Pday came very quickly this week, it was packed and very successful so it was awesomeee! On Monday we had a fun P-day with the zone activity where we played ultimate dodge ball again – I was a little bit more aggressive this time around so it was more fun because I actually was able to get 2 people out! Haha, that night we had a FHE with all the missionaries in our district with RS Presidents family which was so much fun because we played signs and they all loved it, I need to teach you guys to play when we all re-united, I learnt it at school.
This week we started teaching a new wonderful family, the Cardonas – they are Golden! We need to fix a few small thing like drinking beer and the big maria statue in the entrance of their hallway, but other than that we are really excited to be teaching them. This week we were able to give 3 investigators tours and have 6 new investigators, Heavenly Father is answering some very earnest prayers and blessing us with new people and success. Its been amazing we had 7 investigators to church on Sunday – its been great.
Friday I felt terrible and pretty much slept the whole day, I have had a super nasty sore throat and my voice has been very masculine this week because of it. Friday night though of course I had enough strength to go to the ward sports activity, which was a really fun activity expect the ward canceled it without telling the missionaries so it was just us and a bunch of investigators and no members... haha still fun but that wasn’t really the point, but oh well. Saturday we had a mini missionary with us and she was really cool, hermana lopex (18 years old) and she is actually going to BYU-I in the winter. On Sunday I taught the lesson in gospel principles class and it was a great success apparently. I was pretty nervous because I was so sick and while I was giving the lesson I felt really hot and dizzy, after the class we actually went straight home because I needed to lie down. I am feeling a lot better today – I slept pretty much all afternoon also but today I am feeling like the worst is deff over – just the flu apparently a lot of missionaries are suffering from right now. Also our ward mission leader got released because he is moving, funny to say that I will have been in this area long enough to be on my 4th ward mission leader haha. Maybe I am scaring them away!!?? haha.
Today so far has been a really fun pday, we went and met up with the elders for panda express for lunch and we were all really depressed because they didn't renew our money on our blue cards (they either do it the last or first day of the month. We all have a good time together, I am sad that Elder Escoto is going home, he is from El Salvador but he speaks perfect English even though he has never lived in the states - its really impressive. After panda we went to swap meet with Alejandra where I brought a shirt for $5 that had a Nordstorms tag on it for $36....love a good bargain! Then tonight is the goodbye party for Elder Escoto (good bye party/FHE) at the Ramirez's house so that will be cool.
2.28.2011
2.21.2011
Week 39
This week has literally flown by! Monday we went to swap meet where my companion was really excited about how cheap everything was and bought a bunch of clothes. When I have money Im gunna come back and go on a serious shopping spree! After that we met up with the elders in our district (whom I love to death - we all get along so well and its been so much fun to be able to have a fun district for like the first time ever!) We went and ate and it was fun to get to know them better. After that we went to Alejandra’s house where she did acrylic nails on me - she randomly decided she wanted to learn so I was victim #2, haha. They turned out ok but I ended up ripping them off later in the week because I hate having nails - they get in the way of everything. On Tuesday my companion did the most ridiculous thing I have ever witnessed in my life. I was filling up the car with gas as she was checking the air pressure in the tires and she was checking the back left tire as the gas was filling and for some reason she decided she wanted to go under the gas pump while the car was being filled....needless to say - she did not fit and pulled the gas pump out as she went and it poured gas all over her. Hahahahaha. I was just watching this whole thing thinking, "what a ridiculous idea". So I was laughing about this pretty much the whole day.
Thursday was district meeting then afterwards we stayed at the church to decorate for our plan of salvation activity we had that night. It took us 3 hours and we got it looking pretty good and it turned out to be a great success. Last time we did the activity only 4 people came so they decided to re-do it and we put a lot more effort into it and 42 people came and we got 22 referrals. It was a great success and lots of fun so we were really happy with that. Saturday we had a tour with this lady named Guillerma who seemed normal when we contacted her but we soon found out that she indeed had a few screws missing. She talked the whole time abut the most random stuff then at the end of the terrible lesson she offered the prayer and said one relatively normal thing and then we all stood up but she stayed on her knees and started praying to Maria (the virgin Mary) and we were just looking at her like, "Oh dear: haha, maybe you had to be there it was pretty classic. Everyone has an obsession with the virgin Mary and guadalupe...its hard because it is very engrained in them from their Mexican culture. That night we had a lesson with Alexi and Oscar and they are so solid, even if I had no other success on my mission I would be happy to know that I played a role in them being brought to the gospel. That night I was saying how I am going to be here when they get sealed, they are just so awesome and I don’t know if I already told you but she bore her testimony in sacrament and it was so cool and I was just bauling, thats my new cool habit - cry - all the time - but happy tears so don’t worry!! Sister Clawson and I are getting on really well. I am happy and things are coming along, we are struggling to find new investigators but we just need to work harder I guess :)
Today should be a fun day, we have a zone activity at 2 and we will be playing ultimate dodgeball again - I happen to be super terrible at it but it should still be fun. Alright well I better go, the p-day adventures must begin (don’t be fooled, nothing too cool is happening today, haha
Thursday was district meeting then afterwards we stayed at the church to decorate for our plan of salvation activity we had that night. It took us 3 hours and we got it looking pretty good and it turned out to be a great success. Last time we did the activity only 4 people came so they decided to re-do it and we put a lot more effort into it and 42 people came and we got 22 referrals. It was a great success and lots of fun so we were really happy with that. Saturday we had a tour with this lady named Guillerma who seemed normal when we contacted her but we soon found out that she indeed had a few screws missing. She talked the whole time abut the most random stuff then at the end of the terrible lesson she offered the prayer and said one relatively normal thing and then we all stood up but she stayed on her knees and started praying to Maria (the virgin Mary) and we were just looking at her like, "Oh dear: haha, maybe you had to be there it was pretty classic. Everyone has an obsession with the virgin Mary and guadalupe...its hard because it is very engrained in them from their Mexican culture. That night we had a lesson with Alexi and Oscar and they are so solid, even if I had no other success on my mission I would be happy to know that I played a role in them being brought to the gospel. That night I was saying how I am going to be here when they get sealed, they are just so awesome and I don’t know if I already told you but she bore her testimony in sacrament and it was so cool and I was just bauling, thats my new cool habit - cry - all the time - but happy tears so don’t worry!! Sister Clawson and I are getting on really well. I am happy and things are coming along, we are struggling to find new investigators but we just need to work harder I guess :)
Today should be a fun day, we have a zone activity at 2 and we will be playing ultimate dodgeball again - I happen to be super terrible at it but it should still be fun. Alright well I better go, the p-day adventures must begin (don’t be fooled, nothing too cool is happening today, haha
2.14.2011
Week 38
I am so happy to report that things are going so much better – which I am very pleased about. Sister Clawson and I get along really well – she has a good heart and a nice person. The work is going well, my assignment from president was to "rebuild the area".... our poor ward has had so much missionary drama these past few transfers. Elder Franisco got sent home this past week, he only had 2 months left. He was one of my best friends. So there are two sets of elders on our district and both are white-washing, so I am the only person that was in this area before this transfer. Its cool because I kind of feel like I know everything so probably I will get transferred next transfer to humble me, haha. Sister Clawsons prediction is that we will stay together another transfer then I will train here in Covina here in April (that’s when 3 Spanish sisters arrive – I am still the last Spanish sister to enter the mission – crazy). Time will tell.
Zone conference way good by the way, I wore a cardigan from Sister Clawson's closet haha, it was a success. That is cool that Luke is already in Africa, I mean, Elder Fagg! I am sure it really is so hot there, Im happy for the moderate climate here in cali! Sam will appreciate it too!
This weekend we had the valentine's day ward activity which was fun, Edgar and Edgar came (haha junior and senior!) who are still our only investigators but we are working hard to find more people to teach. This week we did quite a bit of knocking and we found some promising potentials and multiple less active families and made return appointments . Karla is the coolest less active that we are teaching, she is 23 with 2 kids and she has such a desire to fix her life and have her kids grow up in the gospel. Every time we teach her it is such a spiritual boost because she just soaks it all up. I really love this gospel, I am grateful for the experiences I have had thus far in my mission but if nothing else – I am so grateful that I am learning so much about the gospel and myself and that my testimony has had the change to grow so much in such a short period of time. Everyone should serve a mission, it’s the worst and best of times haha., but in the end its all character building. I love the people we meet. Im so glad to here in Covina still – this area is the best, I love it. I am excited for the next chapter in my mission as I feel like it has become a lot more enjoyable and I can now lose myself in the work a lot more, whereas before I was more in a state of survival.... hah, not cool.
So we have some fun events lined up for today – we are going to a swap meet (the open air ghetto Latino mall haha) because my companion has never been so Hermana Seanee is taking us, then we are eating with our district at king taco.
Zone conference way good by the way, I wore a cardigan from Sister Clawson's closet haha, it was a success. That is cool that Luke is already in Africa, I mean, Elder Fagg! I am sure it really is so hot there, Im happy for the moderate climate here in cali! Sam will appreciate it too!
This weekend we had the valentine's day ward activity which was fun, Edgar and Edgar came (haha junior and senior!) who are still our only investigators but we are working hard to find more people to teach. This week we did quite a bit of knocking and we found some promising potentials and multiple less active families and made return appointments . Karla is the coolest less active that we are teaching, she is 23 with 2 kids and she has such a desire to fix her life and have her kids grow up in the gospel. Every time we teach her it is such a spiritual boost because she just soaks it all up. I really love this gospel, I am grateful for the experiences I have had thus far in my mission but if nothing else – I am so grateful that I am learning so much about the gospel and myself and that my testimony has had the change to grow so much in such a short period of time. Everyone should serve a mission, it’s the worst and best of times haha., but in the end its all character building. I love the people we meet. Im so glad to here in Covina still – this area is the best, I love it. I am excited for the next chapter in my mission as I feel like it has become a lot more enjoyable and I can now lose myself in the work a lot more, whereas before I was more in a state of survival.... hah, not cool.
So we have some fun events lined up for today – we are going to a swap meet (the open air ghetto Latino mall haha) because my companion has never been so Hermana Seanee is taking us, then we are eating with our district at king taco.
2.07.2011
Week 37
Here it is t-shirt weather, its perfect missionary weather in California because it is so moderate.
As far as life here, all is AWESOWE! My life got so much easier over night. Sister Clawson is a breath of fresh air. I am so happy to be with her and here in Covina for my 7th transfer! They are all so used to me here in the ward, sometimes I feel like I have like permanently moved here! Haha. I figured out that news travels fast in the mission, everyone knew about our emergency transfer like the next day – really weird how the gossip gets around! I don’t care I just think its funny. We are teaching Edgar and his son again, they are former investigators from way back when I first got here. Last night I pretty much had a revelation that we need to drop everyone (except Edgar) and start from the ground up. I am over our non progressing investigators and I feel confident that if we make more room for finding the Lord will put new people in our path. Overall I really love finding people because people really open to you and tell you their life story and its so interesting to me how we are all so different yet all here together in this world. So cool. I have been reflecting a lot on how glad I am to be here in this mission – I really know that this is where I am supposed to be. After everything I just feel grateful for the lessons learned and the testimony building experiences that I've had since arriving at the MTC. That’s why I am so happy that Sam will be joining the missionary work soon! Also this week was Stephanie and Ryans wedding which we had helped out with – it was a great success and everything turned out sooo pretty. Not sure who ended up winning the super bowl yesterday – knocking was no fun though because everyone was like, "we are watching the game don’t bother us!" haha. Yesterday we also knocked a house that had cauldron outside, like a ligeit caldron, we see all sorts of weird stuff, I love it. This week we have zone conference on Thursday so I am excited about that. Hmm. What to wear!? Haha. I have sooo many clothes that various people have handed down to me my wardrobe is staying pretty fresh! Overall everything is going really well here. Today we have a zone activity where we are playing dodge ball. Oh and mom pot luck to missionaries turned out to be pizza and spaghetti haha, nothing too fancy that’s for sure! We are gunna get pizza again today. Oh funny story – this week I put pizza in the microwave still in the delivery box and it lit on fire and basically now none of our district trust me in the kitchen hahaha. Ive also had multiple laundry accidents. So even though I am trying to be more domestic – I am struggling. Maybe I am more cut out for the workforce haha, nahhh
As far as life here, all is AWESOWE! My life got so much easier over night. Sister Clawson is a breath of fresh air. I am so happy to be with her and here in Covina for my 7th transfer! They are all so used to me here in the ward, sometimes I feel like I have like permanently moved here! Haha. I figured out that news travels fast in the mission, everyone knew about our emergency transfer like the next day – really weird how the gossip gets around! I don’t care I just think its funny. We are teaching Edgar and his son again, they are former investigators from way back when I first got here. Last night I pretty much had a revelation that we need to drop everyone (except Edgar) and start from the ground up. I am over our non progressing investigators and I feel confident that if we make more room for finding the Lord will put new people in our path. Overall I really love finding people because people really open to you and tell you their life story and its so interesting to me how we are all so different yet all here together in this world. So cool. I have been reflecting a lot on how glad I am to be here in this mission – I really know that this is where I am supposed to be. After everything I just feel grateful for the lessons learned and the testimony building experiences that I've had since arriving at the MTC. That’s why I am so happy that Sam will be joining the missionary work soon! Also this week was Stephanie and Ryans wedding which we had helped out with – it was a great success and everything turned out sooo pretty. Not sure who ended up winning the super bowl yesterday – knocking was no fun though because everyone was like, "we are watching the game don’t bother us!" haha. Yesterday we also knocked a house that had cauldron outside, like a ligeit caldron, we see all sorts of weird stuff, I love it. This week we have zone conference on Thursday so I am excited about that. Hmm. What to wear!? Haha. I have sooo many clothes that various people have handed down to me my wardrobe is staying pretty fresh! Overall everything is going really well here. Today we have a zone activity where we are playing dodge ball. Oh and mom pot luck to missionaries turned out to be pizza and spaghetti haha, nothing too fancy that’s for sure! We are gunna get pizza again today. Oh funny story – this week I put pizza in the microwave still in the delivery box and it lit on fire and basically now none of our district trust me in the kitchen hahaha. Ive also had multiple laundry accidents. So even though I am trying to be more domestic – I am struggling. Maybe I am more cut out for the workforce haha, nahhh
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