Hello Family,
I won't beat around the bush. This week was hard. Let me tell
you about it.
P-day was really fun. After emailing you and getting our
errands done, we hung out on the beach with the Zone. It was super fun to see
the Watsonville missionaries again! :D We had a great time running around and
trying to avoid the water (haha). For FHE, the Branch did an "iron
chef" activity where we all divided into teams and worked together to make
pancakes. It was so much fun!
On Tuesday, we had District Meeting. I really like our
district. After district meeting, we had lunch and training at home. I worked
with Sister Kelly on "How to Begin Teaching" (basically, making a
good impression with the investigator and explaining to them what is going to
be happening). We then tried to visit people and then tried contacting. It was
all right. Contacting doesn't really work in Santa Cruz. Everyone is at the
beach, and then most people there aren't even from here. So, it is hard. That
evening, we went and saw Renee and shared a message with her about the Spirit.
We then went to the Stake Pioneer Picnic. It was so much fun! After that, we
went and saw Brenda, and shared a message with her about charity. She liked
it.
On Wednesday, I hit nine months! Wow! In the morning, we did
some more training and I taught Sister Kelly how to teach The Restoration with
the pamphlet. We then saw Glenna before going out to lunch to celebrate my nine
months. We then went and saw Juana and shared a message with her about the Holy
Ghost. After that, we decided to go see Laura (see if she was back in town
yet). We knocked on the door, only to have someone tell us that she had died
three days ago. My heart broke. As Sister Kelly and I walked back to the car, I
said that I wanted ice cream and we went and got frozen yogurt. She wanted to
tell the elders what had happened and I said okay. My district leader and his
companion called and wanted to talk to me. I asked them to give me a blessing that
night. I wanted to keep working though, so, after frozen yogurt, we went and
saw a sister who someone in the Relief Society had asked us to see. We had fun
talking with her and shared a message about how the worth of souls is great in
the sight of God. We then went home to work on things and had dinner. After
dinner, we went to the church and I talked with the elders about Laura before
they gave me the blessing. That night, I didn't go out. I worked on other
things. It was a really really hard day.
On Thursday, we tried to see a less-active family in Scott's
Valley, but they live at the top of a mountain and getting up there was a
nightmare. So...that didn't happen. We then had lunch before going to see
Nicole. She wasn't home, and while I was backing Sister Kelly out of the
driveway, she slipped off the side (it is a big driveway with a curb) and got
stuck. *facepalm* So, we had to walk back up to Nicole's and go up to where her
landlord lives and ask him if he could help us. He tied a rope to his truck and
our car and was able to yank us free. Thank heavens! We then went and met with
Rhonda, Phillip, and Joseph. After that, we went and saw the Bush family.
We then had dinner before doing more training on the Restoration. We then went
to Marianne's with Courtney and Trevor. It was mainly to say goodbye to Trevor,
because he left for Utah this weekend.
On Friday, we went to the soup kitchen for service. It was
good. :) I really like serving there. After the soup kitchen, I had a doctor's
appointment in Aptos. I went so that they could send a referral for me to get a
sleep study. Hopefully, they will call me back this week and I can get tested!
After that, we came back home and weekly planned. After planning we had dinner,
and then we went to see Krystal.
On Sunday, we went to three of our wards again. There were
some really great testimonies shared. One man talked about the difference
between progress and perfection. He shared that life is about progress and
shared Mosiah 4:27. He also said that the Atonement makes progression and
perfection possible. That really meant a lot to me. One of the elders also
shared his testimony about how no effort is wasted in missionary work. That
meant a lot to me, too. After church, we stayed for Break the Fast (they call
it Sabbath Supper here). After that, we did some training and Sister Kelly
taught me the Restoration. She did a great job! :)
Today has been good so far. We did our laundry, and now I am
emailing you. Not sure what we are doing as a zone today. I heard a rumor that
the missionaries from Monterey are coming up, so we may hang out with them. :)
I also plan to finish The Book of Mormon today! I am soooo close to being done!
(Then I am going to start reading it in French again).
Have a wonderful week! I love you so much!!!!
Love, Sara
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| Coast of Santa Cruz, CA |
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| Sister Palmer with her brand new trainee, Sister Kelly |
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| Getting ice cream with some of the YSA's |
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| Sister Palmer and Sister Kelly on the Santa Cruz beach |
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| Sister Palmer and Sister Wolfe at the soup kitchen volunteering (in July) |
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