Well another week has come and gone and lucky for us we got to come to the church to email today since the library is closed. So it's pretty awesome! Anyway so things are going here in Chino, it's a little slow but things are coming around me and my companion are trying to see the positive in every situation. We have no progressing investigators right now except on Saturday one of our old investigators called, but he didn't want us to come to where he was staying and wont tell us either but he ran to a park a little bit a ways from his apartment to meet with us, we brought Lily (a member) with us. It was pretty good. Then on Sunday we told him we could get him a ride for church but he found his own ride and came on his own, so hopefully this time he is ready to progress! And on top of Luis coming a recent convert/less active teenager came with his family, plus another less active lady we have been visiting.
Also there are 2 boys in a family here that are both leaving on their missions on Wednesday they are not twins but they are leaving the same day, they are a convert family. But I guess they don't have papers or something so they are serving in different missions here in California and they are going straight to the mission since they can't travel to the MTC! But anyway it's exciting but they do farewells a little different here on Saturday night they had their despidida (farewell) at the church and it was like a scrament on a saturdday night like the Bishop conducting and we had hymns and the 2 missionaries spoke and another speaker. However it seems that us sister missionaries are the go to in the ward and so I was the chorister at the meeting it was embarrassing because we all know how I am at music. But it's okay. I'm glad I can help in the ward.
On Sunday it was the 5th sunday, which in this ward apparently means missionary sunday. So that means 3 of the elders in the ward and myself had to speak however they were super nice to me and only made me give my testimony so that was good, its something I can do because I learned my testimony the 2nd day at the MTC, plus the 2 boys leaving bore their testimonies also. It was great! I just can't wait to be able to understand the meetings at church, at least I know that the spirit is there.
So I know as we put forth our effort and do our best the lord will help us out, I'm so glad that the definition of a good missionaryt is whether you have investigators or not because some of our best days this week we have only taught maybe one lesson, but we had good contacts and it feels soo good knowing we are doing our best even if people are choosing to reject our message! My testimony and my faith are getting a little bit stronger everyday! I know that people are being prepared and The Lord really is mindful of each and everyone of us, and prayers are answered maybe not in the way we think but they are!
This past week has probably been my best week! I love missionary work!
Love, Hermana Love
Monday, May 30, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
3 months on the mission!
I can't believe it! I have been on my mission for 3 months today, and in California 4 weeks tomorrow! It's pretty crazy time is flying! However, this past week has really tried us, we realized that none of our investigators really are interested or progressing so this week we pretty much are going to drop them which resorts us to getting in the homes of the members and knocking like crazy! It's going to be tough but I've learned that we can do anything as we have faith in the Lord (Moroni 7 : 33) Sometimes it has been difficult because we knock for hours and door after door people are not home, or they are home and don't answer however, it's worth knocking a whole street because maybe there was someone who listened to us and at least thought about Christ for a few minutes after and every once in a while a person agrees to let us come back, so it's going okay! I know that while the work is slow right now, there has to be times when we have to be tested on our faith and maybe God is still in the process of preparing the People or maybe as Troy said in his email maybe the people are afraid of change. maybe when they see us on the door (and they do) they choose not to answer their door, because they might have things that they aren't ready to give up just yet! Missionary work is really interesting and I'm excited to see what Chino is going to bring over the next while we are taking a leap of faith and dropping our investigators because we know it's best for us and it's best for them as well, and they can think about and maybe one day these investigators will be ready, that will give us more time to find the people who are ready for the gospel We're getting closer everyday to finding a new investigator who is ready that the Lord has truly prepared!
With that being said something this past week happened I experienced my first quincierra! It was at the church and people were worried because it was a less active family and lets just say they are a bit of a rowdy crowd, but Bishop approved it thinking it might help them become more active but not very many people showed up, it was kind of sad, but what can you do? we had to be there to make sure nothing bad happened but we got delicious food out of it and some crazy headaches from the super loud Mexican music that all sounds the same! However it was good, and they treated the church nice which is what we were worried about, so it worked out well!
Well I am guess that's about it for now! i love ya all and thanks for the support and love you all are!
Love, Hermana Love
With that being said something this past week happened I experienced my first quincierra! It was at the church and people were worried because it was a less active family and lets just say they are a bit of a rowdy crowd, but Bishop approved it thinking it might help them become more active but not very many people showed up, it was kind of sad, but what can you do? we had to be there to make sure nothing bad happened but we got delicious food out of it and some crazy headaches from the super loud Mexican music that all sounds the same! However it was good, and they treated the church nice which is what we were worried about, so it worked out well!
Well I am guess that's about it for now! i love ya all and thanks for the support and love you all are!
Love, Hermana Love
Monday, May 16, 2011
Week 3 down!
Well this past week has been pretty good! We were able to go to my 1st zone conference this week! It was super great! The overall theme of the conference was focusing on the doctrine of christ which also is our purpose as missionaries! It was good! It made me feel so much more inspired and ready to work and invite people to come unto Christ! We also are trying to focus more on members to find referrals, and something that has been taken from our mission which is being put back so we can be in the members home more is... dinner appointments with the members I'm soo excited! Also we had a successful day at Church yesterday. We have an investigator named Maria we go to her house and help her 5 yr old daughter with her homework sometimes, because Maria doesn't know English, so we help! But anyway Sister Ence told me they have been teaching Maria for about 12 weeks now and she has never come to church! Everytime we go she has some reason that she can't make it. But last week we asked and she said she would think about it and she didn't want to wear a dress and she would only come for one hour. So we called a member to call her to offer a ride and sure enough she came to Sacrament Sunday with 2 of her 3 kids, her youngest stayed home with her husband! I hope that she will be able to keep coming and we can figure out her doubts, the only Problem is neither I or my companion know great spanish so we can't ask the things we want to but we are trying our best! Now the part that is a downer our 1 investigator who has/had a baptismal date is still in another part of California and we still don't know when he will come back to Chino! He said he was going to come back this past week... but he didn't! Maybe this week! Also we went knocking yesterday and one lady answered her door and we were talking to her and then her husband came out and went off about how he only believes in the Bible and he'll only believe Joseph Smith is a prophet if the Bible said. We just let him talk and said thanks for your faith, of course Sister Ence had to tell me later what he said because I didn't understand! Then at another house on the same street I was totally caught off guard when we said who we are and she came out and we sat on her porch for a while talking about our beliefs and then we came to find out she was just visiting a friend and it wasn't her house so she tried to get her friend to listen who was catholic but she wouldn't come out! But that lady was way nice but she doesn't live in our area but hopefully the other missionaries can teach her! Well that's what's happening in Chino! So I'm off for another week of missionary work!
Love, Hermana Love
Love, Hermana Love
Monday, May 9, 2011
Week 2 in Chino!!!
Well hello all!
This email will probably be a short one since I just talked you you all yesterday which was awesome by the way! Anyway so not much new is going on here but except for last night we went to visit a recent convert, Ybon. We visit her often but she is a single mother of 3 children. It impresses me how she does it, but anyway there has been this girl living with her who I guess used to be Ybon's friend! But she is crazy! Last night we were there she was saying all sorts of crazy stuff like Christ has never done anything for anyone because there is still hate and murder in the world! It was crazy! It was obvious the spirit wasn't there and she was talking to Ybon's children saying all this rude stuff! it made me sad, but I write this because seeing all that made me realize just how important the gospel of Christ is and the plan of happiness God has created for us, It made me realize how much work we have to do here in Chino and throughout the world! There are so many lost souls here who deserve to know and see the truth. They need to know that they are children of God, and there is a purpose to this life! I am learning so much everyday! And I'm getting more excited to help people change their lives even though we don't have many investigators right now! I know people are waiting to hear the gospel. Well I guess that's all I have to say now!
Love, Hermana Love
This email will probably be a short one since I just talked you you all yesterday which was awesome by the way! Anyway so not much new is going on here but except for last night we went to visit a recent convert, Ybon. We visit her often but she is a single mother of 3 children. It impresses me how she does it, but anyway there has been this girl living with her who I guess used to be Ybon's friend! But she is crazy! Last night we were there she was saying all sorts of crazy stuff like Christ has never done anything for anyone because there is still hate and murder in the world! It was crazy! It was obvious the spirit wasn't there and she was talking to Ybon's children saying all this rude stuff! it made me sad, but I write this because seeing all that made me realize just how important the gospel of Christ is and the plan of happiness God has created for us, It made me realize how much work we have to do here in Chino and throughout the world! There are so many lost souls here who deserve to know and see the truth. They need to know that they are children of God, and there is a purpose to this life! I am learning so much everyday! And I'm getting more excited to help people change their lives even though we don't have many investigators right now! I know people are waiting to hear the gospel. Well I guess that's all I have to say now!
Love, Hermana Love
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
1st week in California!!
Well tomorrow I will have been in California for a whole entire week! Crazy! I love it though! My companion is really great she is really nice and we get a long super great! Her name is Sister Ence! This is her 2nd to last transfer so that is pretty crazy! But anyway so this week has totally dominated any week I had at the MTC! I love Missionary work! I also feel really blessed that sometimes I can talk to people in English, because when people speak Spanish I get really lost! Anyway so I don't know where to start hmmm.... Well my first area is in Chino! And we are serving in a Spanish ward along with 4 other elders serving in our ward which makes us a district! I really like my district a lot! Well so far A lot of great things has happened so I'll just highlight a few!
1st day (Tuesday) I had training, met my trainer sister Ence we went To Chino and went to visit a recent convert, and when we went another Recent convert was there with his friend Gilbert who we set up an appointment with and we had family home evening at a less actives house with the other missionaries
Wednesday- half the day we had training but first we walked outside in the morning and sister Ence realized she locked the keys in the Apartment so we called our district leader and they helped us get back in to get our keys so we could go to Arcadia for Training. Later we went to see an investigator to help their kids with their homework (the parents don't speak English but the kids do) I tried Horchata there it's a cinnamon drink and it was way good!! Also we had an appointment with Gilbert and taught the first lesson and he accepted our invitation to be baptized!!!! We were soo excited!!!
Thursday- I don't remember what happened this day!
Friday- We got to leave the mission boundaries and go to downtown LA because Elder L. Tom Perry was here to speak to the LA and Arcadia Missions! So there were tons of missionaries there but it was a way good meeting!
Saturday- We had Mormon helping hands service project! So we went to a skate park and scraped the paint off the fences so they can repaint it! It was way fun! We met with Gilbert again too!
Sunday- 3 hours of pure Spanish and I didn't understand hardly anything, and a boy in the ward was getting baptized and we went to his baptism!
Anyway so exciting things are happening here in Chino! Oh and I do have my bike, but it's at the mission office and I wont be riding it for a while because my companion doesn't have one! Anyway ya the Spanish is a bit overwhelming but it's way fun anyway! I'm liking the sun here too! it's so nice! I am never cold! Yup so I guess that's it for now!
Love, Hermana Love
1st day (Tuesday) I had training, met my trainer sister Ence we went To Chino and went to visit a recent convert, and when we went another Recent convert was there with his friend Gilbert who we set up an appointment with and we had family home evening at a less actives house with the other missionaries
Wednesday- half the day we had training but first we walked outside in the morning and sister Ence realized she locked the keys in the Apartment so we called our district leader and they helped us get back in to get our keys so we could go to Arcadia for Training. Later we went to see an investigator to help their kids with their homework (the parents don't speak English but the kids do) I tried Horchata there it's a cinnamon drink and it was way good!! Also we had an appointment with Gilbert and taught the first lesson and he accepted our invitation to be baptized!!!! We were soo excited!!!
Thursday- I don't remember what happened this day!
Friday- We got to leave the mission boundaries and go to downtown LA because Elder L. Tom Perry was here to speak to the LA and Arcadia Missions! So there were tons of missionaries there but it was a way good meeting!
Saturday- We had Mormon helping hands service project! So we went to a skate park and scraped the paint off the fences so they can repaint it! It was way fun! We met with Gilbert again too!
Sunday- 3 hours of pure Spanish and I didn't understand hardly anything, and a boy in the ward was getting baptized and we went to his baptism!
Anyway so exciting things are happening here in Chino! Oh and I do have my bike, but it's at the mission office and I wont be riding it for a while because my companion doesn't have one! Anyway ya the Spanish is a bit overwhelming but it's way fun anyway! I'm liking the sun here too! it's so nice! I am never cold! Yup so I guess that's it for now!
Love, Hermana Love
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