Good morning!
How is everyone? We sure had an eventful week this week! Can
you believe September is almost over? That is so weird to me (it also doesn't
help that we are still having summer weather. It is probably hotter in Santa
Cruz than home for once!) Let me take you through the week. :D
On Monday, we had a good P-day. we ran our errands and then
I took a nap because I was still tired from my sleep study. I was out for three
hours! Then, the Seaside Sisters came to Santa Cruz to get their car fixed, and
we took them to Mackenzie's (the chocolate shop) before taking them back to
their car and heading off to our dinner appointment. We had a good dinner and
then planned on going to FHE before Liz texted us that she wouldn't be able to
come. So, we decided not to go to FHE (it was pretty far away and we couldn't
really justify going that far without someone). That night, the Seaside sisters
called and said that they had been talking to people at the store before they
left and they found a less-active who wanted to come back! They sent us her
name and number and told us to call her! :D
On Tuesday, we had district meeting. It was really good! We
talked about bearing our testimonies and practiced. The elders also asked us to
sing at a baptism they were having this weekend! After that, we had lunch and
met with Nicolette and had a lesson with her all about the temple. She had a
lot of questions, and we were able to answer most of them. We then met with the
less-active who the Seaside sisters sent us. Her name is Anyaleese. She was so
happy to meet with us! :) Later that night, we met with Brenda.
On Wednesday, we met with Liz. We had texted her on Tuesday
asking if we could meet with her because we were concerned about her not coming
to FHE. We met up and she told us that she is getting a lot of opposition from
home. We were able to talk with her about it, and we also taught her The Gospel
of Jesus Christ. Nicolette came with us and was able to really encourage Liz.
:) After Liz, we had an appointment with Rina. We read Alma 32 with her and
talked about faith. She really liked it. We then met with Tanya and reminded
her about Conference. After that, we went to see Renee. She was doing better
than the last time we saw her. We had a great lesson with her about patriarchal
blessings. Later that night, we met with Krystal.
On Thursday, we tried to see Glenna, but she was sick, so we
couldn't. So, we went to see Rhonda. We had a good lesson with her about
trusting in God. We then went to the Volunteer Center to see if we could find
more service opportunities.We gave them our information and they gave us some
places to try, too. We tried one, and the lady working there told us that we
weren't allowed to proselyte and that if we volunteered there, we would have to
remove our tags. We probably won't be serving there. Oh, I also had a little
accident when we were at the Volunteer Center. I was backing Sister Kelly into a
parking spot and I tripped over one of those cement things that you stop your
car behind. I haven't done that since I was seven! Anyways, I scraped up my arm
and that was it. Now I have a story, though! :) After that, we went and saw
Nancy Jo and had a lesson with her about the Spirit. It was fun.
On Friday, we were back at the soup kitchen! Yay! Nothing
super eventful happened. Just that there were A LOT of people there this time.
Some of them were new to the place, too. We then came home and took care of
some things around the apartment before going finding with Brother J. It was
so much fun! We went onto a super super busy street where there are lots of
people and shops. Then, Brother J started to play his accordion and Sister
Kelly and I sang. I was also handing out mormon.org
cards to people who wanted to know what we were doing. We even invited some
people to church and had a street lesson! I loved it! :D Afterwards, Brother
J bought us pizza. It was a good night! :D
We also got a text from the Zone Leaders that our day to go
to the temple is this Wednesday! Yay!
On Saturday, we weekly planned, because we didn't have the
chance to do it on Friday. We also took some time to clean our apartment. We
are getting rid of all of the junk that previous missionaries have left behind!
After that, we went to see Sister D and helped her put puzzles
together. She was so funny. She was confused as to what time of the day it was
and answered the door in her pajamas. She also told us that she wouldn't be
surprised if two handsome young men showed up on her doorstep looking for us to
marry us! XD After that, we went and saw Alice. She got some bad news that week
and we shared the mormon message "Good Things to Come" by Elder
Holland. We then helped her make dinner and we had dinner together. After that,
we made it back to the church just in time for the baptism the elders were
having, but missed the women's conference. The baptism was great. Sister Kelly
and I sang "Abide With Me". President Mella was there, too. :)
Fast Sundays are super hard for me. Anyways, we were in
church from 8h00-5h00 (because we had Break the Fast after our YSA branch ended
at 4h00). After church, I took a nap because I was so wore out! We then did
training and then Sister Kelly and I tried to figure out a ride to the temple
(we can't drive there because it is out of the mission). We also tried to see
the moon, because we heard that something special was going on that night. But,
it was cloudy. Oh well.
Today has been a good day so far. We did our laundry and I
got to play with the cutest puppy ever. I can now say that I have been attacked
by multiple dogs on my mission. But not hurt :3 Today should be pretty laid
back. We have errands to run, a dinner appointment, and then FHE. Should be a
great day. Love you lots!
Love,
Sara
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