tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52246737026629582162024-03-05T10:55:17.966-08:00Lauren's Mission Santa Rosa, CA Email: lauren.hardy@myldsmail.net
Address:
Sister Lauren Joyce Hardy
California Santa Rosa Mission
5301 Badger Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95409Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-4973181763387861982014-12-27T09:49:00.002-08:002014-12-27T09:49:38.398-08:00Transferred. <div style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961);">
Sorpresa! </div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="color: #222222;">On Tuesday morning</span></a> sister Alba called me and asked me to train a brand new missionary!</div>
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But I was already assigned to Followup train Hermana Gardner.</div>
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So guess what. Now I'm in a trio! And I'm doing both! Training and Followup training and I'm an STL at the same time. Wow. That's everything a sister could possibly be haha</div>
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It's crazy. When I told elder Despain "I'm training, and Followup training, at the same time," he was like "of course you are." Haha it was super sweet.</div>
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<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961);">So. I forgot to tell you. In our zone. There are 9 sisters.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="color: #222222;">3 in st.</span></a> Helena, 4 in Napa, and 2 in Sonoma. We are all Hermanas, spanish sisters...</div>
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And I am the only one over 4 months old in the mission field. Hahaha</div>
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So there is another STL, but she has only been out 4 months though. Hermana Titensor. Her first time being an STL and she is Followup training. And then hermana Vallejo is training, she's been out 4 months. And then Hermana Navarro is Followup training my baby girl she's been out 4 months too.</div>
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So I'm pretty much the mom of the zone haha</div>
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Of the 9 of us There are 3 natives too, that's pretty rare. And 5 greenies.</div>
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Wow.</div>
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When we were walking out of the Christmas party I had all the sisters in our zone walking behind me in a single file line. President Alba goes "keep up little ducklings, follow your mama!"</div>
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Hahahahahahahaha it was so funny. So president is very aware that he put me in charge of all the sisters in the Zone hahaha</div>
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I'm teaching them so much! It's so much fun! Like how to work the phone, how to work the iPads, how to mop the floors haha it's funny how many of them are learning these things for the first time. a lot of these greenies are zachs age, straight out of high school. They call me all the time. We are in exile but we are always on the phone with the other missionaries, so I feel like they're close haha</div>
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New address:</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="color: #222222;">1714 Washington St. #2</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="color: #222222;">Calistoga, CA 94515</span></a></div>
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Also. I'm broken, I can't eat white people food any more. I have literally been sick to my stomach for the last week. If it's not beans and rice I can't digest it any more... Geez.</div>
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Also I don't remember if I told you this already. But in our stake I built up this reputation that sister missionaries sing haha so I would sing at baptisms with my companions. And then for this Night in Bethlehem thing this lady asked around and like 4 members referred us to her haha and then I was getting transferred to st. Helena the branch president asked us to sing in sacrament <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_259073889" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">this Sunday</span></span></span> hahahaha don't worry, I still sing, all the time</div>
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At the chapel hill branch Christmas party I had a family tell me "sister, you have to tell us where you get transferred so we can move there" haha it was so cute.</div>
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So this last week we had the all mission Christmas party! I finally got to see Elder Dunlap! For the first time in 9 months! It was so fun! We finally got all caught up. Oh I love that guy. And I got to see Hermana Akre, Hermana Hancock, Elder Sabin, Elder Teran, Elder Jeske, elder stuart, elder packer Dean it was so fun! Elder Dunlap has this cute little spanish accent when he speaks in Spanish now. His spanish is super good! He is still not confident. At all. But I think this transfer will be good for him, he is gonna be a DL for the first time and the senior companion. His new comp has only been out 3 months! It's like practice for training haha</div>
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I didn't sing at the Christmas devotional. I didn't have anything prepared and there's no one in this zone that plays piano so I just didn't want to. Plus Hermana Grant and Hermana Sommer and Hermana bowler all wanted to do something with me and I didn't want to hurt anyone feelings so I didn't do anything(:</div>
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Well. Allllllllllllllllll of my friends asked why I didn't sing haha</div>
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Everyone pretty much, it was kind of nice. They all miss my voice and my laugh haha</div>
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AND!</div>
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I was in the trainer meeting before the greenies got there. Sister Alba asked us "of all of the people you have met on your mission. Who has impacted you the most in who you are as a missionary?"</div>
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Hermana Akre said me! I wasn't even her trainer, just her companion!</div>
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And then we got around the circle and Hermana Vallejo said me too! I wasn't even one of her companions! I was her STL! It was so super sweet... I felt really loved. Sister Alba was so pleased with me haha</div>
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Hermana Sommer and Hermana Whiteley are home now! Ahhhhhhh!</div>
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So anyway, this was kind of a prideful email, sorry. But I tell you those stories cuz I want you to know I love this work. I am proud of who I am becoming. I think I'm even closer to the person God wants me to be.</div>
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Unfortunately I know God wants me to take care of my body and I haven't done that on my mission, when I get home I really want to focus on being healthy haha losing weight, eating stuff that's not fatty Mexican food, ya know hahaha </div>
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Super excited to talk to you on Christmas!</div>
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If I call at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_259073890" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">3:30</span></span></span> my time, that's <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_259073891" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><span style="color: #222222;">2:30</span></span></span> your time right?</div>
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Is that an ok time to do it? Or would you rather do it at night?</div>
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My companions are gonna call earlier in the day because Hermana Chambers family is on the east coast.</div>
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We'll probably be at the church again cuz we'll be in Napa all day for Christmas. I'll ask the other missionaries where they are planning on going, but the church is the most convenient.</div>
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Sorry I was on earlier than had to go to Rosa!</div>
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Love you!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-20586588502100581002014-11-17T14:06:00.000-08:002014-11-17T14:06:09.565-08:00God gave us Families!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">"To help us become what he wants us to be! This is how he shares his love, for the family is of God."</span><br />
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Wow! That is so deep! God gave us families to help us become like him, to help us reach our divine potential.</div>
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Yesterday was the primary program. I wanted to cry! When the children sang this song at the top of their lungs. The little kids from the spanish branch have such hard home lives right now. There are part member families, abusive families, inactive families, but those kids love their families. It was super powerful for me to see...</div>
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I am so grateful for the knowledge we have that families are gifts from God. It took me 20 years to figure that out! I had to go on a mission! But now that I've shared that knowledge with so many other families, I love and miss my family that much more.</div>
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So thanks mom and dad for raising me in this gospel(:</div>
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Sorry that was kind of a random way to start haha I've had that song stuck in my head all morning! </div>
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Yesterday was the Primary program, so our spanish branch was combined with the english ward. Elder Perry and I translated the whole thing, I translated for the girls and he translated for the boys. Luckily their vocabulary was really simple and all related to the gospel haha</div>
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It was super fun! I have never translated INTO spanish before, so I was super nervous. But it turned out pretty good. And it was really really fun! I wish I got to do that more! It was my first time attending sacrament meeting in english in almost an entire calendar year(:</div>
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I told Elder Perry "this time last year, I was a Primary teacher!"</div>
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He was like "No way!"</div>
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I was like "Yeah! Those kids were my LIFE!"</div>
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I LOVE them! I was missing them bunches yesterday! And by the time I get home they will all be baptized! Ahhh thats so cool!</div>
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Anyway, back up to the beginning of the week.</div>
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Like Elder Teran!</div>
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Then we had a lot of training. That night we got to go proselyte! In Santa Rosa! I got to see the Fonseca family!!</div>
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My family that got baptized in September! The girls, Lizbeth and Natalie answered the door. We were walking up to their apartment and I was like "Lizbeth! Don't you recognize me?"</div>
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And she read my name tag... "Hardy? ... HARDY!"</div>
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She jumped into my arms and hugged me! Hhahaha then we walked into the apartment. Carolina, the mom, saw me and she ran over to give me a hug and she started crying...</div>
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Aidan, the 9 year old boy, was super excited to see me too!</div>
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It was super cool cuz the last time i was in that house, I didn't speak or understand spanish! This time we had a super nice chat. </div>
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Hermana Vianney showed up (from the branch) she gave up a huge hug. She was so excited that I was back in the branch. I had to tell her I was only visiting and she was super sad.</div>
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Then I got to see Jonathon, the 14 year old. He has grown up so much! His voice was wayyy deeper haha</div>
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And Carolina had a new baby! She is beautiful!!! She was a week old when i met her!!</div>
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They told me their door is always open to me. So I'll have to take you back to meet them some time.</div>
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Then <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1879308062" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday</span></span> morning we got assigned our new greenies!!!</div>
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My new companion is named Hermana Bowler! She is from St. George, Utah. She actually went to high school with Hermana Hunt! She totally knows her! Crazy!</div>
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Heavenly Father has some high expectations for Hermana Bowler. She is amazing. Her spanish is wayyy better than mine when I started. She is fearless. She totally does whatever I ask of her. I'm like "Hey go contact that guy." and she does it!</div>
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Or "do you want to bear your testimony?" and then she does!</div>
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Her first day she was like "I could get used to this..."</div>
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She loves the missionary life already! She adjusted very quickly! </div>
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When President Alba interviewed her she said "What can I do for you President?"</div>
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He said "I want you to be a leader. I want you to be a missionary I can trust with a struggling companion."</div>
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So she is always asking me for advice haha plus I am the STL so I'm kind of training her on that too, cuz she is a future STL and trainer. Oh man, she is just awesome mom. I love her so much.</div>
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She is so dang funny. </div>
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This week there is this guy coming up that is like the president of the MTC language learning program. And of allllll the missions in the world, he picked this one. And of alllll the zones in the mission, he picked Napa. And of alllllllllllll the companionships and greenies in Napa, he picked us. So he is going to be shadowing us all day. Observing our interactions and how we proselyte and stuff. Its gonna be awesome. It is essentially a test for me, to see how I am doing as a trainer hhaha</div>
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My email to president last week was something like "I am super excited to train president, thank you!"</div>
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and he wrote me back this week... "be the best trainer in this mission, and in turn the best trainer in the world."</div>
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wow.</div>
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no pressure.</div>
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So we are doing great! Hermana Bowler is a baller! She is suuuuper awesome and we are having too much fun! </div>
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Every day is so exciting because we do something new!</div>
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Her first door, her first pasole, her first pday, its all so exciting!</div>
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Yeah, one year next month.</div>
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Bibi and Aaron are engaged? I thought they broke up? Great for them!</div>
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Ohhh Delilah:(</div>
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Is Blitzen still kicking?</div>
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Crazy time! Yeah this time last year I was running around with you and it was freezing outside! And I was a primary teacher hahaha So funny...</div>
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Everything has changed so much.</div>
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Well, love you!</div>
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Hope you have a wonderful week!</div>
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Hermana Hardy</div>
Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-18631875467950157152014-11-17T14:04:00.001-08:002014-11-17T14:04:41.359-08:00Trainer Hermana<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I'm staying!!!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">And I'm TRAINING!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">A brand new missionary form the MTC! Ahhhhhh! I'm not super nervous,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">just excited.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">So Hermana Akre is going to Davis.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Hermana Whiteley is training AGAIN! So Hermana Hancock is whitewashing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">into Novato(my last area)! I'm writing her a crash course survival</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">guide haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Hermana Wickline emailed me today. She found out she has Chrone disease:(</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Tomorrow is my 11 month mark! Ahhhh!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I didn't know Aunt Ann lived in Michigan? What part? Have I ever met her? Haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Elder Perry (my DL) is from Detroit.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Yeah! Next week I can email all my compys!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Oh ALSO!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Hermana Sommerfeld, used to be my companion. She is coming to our</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">zone! I'm gonna be her STL! Ahhhhh! Exciting!</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Funny stories...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">So.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Our branch did a trunk or treat with the ward. Hermana Akre and I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">bought some construction paper and decorated our car really quick. We</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">thought it was super lame. We drew eyes and teeth on him. Everybody</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">LOVED it. We had some moms tell us "I saw that on Pinterest" hahahhaha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Ours was one of the top 3 cars (all top three from the Spanish branch)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">the white ward didn't even decorate their cars! Laaaame!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Box troll, do you know what that is? Like the new movie?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Christian Corro dressed up like a box troll for Halloween. He told me</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I was oils from the movie, I don't know what that means haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Also, the other day Hermana Akre and I were walking along and saw an</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">egg carton full of guavas with a sign that said "free guavas" and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">instructions on how to eat them. SO funny! I wish I would have taken a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">picture. He just took some guavas haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Yesterday was Hermano Julian Arezates baptism! It was a beautiful</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">service! Almost the entire branch was in attendance. It was so great.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I love that man!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">And that was our week.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Hermano Rico (Rich) Hamilton just got called to be the ward clerk.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">He's a white guy. He is like our best friend haha he is always with</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">the missionaries. His wife is jealous. So we go over and visit her too</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Love ya!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Crazy exciting busy week!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Yes! I LOVE this work!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Tomorrow I am going to be in Rosa! I'll see my family! Yay!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Love</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Hermana Hardy</span>Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-22754844554532133502014-11-09T22:18:00.001-08:002014-11-09T22:18:40.427-08:00Emotional Roller Coaster<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Its been just a crazy up and down and all around week.</span><br />
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We carved pumpkins for Pday! It was super fun.</div>
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Tuesday we had district meeting (I LOVE our District Leaders, they are so much fun!)</div>
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And then Tuesday night Hermana Akre was sick (she has Celiac and she ate some gluten on accident:(</div>
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Wednesday was good, normal work day.</div>
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Thursday was weekly planning because we had MLC on Friday!</div>
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So on Friday i was a mess...</div>
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We had MLC in Rosa, i was super excited about it, but when I got there Hermana Wickline was there.</div>
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I was super confused and I was like "Hey! What are you doing here?"</div>
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She gave me a hug and said "I love you, goodbye."</div>
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She is going home early. :( She left on Friday to the Airport.</div>
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She was in Peru for 41/2 months and then went home and then she was here for 4 months and got super sick and had to go home again. She is probably not coming back out :(</div>
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Then Hermana Bryant snuck into MLC to give me a goodbye hug and kiss on the forehead.</div>
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She goes home on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_953855649" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">November 11th</span></span>.</div>
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So does Hermana Kaiser, so i had to say goodbye to her too!</div>
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It was just a super sad day...</div>
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At the end of MLC the good news is, Elder Fonseca is back in the mission. He went home when I had been in the field like 2 months. And he came back! So thats good....</div>
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then saturday Hermana Akre was feeling sick, plus i was super sad. But that night we went to this beautiful baptism for these two little girls that live in Sonoma. Their older brother had been inactive for 6 years. He is active again and got the priesthood and he got to baptize them! It was beautiful!</div>
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I cried it was just a gorgeous service!</div>
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We sat with Sister Alba the whole time(: She challenged us to set a baptismal date with the Familia Flores that we have been working with for like 3 weeks.</div>
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So we are gonna do it!</div>
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No I haven't talked to Packer since he left. We are not allowed to email the other missionaries in the mission and we are not allowed to write letters to the elders. so... yeah.</div>
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I cant wait for my companions to go home! I CAN EMAIL THEM <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_953855650" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">NEXT MONDAY</span></span>!</div>
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Thats crazy!</div>
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Yes still four of us in our apartment. The sisters we live with are like my sisters. the four of us are super close. Were really close.</div>
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So The Fonseca Family is a family that Hermana Bryant and I found and taught in January of this year and they got baptized in September. That was like the happiest day of my life.</div>
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When I saw Hermana Fernandez at MLC she showed me a video.</div>
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It was Carolina Fonseca with her new baby that she just had (cuz she was pregnant when we met her) and she said "Hi Hermana Hardy! We love and miss you!"</div>
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And Hermana Fernandez said they ask about me every time she goes over there.</div>
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They remember me! I am SO sad I didn't skype into their baptism! I love that family so much!</div>
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And then Miguel got baptized when i was in Novato.</div>
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And here in Napa we are finding SO many families!</div>
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The Flores, the Martinez, and the Torres families are all just so prepared.</div>
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Like I said we are gonna set a date with the Flores family for the end of this month so hopefully they will be baptized this month or beginning of December! </div>
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Transfers are <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_953855651" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">next tuesday</span></span>, we find out where we go this friday!</div>
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Hopefully the four of us sisters are staying.</div>
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Im pretty sure Elder Sabin is leaving though... :(</div>
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Today we sign journals and stuff. Its Hermana Law and Hermana Tracy and Hermana Whitney's last Pday! ahhhhhhh!</div>
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Hey love you fam!</div>
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Sorry its kind of a scatter brained letter this week haha</div>
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I love all the halloween pics! Looks like so much fun!!!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-44846002871322178782014-11-09T22:15:00.000-08:002014-11-09T22:15:07.063-08:00OctoberDenise here:<br />
Ok, October was a bit crazy around here. Here is catching up for the month!<br />
Oct 6th, 2014<br />
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I can't believe it snowed this week!</div>
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Here it is still 80s and 90s. We had one day it got up to 98!</div>
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So Now i have Hermana Akre! She is from Canada! So she and I are on the same page when it comes to the heat. She is my 4th- yes FOURTH- transplant companion IN A ROW. </div>
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That is crazy! That is like unheard of! I am literally the only Hermana in the Mission that can say that haha</div>
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I had Hermana Sommerfeld, then Hermana Wickline, then Hermana Grant, and now Hermana Akre (AYE-like Canada, aye- Kree)</div>
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It was a wonderful week. Really busy.</div>
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Last monday we did normal Pday stuff, Tuesday was transfers! I got to see a lot of missionaries I haven't seen in a long time! Like Elder Despain! And Elder Tooley! </div>
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Elder Despain says to me "Hermana Hardy! You are almost at a year!"</div>
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I was like "Elder Despain, I hit a year, literally the same day you do."</div>
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He was like "But.. YOU'RE A GIRL! you are already half way done! When did that happen?"</div>
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It was funny.</div>
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It was so crazy to tell missionaries from my greenie area I was half way done now.</div>
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Then we had MLC on Wednesday, so instead of driving home, Hermana Law and I spent the night together in Santa Rosa. So guess where we went to dinner... SAZON! Jose's restaurant! My less active we used to teach when I was in Rosa! After dinner we had to go back to drop Hermana Jones off (she was hanging out with us because her followup trainer had never trained before) at the Badger building,. On the way out we helped Sister Alba carry some stuff to her car. We were like "Sister Alba is there anything we can do for you?" and she said "yes! please!"</div>
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so we went to the mission home to help her set up air mattresses for all the STL's that would be spending the night at her house. Then we spent the night with Elder and Sister Seeley (a senior couple that works in the office) Sister Seeley is so sweet. She made breakfast for us in the morning! Elder Seeley served his mission in Finland and loved that I knew something about Finland hahaha so we chatted for a while haha</div>
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Then we went to MLC is was wonderful!</div>
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I learned a lot!</div>
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Have you guys heard of the Movie Meet the Mormons?</div>
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It is coming out on October 10th! The church endorsed it and all of the proceeds are getting donated to charities.</div>
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Elder Holland asked all the state side mission presidents to have their Zone Conferences early on in the transfer, because we are all going to watch it!</div>
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So we watched the whole thing at MLC! And we will watch it again later this week with our zones.</div>
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It was so awesome.</div>
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It was really really good. It totally made me cry! I hope you guys get to see it too!</div>
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Then on thursday we had a normal day! It was my first day with my new companion. It was kind of crazy because all of our appointments we normally have on Wednesday we rescheduled for Thursday so we had like 8 appointments it was nuts haha </div>
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and then on Friday morning we had Zone Meeting, where the zone leaders and STLs teach about what we learned at MLC. It was super good! We got the zone pumped for this transfer!</div>
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Our zone leaders are great. They are both really low energy quiet guys...</div>
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And we made a title of liberty with our Zone Vision on it, they asked us how they should present it to the zone and Sister Tracy and I both said they needed to come running in from the hallway with it. </div>
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Elder Angilau and Elder Contla were both like "Sisters, if we do this. we have to go all the way or it will just be lame. And if we do this, you have to back us up. We are gonna be wayyy out of our comfort zone..."</div>
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We just smiled back at them.</div>
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So we were going around the room introducing ourselves and the zone leaders snuck out.</div>
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When everyone had said their name, Sister Tracy started a slow clap... and then the zone leaders came running it! They had their collar popped and their ties tied around their heads!</div>
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They were yelling "When I say Be, you say One! Be ONE! Be ONE!"</div>
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It was so great! hahahaa it was a great way to start the meeting. then everybody was all pumped and really actively engaged the rest of the time. I was so proud of those elders hhahaha</div>
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Then Saturday and sunday were conference so it was just like a really awesome crazy busy week.</div>
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I loved conference! It is like missionaries christmas! </div>
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And there were so many miracles those days. </div>
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We were only proselyting for like 2 hours each of those days, but they were miraculous hours!</div>
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Our Investigator, Brizza, prayed for us! She has never prayed in front of us before!</div>
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She was an atheist when we met her, but she had this back surgery last week, she was super scared, she said she prayed to god and said "Hey, it's in your hands now. Let this guys' hands be your hands, and make sure I turn out ok."</div>
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She said after that she wasn't nervous any more.</div>
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And the surgery was flawless! She is on the path to a quick recovery! Isn't that amazing? She totally has a belief in God now! Oh I love it!</div>
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And then the other miracle was Narciso! We haven't seen him for 3 weeks! We were teaching his family, but then his wife had alcholic issues and now they are getting a divorce:( so sad. But we visited him on friday night and sunday night and we are gonna go visit him again this week. We help his little girl, Alina, with her homework. Because he doesn't speak english, so he can't help her. That has got to be so hard!</div>
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But they have a beautiful family!</div>
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We are still trying to find his wife, Irma, so we can talk to her about addiction recovery. </div>
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So yeah, that was our week! It was crazy!</div>
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But it was wonderful!</div>
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Also, our roommates are wonderful! </div>
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we have a lot of fun and get along really well!</div>
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I love my district! My mission! My life!</div>
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Right now everything is going really good!</div>
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Love you!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">So Tuesday,</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">So we had district meeting, that went really good. I am super excited</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">for Elders Perry and Sabin. They are amazing already. They are gonna</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">do really great things this transfer!(:</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">.At 2 we went and visited Brizza. She is amazing! She posted a picture</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">on facebook that said something about Faith is letting go of your</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">fears. Wow! She is amazing!!! She truly does have faith! I can't</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">believe she started out an atheist when we were teaching her. She is</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">awesome. Oh I love that woman so much!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Then we contacted for a little while- bad idea, it was so hot!- then</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">we went to Joses at 4. We taught Jose and Yoana and Yesenia. They are</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">so great. Oh man, I love that family so much!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Then we went to dinner with Jenny stoddard, she is a sweetheart of a lady.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">We had an appointment with Hermana Brenda Lopez, but she flaked on us</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">again Haha we contacted this sweet adorable family in the elders area.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Awesome.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Then that night, we taught the FLORES FAMILY.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This is our family, I love them SO much. I could already see them</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">serving missions and getting sealed in the temple. Juan could be a</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">branch president some day.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">He is amazing, they all are.When we came the girls ran and hugged us!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">And Juan was excited to see us! The mom, Teresa, is also totally</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">interested.They have like no religious background at all, so we have</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">to go super slow to make sure they understand everything. But oh, my,</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">goodness. I LOVE them. I love them so so so so much! They are our</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">family.They are beautiful. Heidi (12), Esmerelda(11), and Melissa(6).</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">They are just drop dead gorgeous girls! Oh I love them so much. They</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">are so cute and so loving.I literally felt like their home was my</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">home, I could have stayed there all night.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Melissa, the six year old, gave us these little moose toys, and gum,</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">and water bottles, everything. They were so cute.They love horses!! I</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">love horses! Oh man, I just want to take them home with me.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">So anyway. Tuesday was magical.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Then on Thursday we had zone conference! It was fun and I learned so much!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I got to see Elder Jeske!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This week we picked up 6 new investigators and taught 17 lessons! It</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">was the best week of my mission so far! Oh man it was so good.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Then we had fast Sunday and this super fun break the fast dinner with</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">all the missionaries in the zone. It was just a wonderful week(:</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">I'm sorry the fall festival was a bummer! Sounds like it was fun to</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">visit with a Brother Jenkins again!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">And the frozen cast was a hit again! Haha</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Love you all!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Love</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Hermana Hardy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Yeah I don't really really need anything, so don't worry about a package.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">PACKER IS HERE!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">That was exciting!</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Haven't been to a pumpkin patch next, we have that planned for next P-day.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">This upcoming Wednesday we are having a fall carnival for the branch.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Last Wednesday we had a Guerra de Bombones or a Marshmellow War! It</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">was so awesome. The elders built some really intricate towers out of</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">paper cups. Oh man, it was really fun I'll send you pics In a sec.</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Poor Kodi. Glad to hear he is ok haha</span><br style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;" /><span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Zombie hay maze sounds like fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">Elder Packer Dean already got Emergency transferred away...</span><div style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
We have now officially served 2 weeks of our missions together.</div>
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Guess where he got ET'd to.... NOVATO!!</div>
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My home! Awww I love Novato so much!</div>
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And the treat tower was greatly appreciated as well!</div>
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We taught 20 lessons this week! That is the most lessons i have ever tuaght in one week!</div>
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We are finding new families to teach every week! I have never found so many families either!</div>
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Our area is exploding! We are seeing so many miracles and Hermana Akre is the best!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-63846087403427045142014-09-29T12:13:00.002-07:002014-09-29T12:13:45.912-07:00Transfers!<br />
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Transfers <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1114732562" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tomorrow</span></span>! We found out <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1114732563" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span>. Hermana Grant is leaving to St Helena (like 15 minutes away, same zone) And my new companion is Hermana Akre, coming from St Helena. We just did like a little switchy. So we are essentially one BIG companionship haha </div>
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Elder Perry and Elder Sabin are now going to be co-district leaders. Anddd I get to be an STL again! Yay! I'm super excited! I LOVE being an STL.</div>
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ELDER RANDALL IS COMING TO BE IN MY DISTRICT!!!</div>
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Elder Randall was my Zone Leader is San Raf! The one from Spokane?</div>
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I am so pumped to serve with him again!</div>
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So transfers are <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1114732564" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tomorrow</span></span>. And then MLC is <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1114732565" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span>, so I get to spend the night in SANTA ROSA! i am so excited! I get to go proselyte in my old area! My family that Hermana Bryant and I taught in January just got baptized a week or two ago, So i want to go visit them! And now I can speak spanish! Yayyyyyyy!</div>
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Last saturday night was the General Womens Conference. Did you get to listen to it yet? It was really good. All the ladies talked about making covenants. But President Uchtdorf's talk was phenomenal!!! It was so so good. </div>
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Are you guys excited for Conference this weekend too? I am! Its like missionary christmas! haha This year they are letting everyone speak in their native language and they are gonna have english subtitles! Cool huh? That has got to be so much easier for all the poor speakers who dont speak english.</div>
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Well, I hope you guys get to watch conference! I know you wont regret it!</div>
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I wish you the best of luck this weekend! Itll hopefully be busy!</div>
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Wendy sent me lots of picture this week! Fall looks so beautiful!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-74784091190019839082014-09-29T11:42:00.001-07:002014-09-29T11:42:20.769-07:009/21/2014 I know Spanish!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey mom!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This week was really awesome! A lot happened this week!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So I don't remember if I told you this story already, but it was super</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">funny. Last week, Andi, the son of our less active Mirsha, was playing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">with us. He is three years old and only knows Spanish. So cute! He</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">brought us his toys. One was an angry bird. I asked "como se llama</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">el?" (Which is like what is his name?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And he told me "mata piggies!" (Which means kill piggies hahahahaha) So funny!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It was so so funny.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And then the other morning sister Harris said "you know that moment</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">when Presidnet and Sister Alba ask who wants to give a prayer at Zone</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">conference?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And then she started singing "Look down, look down, don't look them in the eye."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">From Les Mis hahahha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But this week! On last Wednesday we had an activity night for the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">branch but like only 2 families came. So it was them and all 8 of us</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">missionaries. We played the games pterodactyl and bunny bunny. We have</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to do it when I get home! They were SO funny haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And then so on Friday we were having a Viva Mexico fiesta to celebrate</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Mexico Independence Day! So on Thursday night Hermana Harris was</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">making Salsa Macha to put on this tortilla stuff to bring to the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">party. In Salsa Macha you have to use chiles de Arbol. I HATE chiles</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">de Arbol. I can handle spicy but those are like melt your face off</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">spicy. The last time I ate one I lived in Rosa.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sister Harris wanted me to taste test her salsa. So I told myself "it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">won't be that hot, it's all blended up In a salsa." Oh. It was that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hot. I licked one little dip of salsa and started gagging! It was so</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hot! Hahahahaha so I named it Fuego del Infierno de Las Ardillas</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Malditas. It was so terrible. It needed a dramatic Hispanic name like</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">that. English just didn't do it justice.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So I was calling the salsa Fuego del Infierno de Las Adillas Malditas</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and the Hermana Harris goes "Hell Fire of the Cursed Squirrels?" Haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">it was so funny! Really, English doesn't do it justice hahahahaha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So anyway, on to the more spiritual side of the week.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On Thursday morning I read "Lost Battalions" a talk by Thomas S Monson</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">from 1971. In it he shared this poem "Somebodys mother"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"The woman was old and ragged and gray</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And bent with the chill of the Winterās day.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The street was wet with a recent snow,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And the womanās feet were aged and slow.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">She stood at the crossing and waited long,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Alone, uncared for, amid the throng</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Of human beings who passed her by</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Nor heeded the glance of her anxious eye.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Down the street, with laughter and shout,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Glad in the freedom of āschool let out,ā</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Came the boys like a flock of sheep,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hailing the snow piled white and deep. ā¦</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">[One] paused beside her and whispered low,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">'Iāll help you cross, if you wish to go? ā¦</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">āSheās somebodyās mother, boys, you know,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">For all sheās aged and poor and slow.ā</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">āAnd I hope some fellow will lend a hand</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To help my mother, you understand,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">If ever sheās poor and old and gray,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When her own dear boy is far away.ā</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And āsomebodyās motherā bowed low her head</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In her home that night, and the prayer she said</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Was, āGod be kind to the noble boy,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Who is somebodyās son, and pride and joy.āā</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Awwwwwwwwww It totally made me almost cry! I love Thomas S Monson.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is such a good example of how we need to serve and be kind to one</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">another so that we can please our Heavenly Father(: this week I'm</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">teaching about Charity in district meeting, so I think I'm gonna share</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">that poem, Haha. it was beautiful. The last few days I have been</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">studying a lot about families and strengthening them with love and the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">gospel.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And then on Thursday afternoon we got to visit the Familia Hernandez.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I don't know if I've told you about them in my emails, but Jose got</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">baptized my first day here in Napa. He is 23. His older sister Norma,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">his younger brother Chino, and his two younger sisters Yesenia and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Yoana all got baptized in January.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">They are an amazing family, and they already have such strong</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">testimonies! They all read and pray DAILY individually and sometimes</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">as a family too! So cool!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When we taught Jose Hernandez about the priesthood. It was SO</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">powerful.Yesenia said "he will be the first in our family to have the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">priesthood." That is so cool. It gave me goosebumps and made me want</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to cry. It is just amazing to see that. For generations to come! When</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Yesenia and Yoana have their own families, they can tell their sons,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">your uncle Jose was the first man in our family to have the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">priesthood, their family is going to see so many blessings having the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">priesthood in their home! They are such awesome examples to me. I love</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">them so much! I am so blessed to have been raised in a home with a dad</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">who has the priesthood(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I know what a family looks like without the priesthood, or without the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">gospel, and I am so grateful I have always had it in my life. So thank</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">you, parents.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The other awesome thing about the gospel, is people can change. Just 2</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">or 3 weeks ago, Jose wasn't even a member of this church. Now he is</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">baptized and worthy to hold the priesthood authority of God! The same</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">priesthood that can be traced back to the Savior Jesus Christ himself!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So crazy! Heavenly Father knows each of us has a divine potential and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">he helps us to achieve it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wow. Anyway. Those were my thoughts for the week.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The gospel really does bless families! Thanks mom and dad(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So yesterday, at church, we had branch conference. The stake leaders</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">came and taught and the missionaries translated during all three hours</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">During sacrament when they gave talks, and then the second and third</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hours when they taught. In the Sunday school class, we were all</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">together (men and women) and the stake president had all of us</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">missionaries sit in the front. We thought we were translating, but it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">was weird that he needed 8 translators. Then he turns to the members</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and said that "not too long ago in general conference, Elder Nelson</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">taught us that if we had any hard questions, anything we needed,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">anything we didn't know, we could ask the missionaries."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So he gave the members 45 minutes to ask us any questions they wanted.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm not gonna lie, I was so scared! Haha I got really nervous for a second.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So they started asking us the "hard questions". The doubts they had</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">about the church. The things they didn't understand. The things that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">were keeping them back from sharing the gospel, the questions their</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">friends asked them that they were too scared to answer.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And I knew ALL the answers! Ahhhhh! It was a really cool lesson. I am</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">feeling so blessed to have served a mission. They were all questions I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">didn't understand before my mission. Questions about the law of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">chastity, the word of wisdom, paying tithing, the temple, repentance,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">being sealed... All sorts of things! And now I know the doctrine! I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">know the answers! And that knowledge will stay with me the rest of my</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">life! Oh I am so blessed. At the end of the hour I had a lot more</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">confidence in myself and the members had a lot more confidence in us</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">as missionaries. The missionaries really do know their stuff and you</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">can trust them with your friends and referrals. It was really</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">awesome(: I didn't think it was gonna go so smoothly, but The Lord</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">really does help his servants!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Also yesterday I was thinking during church, I don't remember what</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">attending an English ward is like. Hahahah now the screaming children,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">the Spanish hymns, the immodest clothing, it's all normal haha I don't</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">know what a ward is "supposed" to look like. But I love my branches. I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">have been really blessed to serve In a Spanish branch my whole mission</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">so far! A lot of missionaries don't get that either!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh it was just a super awesome sunday(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I can't believe I've already been on my mission 6 transfers! And I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">have had 8 companions! Hahahha that's not normal, I've had a pretty</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">crazy mission life story.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Also, on Saturday night I had an epiphany. I was sitting half asleep</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">during our Coorliation meeting, Frank was talking (in Spanish). I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">wasn't even paying attention to what he was saying... And then I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">realized. I wasn't paying attention! I understood EVERYTHING! I didn't</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">even have to focus on translating! It was so wonderful! I LEARNED</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">SPANISH! I don't know when it happened, it just kind of hit me. I came</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">out of that meeting like dancing and skipping I was so happy(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So anyway. I learned a lot this week!!!!!!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I CANNOT believe it is already almost October! Tomorrow we go to the temple!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On Friday we get transfer doctrine and </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1114732550" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">next Tuesday</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> is transfers! I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">have no idea what is going to happen. I hope I stay though! I love</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Napa! A lot a lot a lot!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The time is just flying by! I think from here until </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1114732551" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">January 1st</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> will</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">just feel like a blink. Really.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">OMGOSH! I LOVE those unicorns. I was crying I was laughing so hard hahahahaha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The spooky walk looks great!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Thanks for sending me so many pictures this week!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Doesn't that loose horse live at the house at the end of the field? By Wylans?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">NO WAY! They gave you McGregor and Sputnik??</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ahhhhh so happy! Two of my favorite horses EVER!!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And I'm glad to hear the elk herd is thinning out.(: I didn't like</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">them too much anyway.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Do we still have both Apollo and Zues?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I love you! I hope you had a wonderful week!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><3 Hermana hardy!</span>Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-62940011349571143252014-09-01T20:51:00.000-07:002014-09-01T20:51:28.689-07:00Emergency Transfer!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I got ET'd!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So Hermana Wilcox tore her ACL a couple months back and finally got it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">checked out and needs to go home to get surgery! And since she is</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">already so close to the end of her mission, she doesn't get to come</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">back:(</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And my companionship was the only trio in the mission right now, so</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">one of us had to go, and I had been in that area the longest, so they</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">kicked me out...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So now I am in Napa. </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1024469868" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">On Tuesday</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> President and Sister Alba came to our</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">district meeting to tell me... </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1024469869" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">On Friday</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> we had MLC. That was fun, but</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm not an STL any more(: so I don't have to teach at zone meeting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">haha and and then yesterday we drove up to Napa after church (I didn't</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">get to say goodbye to everybody! I was super bummed! I thought I was</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">gonna have 6 months!) and got to go to a baptism! And then I stayed.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So I haven't even unpacked yet. We are driving up to Santa Rosa today</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to drop Hermana Wilcox off!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And yes, I am at the earthquake epicenter!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So here is my new address:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1260 Trower ave</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Napa, CA 94558</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You guys were talking about sending me a package a little while ago, I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">hope you didn't already send it!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Like I said, I was bummed, but now that I'm here, I love it! There are</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a TON of missionaries here that I have served with before! It was</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">super sweet because Elder Sabin told me "Everyone said Hermana</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wickline (one of my companions) was gonna be the one getting ET'd, but</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I had faith you would come Hermana Hardy"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Awwwww</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And then Hermana Grant said the same thing, "I just felt like we were</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">gonna be companions"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It was super sweet.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I felt so loved.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I can't believe I was actually an answer to some peoples prayers. I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">know through this ET that I was supposed to be here right now(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It was just crazy, I didn't get to say goodbye to everybody!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And YES! I was privileged to get to help my brother in Christ in the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">waters of baptism. It is not my baptism. It is the lords baptism. But</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I was so happy to be there for it!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Miguel is wonderful! He is gonna do great things! He got baptized and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">then told us he couldn't get work off to be confirmed, Elder Merrell</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(my DL) talked to him and gave him a blessing. He had a new found</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">determination and HE CAME TO CHURCH! It was amazing!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So my life has been crazy but also I've been so blessed.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hermana Harris, my old companion, is my roommate now! And she is</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">serving with Hermana Whiteley who we served with in San Rafael!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And I served with Hermana Grant in San Raf and now she is my companion! Haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So anyway, that was my week. Sorry I couldn't tell you sooner!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But here I am, in Napa. IT is GORGEOUS! I didn't know it was gonna be so pretty!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sounds like you guys had a fun week! Full of concerts and uncle thane visiting!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It is still hot here. Too hot for me. I can't wait for winter. It's</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">SEPTEMBER already???</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1024469870" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">sept 11th</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> I hit my 9 MONTH MARK? That's crazy! I'm almost half way</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">done! Wow...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This transfer is gonna fly by! It's like a baby one cuz I got</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">transferred in the middle of the transfer haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well love you all!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hope you are doin good!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Miss ya!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Con Amor</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hermana Hardy</span>Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-53984655775634448172014-08-25T17:03:00.002-07:002014-08-25T17:03:30.203-07:00Miguel Poot and Nicholas Cage!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey!</span><br />
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Miguel Poot was baptized yesterday! The service was amazing! After he was baptized we asked him to share his testimony. He has just a budding testimony but it is so powerful. It gives me goosebumps. He is so sincere. I love that man a lot...</div>
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The Greenies are so much fun!</div>
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They have so much energy I love it!</div>
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The Spanish branch missionaries are nervous, but excited. Elder Bertola is super fun he graduated from high school 2 months ago! Elder Frodsham is super chill. And Hermana Steiner is fun too. Elder Rasmussen seems to be doing really well, he plays piano really well! He is 20 and went to two years of college at BYU before the mission.</div>
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They are all super quiet, i wonder if I was that awkward when i was a greenie... probably hahaha</div>
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Its fun to see how far ive come, cuz a lot of the time i still feel like a greenie. haha</div>
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Hermana Berrett is wonderful! I LOVE her! The three of us have so much fun!</div>
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The earthquake was a little bit scary. Hope everyone is ok.</div>
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We didn't have a lot of impact here. It just felt like i was sitting on a washing machine! haha it made my companions and i wake up.</div>
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Funny story- Yesterday we went to Stinson Beach for PDay and Nicolas Cage was there hanging with his son and his bodyguard. He rolled up in his Limo. We totally took a picture with him. All the Elders Shook his hand! As we walked away he says "I like those Mormon people" <br />
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-83019369343683652192014-08-24T19:45:00.001-07:002014-08-24T19:45:35.045-07:00Transfers, Trio's, Training!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dear Mom,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This week has been amazing! It was just full of miracles!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We taught a lot of lessons! So we were pleased with that. Hopefully</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">this week will be just as good! The San Rafael South Zone is super</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">excited about the upcoming transfer!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">There will be so many greenies and so much Greenie fire! Elder</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Merrell, elder Minkler, and Hermana Billat are all training! So we</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">will be the only companionship in the branch not training! And we will</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">be a trio again! IM STAYING!! 6 MONTHS in Novato! That doesn't happen</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">very often that they give a sister a 6 month area so I'm super pumped!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Novato is like my 2nd home! And I'm keeping Hermana Wickline, we are</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">getting a new companion, Hermana Barett.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I know in the branch we are planning to have at least 3 baptisms this</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">upcoming transfer, and I know that will have a domino effect and the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">people that come to the baptisms will want to be baptized as well.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">These Greenies are going to start out strong and only grow and become</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">better throughout their missions. They are gonna be like SUPER</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">missionaries! Haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So we are planning to start the transfer out strong with a baptism.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This upcoming Sunday, August 24th, Miguel Poot will be baptized at</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_436452296" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">4:30pm</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">. Keep him in your prayers! Satan is doing everything he can to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">stop this baptism from happening...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So it HAS to happen this weekend!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hermana Wickline and I are super excited to be having a third</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">companion again! Hermana Barrett! It will be fun and I am sure she has</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a lot to teach us haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This upcoming transfer we also have interviews again and a temple</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">trip! Really it is going to be wonderful. I am really looking forward</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm super sad to say goodbye to Elder Jeske, he and I have served</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">together every of my mission since I first got to Rosa! Crazy! I know!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">But now we part:(</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wow. What a crazy day it's been!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Well I love and miss you all!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Love</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hermanita Hardy</span>Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-6998794540432715822014-08-24T19:43:00.000-07:002014-08-24T19:43:07.220-07:008 Months Today!<br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Haha so I was like "National geographic is at my house today, huh."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And Elder Randall says "yeah, my house too."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I was like "really?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He's like "no."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hahah</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The other missionaries get super excited about it. I bet if I was in a</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">white ward and told people about it, that they might actually look it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">up. Spanish branch people don't really watch TV in English hahaha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So is she a good vet? Did she help you with your handling?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">8 months today. Holy cow. That's how old Hermana Bryant was in the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">mission when she trained me! Scary thought. She's almost home now!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I really do like to hear what is going on at home, thank you for</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">sharing everything with me. Like you said, we have always shared</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">everything! So it drives me crazy when they tell me what to write</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">home... But that's ok.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm glad to hear everything is going ok. I just wish I was there to help.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I want to be here too, it's a hard knock life haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I LOVE my mission. I really do. But I'll also be super happy to be</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">home again in 10 more months.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A month from today I will be half way done with my mission!!! Where</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">did the time go?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_436452293" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">September 13th</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> is gonna be a great day! My family that I found and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">taught in Santa Rosa, Carolina Fonseca and her kids Aidan, Jonathon,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and Lizbeth, are getting baptized on that day! I hope I get to stay</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">close to Rosa so I can go to the baptism! And Miguel MIGHT be getting</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">baptized on the 23rd of August, we need to have a serious talk with</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">him tonight to make sure he is really really ready and not just doing</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">it for his girlfriend.... So that's what we are gonna do(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And on the </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_436452294" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">13th of September</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, the Arreaga family is getting baptized!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">They are a golden family that Elder Jeske has been teaching, he taught</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">them with Elder Phillips and now with Elder Minkler. I was there their</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">first day at church! So I feel a special bond with them... And Elder</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Phillips is serving close enough to San Rafael that he can come back</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">for the baptism!!!!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So that's super exciting!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Lots of miracles happening over here!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We find out transfer doctrine on Friday. I'm super nervous! I don't</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">know if they will let me stay 6 months! But I hope so.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sounds like a crazy week! But I love you, you guys are always in my prayers!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Talk to you soon!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><3</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hermana Hardy</span>Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-58424502479551979122014-08-01T20:59:00.000-07:002014-08-01T20:59:08.960-07:00Pres Alba visits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Man,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Time is flying by!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sounds like you had a fun week(:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Sorry about the mean guy. I hope he doesn't shoot any horses! That's scary!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Especially cuz they are not all ours!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wendy told me about the Youth Conference! That sounds like so much</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">fun!!! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This last week was amazing! We had zone conference on Wednesday! So we</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">got to see President and Sister Alba, and the San Rafael North Zone,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">so Elder Phillips and Hermana Kaiser and a bunch of my other friends</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">were there! That was fun! And I learned a lot!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">On Thursday we saw all sorts of miracles! We taught a lesson with our</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">less active family the Carrillos that afternoon. But they had a friend</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">there, named Consuelo. She asked if she could join us! We were like</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">"sure!"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">We were teaching about The Family: A Proclamation to the world and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Consuelo asked for a copy of it! It was super cool(: so she said she</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">will call us if she has questions about the pamphlet! Yay! Then that</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">night we taught a lesson to our investigator Bolivar. I LOVE that man.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He wasn't an investigator for a long time.., we were just trying to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">build a relationship, but his trust. Now we are his friends and he</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">really confides in us. He confessed to us a bunch of regrets from his</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">life. It was awesome to be able to give him hope. We learned at Zone</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Conference that the Doctrine of Christ, more than ANYTHING else we</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">teach gives people hope. Kinda cool. Before my mission, I never would</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">have thought calling people to repentance was a GOOD thing haha but it</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">is! It gives them hope! They can change and be clean again!(: so cool.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Then we were walking back to our car and we met this guy named Julio.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He said he has talked to missionaries before. He said the first time,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">he told a Elder Baliasch and Elder Turk that he felt like he was gonna</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">win a new car. Two weeks later he won a car. The second time, he had</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">just lost his job, and he told the Elders he felt like he was gonna</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">get a really good job. 5 days later he got a really good job handed to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">him on a silver platter. So this time, we asked, what do you feel</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">like? He said "I see a lottery ticket in my future."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And Hermana Wickline says, "ok, if you win the lottery, will you get baptized?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And I was like, "you kind of owe God."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He said "tell you what, if I win the lottery not only will I be</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">baptized, but I will donate all the money to your church."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wow! So we are excited to pass by this week and see him haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oh yeah, the funniest encounter of the day was when we went out to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">lunch with the English sisters. We were leaving Panera Bread (best</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">place ever!) and this guy walks up to us and says "I have a random</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">question for ya"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And all of us are used to that by now. 4 girls in dresses with name tags haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He says "do you need a job?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He was totally gonna hire us on the spot! So we explained that we were</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">missionaries but we would totally take jobs after the mission. As we</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">drove home, Hermana Wickline and I were like "what about us made us</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">look so hire able?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I guess we were dressed nice, in an upper scale fast food restaurant,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">in Marin county, we were young, he probably thought we were college</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">students, but we were just laughing and smiling and talking to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">everyone and having a good time.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Who knows. Now you have a sneak peak in a day in the life of a Missionary haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It's super fun! You just have to roll with the punches as they come haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyway, that was the highlight of the week for sure.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_831521696" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Presidente Mejia asked Hermana Wickline, Hermana Billat, and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Elder Minkler to give talks. It was gonna be a missionary day, and</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">then PRESIDENT ALBA showed up! None of us knew he was coming!!!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Scared the crud out of us hahah</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So they all gave their talks and he gave the closing remarks.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">President Mejia leans over to me and says "that's the spirits way of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">saying, 'nailed it'!" Hahahha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">He didn't know President was coming either.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It was cool cuz after sacrament he and Sister Alba met all of our</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">investigators that came to church. We had the Beserra family there,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jessie and her three kids. So that was super cool! It was their first</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">time at church, Jessie knew a ton of people in the branch! Hahaha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">So were excited to see them again this week!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Anyway, it was a wonderful week full of miracles!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I love and miss you!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Praying for ya every day!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Con Amor,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hermana Hardy</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">P.S. This week I converted my personal study to all Spanish. So now I</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">don't read my scriptures or conference talks or anything in Spanish</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and I understand it all! And I switched he language on my iPad to</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Spanish too. I'm learning all sorts of new words haha</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Like "download" and "inbox" hahah</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" />Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-44944787542680461692014-07-19T20:50:00.000-07:002014-07-19T20:50:37.588-07:00I'm getting a Reputation!<table cellpadding="0" class="cf adz"><tbody>
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Ohhh I'm so Horse Sick. I miss them SO. MUCH. I hate that riding horses is against the mission rules.. the only rule harder for me than that is the no-holding-kids-on-your-lap rule hahaha</div>
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Most the rules I love and understand though. And I TOTALLY know why they don't let us ride horses... I can't even imagine taking my Zone for a trail ride.. that would be WAY stressful hahahah</div>
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I'm so happy to hear Lily has been a dude horse! I didn't know that! That's awesome!</div>
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And I'm glad they love Junebug. I bet I will love her too!</div>
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And the horses will get a day off! Yay!</div>
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Ok,, so your super fun tour Alaska day this week was all over facebook hahah</div>
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Every missionary that got on facebook asked me about it.</div>
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My zone leader, Elder Randall always says "Hey Sister Hardy, How was your day? I saw Elder waite with your family on Facebook!" hahaha</div>
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Sorry about the hay crop this year... wish I could help. I'll pray for you(:</div>
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I'm SOO sad about Blitzen! I love her...</div>
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Glad Jarett survived his talk too hahha</div>
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I really loved this email this week mom! Thanks for writing so much!</div>
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It was a super sad say goodbye week. I got to see Hermana Bryant at Transfers! I haven't seen her in 3 months! </div>
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My new companion- Hermana Wickline- is SO stinkin funny.</div>
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So yeah she went to Peru for 4 months, then went home for 4 months to get feeling better, then came here! So she has been in the field for like 5 months, but she still has to go home at the same time so she goes home before me. I was saying my spanish will get really good cuz we are at like the same level of spanish... so we are learning and growing together!</div>
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I think my favorite part was <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1962077650" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Sunday</span></span> night we had the stake meeting for all the missionaries SO WE GOT TO SEE ELDER PHILLIPS AND HERMANA KAISER AGAIN!</div>
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So as soon as we get out of the car, Elder Alcivar, Elder Phillips' new companion, walks up to me and shakes my hand and says "Hermana Hardy! I've heard so much about you! I can't wait to serve with you!"</div>
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It's gonna be such a great transfer! I'm gonna send you my memory card soon. This week we finished exchanging pictures before transfers, so I think I'm safe to send it home now.</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-47196607219830077132014-07-08T09:05:00.001-07:002014-07-08T09:05:26.884-07:007/7/14Transfers!<br /> And I'm STAYING!!!<br /> It was not at all what any one expected. Hermana Sommerfeld is going<br /> to Winters in Woodland, and Hermana Kaiser is leaving after only 6<br /> weeks here. She is going to Rhonert Park. Not too far away.<br /> Elder Phillips is leaving to Petaluma also, so we will see those two<br /> at stake and zone things this transfer(: Elder Jeske and I are staying<br /> together! At the end of this transfer it'll be 7 and 1/2 months that<br /> we will have served together! Crazy!<br /> Hermana Gonzalez is going to Fairfield! Her very first area! So it is<br /> possible! Hahha<br /> This was a great week!<br /><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1661244951" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Tuesday</span></span> we had our last Zone Meeting all together. It was pretty good.<br /> I taught about creativity. We played a fun game.<br />
<br /> Fourth of July was SO SO SO MUCH FUN,<br /> We went to the Golden Gate Bridge with signs and handed out otter pops<br /> hahaha how fun? People took pictures with us and of us and videos. We<br /> waved to the buses driving by! It was amazing! Really, we met a TON of<br /> people, and left a huge impression! Haha EVERYONE knew who we were.<br /> Then that night we ate dinner with the Novato English elders and had<br /> Apple Pie and hit dogs and hamburgers! American food!<br /><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1661244953" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">On Saturday</span></span> we met a guy named Bogden. He is crazy but he looks and<br /> talks just like Gru from despicable me! Hahaha<br /> Today we went out to lunch with the branch president. He is awesome.<br /> I am super sad this transfer is coming to a close... We had SO much<br /> fun! And I have made some friendships that will last forever. We<br /> already planned the God Squad Reunion Road Trip!<br /> My new companion that is coming in is named Hermana Wickline, I met<br /> her once, she is coming from SANTA ROSA! So I'm sure we will have lots<br /> to talk about. She is a transplant from Peru. She was only there 4 1/2<br /> months so I think I am actually older than her in the mission,<br /> Ahhhhh! My Spanish will get really good this transfer!<br /> I'm nervous about all the changes... And I will be staying here in<br /> Novato longer than I was in Rosa! It is like my new home. I love it.<br /> But I am REALLY bummed this transfer is ending...<br /> I'm excited for the next one. But my two companions are so great! I<br /> will miss them so much!<br /> Now I'll only have one companion again!<br /> And I'm going to continue to be an STL(:<br /> So anyway,<br /> I have tons of journals to sign and I have to help my companions<br /> finish packing...<br /> I love you tons!<br /> Hope you have a great week!<br /> Sounds like last week was crazy! Hahah<br /> Con amor,<br /> Hermana HardyHardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-76025860452777209292014-07-08T09:02:00.002-07:002014-07-08T09:02:44.837-07:006/30/14 Valleys and Peaks!This was a wonderful week! We saw so many miracles!<br />On Tuesday we had a wonderful district meeting! Elder Phillips and I team taught and we were blessed with Zone Leader Sacco and AP Greenwood in attendance. We had fun, edified the missionaries, and learned a lot. I really loved it! That evening my companions saw miracles! <br />Wednesday was an emotionally draining day. That morning we taught a lesson to our progressing investigator Daniel. Between our last lesson and this one, he had found a bunch of Anti-Mormon material. It really broke our hearts to have that lesson with him. He was so close to knowing the truth! And then he took a U-turn the wrong direction.<br />Then a member of the branch offered to take us out to lunch, and while we were in the restaurant another one of our investigators came into the restaurant drunk. We walked him home to make sure he made it safely. Another heartbreaking encounter. And the day continued. It was really exhausting. But my companions and i were able to lift one anothers spirits. I really do love Hermana Sommer and Hermana Kaiser. I have learned so much from them this transfer. They have helped me form the type of leader and the type of missionary i want to be.<br />I really enjoyed MLC on Friday as well!<br />Elder Randall and Elder Sacco and I have big plans for our Zone Meeting on Tuesday! It will be amazing!<br />Saturday was another exhausting day because everywhere we went we were ignored. But we always come home at night exhausted, not defeated. My companions and I are really good at lifting each other up.<br />On Saturday night we had a miracle. We were walking around after a whole day of being ignored, and we were just praying we could teach a lesson that day. We were getting back in our car when we saw a family walking to the store so we contacted them and walked with them, then we started to turn back and saw another family. Then we contacted them. Then we saw a party in the apartment building next to us. We stood outside and contacted people as they came out of the party. Then a neighbor from upstairs ran downstairs with his dog, we asked if we could pet his dog. He said yes, we chatted for a while and then he invited us back to his apartment to share more! We got our lesson!<br />It was amazing! His name is Jacob. He is awesome.<br />He prayed "Lord, please bless these nice young ladies might get a day off, maybe a Tuesday"<br />It was super funny haha<br /><br />So anyway, it sounds like you guys have had all sorts of crazy stuff going on at home! <br />I can't believe you have been so busy!<br />Hey I love you guys!<br />I hope you have a great week!<br />
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Con Amor,<br />Hermana HardyHardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-88149584853923394062014-07-08T08:59:00.000-07:002014-07-08T08:59:08.463-07:006/23/14 InterviewsWow! It sounds like a lot has been going on at home!<br />
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MAN! Camden's bday party looks so fun! The whole family together!!! And Jada is getting baptized! yayyy! That is sooo exciting!</div>
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Yes! This week I got the other skirts and shirts! They are super cute! And the MOTAB CDs I got a while ago, we LOVE them! </div>
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How is Packer doing? We had interviews with President Alba this last week, and he asked me about Packer(: And Elder Waite haha</div>
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Ok, when I read your email earlier this week I was SO HAPPY!</div>
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This is the beginning of week 5, so not this coming up friday but the friday after (4th of July) we find out who goes and who stays! I can't believe it is already so close! This transfer is just flying by! I am loving it! I pray every day that Hermana Kaiser, Hermana Sommer and I will get another 6 weeks together... but I don't think so:(</div>
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So this last Thursday we had interviews with President. That was SO good! I missed President and Sister Alba so much! It was really good to talk to them. Both of them told me they are so proud of me, and that they only hear good things about me from the other missionaries. And they are both really impressed with my leadership skills. It was awesome(: And I had my whole interview with President IN SPANISH! Last time we had interviews, President scolded me and said I needed to be better (I had only been on my mission 8 weeks at that point) but this time he said my spanish was really good! So that made me feel a TON better!</div>
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So let me tell you about this MIRACLE we had yesterday!</div>
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So we went to a scheduled appointment with this guy named Ernesto. We knocked his door and this teenage kid answered. And he told us Ernesto is his uncle and that he doesnt actually live there. (RUDE!) But we asked if we could share a video with Kevin. We shared Because of Him, and it really touched him. He asked us "Do you think God, would really fogive some one like me?" It brought tears to my eyes. It was such a sweet sincere question...</div>
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He went on to tell us he was 16 years old, on probation, addicted to weed (but trying to stop, he knows it is not good for you) and has a 16 year old pregnant girlfriend. Their baby is due in December. So he is working his tail off this summer to be able to afford a baby and everything it needs. He has already picked out names. It was super sweet. I was so proud of him for stepping up and taking that responsibility instead of ditching the girl, or running away. And he has the goal that he and his girlfriend are both gonna finish High School too.</div>
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So yesterday night we also had a BBQ in the park with a member, Alma Jara, for dinner. And Hermana Amabilia brought these two kids she babysits. SO. CUTE! I took pictures with them! I love them! Ricardo, the little 2 year old, told me he wanted some ice cream, but I didn't have any money (Plus it was Sunday) but these other random people bought ice cream for him. It was super nice! They asked me "Is he your son?"</div>
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Yesterday was an amazing day. Probably my favorite day all week. </div>
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So I taught in District Meeting for our district (In Spanish) and we were talking about what type of things might stop us from being diligent, so I cut out paper swords, and we wrote on the swords all our fears and then buried them outside in the dirt like the Anti-Nephi-Lehies! It was really cool!!!!(: And fun!</div>
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Today we are playing the World Cup! For Pday! Soccer! </div>
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Well I love you so much!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-42659250446626546572014-06-16T20:29:00.001-07:002014-06-16T20:29:03.092-07:00The Sunday of 70's.Mom!<br />
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He is too funny!</div>
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I'm sorry there has been so much drama back home:( And I'm a little bit glad to hear you miss me! Hahaha</div>
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YES! We got your packages right after dinner <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_636957492" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Monday</span></span> night. I LOVED it! It was very thoughtful! Thank you so much mom! My companions and I ate lunch at Subway today to celebrate!(:</div>
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PLEASE tell Camden HAPPY BIRTHDAY for me!! And give him a big hug and kiss! XOXO</div>
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Whoa Elder Call! That is NUTZ! haha we had a 70 come to our mission this week too! But we knew he was coming for like months before! haha it was such a great conference! I LOVED it! It was so so so good! I learned a ton! </div>
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My week was wonderful. My teaching pool is growing every day. We are literally seeing so many miracles!!! Our area is about to explode! We have 2 baptismal dates right now- Miguel y Chato-, this week we are planning to set another one with our awesome investigator Daniel too! President Alba wrote my companions and I an email this week saying he is really impressed with the work we are doing in this area(: So that was awesome.</div>
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I miss you and love you too.</div>
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I know you can find comfort in the scriptures and through prayer.</div>
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Can you believe one year ago I got called to teach Primary and I was still waiting for my mission call?</div>
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One year from Today, I'll be home! </div>
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Time is flying by wayyy too fast! I am loving it!</div>
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I love you so much mom!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-87953878069886460392014-06-16T20:26:00.000-07:002014-06-16T20:26:00.087-07:00Birthday!! 20 Years old!Ok my birthday!<br /> It all started at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_636957491" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">6:30am</span></span> when we went out for our jog. We usually go<br /> to this track and there are usually 4 elders there, the Novato Elders<br /> (Elder Sacco, Elder Randall, Elder Little, and Elder Meiners) but only<br /> two of them showed up. We asked where the other Elders were and Elder<br /> Little said "They ran a different track this morning". Then we headed<br /> back to our apartment and We waved to Elder Sacco and Elder Randall.<br /> Then we got back and they had Decked Out our door! It was covered in a<br /> plastic princess thing, there were streamers and balloons and a Happy<br /> Birthday sign! And a stuffed animal dog haha<br /> So then we went inside and my companions insisted that I shower first.<br /> So I did and they made me breakfast while I was in the shower. They<br /> made a fried egg, some toast, a smoothie, and a BUNCH of<br /> strawberries!(:Then we got ready for the day and did our studies.<br /> I opened my package from Wendy during Language study hahah that was<br /> exciting! Hermana Kaiser has my camera and was trying to take<br /> pictures.. But she took of videos and didn't know how to turn the<br /> video off haha but I LOVED the package! It was so sweet! My companions<br /> thought it was funny I got so many socks(: hahha<br /> Then it was lunch time, I walked in the bathroom to fix my hair and my<br /> companions attacked me and blindfolded me!They said. "What all do you<br /> need for today?" They made me brush my teeth blinded folded! Hahaha<br /> they handed me my socks and shoes and my purse and we headed out the<br /> door.They put me in the backseat. I had no idea where we were going...<br /> We ended up at a Pizza place. They made me go in with them. They<br /> ordered pizza. I sat there chatting with a guy from Guatemala in<br /> Spanish, blindfolded mind you. On the way out I ran into a bunch of<br /> cars. Then we made it to the car again and drove for a while.<br /> I figured we were going to the church, but I really didn't know for<br /> sure. Made it in the church and I could hear people running. And then<br /> I heard the Elders talking. Then they walked me in circles for a while<br /> and finally stopped me.<br /> They unblindfolded me. I was standing in the middle of circle on the<br /> gym floor. both Elder Phillips and Elder Sabin stood across from me<br /> armed with POKEMON!!All of that for a Pokemon battle???I wish I could<br /> have gotten a picture of their faces. They were very serious. Elder<br /> Phillips said, "Welcome to the Water Pokemon gym. I am Misty, the gym<br /> leader of this gym. And I challenge YOU to a Pokemon battle!"So I<br /> pulled my Pokemon out of my purse (yes, I had 2, and they are ALWAYS<br /> in my purse) and I won! Woohoo!<br /> Then Hermana Gonzalez came in.Elder Phillips said "Oh! Sisters. what<br /> are you doing here in this place at this time?"Hermana Gonzalez put a<br /> crown on my head and then had to ask me a question. While I was<br /> looking at her I got blindfolded again.<br /> I got dragged all over the church. Hermana Sommer forgot to tell me<br /> there were stairs so I totally biffed it and face planted hahaha<br /> Then I finally got unblindfolded again.I was in the kitchen and all<br /> Spanish branch missionaries were there! They sang "Feliz CumpleaƱos a<br /> ti!" And then I blew out the candles.The Elders made a cake for me! It<br /> was chocolate. The bottom layer was just flat and they frosted it<br /> blue. Then the top layer was a circle frosted like a pokeball! The<br /> letters were yellow and it was Happy Birthday, H. hardy like a POKEMON<br /> CARD!!<br /> Yes, mom. For my 20th birthday, on my mission, I had Pokemon Pizza Party<br /> .So it's a Mexican tradition that the birthday person takes the first<br /> bite with their face. I went in for a lick and Elder Teran smashed the<br /> cake in my face hahahha Oh yeah and Elder Teran made flan! It was a<br /> great lunch!<br /> Then we all went out separate ways and did our weekly planning.For<br /> dinner we went to our Less Active (Vicki) house. She had gotten us<br /> Little Ceasars Pizza and a DELICIOUS chocolate cake! And she got me a<br /> little present. So nice. A cute little necklace.Then we went out and<br /> did some missionary work!<br /> We met a bunch a new people and saw miracles! We finally got a hold of<br /> this guy Edgar, who we haven't seen for weeks! Then We taught a lesson<br /> to this guy Nicolas and at the end of the lesson we asked "Who do you<br /> know that needs a message about Jesucristo (I mean Jesus Christ hahaha<br /> #spanglish) in their lives right now?"And without hesitating he said<br /> my neighbors in number 9!And we were like "Ok!" So we walked over to<br /> number nine. We were in a trailer park. And there was a guy living<br /> UNDER a trailer in spot number nine. His name was Francisco. He was<br /> pretty drunk, but he was really friendly. We asked if we could come<br /> back another time and he said "Dejame" which means like, "wait one<br /> sec"He went into his little room under the trailer and came out<br /> holding one of our pamphlets!He said this book is very important to<br /> him and he knows everything inside of it is true. On the back it said<br /> Hermana Harris and Hermana Brighton. Which means they met him WEEKS<br /> ago and we just found him again!So we left him with a Book of Mormon<br /> and asked him if he would prepare to be baptized in August and he said<br /> yes! I'm really excited about him! I know we will see miracles, and I<br /> know Francisco can be baptized this August!So that was exciting.<br /> We missed a call from our other Less Active Manuel, we listened to the<br /> message and he sang happy birthday to me! Sooo sweet. We had an<br /> appointment that night with him, so we called him back but he had to<br /> cancel he was at the hospital because a friend of his just had a baby!<br /> On my birthday(: So then we pulled over the decide what to do. I was<br /> driving at this point. I looked around to try to figure out where to<br /> go next and I got blindfolded again. I was like "are you kidding me?"<br /> Hahha<br /> So I climbed in the backseat and Hermana Kaiser drove. I really had no<br /> idea where we were going this time. Then I heard "Welcome to<br /> McDonalds, can I get your order?"Hahahha<br /> We got ice cream cones and my companions ordered me a Pokemon toy haha<br /> she asked what color, and we all said Red! (Yes, by now all the<br /> missionaries in the branch know which Pokemon is in which colored<br /> ball.... This really kind of got out of hand hahaha) so I got a<br /> Pikachu(:<br /> Then we drove home and finished weekly planning. We texted the Novato<br /> Elders and asked if they wanted some birthday cake (since we had 2 at<br /> this point and 2 let over pizzas) so Elder Sacco and Elder Randall<br /> came over. They handed us two tubs of ice cream! Hahahha they asked us<br /> like 2 weeks ago what our favorite types of ice cream are and they<br /> remembered! Hahah we made them take one of the cakes home though haha<br /> They are so sweet.So that was my day! We ended with a really good comp<br /> inventory.I LOVE my companions and my zone! It was a really REALLY<br /> good day! I had so much fun! I was feeling really loved!!<br /> And yes, for the 20th birthday entering into adulthood, I had a<br /> Pokemon Pizza Party(: hahahaI'll never forget it.(:By the way, when we<br /> got home we got a slip that said the UPS guy came, he has 3 packages<br /> for me. But we missed him! So we are gonna try to get a hold of the<br /> packages later today. Sorry!<br />
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-90788678538579935482014-06-02T23:52:00.003-07:002014-06-02T23:52:46.405-07:00New Companion!Ok. So. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_396563882" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Wednesday</span></span> was Transfers. we got our new companion Hermana Kaiser! She is awesome! <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_396563883" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Thursday</span></span> I went to Santa Rosa for Leadership training all day. It was really fun to see all my Santa Rosa friends! I rode there with Hermana Tracy and Hermana Wise (two other STLs) but they live in Rhonert Park which is like 30 minutes away from our house, but on the way. So My companions drove me there and then they drove me the rest of the way. On the way home we got permission from President Alba for the Zone Leaders to take me home. So I was alone in a car with two Elders. That was different. hahha But it wasn't too awkward. They were really sweet and offered to take me out to dinner and every thing (Because I missed dinner because the meeting and my companions were at dinner while we were driving home) so anyway.<br />
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But to answer your question. Yes I am here in Novato to stay. I'll be here <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_396563884" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Friday</span></span>.(:</div>
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And I thought of something else! If you wanted to send me a new memory card or two, it think it is about time to send this one home. It is super full! haha</div>
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Yes I have inherited a few skirts from companions and other sisters in the Zone(:</div>
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Yes we have had A LOT of missionaries go home. Mostly for health reasons.</div>
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Good luck with the cowgirls and reindeer handling drama! Sounds like fun!</div>
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That would be awesome if Aaron Nelson would ride Duchess!</div>
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Oh yeah, also this weekend <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_396563885" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Sunday</span></span> we had a stake missionary fireside thingy. So all the missionaries in the stake met together (Which is my Zone and another Zone!) So i got to see more of my friends there! The Novato English Elders had a baptism last saturday that we got to go to! It was beautiful! Brother Radcliffe had been investigating the church for 17 years! He goes to church every <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_396563886" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">sunday</span></span> with his wife and kids and just randomly decided to get baptized! It was awesome!!!! It was a really really good week.</div>
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Today we are planning to go to have a BBQ at the beach!</div>
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I can't believe it is already JUNE! I have been out almost 6 months!!!!</div>
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But yeah we can pretty much do whatever we want on Pday within mission rules. No horse riding:( or fourwheelers or rock climbing. The Elders go mountain biking a lot. One Zone went and did Laser Tag! Last week was mini golf. Really we are pretty free to try whatever we want.</div>
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P.S. So i tried to not tell anyone it was my birthday, but naturally they all found out. One of our Less Actives, Vicky, is gonna feed us dinner that night(: And the Elders are planning something. Both the Zone Leaders (Elder Sacco and Elder Randall) and my District Leader (Elder Phillips) asked what my favorite type of cake is. Another Member (Mama P) is having us over for a birthday dinner <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_396563887" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">on Wednesday</span></span> too. So don't worry. I'll be taken care of haha</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-39261315766872348982014-05-28T10:13:00.000-07:002014-05-28T10:13:08.191-07:00May 26, 2014 Transfers..Stayin' Put.It is that time again! Another 6 weeks has come and gone...<br />
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So. Hermana Harris is getting transferred to Napa! She is leaving. Hermana Sommerfeld and I are staying here and getting a new companion-- Hermana Kaiser!</div>
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I got called to be an STL!!!! I am super excited but also super nervous! Its kind of a big deal... cuz All the STL's I know have been on their missions for 9 months or a year. I haven't even been out 6 yet... So. I am REALLY excited that President and Sister Alba are trusting me with this when I am so young in the mission ahhaha</div>
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But Elder Wright (From Rosa) is gonna be a ZONE LEADER with Elder Carrillo (Who was an AP) in Vallejo! With Elder Albertson and Elder Dunlap!!!!! Vallejo Zone looks awesome right now ahhaa All my Santa Rosa friends!</div>
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Could you send me Packer's email or address or something so I can write him something? haha</div>
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Busy day today! We are hoping to go mini golfing or do something crazy fun today! haha</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-11973041814977192642014-05-28T10:10:00.002-07:002014-05-28T10:10:09.048-07:00May 19th, 2014What a week!<br />
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We went to Stinson Beach for Pday, I didn't take a lot of pictures, but it is beautiful!!!</div>
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We find out Transfer Doctrine this Friday! Which means they will tell us who stays and who goes!</div>
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So this last week, Tuesday was Zone Meeting. We learned about how we are crowned with Glory and we need to work towards a celestial mission, so they Zone Leaders got Burger King crowns for every one and dollar store tiaras for the Sisters. Wednesday we went to the temple!!! It is so beautiful! And it is a miracle we made it alive!! Because Hermano Aguila is the scariest craziest driver alive. He drives like he is from Mexico. Probably because he is hahahaha And then Today was Stinson Beach!</div>
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Yesterday we ate lunch at President Mejia's house (The branch president) so that was cool because in the 12 weeks Hermana Bryant lived here she never even knew where his house was! He doesn't invite missionaries over very often!</div>
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I forgot to tell you, when I told Elder Sabin they were filming an MTV show at my house yesterday he says "WHICH ONE??" all excited hahah so apparently somebody watches those shows haha</div>
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That is so cool that they are doing that for Zone Conference! Now that I know more about how a mission works and Zones and districts, I was wondering how many Zones there are in our mission back home! I'll have to ask one of the missionaries when I'm home. I know here, every Zone has a reputation. They are kind of associated with something.</div>
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Like Vacaville is crazy drama town. Vallejo is where all the Elders go that want to get shot. Eureka is "banishment". They all kind of have their little quirks haha</div>
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I'm sorry If you didn't want to be overstaffed, but for me that is a blessing! I don't have to worry about you! That means every sunday this summer, and EVERY DAY, when some one calls in sick or quits, you have like 8 back up people to call. So you should not be working this summer! at all! Ok? That will take a lot of stress off me hahaha</div>
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I'm sorry your back has not been working good for you:(</div>
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I am glad those Bailey girls are working out so good! Have you figured out how to pay them yet? Are they gonna be around next summer? Did I get replaced? hahaha</div>
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Tell Packer, Elder Campbell says hi! And he also said he need to shave hahahaha</div>
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I had tears welling in my eyes when I read your email today mom. </div>
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Thank you for being proud of me. I really needed to hear that. </div>
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This transfer has been really hard and very different from my first two transfers.</div>
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Wish me luck! One last week til the transfer ends!!</div>
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Love you and miss you guys so much!</div>
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With Elder Sabin in Elder Sacco's arms! haha</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-8210611243632194712014-05-11T11:31:00.003-07:002014-05-11T11:31:43.209-07:00Sneaky MiraclesYAY! Mother's Day is this weekend!!!! Gahhhhh!<br />
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I am so excited to get to talk to you guys!</div>
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Yes, We get to Skype.</div>
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It sounds like you guys had quite the opening weekend!!!!(:</div>
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Packer is a farm boy! hahahahhaha Wow, driving the tractor and Everything? huh.. maybe he can work out at point this summer too! Get more hours!</div>
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I'm glad the Drama from the play is over.. that's too bad:( Lanisha said she liked it on Facebook! Punk! I wish they could just appreciate how hard those kids worked.. they didn't pick it! I remembered that song "You're Nothing Without Me!" Zach and Jarett were singing it around the house last summer when Mr. Harris talked about making this the play. I'm glad they got to do it! I can't wait to see it! I am so proud of both those boys!</div>
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I can't believe all those kids graduate so soon! I feel like I just graduated... what day is Graduation?</div>
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YAY JOEY! THAT IS SO EXCITING!!!!!!! ahhhhhh! I love Joey! I am so pumped for him! The CCM is wonderful!!! Yeah Hunter will have to wait, but not as long as me!!! It is all in God's time. I have a SUPER strong testimony of that. He will be there exactly when he needs to be. For those investigators, companions, and with that Mission President for a very specific reason, we won't always understand. Sometimes we do though(:</div>
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Wow it sounds so busy on the farm! I think this summer will be the hardest part of my mission haha I will be really TRUNKY and just want to go home and ride horses all summer ahhaha</div>
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Man it has been hot here too. This week I was super sick. I think I was sun sick and dehydrated. I felt like I had the flu on Tuesday, Wednesday, and it was really bad on Thursday and Friday. On saturday I was feeling a little bit better.</div>
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Ok I have to tell you about Saturday. It was a day full of miracles! The rest of the week was great too, but here we go.</div>
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Friday night our Less Actives the Familia Carrillo called us and asked us to meet them at their store. We met Hermana Carrillo and she asked us to help with their Fundraiser for the Young Women on Saturday and we said yes!</div>
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So on Saturday morning we went to the church to help with the Zumbathon! It was a miracle that the Carrillos thought of us and then we made smoothies to give out all the time. So then after the Zumbathon that was a great success we saw Elder Jeske and Elder Phillips. We asked how their day was and they told us their adventures.</div>
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So about a month ago Elder Phillips bike got stolen, well Saturday morning while on their morning walk the Elders saw a bike with Red Tires. They run over there and see that it has been spray painted silver and covered in Duct Tape. they peeled back the tape.. it was Elder Phillips bike! So they run home and grabbed pliers and a saw and tried to saw this bike lock off with Elder Campbell and Elder Sabin. They called the other Elders and so Elder Evans and Elder Vang showed up with their blow torch. So 6 missionaries in broad daylight stole Elder Phillips bike back and he rode it home. So they were telling us this story. And Elder Jeske bought a brand new rim for his bike that cost $70 Saturday morning too. They loaded the two bikes up and drove to dinner.</div>
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We waited for like 20 minutes for the other Hermanas to show up so they could drive us to dinner. We called them and they were running late so we decided to drive ourselves. We are driving on the freeway and we see Elder Jeske's bike on the side of the freeway!!! In the far side of the carpool lane. We called the Elders and they pulled around to go back to get it. We turned around to pick it up before someone ran over it or before it got stolen. We pulled over on the side of the freeway. It was really scary! The car was shaking every time someone drove by. We said a prayer and asked for protection. 3 minutes later Mama P, a member, texted us "How are my girls?"</div>
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So we made it out ok. The Elders showed up and got their bike and we all made it to dinner ok.</div>
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But Elder Jeske's bike was thrashed. The seat was road rashed. And his brand new rim was destroyed. He has to buy a new one. But now he has no money..:(</div>
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So right after dinner Elder Campbell Elder Sabin Hermana Harris and Hermana Sommerfeld and I booked it over to the bike store and parked outside. We called the guy in the store and said "Will you tell the two guys walking up to the store to go away? We are in the parking lot, we will buy a new rim as soon as they leave, just tell them to go!"</div>
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Sorry if it doesn't make much sense!</div>
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I love you guys so much!</div>
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I CANNOT WAIT TO CALL YOU <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_114395621" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">ON SUNDAY</span></span>!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-29191883916933648932014-04-28T21:28:00.001-07:002014-04-28T21:28:08.020-07:00Three is NOT a crowd!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey! Life on the Island is great! Still loving it! haha</div>
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Yes there are beautiful beaches! Today we went to Point Bonita Lighthouse for Pday and took some amazing pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Ocean! So pretty! We went with our Spanish Branch friends! It was so fun!</div>
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Being in a trio has SOO many benefits! I thought it was gonna be awkward and I thought that the missionaries in trios were all high maintenance companions. But they are not! (: My companions and I are having so much fun allllll the time!!! We really compliment each other in our weaknesses and strengths and work really well together! i LOVE them!</div>
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No mom we are not allowed to use Google haha just LDS.org. Sometimes <a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">mormon.org</a> if we are lucky hahah</div>
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Yes there is a branch mission leader. We have weekly meetings with him and he goes to Ward Coorilation to tell the branch president what is up with the missionaries. And he will give our investigators rides to church if we need, and he will come with us to lessons. That's about it. In Santa Rosa. Hermano Navarro was in charge of our dinner calendar and filling it up, which was nice. Here they just have the women sign up during relief society... it doesnt work as well..</div>
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This play looks like so much fun!!!!! I have seen pictures on Facebook! What is it about? I am so proud of my little brothers! Every time I see those pictures on facebook I am like "Wow! Look at my brothers! They are so cute! And they look so classy!!!" (: But I have no idea what is going on in this play haha what is a "crooner"? Jarett looks so cute. I bet he is so good! And Zach too! I saw a pic of Jessie Owens and Braden as singers! And a super cute picture of him with Aubrey Sage!</div>
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Let me know how the Bailey girls do? Are they the three cowgirls? haha</div>
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I saw Taneisha post that she was with Packer and Lanesha too. Crazy... good ol Days haha</div>
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I listened to like the first 15 seconds of the clips you sent me and that was it :( It didnt work after that...</div>
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So anyway. This week has been crazy busy! But super fun!</div>
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3rd hour Hermana Harris played piano for sacrament and I am the sacrament Chorister And all three of us gave talks! Then after church we had the baptism. I was the chorister, and hermana Harris played haha I was like "Holy Cow! These people are gonna get sick of my face!" hahah</div>
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But it was a fun day! Then we had a branch luncheon after the baptism. (:</div>
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So we spent a lot of time together as a branch this weekend, but it was good! We are all really good friends now!</div>
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Hermana Sommerfeld has essential oils and rubbed some lavender and deep blue into my shoulders last night, it really helped! Still sore today though! Everyone here fights over those essential oils. The Elders will do pretty much anything for some lavender or deep blue haha or past tense. Those are everybody's favorites!</div>
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Hope you guys are having a good week! Sounds busy busy over there! Looks like so much fun though!</div>
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Hardy Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763681826361388119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224673702662958216.post-74372869861969061902014-04-22T09:31:00.000-07:002014-04-22T09:31:19.438-07:00New Area!Woohoo! I'm here in Novato! My second area! I survived! haha<br />
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Oh my gosh, I am loving all these baby reindeer pics you are sending me mom!</div>
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Our new place is great, we live in an apartment with paper thin walls and grouchy neighbors. I actually have 2 new companions! I ended up being in a trio! </div>
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Hermana (Aubrey) Harris is great! She is the Dragon Warrior haha she is sooo funny! and loving! she is a lot like Po from Kung Fu Panda haha</div>
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And Hermana (Hailey) Summerfeld. She spent the first 10 months of her mission in Chile and then had to go home because she had asthma. She was home for 3 months and now she is reassigned to Cali! </div>
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So my new companions are great! We have so much fun!</div>
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They are really nice and fun too!</div>
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So we kind of live on an island... we live in Novato, which is like 20 minutes away from San Rafael where the rest of our Zone is haha and all our dinners are and the church is... </div>
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It is kind of cool here, because we have an all spanish district, so our district meetings are 100% in spanish. Its sweet. That'll help me pick up the language really well.</div>
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Easter was great!</div>
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Did you see the #becauseofhim movement on Facebook? Hahah I was pretty excited I got to be a part of that! We were the mass hit on Youtube, and it was trending on Facebook! It was sweet!</div>
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Hopefully you guys got the chance to go to <a href="http://mormon.org/becauseofhim" target="_blank">mormon.org/becauseofhim</a> this weekend because it has a BEAUTIFUL video! I loved it.</div>
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This branch is sweet. It is bigger than the White Ward that meets here! Sad! But it is not as big as the branch in Santa Rosa. For Easter Dinner... well, nobody signed up to feed us. So we had to make our own dinner. All of us missionaries met up here at the church haha </div>
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My companion Hermana Harris drives, she is the Senior Companion. I finally got Facebook! But I can only check it if we have time.</div>
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Yes I keep my same Ipad my whole mission. Yes, I can CHECK my email every day, but I can only write back on Pdays! I am seriously loving all these pictures you send me!(:</div>
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Sorry you've all been sick! And good luck with the play! It sounds like itll be quite the miracle to pull off! haha I'm sure itll be great though! Did Zach ever get that letter I sent to him? Yeah! That job sounds like answer to prayers! Holy cow! Congrats Zach!</div>
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Yes, It was quite the adventure trying to get everything to my new place haha but we did it!</div>
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So I hope I answered all of your questions~</div>
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I really am loving it out here!</div>
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I have really developed a strong testimony this last week of my Savior Jesus Christ, that he really is my Redeemer. That he suffered and died for me, so that I could have second chances. A clean slate. So that even when I mess up, I can be forgiven, repent, and try again. Because of him, every day is an opportunity to be better, to become more Christ like.</div>
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For always supporting me and being there for me!</div>
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I'm getting TRANSFERED!</div>
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So <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1773539454" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Friday</span></span> day was Weekly Planning day, so we planned the whole week as if I was staying and Hermana Bryant was leaving. </div>
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So <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1773539455" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Friday</span></span> night we bought milkshakes, we got the voicemail and we listened...</div>
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We worked SO HARD to get this area kick started. And now we are leaving...</div>
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<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1773539456" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">On Saturday</span></span> I got your Smile Tower!(: Thank you so much by the way. Everything was delicious! It has been our comfort food all weekend!</div>
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It was SOOO good! We had even more people than the last time! It was just beautiful. Everyone loved it. This time was weird cuz they like recorded the whole thing, and everyone clapped between songs haha</div>
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OK, so Elder Eaton was our AP (Assistant to the President) that just went home like 2 weeks ago. He knows like EVERYONE in the mission. He came back with his family yesterday for the Fireside! He got to sing with us in front of everybody! (: And he brought his blonde family to the Spanish branch, it was pretty funny haha</div>
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So his mom after the fireside grabbed me and Sister Clawson and Sister Henrichson and said "Let me send a picture to your moms! I loved when members did that for me when Christian was on his mission!"</div>
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Oh I don't think I told you where we are going!</div>
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I know I don't sound very excited, but if I could pick anywhere to go if would have been San Rafael! And Elder Jeske is coming with me!!:D</div>
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I am so excited! It took me a couple days, but I am excited now! I am going to LOVE Navato. The branch there is great! It is right on the ocean! It's beautiful! Oh I am so pumped.</div>
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I think we gave it a good kick start ahah Next transfer Hermana Hooten is coming and training a Greenie. That Greenie is so lucky haha</div>
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Yes, I can see the Williams Reindeer Farm Page, I am totally getting my own FACEBOOK in like a week! Sorry about the babies so far, did Kim end up with the 2nd baby? Sven(: haha</div>
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Jake Player already got called in AUGUST? That is so far away! Zach better get jiggy with it. haha I am so proud of him by the way.</div>
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I just asked Elder Waite, he said he would love to tour guide once a week or fill in whenever you need him. He is totally cool for working 6 days a week but he REALLY doesn't want to work Sundays. He is good with people too, so I'm sure people would love him haha. He was asking me about Transportation? He asked if I thought he could bike everywhere hahaha I guess so.</div>
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Sorry Cam is sick. Sounds like a fun visit with Uncle Thane!</div>
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Companions forever! or until Wednesday.</div>
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Mourning Denali the moose.</div>
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Packer!</div>
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Brothers! Have been with these two since day one, at the MTC. I will miss them so much!</div>
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