tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9194091157348448842024-02-18T20:29:49.556-08:00Marisa: Tampa, Florida MissionWeekly emails, updates, and photos Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-45652126843960718242014-04-22T08:54:00.002-07:002014-04-22T08:54:37.641-07:00Transfers....the good and the badFrom April 21 (yesterday) <br />
Hello Everyone!<br /><br />So we had transfers on Tuesday..... Sister Halversen is in my old area<br />in Bradenton. Which I'm happy about but also super jealous about<br />because I love those people so much! I can't tell you how much I love<br />them and think of them as family. They are amazing! So I am happy for<br />her but she better take care of them, ha ha ;) Sister Brough and I are<br />actually still together but we are white washing an elders area. We<br />are in Apollo Beach. It is an English ward so that's really hard. It's<br />a giant ward. We cover 6 cities of Spanish work and 3 of those 6<br />cities we do English work in. They are definitely pros and cons and<br />mixed emotions. White washing is really hard for one. Two we are in an<br />English ward so there is only Spanish translation, so Spanish<br />abilities decrease. But the good parts there are tons of people that<br />we are teaching, the ward is on fire with missionary work and I am<br />still with Sister Brough. So there are definitively mixed emotions for<br />me here. But it's going to turn out great. I know I am supposed to be<br />here and where have already been people that we have met that we know<br />we were meant for. One being the Saunder family. They are this<br />adorable black family. There are 6 daughters and 2 sons. Most of the<br />girls are teenagers and a couple in there twenties. They are little<br />spit fires, I love it so much! They ask amazing questions and you can<br />just see they are so interested. It was so fun being in a full house<br />like that again. It made me feel like I was home. I have realized in<br />my mission that I end up teaching a lot of youth. They are definitely<br />so open and are always looking for truth. There is another teenager we<br />met, her name is Courtney and she said in the 5 minutes we talked with<br />her she wants to be a member of our church. Apparently her grandfather<br />is a member and he has been a really good example for her and her<br />sister. It's super cool. She is awesome!! We have another<br />investigator, Nick. He is super cool. He has such a desire to follow<br />Christ and change his life, so this week we are trying to help him<br />quit smoking, because he wants to be baptized and he wants to quit so<br />our goal is to really help him with that in the coming weeks. He is<br />praying about a baptismal date as well. So this area has a crazy<br />amount if potential we just have it get it rolling.<br /> Easter was a beautiful day yesterday. It's always so great to<br />celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.<br />Because of Him anything is possible! We went over to a members house<br />with some other members and less actives for an Easter feast. It was<br />great! And they were so sweet and bought me a chocolate cake for my<br />birthday yesterday and signed a card for me and I literally had just<br />met these people when we walked in there house to eat with them. It<br />was so sweet and really made my day that they would do that for<br />someone they didn't know.<br /> I know that Christ lives and he our older brother. If we rely on<br />Him we can get through anything. I love this gospel and I love being a<br />missionary, good times and hard times. I know this is the true church<br />of God on the earth today. I love you all so much and thank you so<br />much for all the love and support.<br /><br />My new address is 12305 Foxmoor Peak Dr. Riverview, FL 33579<br /><br />Have an amazing week full of love and happiness!!! Rely on God!<br /><br />All My Love, Hermana DainesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-81426130055234642014-04-22T08:52:00.003-07:002014-04-22T08:52:44.781-07:00Fulfilled Purpose!!From April 14. <br />
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week was quite the week. It was a very long week but really great as
well. On Wednesday we had a lesson with Pedro. And it was a really bold,
spiritual lesson!! I was just really straight forward and blunt with
him, and asked him to pray about a baptismal date. It was incredible!
Well after it, I felt as I did in Sarasota when my work was complete. I
felt after that lesson that my work was done here. But it didn't make
sense to me because I had just gotten here. So I pushed it to the back
of my mind. Well the days after that I felt as though I was in school
and all we were doing was "busy work", you all know how that feels.
Thats how I felt. One of the days we even had 6 lessons in one day and I
didn't feel fulfilled, it just felt like a normal day. Well transfer
calls day was Saturday and I started freaking out a little bit that
whole day. I didn't know what was happening but at the same time I knew I
was leaving even though I had only been here six weeks. Well calls came
that night and its a conference calls, so all the sisters in the whole
mission are on the call. So they AP's start going through people and I
am just freaking out completely by this time. He gets to us and he says
my name and I know I am going, I can just feel it and he says, "Sister
Daines you are being transferred and Sister Brough you will be
transferred as well." In that moment my heart sunk. I knew I was going
but I never knew both of us were going to leave. I thought one of us
would stay especially since we have had 2 baptisms in the last 3 weeks.
It was heartbreaking to realize neither of us would be here with our
converts. We were super super sad, but I was more mad then sad. I was so
angry! I know this area has been super hard but these 2 converts are
what made it amazing. We had to say goodbye to members yesterday and
though I was only here six weeks I grew so close to some of them they
felt like family. Our investigator Manuel got baptized yesterday and it
was probably the best way I could ever end this transfer. It was
BEAUTIFUL!! We had a lesson with him later that evening and it broke my
heart. This big guy who acts tough bawled when we had our last lesson
with him. He told us we have changed his life so much and he's a way
better man because we took the time and had the patience to help him. It
literally broke my heart. But also I know that my work is finished and
being here only six weeks made me realize why God sent me here. It was
for Manuel and Ulises. They are the reason I was sent here. I have been
trying to figure out why I would get sent to such a hard area and now
with me leaving after they just got baptized I know without a doubt I
was sent here for them. It is so incredible how God knows. God has a
bigger vision then us and though sometimes its hard and we can't see why
we are going through something, later the bigger picture comes and you
know why you went through that or in my case why God sent me here. I
know that I am needed somewhere else and God has people there for me to
meet. I know God loves us and knows us perfectly and knows exactly what
we need. Sometimes we just have to be patient in our trials and the
bigger picture will come later. But sometimes we have to remember that
the bigger picture may not come in this life but in the next. I know God
lives and loves each of you! I am so grateful to be a missionary in
this time and I am so grateful to have a beautiful wonderful family that
loves me and supports me!! Thank you all for everything you do for me
and my family!! You are all amazing!!! I hope you have the best week
ever!!!! Know God loves you!!! </div>
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This week I don't really know what happened..... Sometimes your week
just blends together and you don't really know what happened at the end
of the week. Everyday is starting to blend and mush into one GIANT day.
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did do a service activity this past week with a Methodist church. It
was so much fun. We made 10,400 meals for people in other countries who
didn't have anything. It was really humbling to be there and to see how
many people are so willing to lend a hand and help people in need. There
were so many people that came to volunteer that they didn't have enough
jobs for everyone there. They had to create jobs for us. Sister Brough
and I had the job of counting the boxes and ringing to Gong everytime we
made a 1,000. Our job was to motivate and keep the people going. It was
so much fun and really built my testimony of service and what we can do
to make a difference in the world. Of the people that volunteered there
were 14 members of our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints. It was so beautiful to see. We had a blast! :) </div>
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is doing amazing! He came to conference yesterday and he really liked
it. He is really changing and you can just see and feel it in him. And
with him you can see when we have lessons or in church the spirit work
in him. He told us the other day after I had asked what difference has
the gospel had on his life so far, he told us that he is way more
emotional. He said I am a man but I have been so emotional. It was
really awesome. He then told us that he knows its because of the spirit.
But I did give him some comforting words and let him know that my dad
is 6' 2" big man and he is the biggest crier I have ever seen, but I
told him that my dad was the most amazing person I have ever met and so
close to the spirit. So it is ok to cry even when you are a man. ( Hope
you don't mind dad that I said that to him. ;) ) Anyway he is getting
baptized this coming Sunday and we are so excited for him. He is so
ready for this!! :) </div>
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thing I do know and loved that happened this week was General
Conference. It was incredible!!! It was such a testimony builder for me.
Going into General Conference I went in with 5 questions hoping and
praying would be answered. The very first talk was Elder Holland and one
of my questions was answered within that first talk. And every question
I had was answered within General Conference. Not necessarily with the
answers I expected but were answered in the way God wanted me to hear
them. It was absolutely incredible. It helped me reailze that God is
aware of us all. He knows us perfectly and knows exactly what we need
when we need it. Sometimes we may feel as if God is not there or that He
is never going to answer us, or that he doesn't care about little old
me. Well I am here to tell you that is false! God loves us and wants so
much for us to be happy. He doesn't want us to be sad or think He
doesn't love us. But we must do our part, we must ask Him for help and
pray and have the faith that answers will come in His time and in His
way. He loves each of you and is aware of the struggles you go through
on a daily basis. He knows how it feels to be sad, frustrated, not
appreciated, or to feel unloved. He knows us PERFECTLY!! We must turn to
Him when we are struggling and rely on Him and trust Him enough to know
that everything will work out, that He WILL strengthen us and He WILL
make our burdens light. I know God lives and that He loves us. The only
way we can be happy is if we rely on Him and trust Him enough to LIVE
THE GOSPEL! I know this gospel is the key to happiness and if we but
live it we will be happy!! Try it out, I promise it works!!!! I know my
Savior lives and loves each one of us. I know the power of the
atonement. I know we can be cleansed through that power. It is never too
late to repent, use the atonement and feel of the Saviors love. Its a
beautiful thing!! </div>
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love you all you so much and hope and pray you will have an amazing
week this week!! :) Keep your heads up high and know God is watching
over you!!! :) </div>
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All My Love, Hermana Daines </div>
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This week has definitely been a trying week. I got sick at the beginning of the week and was sick for a few days with the flu. It was not fun! It was just a super big struggle. We didn't have very many lessons and one day we spent the whole day pretty much driving everywhere but doing nothing. Those are the worst days I think, that and the ones where nobody wants to listen to you. It was a really rough week for us. Well Friday comes and we had our movie night planned. We had invited everyone to a movie night where we were going to play the movie, "The Testaments". We invited investigators, members, recent converts, people on the streets. EVERYONE! And we actually had an amazing turn out. The relief society room was really full, it was an amazing sight. We had past investigators show up. That was cool. And everyone loved the movie. Of course the end part with Jesus healing Jacobs father, everyone was crying. Ulises and Manuel were crying, and they told us they really loved it. I think Ulises put it perfectly,"Porque sentir como sus ojos lloran por algo hermoso como es el amor de Dios por todos." Which means pretty much that when we cry for something beautiful it is because we feel God's love for us all. And I love that. I think it is so true especially since I am a cry baby, it helped me realize that crying isn't a bad thing it just means that I am feeling God's love for me and for everyone around me. It was an awesome night that night! </div>
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For the last 4 weeks I have wondered why the Lord sent me here to Sebring. It is a really hard area and I have been in pretty tough areas my whole mission. Up until yesterday I had had only one baptism in the last year. The last one I had was last April. It has been really really tough. Especially always thinking well maybe its me, maybe I am not doing enough. Because my first area was super slow, I go to Sarasota and there is so much potential you can feel it but nothing ever came. I come here and I wonder oh my gosh it is getting harder and harder as I go to different areas. I kept thinking why would the Lord send me here? Why can't I be one of those missionaries that has so many baptisms and gets sent to an area like Naples, which is like the land of milk and honey. The last 4 weeks I have been questioning why He put me here and why I have been in hard areas with zero success especially when I have been exactly obedient and working so hard. Its been really hard. Well yesterday I had my first baptism in almost a year. So this was only my second baptism my whole mission. I realized yesterday as Ulises was getting baptized that this was the best feeling in the whole world. Not having a baptism for so long and then finally after 11 months of hard hard work I finally get one baptism. It certainly made me appreciate it way more and love every minute of it. I still don't know exactly why I have been in hard slow areas my whole mission, I don't know why the Lord put me here but at the baptism yesterday I realized I have a purpose and it doesn't matter how many baptisms I have. It only matters that I know I am doing and have done all I can as a missionary. I have been exactly obedient. I have done all that is required of me and a lot of baptisms haven't come from it but I know that I am a stronger and more grateful missionary because of it. I know how to see the little miracles because sometimes thats all you have. This week was a giant struggle, getting sick for a few days with the flu and not having as many lessons, it was just a struggle of a week. Then yesterday happened and it was the most beautiful thing I think I have ever seen on my mission. And I am so grateful that I was able to teach Ulises and help prepare him for the step he made yesterday. I can't describe the joy I felt. :) :) :) We had a lesson with him later that day and we usually do them in the park. We pull up and he is sitting on a bench and literally he is seriously just glowing. He is so happy and just amazing! He is such an incredible example for me in my life. He is literally like a brother to me! He is awesome!! So yesterday made this week....No.. made this last year all worth it. It was hard but yesterday was the most BEAUTIFUL day of my whole mission!!! :) </div>
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I love you all so much and thank you so much for all your support and love!! Remember to be the missionaries that God wants you to be. You don't have to be called and set apart to be a missionary. We are all in this together and we all must share the gospel and hasten the Lord's work!! I know without a doubt this is the Lord's work. I know this is the true gospel of Jesus Christ and I know that the gospel blesses families!!! :) So do all you can to share the gospel! Tomorrow never comes, the time is today!!! </div>
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All My Love, Hermana Daines </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-77417099660215460772014-04-04T10:35:00.001-07:002014-04-04T10:35:05.429-07:00Another Amazing Week!! :)<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From March 24</span><br />
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This week was another incredible week. Let me first off say that sometimes you think nothing is going to happen and nothing comes and even in the moments you are doing things you don't think anything is going anywhere....then you look at your numbers at the end of the week and you realize you have found 8 new invsetigators this week. It was soooooo cool!! I didn't even realize that we had found that many people this week until I looked at our numbers. It was incredible!! And it was such a blessing from heaven. I know this area is going to explode. It has already started. I know that if you have a vision of where you want the area to go and you are obedient and you are diligent and have faith in God, an area can change around from being a slow area to an exploding area. Its starting here and its a beautiful thing. This transfer we will have two baptisms. One next Sunday and then another one two weeks after that. We are being blessed for our obedience that is for sure!! </div>
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We were invited by President to go to dinner with him and all the other sisters in the zone. It was going to be in Sarasota so I got to go back there for a little while, It was beautiful there!! So President took us out to Leroy Selmons. It was delicious!! But my favorite part was that I got to see Sister Halversen, Sister Kenagy, and Sister Ochsenbein. That was the highlight of that day. I really needed that. It was so awesome!! :) They are just such incredible missionaries and I love them so much! They have made a huge impact on my mission and on my life!! :) </div>
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Ulises is doing amazing, he had his baptismal interview yesterday and its was AWESOME!! We are so excited for him. He has changed so much in such a short amount of time and he is just so much happier. I will probably cry at his baptism, ha ha. But really!! One of our investigators he is doing amazing as well. He had a really hard day yesterday just having some problems with his girlfriend. He ended up giving us the flowers he was going to give her because he didn't want them anymore. So we gladly took them off his hands. And we had a really amazing lesson with him where the spirit was the strongest its been with him and it was just a powerful lesson. It was really cool!! </div>
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Well sorry everyone this email is really short but just know that the gospel is true and literally the secret of the universe is--- to be truly happy we must LIVE THE GOSPEL!!! I love you all and grateful for all of you!! I hope you have an amazing week and know that GOD LOVES YOU!!!! </div>
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All My Love, Hermana Daines </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-10088957453931935812014-04-04T10:33:00.003-07:002014-04-04T10:33:32.696-07:00A week full of Miracles!!! :)<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="line-height: 16.899999618530273px;">From March 17</span></span><br />
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Well this week was definitely the longest week ever. I got to my new area on Tuesday. We cover a pretty big area, 3 cities actually. Sebring, Avon Park, and Lake Placid. And they are all small towns. Its really weird to go from Sarasota which is pretty big, to here where its all just these small towns in the middle of nowhere land, ha ha. This week has been a trying week. I have felt like I am back in transfer one of my mission where I don't know anything. I don't know the area, the people, the branch, its just been super overwhelming. But I am excited to be here and our goal is to make this area explode. My new companion is sooooo awesome. She is such a big sweetheart and has so much patience for me. Her name is Sister Brough. She has only been out almost 6 months. She is so awesome and we are going to kill it out here for sure!! </div>
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There are two amazing investigators that we have here. The first is Ulises. He is the coolest person ever!! He was so prepared and he just soaks everything up like a sponge. He has a huge desire to follow Jesus Christ. He said he hasn't been interested in other church because he just doesn't feel comfortable around them and doesn't trust them but he loves our church. He started reading the Book of Mormon about a week and a half ago, maybe two weeks and he just finished Jacob. Isn't that incredible? He has a baptismal date for April 6 but we are going to try to push that up a week because that is the day of General Conference. He is just golden and he has had a really hard life but he has really turned to God for help and guidance. He is amazing! I love him so much. I just love the people that have the desire to just do things and follow Christ. The ones where we don't have to keep nagging them to read or to come to church. The ones that just do those things on their own. Its just wonderful to see. And that is who we look for, the elect!! We have one other investigator who is awesome. His name is Manuel. He is super cool too. He came up to the sisters in Walgreens and asked if they were the sister missionaries. And told them that his girlfriend is mormon and he really wants to learn more. He also just soaks things up like a sponge and he also has the same baptismal date as Ulises but we are going to change that as well. But he wants to follow God and he just wants that happiness in his life. He is super awesome!!!!! So yes there are great things happening here. I just feel like I am the greenie all over again, ha ha. </div>
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Well one thing I really learned this week is to cherish every moment because you never know what is going to happen. Sometimes a random challenge comes or something pops up that you never thought would happen to you. We are tried in this life so that we can learn and grow and sometimes growth is painful but it will be worth it. There is a quote that was said in the MTC it was, There is no comfort in the growth zone and there is no growth in the comfort zone. We have to go through hard times so we can be better and when we get comfortable thats when change comes or hard times come. But we have to keep going and keeping praying and hoping and trusting in God that everything will work out the way it is supposed to. I love this gospel!! I love being a missionary!! I am so grateful to be out here and the learn and progress and grow so that one day I can live with my Heavenly Father again. Thank you all so much for your love, support, and prayers! You are all just incredible!! Don't forget how much love God has for each one of you!! :) :) </div>
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All My Love, Hermana Daines </div>
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Anyway because I felt I was done with this area this past week I really learned how to cherish every moment of the mission even the hard times. Because there are going to be hard times no matter what, whether you are serving a mission or not, there are hard times in life. One thing my dad told me towards the beginning of my mission was that "A mission was never said to be easy, only worth it, and anything worth doing is worth the sacrifice it takes to get it done." And that has helped me through a lot of hard times in my mission. And it can help us through life as well. God gives us things so we can learn and become the people He wants us to become. Sometimes things are thrown at as that sometimes we want to blame God for or maybe think He doesn't care about you or isn't there. Well that is wrong! God lets things happen because He can see the bigger picture. We only see a little snippet of the plan God has for us. But He has the entire plan. He knows what is going to help us. He knows what we need to go through for us to become better and stronger. And thats why we have hard times in life, that is why we have hard times on the mission. So we can better ourselves and really learn to rely on God. We have an investigator that is going through some really really hard times right now, harder times then I could ever imagine going through and she doesn't really know what to do and she is doubting and just struggling immensely. And she might have to go through even harder times in the future but she will come out stronger because of it.We taught her that God has a plan for each of us and that He gives us trials or lets things happen for us to learn and grow. And we encouraged her to keep praying, keep trusting in God and everything would be okay. It may not make the problems go away but with God, He makes things easier, lighter, and strengthens us. God knows us perfectly and loves us infinitely even with our imperfections. He is our Father in Heaven and wants us to be happy and the only way we can be truly happy in this life is by living the gospel and trusting in God because He is all-knowing and knows what is best for each of us. And though its hard for me to leave Sarasota I know that my work is done, I know that I am needed somewhere else and I know that God will put me exactly where I need to be right now. And it may be hard and I may not like it sometimes but I know I will come out stronger, I will become more like the person God wants me to be. And that is the ultimate reward, the knowledge that I am turning into the person God wants me to be. I am so grateful for this chance I have had and am still having to be on a mission; To teach others about the restored gospel and bringing them that joy. And the greatest joy is when you bring one of your brothers and sisters this gospel and see the joy that it brings them in their lives. Its the most incredible thing in the world and its such a blessing and privilege to be out here!!! I am so grateful for my family and the support and love I get from each one of them. I love this gospel and I know with all my heart that it is true and can bless anyones lives as long as they let it. Thank you all so much for your support and love. I hope you all have an amazing week, don't forget to really trust in God because He knows the bigger picture!! :) </div>
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Well this week has been full of adventure I guess ha ha. Monday was a pretty good day. We went to a less actives house, Fabiola, with a member. And it was amazing!!!! She doesn't even have an excuse for not coming to church, she just chooses not to come. She has a car and she wants to come but she just doesn't. Well we had an incredible lesson with her and she broke down and the member there was incredible and really was just her friend right then. It was really cool and so we were praying so hard that she would come to church on Sunday and then.....she didn't. So we went to go see what happened and she wasn't home. So we are going to keep trying to visit her until she realizes that we love her and we want her to have the blessings that come when she goes to church and for her to recognize that blessings do come, we just have to be obedient. </div>
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Tuesday was interesting. We did a lot of street contacting and then we went to our english class. We were super worried no one was going to show up because it was 7 and nobody was there. Well 5 minutes later the first counselor comes over to us with this lady, saying she wants to learn english. And I was thinking...umm...ok..... because this lady was full on chinese and knew zero spanish. And it turns out she is actually renting out a room for a less active member that we visit and he told her about the english class. So this chinese lady is there wanting to learn english. Ha ha it was really......interesting trying to teach her ha ha cause we didn't know her language. But it turned out to be really good. And then a hispanic showed up and so we kind of taught 2 seperate classes. And one thing I learned that night is that I am very grateful I did not get sent somewhere to speak chinese. That spanish is perfect for me and that I should not be complaining about learning it because there are way harder languages in this world, such as chinese. ha ha </div>
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The rest of this week has been just as interesting. We don't have very many investigators right now. So we have been trying to find except we still can't tract so its a little difficult. So for about 2 days straight we got on our bikes and contacted people in the street and just tried so hard to find people to teach. And we didn't find "new investigator" but we did find a few potentials. So thats good and even though we didn't have complete "success" it was super super fun. It was really nice not having to worry about where we needed to be or who was next or set appointments at all. It literally didn't matter what street we turned down or if we didn't know where we were exactly. It was soooooo fun and it was such a good experience. It was honestly less stressful!! And we will probably be doing the same thing in the week to come. It is the last week of the transfer and so we are going to try really really hard to make it the best week ever and really find investigators. </div>
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Transfer calls are Saturday and I am a little bit nervous. I feel like I am getting transferred, but I don't know for sure, we never know exactly what will happen until it happens but I almost have this feeling that my work in Sarasota is done and it might be me just being crazy but I have this feeling that I am getting transferred. But again I'm probably just crazy!! ha ha :) One dream though I have is to get transferred down to Naples because Naples is like the land of milk and honey. Its just always booming and its literally every spanish sisters dream to get sent down there. My MTC companion Hermana Lewis is down there right now and I could totally get sent down there to be with her, that would be cool. Anyway just some transfer dreams and predictions, ha ha. None of that will probably happen but I still have the dream of going down there. </div>
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One major thing I learned this week is that I have a serious pride problem, ha ha ha. For real though! When you go on a mission your weaknesses are literally put on full blast and this week thats the one that was put on full blast the most. I realized that even over little things that don't really matter I have a pride problem with. And then me having that pride turns into anger. So I read a talk called " Slow to Anger" And it was incredible! I really needed to read that and it helped me realize I need to just let things go. I also read a talk called "Come what may, and love it" and that was perfect too. It talked about how we need to laugh about things instead of getting mad or angry about them. Things are going to happen but if we laugh about them instead of arguing or getting mad it is so much better and you will just be happier because of it. I have such amazing companions that have so much patience with me. I know I am not perfect and have many problems but they just love me anyway, pride and all, ha ha. I am really grateful for them and I am especially grateful for the Atonement, for if we didn't have the atonement you and I wouldn't be able to repent or be forgiven or improve our lives. I am so grateful for that wonderful chance to always become better and really turn to Christ for help because we can't change without Him and so we must rely on Him. So goal of this week is "let things go"!!!!! :) And with Christ it is possible!!! :) </div>
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I hope you all have an amazing week and may you laugh more instead of choosing anger or frustration. Its just a better way to live!! :) :) </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Hey Everyone!!!!!</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Wow! This week has been really awesome but at the same time a little</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">crazy. Some great news is that we all received iPads! And yes I am</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">doing my email on my iPad!!!! Super legit right? It's super fun and</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">really useful. Studies are super cool on my iPad and now I have every</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">talk ever given by general authorities. Also there is a translator on</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">here which is super handy, our area book and planner is on here,</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">pretty much everything is on here..... Well missionary work wise. It's</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">super awesome but it has been really stressful also. The program they</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">have on here for our planner is a little complicated but we will work</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">out the kinks eventually. And we have to plug in everything from our a</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Area book which is taking forever but that's ok. It's going to be a</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">really helpful tool to use during lessons. We have already been able</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">to show videos/Mormon messages during lessons. It's just super</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">cool!!!! :) :) estamos muy feliz!!!!!</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">We went in exchanges this week with the YSA sisters, which they are</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">absolutely amazing missionaries! Sister Halversen and I went to their</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">area while Sister Nadauld took over the are for a day with one if the</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">YSA sisters. And the YSA serve in he whole stake and so they serve in</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Bradenton which is pretty much my area and teach most of the people I</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">taught. So we went to Bradenton on exchanges. It was super weird but</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">at the same time it felt normal like I had never left. I saw Abi, who</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">is a recent convert, who I taught for a while. She isn't my convert</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">but after she got baptized we taught her for a little while. She is 18</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">and is an amazing member of the church. Super strong and is an</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">incredible example to her family. I love her so much! Next we saw a</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">couple less actives they had never met. Then we saw an investigator</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">named Fernie. We taught him when we were in Bradenton and now they are</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">going to try to teach him again. He seemed way more receptive and open</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">to talking then ever before. It was pretty cool and they set a return</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">appointment. I'm excited about him, he is super positive and has tons</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">of friends that are members. The. We saw the Santos family. There are</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">3 young men that were baptized almost a year ago in a few months. They</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">are super awesome and such good good men. It was really fun to see</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">them again. Then the best part of the night happened. My recent</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">convert, Pamela, that got baptized at the beginning of my mission will</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">be turning 18 in a couple weeks and will be going to the YSA branch.</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">So we went to see her. AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! It was so awesome and so so</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">so good to see her. She seemed more happy that day then I had seen her</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">before. It was so awesome. She has changed so much in the amount of</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">time I have known her, for the better of course. It literally just</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">made my night to be able to see her for myself and see how she really</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">is doing. Ah it was dang amazing!! The best exchange ever!!!!! :)</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">One thing that I read in personal study this morning was absolutely</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">amazing. I was reading a talk by President Uchtdorf called "You Matter</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">to Him". Most times we do not realize the potential we have as sons</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">and daughters of God. Sometimes we think the universe is so huge and</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">you are right it's huge compared to us. But God made the universe</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">specifically for us. This is probably my favorite part in the whole</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">talk. It helps me realize the potential I have and that we all have.</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">"Brothers and sisters, the most powerful Being in the universe is the</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Father of your spirit. He knows you. He loves you with a perfect love.</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">God sees you not only as a mortal being on a small planet who lives</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">for a brief season--He sees you as His child. He sees you as the being</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">you are capable and designed to become. He wants you to know that you</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">matter to Him. May we ever believe, trust, and align our lives so that</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">we will understand our true eternal worth and potential. May we be</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">worthy of the precious blessings our Heavenly Father has in store for</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">us.."</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">Is love this gospel and am so grateful to be a missionary. May we help</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">others see their potential. Thank you all so much for you prayers and</span><br clear="none" style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 16px;">kindness! You are all amazing! :) have an incredible week!!! :)</span><br />
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This week has been pretty....interesting and good!!! We started out the week pretty good. We went on exchanges with the YSA sisters in our zone and it was super super fun. They are just a blast. One of the sisters came to our area with Sister Nadauld and I and we had a member dinner with some of our investigators. It was super awesome and tons of fun. That is the way to go to do missionary work!! It's not awkward and its not as formal as a normal lesson and so the investigator feels a lot more comfortable. Its way awesome!! :) We then met up with Hermana Halversen and the other sister and we went and did some mall contacting together and it was super fun. One of the sisters had a huge fear of contacting people and we helped her totally overcome that and now she is a professional contacter, ha ha. Her companion is awesome and we were stopped in rush hour traffic and she got out of the car to hand out a pass along card to the car next to us. It was sooooo AWESOME!!! We switched back and we went over to Victoria's house. We talked about if she had received her answer yet because she only had about 4 days left of her Commitment to live the Gospel list. And she said she isn't sure but she was going to do a special fast that sunday but that she thinks a baptism will be soon. And sunday came and Sister Halversen sits on the stand because she is the only one who plays the piano, so she plays for the branch. So she can see everyone. Well she of course is watching Victoria and she is just as happy and smiley as can be. Which she usually isn't and then one of the speakers was talking on baptism and she started crying during the talk. We are going to try to see her as soon as possible because we KNOW that she received her answer and that she is going to get baptized. We are super super super excited!!! :) And way proud of her. :) :) :) </div>
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We also had an extended MLC, which is for the leaders and stuff and it was INCREDIBLE!!!! President Donaldson who was the Mission president in San Diego when the movies "The District" was filmed. Which we watch as missionaries to learn and grow from how the missionaries in the movie do things. Well lets just say President Donaldson is a BOSS!!! He is an incredible teacher and knows so much!!! We learned so many new ways of teaching and his focus was really on being personal with people and really being natural. It was the coolest meeting I have ever been to. I learned so much. Its always so fun to learn new ways of teaching and making the work better. Speaking of which we will be getting our Ipads this week. We are super stoked and its literally going to be a whole new way of missionary work. We are 1 mission out of 30 missions in the world that are getting Ipads. We are really excited. :) Its going to change the way we do things soooo much!!! :) We won't have planners or area books it will all just be in our ipad. Isn't that crazy? I think so but I am really stoked. </div>
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One thing I learned this week is that sometimes being a leader is hard. Sometimes you have to be the bad guy and realize that we can't just "make friends" out here even though that is fun but we need to help these missionaries realize their potential and what they can become if they are just obedient. And that the missionary may not like you in the moment but that they will appreciate what you did for them in the future. I also learned from this experience that obedience is HUGE and helping missionaries realize what they can have and see if they are just obedient is amazing. We can bring down the powers of heaven upon us if we are just obedient. And it was incredible to show that to the missionaries that we are over. And its worth being "the bad guy" when they come to you after and say thank you I needed that and I am grateful for you and your example. Thats when everything you do for them is worth it. I love it even though it is super hard!! </div>
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I am super grateful to be out here and to be able to have this amazing opportunity to be a missionary in this time to really see the work HASTEN. I love this gospel and am so grateful for it in my life and really happiness it brings to anyone who LIVES IT. Thats the secret to life. If we live the gospel we will be happy its a promise. So if you have this happiness and love this gospel as much as I do then SHARE IT. Share what you know because you never know when one of your friends or family members is ready for the gospel. But you have to do your part and INVITE them. And you don't have to do more then you already do, you have activities as families, as your ward, just invite people to those. Its so easy!! And for those of you who are too scared to open your mouth, all you need is 20 seconds of courage. That is it, 10 seconds to walk up to someone and 10 to open your mouth. Don't be afraid of what to say because God will put the words in your mouth and don't be afraid of rejection because you will have done your part. There is no "waiting for the right time" the right time is NOW!!!! I love this gospel, it brings more joy then anything else in the world!! SO SHARE IT!!!! </div>
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Last Monday we had an emergency MLC which the zone leaders, sister training leaders, Assistants and President get together and talk. Well President pretty much told us that everyone in this mission needs to step up their obedience level to even higher. That it is on us leaders if they aren't obedient. So even though I thought I was being obedient Im stepping it up even higher all the way down to the little small things. We ARE going to be a more obedient mission and we ARE going to pull down the powers of Heaven and this work IS going to Hasten and it is going to be amazing to see. I am so excited to be a missionary at this time and to really be a part of this work hastening. Its absolutely the BEST thing in the whole world. I have never been so happy in my life and anyone who wants this happiness BE A MISSIONARY and you WILL feel this amazing happiness. This work is incredible and I LOVE it. I never want to stop being a missionary. Its literally the Best. Just like that scripture in Doctrine and Covenants that says how great shall be your joy if you shall bring one soul unto me... and how great shall be your joy if you shall bring many souls unto me. This work is the best thing in the whole world we could be doing right now. And the most important work in the World!! :) :) </div>
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So this week has been great. We have had some awesome lessons this week. You all remember Victoria right? Well she came to church again and stayed all 3 hours. She loved it. Her 2 kids also came and loved it. Its so incredible to see the gospel really change people and see the happiness in their eyes. We had a lesson with a recent convert who is best friends with Victoria and her family. The recent converts wife is not a member and we have been working hard with her as well. Yesterday we had an awesome lesson with them and Margarita really opened up to us and told us she will get baptized when Victoria gets baptized!!! Also Sergio, the recent convert, told us that Victoria's husband, Pascual, said that Victoria is preparing for baptism!!!!! She herself hasn't told us but we can feel it. She is definitely getting baptized this transfer. She only has a week and a couple days till her month of living the gospel is up and we just know that she will get baptized after that. It is INCREDIBLE!!!!! :) I am the happiest I have ever been and I am just so grateful to be here. </div>
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So yesterday we had 9 investigators at church!! It was literally a full day of miracles. A less active and his wife who isn't a member came to church. Victoria and her family came to church, another investigator that we weren't expecting came and then Margarita came which is Sergio's wife. It was literally just incredible day yesterday!!! I can't express to you enough how amazingly happy I am and though I miss home and my family a lot I wouldn't change where I am at and what I am doing for the world. This is literally THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK ON EARTH and I get this wonderful privilege to be a part of it. </div>
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I love you all so much and am so grateful for you love and prayers. Thank you so much!! Remember that when we follow God's plan we WILL be HAPPY!!! I love you and hope you have an incredible week!!! :) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-10416279251059035852014-01-31T21:09:00.003-08:002014-01-31T21:09:50.846-08:00New Apt!As Marisa said on Jan 13, she is in a new apt, #102, the rest of the address is still the same. I updated it on the address widget.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-70100696483319034942014-01-31T20:45:00.002-08:002014-01-31T20:45:33.330-08:00Back from Dec 9!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is from Dec 9!!</span><br />
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This week was pretty great!! :) So you all remember Victoria right? The one who we committed to live pretty much every commandment and come to church every week the one with the list? Well we were super nervous because she hadn't been answering our phone calls and wasn't calling us back. So we did a "sneak attack". And she opened the door and I have never seen her so happy ever! Usually she is always stressed when we go over but literally it was like a whole burden was lifted off her shoulders and she was just sooooo happy! She told us that her family has been having some real struggles this week but somehow she is still so happy. She has been reading the Book of mormon everyday and praying everyday and came to church again. And its been cold here in Florida, about in the 50's, and she has really wanted some coffee to warm her up but she hasn't had any coffee. She is AMAZING!!! This is working!!!! Its incredible to see the difference in people when they are living the gospel. What a testimony builder for me. If any of you are struggling or feel lost, may you strive to live better the commandments of God and LIVE THE GOSPEL, live what you know to be true!! :) I testify with all my heart that you will be happier and you will have better days. It will be like Victoria, a burden lifted from you shoulders. :) </div>
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Sorry this is a short email we have a lot of stuff to do today. I love you all so much and am so grateful for each and every one of you and your wonderful examples!! Have an amazing week and don't forge to rely on the Lord!! :) </div>
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This week has been pretty good!! It started off amazing with 3 lessons on a p-day night which doesn't usually happen. We had a lesson with an investigator who is really struggling and had a member there to help us and help her. It was really good and I could feel the love the Savior had for her and her family it was really awesome. Super incredible!! Then we had a lesson with Alejandra, the one who accepted to be baptized, and we read in the Book of Mormon with her. And she loves the Book of Mormon. She says its so beautiful and we always teach her something she needs to hear. Then after that we didn't have a set appointment and we were really worried. So we pulled over and Hermana Halversen said a prayer and just said I know that you will give us something to do Father. And then she ended the prayer and told me to drive straight. I literally thought she was crazy. Then we came up on a light and she said turn left. And then I really thought she was crazy. But right when I got into the turning lane a name popped into my head. A part member family. Her name is Fabiola and her husband is the one who isn't a member. For like 6-7 weeks were never able to get in contact with them. So we hadn't tried in a few weeks. And her name came into my head and her house was the direction I was going. It was the COOLEST thing ever. We went to her house and she was home and we were able to go in and talk with her. When ever other time we tried she was never home, calls were never answered or returned and then all of a sudden she comes to my mind after a prayer. I have such a testimony of the Lord guiding us in our lives but we first have to have the faith that He will answer us. Super super awesome experience!! </div>
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Now for one of my favorite parts of the whole week!!! We had a lesson with an eternigator. She has been being taught for almost 11 years. Her husband is a member but Her, Victoria, and her 3 kids are not. So Hermana Halversen and I decided that we needed to do something that past missionaries haven't done because obviously whatever has been being done isn't working. So we were going to go in there and just be super bold. We were going to teach the plan of salvation and tell her she is holding her family back. Well we ate dinner with them and then Hermana Halversen had forgotten her scriptures in the car. So we went and grabbed them and both felt we shouldn't teach what we were going to teach. And we went back in there still not knowing what we were going to teach. Well we started and Victoria just spilled everything out. She told us she has been meeting with lots of different churches and she feels the spirit with all of them but she is super super confused on what to do. She says she hasn't received her answer but obviously its because she has so many churches coming over that she doesn't know what the answer is for. So we were bold and told her that we don't want her to be confused anymore. That we would rather her join another church then to be confused any longer. So the only way we can gain a testimony of the Gospel is by living it. So we made a list of things she needed to do for her to receive her answer. For example coming to church every week, reading and praying about the book of mormon daily, not meeting with other churches anymore, keeping all of the commandments and we told her to do all this for only one month and she would receive her answer. We told her she didn't have to do it but if she wanted her answer she needed to do it. So she agreed and she signed the paper committing to do all of it. And he 3 kids signed it as well. It was the most powerful lesson I have ever been in in my life. It was incredible. And it was super cool to see the difference when we first got there where the house seemed contentious and people seemed in bad moods to after the lesson where everyone was so happy and smily and laughing and just having an awesome time and seeing the spirit change the whole atmosphere of the house. And GUESS WHAT?? They all came to church yesterday!! We know without a doubt that she and her kids will receive their answer. There is no way you can be living the Gospel and not receive the answer and a testimony of it all. We are super excited about this!!! Best lesson of my whole mission for sure!!! :) </div>
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The next awesome thing this week is we had 7 investigators at church!!! WOOT WOOT!!!! It was the best ever! Victoria and her family came and Vanessa and her daughter came and another part member family. It was the coolest thing ever!!! :) This area is so awesome and it is about to explode!! :) I love being a missionary and though its really the hardest thing ever there are so many rewards such as 7 investigators at church! And awesome spiritual lessons. Its just incredible and I would encourage anyone that is of age to go on a mission, DO IT!!! It has blessed my life more then I can even begin to tell you!! I have learned so much and am still learning like crazy!! It is the best decision I have EVER made in my life! And I know without a doubt that the Lord is proud of me and what I am doing and is completely using me in the work. Its incredible!! Well I love you all so much and hope you all have such an incredible week this week!!! Oh by the way I changed apartments. The address is the same, 2566 10th st Sarasota FL 34237 but its apartment 102. Thank you all so much!!! Keep pressing forward with faith and trust in the Lord. Everything happens for a reason!!! Keep SMILING!!! :) :) </div>
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Then Saturday was our other miracle day!! We went to a lesson with a potential investigator, Laura. We went with a member and it was really spiritually uplifting and Laura is really receptive and open. She is super nice and we plan to meet with her again this week. Then the Relief Society President came and picked us up to be with us for like 5 hours to see people. And this is when the real miracles started. We went and we read in the Book of Mormon with Alejandra. And it was really great. She loves reading in it and she always feels the spirit when she reads it. It was super cool!! Then we went to a less actives house. The Hernandez family. They don't come to church because they work on sundays. Well Hermana Cruz, the relief society president, bore her testimony on church attendance and it was super super fuerte (strong). She told them they needed to find another job and to quit that one and that the Lord would help them. They were in tears by the end and it was soooo amazing. The spirit was sooo present and Hermana Cruz definitely went by the spirit on that one. So hopefully something changes and they can come to church. Then we went to Hugo's house. He is an investigator. We found him caroling actually. He is definitely a future Bishop no doubt about it. He lives in Hawaii though and was just visiting family here. But we are sending missionaries over to his house in Hawaii. He is super cool!! He said he is going to read the whole Book of Mormon. He is so LEGIT!! Then we went to see a referral we received from the Elders. Her name is Vanessa and she is AMAZING!!! She is from Peru. And her whole family are members of the church and her dad is a bishop in Peru. Her 12 year old daughter just got baptized in peru a few months ago. And she has a brother serving a mission in Mexico right now. And her family had actually been praying and fasting for her to find the missionaries. Then Vanessa saw the Elders. She was like oh they look like my brother in Mexico so she went to talk to them and thats how she was found. She is sooooo ready. She will totally be baptized waay waay soon. She has been sooo prepared and her families prayers were totally answered. We got to know her a little bit and set a return appointment. And that was our day Saturday. But it wasn't us at all. All this is happening because of the faith of the members. They are literally praying and fasting for missionary opportunities and for us to find people. Well everyone its totally totally working. We have met sooo many people this week that are so ready for the gospel. I have such a testimony of prayer and fasting. It works I can testify of that. </div>
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I am so grateful to be out here and to be in Sarasota. It is about to explode out here and its the coolest thing in the world to be a part of. I love this gospel and I know with all my heart and soul that it is true!! Thank you all so much for your support and love!! You are all just so amazing!! Try to see the little miracles that happen in your life this week, because I can promise you they happen!! I love you and have an incredible week!! :) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-19271601185084729662014-01-02T08:17:00.002-08:002014-01-02T08:20:01.291-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Dec 30. </span><br />
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The next day was a good day! I learned that we need to always follow the promptings of the spirit because you never know what will happen if you don't and sometimes I don't want to ever find out what would happen if I didn't follow the promptings of the spirit. Let me tell you all this now, NEVER ignore a prompting from the spirit!!! </div>
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We had a lesson with this 90 year old man named Manuel. We taught him about the restoration of the gospel and he was actually way way more open then I was expecting. Because a lot of times older people are so stuck in their ways that its really hard to teach them. But he was great and he said everything just made sense to him. It was awesome! And we asked him to be baptized and he said, "We'll see" so thats a step. At least he didn't say no, ha ha. </div>
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Well that was pretty much my week. It was really good and I am so grateful I got to spend Christmas with some awesome people and especially my super cool awesome companion, Hermana Halversen. I love her so much and am so grateful for her wonderful example and hard work. </div>
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I wanted to thank you all whoever sent me packages or christmas cards. They mean more to me then you could realize. Thank you so so much!!!! I love you all and am grateful for each and every one of you. Don't forget to always "Choose The Right" ( in spanish its "Haz lo Justo") and remember your Heavenly Father loves you so so much!! Have an amazing week full of love and happiness!! :) :) :) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-84600964147224550282014-01-02T08:16:00.003-08:002014-01-02T08:19:32.861-08:00FELIZ NAVIDAD!!!!!!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Dec 23.</span><br />
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I can't even believe its Christmas! What an amazing beautiful time of the year!! Yesterday I was able to give a talk on Christmas. It was of course nerve racking because its in spanish but it was really great. My companion and I both had talks. Its so beautiful to read the Christmas story. In my talk I read Luke 2:4-16. Its so incredible to me that Christ was born in such humble circumstances. Although he was a King he wasn't born in a grand palace he was born in a stable. From the beginning he was put into humbling circumstances. In verse 16 it talks about how the Shepherds went "with great haste" and I compared that to missionary work. We must go as the shepherds went with great haste in sharing this beautiful message that we have a SAVIOR OF THE WORLD. In 3 Nephi 1:13&21 it talks about the star appearing and leading the shepherds to the Savior. And just as that star was the guide for the Shepherds, Jesus Christ is our "star" today. He is our light, He is our way. We must follow Him. And we must share this message to everyone: That we have a SAVIOR, He loves us and wants to help us. We must show our friends and family that He is the Way and the only Way. I am so grateful for this knowledge that we DO have a Savior. How comforting that is to me and to everyone. I am so grateful for the light that He is. How truely incredible it is, that we know the way, now our job is to lead those who don't know the way, TO CHRIST. I love this gospel and this time of year is the perfect time of year to share the gospel and the knowledge of our Redeemer. I love being a missionary and being able to see when that light enters into the eyes of people that didn't know of the light before. I know without a doubt that Christ lives and that He loves everyone of us. He knows exactly what we go through everyday of our lives. He is our loving brother and closest friend. Depend on him! </div>
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I love you all so much and I hope you all have an amazing week!!! Merry Christmas to you all and may God bless you this Christmas season!! Remember the true meaning of it!! :) I LOVE YOU!!!!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-87515348036519022482014-01-02T08:16:00.001-08:002014-01-02T08:19:17.359-08:00Week one of the new area!!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Dec 16.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey everyone!! Wow I can't even believe what time of the year it is. I always pictured it being christmas time here in florida especially since it would be my halfway mark but it really doesn't feel like I have been out that long. Sometimes I feel like this is all just a dream like none of this is really happening. Its so weird. But its super fun!! There is zero snow here of course its still like 65-70 degrees outside which actually feels really really cold right now. This last week has really cooled down and I am actually cold. I never thought I would say that I was cold in florida, ha ha. </span><br />
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So this week was a little bit rough but it definitely turned around the end of the week. One thing about my mission is I have worked really hard but I have never really been able to see the fruits from my labors. I finally got 15 students at english class in bradenton and then I had to leave. So its was really hard for me to leave bradenton especially since I had been there my whole mission. I love that place so much and I hope and pray I made a difference on the branch and in that area because I worked really hard. Anyway so this last week we moved down to Sarasota and the good part is my companion is still Hermana Halversen. I love her soooo much. I wouldn't have made it through this last week without her. Coming into Sarasota was pretty much opening an new area and let me just say its hard, ha ha. We started with advertising for our free english class. We literally walked and biked for hours a day hanging up flyers and trying to pass out cards. It was super exhausting physically and really discouraging because we weren't teaching and hadn't been able to find anyone. We had a break down saturday. More me then my companion because Ive never really had the "success" or the opportunity to pick the fruits. So the next day I was feeling a little bit better and we went into Sacrament meeting and it was soooo powerful. President Gazziro, the branch president, got up and bore his testimony about missionary work and he said that if he has to he will make a name badge for everyone of them that says "member missionary" and when people ask what it is they can tell them who they are that they are member missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, so they will be obligated to do missionary work. He said he doesn't want to have to do it but that he will if they don't start doing the missionary work and "Hastening His Work". It was the most powerful testimony!!! :) We were so excited. And then we had a meeting with our ward mission leader and he is so ready as well. He said he is going to put on an activity where he gets some members and they go knocking on doors trying to find people for us to teach. He is so fired up!! Then we had a ward council meeting after and every person in that ward council is sooooo excited and fired up about missionary work. My companion and I have never seen a branch so united, centered, and fired up about missionary work, EVER!!! It is the best thing in the whole world and it made me realize that I got sent here for a reason and though last week was hard and we didn't teach much we are meant to be here and this branch is meant for us. We are going to make an impact on this area and this area is going to explode. It is so comforting to know and see that the Lord's hand is in every aspect of our lives, that He knows what is best for us when we don't really see it ourselves. I love this work and I love being a servant of the Lord. I know that this is the true gospel of Jesus Christ and that He lives. That President Monson is the prophet in these last days and he leads and guides this church. I love teaching the gospel and sharing this happiness we have with everyone we come in contact with. I encourage everyone of you to be those member missionaries that God wants you to be and has called you to be. Your friends and family need you. I love you all so much and am so grateful for this incredible gospel and the peace and comforting knowledge that Families are Forever!! I hope you all have an incredible week and may you rely solely on God and trust in His plan and His timing!! I love you!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-51833529858129071462014-01-02T08:15:00.003-08:002014-01-02T08:18:52.648-08:00TRANSFER CALLS!!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Dec 9.</span><br />
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Well transfer calls happened and guess what??? I am.......staying in bradenton again!! ha ha I think I will probably just stay here my whole mission ha ha. I have been here for 9 months now. I will probably follow my trainer Hermana Carson and stay in the same area for pretty much the whole mission. ha ha but its all good as long as I am helping people, I don't care where I am. I love bradenton. Its wonderful and I can feel the work picking up. Remember how we have been trying to do an english class for months? Well this last week we had 15 students. The work is going to pick up and our goal for english class is to have 30 students by the end of the transfer. We are sooo excited. We love teaching english class so much. Its probably the highlight of my week every week. Its so much fun and it helps me with my spanish too. I am so blessed to be here and to serve where I am serving. Hermana Rodriguez finishes her mission and goes home Wednesday. I am staying companions with Hermana Halversen and I am sooooo excited. She is so much fun and such an incredible missionary. I am so grateful for the time that I had with Hermana Rodriguez. She is an outstanding missionary and has taught me soooo much. I have known her my whole mission and so its really weird to see her leaving home. But she has done an incredible job and I know the Lord is proud of her and her work. Hermana Halversen and I are really excited for this upcoming transfer and we are just going to blow it up out here. We are so stoked! :) </div>
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We met a kid yesterday, his name is Aaron. He has been coming to church for a while with his girlfriend. They are like 16 or 17. They pulled us out of class to tell us that he wanted to learn more so he could be baptized. WOW!! What a miracle. I have never had anything like that happen. And we will be teaching him tonight. We are so excited! </div>
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So its been a super fun last week of the transfer and we all have learned a lot together. I am so grateful to have served with Hermana Rodriguez and learned so much from her. I am so grateful to be a missionary right now. The work is hastening, can't you all just feel it? Its absolutely incredible!! :) </div>
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All My Love, Hermana Daine</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07015347199275009969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919409115734844884.post-31578461948177862382014-01-02T08:14:00.001-08:002014-01-02T08:18:59.457-08:00Happy Holidays!!!<div id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1388679179030_3467" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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From Dec 2.<br />
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WOW Everyone I can't even believe it was Thanksgiving this past week and Christmas is in just 3 weeks. It seriously blows my mind. And even more crazy this Friday I hit my 9 months. Which I thought I would never get to ha ha. And because we had a short transfer I only have 8 months left. It is super weird to think that the time I have left is smaller then the time I have been out. But I have learned so much already and am so grateful for everything that I have learned and experienced out here. And though the mission is super tough, there are also so many rewards and blessings and just happiness that comes from this work. It is the best decision by far that I have ever made. I am not the person I was before the mission. I have let Christ change me and mold me into who he wants me to be. And though its hard and when he molds us he has to stretch us and pull us and it hurts sometimes but it is so worth it in the end. And I am not perfect and won't ever be perfect but I can keep letting God and Christ mold me and stretch me and help me learn and they will be there along the way when it gets hard and almost unbareable. But we will come closer to them and more like them as we let them in. And I am so excited for the next 8 months because I get to go through some hard times and learn and grow and it will be hard and I probably will not like it as its happening but I know it will change me and help me become better.</div>
I am so grateful for everything that I have gone through in my life and especially on the mission. I am so grateful for my family and their support and love. I love you all so much!!! Have an amazing week and trust in the Lord!!!</div>
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Hey Everyone!! :)<br /></div>
This week was a pretty good week. Like all of them. But to be honest I'm starting to not remember anything that happens during the week so these emails I feel like are getting shorter and shorter. But its whatever! :) So last Monday for p-day we went down to Sarasota. They have a huge statue of the sailor kissing the nurse I don't really know what its called but its super cute and I have pictures attached. And then we went and got our hair cut. Because mine hasn't been cut since I have been out and way before that ha ha so I got 2 inches off and some layers. It looks pretty good I guess but I like the way my mom and sister do my hair better but what ya gonna do. But it was a super fun p-day none the less! :)<br /></div>
Tuesday and Thursday we had our english class and OH MY GOODNESS I am finally starting to see the fruits of our english class. For months we have been advertising and for months we have been trying to get more people and we only had David and Agapito for months...until....this past week!! We had 9 english class students!! We made our record!! I literally have been trying to make this english class grow since my second transfer int he mission. And now it is taking off... finally!! It is so much fun and I love teaching english class. And its like a win win because I learn lots of spanish while I do it. Hermana Rodriguez and Halversen love english class as well.<br /></div>
Thursday we also had interviews with President Cusick. I was nervous for some reason and I went in there and it was the best thing in the world. I wish we had them more often. He is truly inspired and he knows our hearts. Its like he reads my soul when he looks in my eyes. But its not intimidating its like I don't know I feel his love for me and I almost can see how he sees me. I know this doesn't really make sense exactly but it amazing. I learned a lot from him and he gave me those encouraging words that I needed. He also said that I am approved for online proselyting. I am not really sure what that means but I will certainly find out this week and let you all know. My comps and I were approved. So I think we might be able to make new facebooks sometime soon. I am not sure how it works but I am so blessed to be on my mission at this time and being able to see the work hasten like this. It is a beautiful thing! :)<br /></div>
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Yesterday I gave another talk in sacrament meeting. I was super nervous and I was shaking like crazy. If you think giving a talk in english is scary you should try another language. Ha ha. But it went great. It was about faith and I feel like it went pretty well. It was one of those moments that I can't really explain and those of you have learned a new language will understand but I realized up there as I was speaking that Holy Cow I am speaking SPANISH, I am speaking another language right now. It was kind of mind blowing almost. It was super cool even though I was terrified. My comps gave talks too and they did amazing as well. It was a really great Sunday. </div>
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Thank you all so much for all your support and love and prayers. I can certainly feel them. I am so blessed to know each one of you and I am especially grateful for my family and all they do for me and all they have taught me. I love you so much Family!! Keep moving forward with the Faith you have and just as Elder Holland said "be true to the faith you do have". Everything will work out. Not everything is perfect in this life but with God anything is possible. Just have that particle of faith to move mountains. And encourage all of you to read Elder Hollands talk. It is called "Lord I believe". It is incredible and so powerful!! Well I love you all so much and am grateful for all of you!! :) Have an incredible week and don't forget to press forward with faith.<br /></div>
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Hey Everyone!!<br /></div>
Well I don't really know what to say this week besides it was an amazing week this week. I have learned soooooo much its insane really. One day this week Hermana Rodriguez wanted us to speak completely in spanish all day. First of all... super hard, second of all...crazy!! ha ha and then she bribed us with Sweet Berries. Which is a frozen custard place. And Hermana Halversen and I were all over that ha ha. We had to speak completely in spanish from 3 till english class that night at 7 so about 4 hours of nothing but spanish. And it was the hardest thing ever and I had to look a lot of words up in the dictionary and messed up a lot but we did it and we got sweet berries the next day. That just proved to me that it is possible to go without english. I have tried with other companions and we don't even last an hour but we made it 4 hours with zero english. I was super proud of myself and it gave me a little more confidence that its possible!! It was super super cool! Its awesome to have a native as a companion for sure!!<br /></div>
We also when we were in Sarasota we went to a place called Square One burgers. And it was probably the best burger I have had in my entire life. It was amazing and I had a Nutella Peanut Butter Shake afterwards. Super super delicious!! When we come back here mom I am definitely taking you there!! We have a lot of places to go ha ha :)!<br /></div>
So as for investigators. We have one progressing investigator now!!! YAY!!! His name is Fernie and he is amazing!!! He is 19 years old. He is cousins of members and he has a friend who is a member he is pretty much surrounded by members so he should probably be one. ha ha but we had a couple great lessons with him and he has been reading the Book of Mormon. He is super cool!! We are way excited about him and our goal is to get him baptized this transfer!! :) Its gonna happen!! :)<br /></div>
I am loving this mission so much!! I have learned so much and am still learning like crazy! And its pretty much the toughest thing I have ever done but also the most rewarding thing I have ever done. The best part is when you get to teach, like really teach. Its such a blessing to be here and I am so grateful for my family and everything they have done for me. I am grateful for the prayers that get sent my way and know I pray for you everyday as well. Thank you for all your support and love, May God bless you this week and may He give you miracles this week!! I love you all so much and keep smiling!! :) :)<br /></div>
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