very good job. It was nice to officially meet! In the evening
we taught a member lesson to Sister Starr. I love being in a member's
home because it helps us learn who they are, be in their environment. To me that is when the relationship really develops! We talked about
the spanish work and how it is starting to boom, but that we still need
the members help. She gave us some people we should go and see. It
was really nice. Except the scary part was that she lives up in
Brooktrails. We had to travel in the dark on a windy mountain road,
but we made it home safe!
On
Friday evening after
planning, we went for a walk with a sister in our ward. I know she has
had medical problems which restricts her at times from coming to church She recently had a doctor appointment where they told her that her
brain is like someone who is 85 when she is only in her 60s. In order
to slow down the memory loss she needs to be more active, verbally and
physically. SO, we went with her on her nightly walk and got her talking!
It was a really nice stroll through the country side and a tour of her
farm! We really enjoyed it. It was so peaceful and relaxing and we did a
lot of good. We were also walking with her neighbor who works on the
farm and is also a member. When this sister went home, the other
sister had us help move chickens and see the wool she had died from her
sheep and things like that. I learned a lot about animals and got to be
around a lot of them too! The best part was seeing their draft horse
compared to their other horses. He was HUGE and I was amazed at the
differences! It was a nice little experience.
On
Saturday
morning we went to a baptism for the spanish elders in Ukiah. We did the
missionary moment, when they were changing. I sang a song with
Hermana Hooton accompanying (the Baptism Song included). It had been a
while since I sang a solo. I really enjoyed it. Baptisms are always
great! We were so happy to be there to support. The Elders invited
us to lunch with a member, one of the spanish member,s and so we got free
tacos and boy were they good. I realized how much I missed hispanic
food.We had a night of finding because of canceled appointments and
things. W have some that have potential so we are excited to go
back!
was lovely. We did a special presentation
in PEC about how we all need to "Work together as one" and that
missionary work really needs to start with the Ward Council if you want
it to grow! It was the Primary program, which was awesome of course!
I love to see those little kids being silly and bringing the Spirit! It
is always a great experience. After church we went to Covelo. I
don't know if I have explained Covelo before. It is a town in our area
over an hour drive from Willits. Our ward missionary leader lives there
as well as the 1st counselor in the bishopric. They are currently the
only active members. Every 3rd Sunday they have a Sacrament Meeting
there in the afternoon. The 4 of us missionaries went to Covelo. The
only problem is that it is in the valley and so the road to get there is
very windy and doesn't make you feel very good, We got there safely. Sadly, no one showed for Sacrament Meeting. We just had a special
meeting for missionary work in Covelo. We planned to organize a caroling
group as well as a day we could come up and do missionary work in
Covelo. It was great to support them in the efforts to strengthen the
kingdom. The one default was I got pretty sick on the way back. I didn't
actually throw up or anything, but I am still recovering from the
symptoms. We are going to Fort Bragg today, another windy road, so I
don't know what is going to happen. Anyway I took it easy the rest of
the night and I hope everything goes well today!
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